So, today we would like to share our thoughts about this dangerous, unfortunate topic which we specifically stated as war. we have two main themes through this tasks which is always lingering in our minds. The first one is WAR AND PEACE as we believe that war can threaten peace of the world. Next is SUFFERING because war can cause mental suffering and physical suffering to the people.
Thomas Paine helped bring the attention to what is right, and support, join the war. Thomas Paine used pathos to alarm the colonist. He used pathos since it can put fear into the people and once they are alarmed they would want to protect themselves and their colonies. “These are the times that try men’s souls.”
In the book death happens frequently, and it 's enjoyable to them. Violence in the book is a warning because in the future, violence could have a huge impact on our life. If violence starts to grow like Fahrenheit 451, everyone would enjoy seeing the death of others too. This could also turn society against each other with too much violence. For these reasons,
The war forces people into situations where the pressure is too much and the environment forces a change on how one views himself. Curt Lemon and Norman Bowker held themselves to standards that they couldn’t reach. They let the war determine how they live and who they would become. The war causes the human spirit to change so vastly that it leads to a demise, so quick and drastic, that it is hard to
Revenge can be a horrible emotion; it can sometimes lead people to do horrible things. By definition, Revenge means to get retribution for a wrongdoing done to you. In my opinion, revenge is mostly caused by fear and the overwhelming feeling of payback Throughout history, revenge, or vengeance, has been altered by several cultures and religions, and even the American culture. Though it often leads one to perform criminal acts, Howard argues that it is a necessary component in the functioning of society. He points out that revenge is a threat that acts as a disincentive to undeserved violence.
The society of the Puritans had a strong influence on the actions of numerous individuals due to two key components. It used peer pressure as a means to pressure an individual to take decisive action, and also used life or death threats as a means to force an individual to take decisive action as well. It is undeniable how influence can cause an individual to do the unthinkable, and with that comes the most unanticipated action. Overall, due to the power of peer pressure and the fear of losing one’s life, influence can most definitely cause an individual to take decisive
O 'Brien use the symbolism the dancing Vietnamese and Mary Anne to show that war can destroy your humanity and innocence. It also use the allegory of the letters of Martha, and Linda, are used to show the past can either hurt or help you someone in war. The destruction of humanity and innocence it 's something terrifying, war can transform you completely into someone else that at the end you will no be able to recognize yourself. And in war you will need to take decisions that you may not like, you will need to get ride of things that you don 't want to let go of the past so you can be able to survive, and your decisions can hurt or help
Some authors of classic works, such as Shakespeare and Kurt Vonnegut, have written stories which are great examples of literature that warns people of the dangers that have repeatedly arisen throughout history. Additionally, there are contemporary articles, which give examples of present day people who are being harmed by their own ego and over ambition -- articles about famous people who have power are usually the best examples. The dangers of over ambition and having too much ego will always be present and there will always be people being harmed by it. Luckily people are warned about these dangers in stories and the news. Whether the consequence is something as drastic as death or just becoming disliked by other people, they can be the result of never truly accepting who you are in life and deep down always wanting
Dizza Marie B. Cantalejo COMPOLG A51 Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince In reading Niccolo Machiavelli’s book “The Prince”, this inspires me in the whole concept of power as a leader. Thus, it gave me a background on the proper use and strategies of power. Power for me is the cause of human evilness. People who have the power are usually abusing it in a sense that they are using it to threaten people.
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The first theme; effect war has on soldiers. For the most part, the setting is on the battle field. We, as readers, witness first hand how the war is changing these men. You can see their personality changing.
Clearly, he shows that one should make decisions independent from society, otherwise negative effects will
She takes two issues and forms them into one powerful statement that provoked thought and truth. Her use of the words horrible and blood drunken evoke a kind of incarnate anger humans have towards things that are threatening to them, inducing an empathetic response on the listener’s part. For example, the issue of losing a child may not apply to everyone, but the concept of unnecessary death does apply to everyone. In addition, she points out the "same line of inconsistency" (Shaw) being used by anti-suffragists time and time again. This inconsistency is spoken of by Anna Howard Shaw in a very clear and factual manner, stating that the men had hardly established their new country "before they began to practice exactly the same sort of persecutions on others
War is a transformative event due to the people at first believing war is exciting opportunity that they should not miss out but later it seemed to be frightening and gloomy which changed them emotionally as well they may get injured and transform the physically. As said by Stefan Zweig in The World of Yesterday which is about Austrians excitement of going into WWI, “the young people were honestly afraid that they might miss this most wonderful and exciting experience of their lives; that is why they shouted and sang in the trains that carried them to the slaughter”(Document H). At first it shows how excited everyone was but then they experience war which causes them to realise that war is not a great time but it is a horrific event that will
We can all agree that war is dreadful. The impact to citizens and soldiers during times of war is significant and widespread. The fictional works: The Shawl, The Red Convertible and The Things They Carried, allow insight into the impact that war has on individuals. Although these stories are works of fiction, they all resonate real struggle and unbearable circumstances. Throughout these stories, the characters are continually impacted by their surrounding circumstances.