Category: War

  • Pacifism and Nonviolence Approaches to War and Peace

    Introduction Individuals, countries, and regions have different beliefs and ideologies, making conflicts inevitable. The way conflicting parties approach their differences plays a significant role in determining whether a skirmish will occur or not. There has been concern about the use of force or war to influence changes or accomplish desired outcomes because of the adverse…

  • Going to War to Protect the Loved Ones

    This work will argue that participating in war using lethal force can be justified to protect loved ones against unjust aggression even if the actual reason for war is not morally permissible. As individuals, people would refuse to idly stand by while witnessing the loved ones face unjust cruelty. A violent action cannot be questioned…

  • Relation Between Women, War & Peace

    The impact of war on women is both disproportional and drastically different from the commonly portrayed male experience. “The fact is, in today’s wars the primary victims are women and children” (PBS Television, 2012). However, the female position in the modern world expands far beyond the victim role. Some crimes such as rape still receive…

  • America After World War I: A Melting Pot or a Salad Bowl

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction It is extremely likely that one has heard at least once in their life that the United States is one big melting pot. As a person gets older, they start to debate whether America is actually a melting pot – or if it is a salad…

  • Roommate Wars: What to Do When Your Roommate Is a Jerk?

    Table of Contents Introduction The Sensible, Serious Approach Have a Conversation, Set Some Rules Use a Mediator The Funny Approach When All Else Fails Introduction It doesn’t necessarily take much for your roommate to behave like a jerk: being incredibly messy, borrowing your things (or eating your food) without as much as asking , being…

  • David Luban on Just War: Republics of Geshem and Midbar

    War has always been a controversial issue when discussed from an ethical perspective. Individuals who believe in the ideas of pacifism deny violence in any form. However, there are other theorists who defend the concept of a just war. This theory can be applied to the case study by David Luban. It describes two neighboring…

  • Summary of “The War for Kindness” Book by Jamil Zaki

    Table of Contents Background Textbook Information Real-Life Application Critique References Background The book “The war for kindness” (TWFK) is written by Jamil Zaki (2019), and the author uses stories, observations, and research findings to show how people turn to hate rather than empathy in their daily lives. Zaki (2019) defines empathy as “an umbrella term…

  • American Government’s Lies in Wars

    In life, a person is at times forced to lie. This greatly depends with the circumstances or even situations that coerce an individual into doing so. A lie can be defined as knowingly expressing truth as untruth to a person or persons, institution like schools, courts and even at the work place. A lie is…

  • American Attitude Towards War

    Table of Contents Introduction Reasons why Americans consider themselves essentially peaceful Evidence that shows America as warlike America’s paradoxical hate-love attitude towards war Conclusion Reference Introduction America’s attitude with regard to war is quite hard to understand. For many years, the country had been reluctant to engage in war intervention measures among warring nations. In…

  • Erich Maria Remarque’s ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ – Anti-War Classic

    Introduction “All Quiet on the Western Front” is an opposition book set throughout World Conflict I that draws on Remarque’s own experiences in the war to portray the era’s more considerable disenchantment. William Pfeiler is a critique who thinks that this novel is a world sensation (Pfeiler). The book is an account of Paul Baumer’s…