War Requiem

Technological Determination and Hoplites Logically, it makes sense that the army with the most advanced technology would win battles against a less equipped one. However, in his paper titled “Weapons, Technology Determination and Ancient Warfare,” Fernando Echeverria Rey brings to light the paradox of this idea in ancient warfare, as well as undermine the modern idea of ‘technological determinism’ by claiming that it does not have an ancient equivalent. His argument approaches the study of ancient

Clausewitz on Nature and Character of War There are no universal theories to explain the true nature and character of war, and any war theories are not a fact or absolute truth. All strategic principles are dynamic and contextual, so “every age had its own kind of war, its own limiting conditions, and its own peculiar preconceptions.” The battlefield environment of the 21st century will be the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous, and nature of war will be completely different because of

in their village and toward other neighboring villages. They form alliances based on the strength of the other village and the women they have to offer rather than a shared interest in people or resources. As a result, the Yanomamo men are bred for war to maintain order amongst themselves. Also, with their diet being deficient in protein, aggression is of second nature to them. To start off, the duties and or responsibility of each gender should be identified. The Yanomamo females are baby makers

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

(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

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

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

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

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

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