Keeping peace

contrast the peace of disconnection and obligations in life. Color symbolism of the white hospital room and the red tulips juxtapose the peacefulness of the speaker’s temporary freedom from responsibility and the harsh reality of life. For instance, the hospital room which the speaker resides in is white. The speaker draws attention to this, stating “Look how white everything is” as “the light lies on these white walls” (Plath 2, 4). White is traditionally symbolic of purity and peace. The hospital

‘Peace’ as a concept is seen through the lens of the fundamental problems faced by the world today: war, armed conflict and political violence. By insinuation, peace itself is understood predominantly as a negative concept, or as the absence of these phenomena (Atack, 2009). Martin Luther King said that ‘True peace is not merely the absence of some negative force - tension, confusion or war; it is the presence of some positive force - justice, good will and brotherhood’ (King, 1957). Indeed, peace

been tainted and is thus incapable of achieving goodness. While Augustine was fundamentally against war as he believed it was sinful, he recognised that sometimes there were just wars that could be fought under Gods jurisdiction to obtain a just peace. This essay will examine the criteria that

When we are trying to attain world peace, we must first start with peace between individuals as these relationships are the building blocks of society and nations. Peace can be achieved by non-violent means or by the use of lethal force. This essay will explore notions of peace and conflict, advocating the use of non-violent means for resolving conflict. The environmental and social cost of lethal force is very high and unsustainable. Never the less, there are situations when justice requires

War, in all its forms, is tragic. International law was created to establish some basis of rules to abide by—including war—and states have signed on to such a contract. The actions of states in this ever globalizing world are difficult to be controlled. The source of international law operates through the hands of the United Nations. The enforcement of the law occurs through reciprocity, collective action, and a display of international norms (Goldstein, p. 254). War in fact has been given a justification

reasons to the most valid of excuses. It is an evident fact that different organizations in the world strive for peace, but the leaders of various countries and their citizens’ do not rise up and march towards a peaceful society. Even in their home land, violence is the norm, and even in some instances glorified. Until peace is whole hearted sought after and yearned for by all, peace is entirely impossible. The plain honest truth is that there is too much ignorance for us to live in a peaceful

Introduction In addition to conventional societies known to the world, “utopian thinkers have developed imaginary visions of ideal city, a nowhere, where all obstacles are removed” (Manuel 1973). This vision has inaugurated the quest for human’s happiness and fulfilment in an alternative better world known as intentional community, among which New Harmony. Obviously, this community was composed of people produced by different types of cultures, education and societies, who joined the community from

Resolution 2098 was adopted by the United Nations Security Council on 28th March 2013 regarding the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The UN recognized the lack of progress in DRC and adopted the resolution creating the Intervention Brigade unanimously. These difficulties had already been highlighted previously and it was recommended to address the violence issue in a more robust way, notably after the humanitarian failures of the 1990s (genocide in Rwanda, in Srebrenica, massacres

“Just war theory is the attempt to distinguish between justifiable and unjustifiable uses of organized armed forces”. (Justwartheory.com) “Just war theory deals with the justification of how and why wars are fought. The justification can be either theoretical or historical. The theoretical aspect is concerned with ethically justifying war and the forms that warfare may or may not take. The historical aspect, or the "just war tradition," deals with the historical body of rules or agreements that

conflict within our societies or beyond is far better than bearing arms to resolve disputes. More so, in the article Murphy pointed out that some of the fundamental justification for her entire premises about reconciliation and it morality towards peace making. In addition to the above point, I also agree with Murphy’s argument that extrapolating the political concept of forgiveness from the personal one has significant problems which are currently disturbing