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    societies involved as well as the aftermath of conflicts, while amateur historians and hobbyists often take a larger interest in the details of battles, equipment and uniforms in use. The essential subjects of military history study are the causes of war, the social and cultural foundations, military doctrine on each side, the logistics, leadership, technology, strategy, and tactics used, and how these changed

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    (AGG) People don't truly understand war because they're blinded by its huge amount of tragedies, but in the book, Under The Persimmon Tree, Suzanne Fisher Staples shows the truth about war. (BS-1) She explains the causes of war, for example injuries, loss of family members or loss of a normal childhood. (BS-2) There are emotional consequences of war besides physical, like PTSD and the continuous feeling of fear. (BS-3) However, there are some beneficial impacts of war, for instance, reuniting families

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    out aggressive and violent towards the end of the war. The author uses these ways to show readers the negative development of Xavier bird due to the hardship he went in that hellish environment. Throughout the novel, Xavier is seen as a character with high morality. He became an immensely darker character as he went through many hardships in war. He was also in great deal of pain when he got his leg amputated after an injury he suffered in war. Xavier was in an agonizing pain, he lost all his values

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    really even think about what I would be doing after the war and where I would be going, till now. I think I will just be going back home to my mom and go see my brother wherever he is. I want to show her i'm a man and that I lived through the war. One noticeable thing on this train ride back was that their were no more people cheering for us or nice train to take us back. It was almost as if all of us soldiers were tricked into going into war. I knew that wasn't true though because no one else seemed

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    Violence In Video Games

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    To a lazy onlooker, violence in art has no other meaning than that of a primal nature. The use of violence in abstraction is akin to the use of color in a painting. Video games and films in particular are subject to such scrutiny as the use of violence is common in these mediums. The point of art such as these is to express ideas, provide entertainment, and persuade the audience to think. Therefore, it is absurd to think that video games and movies could invoke violent feelings onto someone. There

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    Summary Of Lysistrata

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    Lysistrata by Aristophanes is seen to be a comical play used to show the impact of war not only on the ones physically in the war, but the ones mentally involved also. This play was written to help express the feeling the author had about the war occurring during the time the work was written. Lysistrata, the main character, is a strong woman who decides to become as what could be said as being “rebellious”. She does this by refusing to have sexual relations with the men in the city until it was

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    A focus in the majority of literature including Candide, is human’s tendency towards violence. Embedded in the works of literature discussing violence are the possible motives and reasons behind the horrific actions people are capable of; in many ways through interpretation the reader is given a window into the psychology of violence. In each piece of literature by examination the reader is left to put the pieces together for the overall message on humanity, but sometimes even when putting the pieces

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    Both Maximilien Robespierre and Napoleon Bonaparte used the revolution as a wave they rode to the power. Without the revolution, neither of them would have gotten to the position that they did. It is true that they both had to work themselves up to get there. They went to schools to educate themselves and the revolution liked the people who were educated. People like lawyers and doctors were voted to the National Assembly to represent the common people of France. A lot of the well-educated people

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    Mogadishu that occurred from December 1992 to October 1993, and includes useful information within his novel. He focuses on the truth about war, weaknesses and strengths within it, and also lessons that can be learned from these subjects. The subject of war is often romanticized. Video games, movies, and even some other books as well cut out a lot of truth about war, because people tend to be afraid of telling the truth. Even the

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    subject of post-traumatic stress disorder and grief. Through the war, and the hardships soldiers faced, it was hard to return home, with the unknown expectation of isolation and seclusion, particularly in thoughts and feelings. As friends and families who stayed at home and did not experience the war, empathy was often difficult, and opinions and experiences from the war were not often talked about. Through this, guilt and post-war emotions are often not expresses, and dramatic ways of dealing with

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