“War is over, if you want it.” As the text shows, this picture clearly demonstrates a strong anti-war stance. In the middle and above part of this picture, the sentence “War is over” is arranged in large and bold typeface, which can attract visitors’ sight even at the first glance; while the sentence “If you want it” is placed in the bottom of the picture, catching visitors’ eyes after they paid attention to “War is over”, and setting them in deeper thinking about this theme. Having been seen as
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The Civil War in Guatemala that ran throughout the Cold War Era had very devastating effects on the country and its citizens. With military conflict’s continuously being the case in the nation, and counter insurgencies to attempt to overthrow the government, nobody seemed safe in Guatemala. It was obvious that this conflict needed to end, and eventually, the United States backed coup and the Guatemalan government came to an agreement known as the Guatemalan Peace Accords. Although these accords attempted
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relationship of art and war: by using the soldiers and a peace sign and by depicting one soldier with a gun and one with a paintbrush. Graffiti has commonly been associated to disobedience for violating buildings and for advocating violence against ideas of social rules. The soldiers themselves are a representation of disobedience; the soldiers are the ones actively fighting in the war, yet they are trying to paint a peace sign in secrecy. Furthermore, the soldiers embody the idea of war, but Banksy purposely
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united as brothers and sisters, all sons of God, to thank the lord and to embrace the journey of Peace which is about to begin. I am about to introduce a leader whose words are a chain of lead, in hope that he can inspire all of us who have joined the journey and to persuade many more to grab the hand of god and together search for peace among all. A few months ago on January 6 the country went into war with our neighboring country Chile after they invaded the city of Tacna, not willing to lose part
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04-14-2013 “Major war will not occur in the future because the international community has created a set of international institutions that make it impossible.“ Many people believe that a major war will not happen again because international institutions would prevent it. I tend to agree with that notion because I believe that many things have changed since the last great power war in the 20th century. The League of Nations was the primary international institution after World War I. The United
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equality before the law, freedom of speech, right to a private property and many more (Doyle, Liberal Internationalism: Peace, War and Democracy, 1997). Therefore, there are barely any disputes between first world countries which embrace democracy and liberalism as the main doctrine of their governance. This essay argues about the impact of democracy towards peace and how comes peace is embraced successfully among the representatives of democracy. Following paragraphs briefly explain liberalism’s role
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about the war as an event, as the cause of illness, I anticipate something has revealed... namely that it is not only the bloody war which leaves such devastating traces in those who took part in it. Rather, it is also the difficult conflict in which the individual finds himself in his fight against a world transformed by war. Either in the trenches or at home can befall a single organ, or it may encompass the entire person” (Simmel, 1918). For Ernst, and millions of other participants, the war had forever
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World War II (1939-1945) was the most destructive war in history. It killed more people, destroyed more property, and disrupted more lives than any other war in history. It probably had more far-reaching consequences than any other war. The war brought about the downfall of Western Europe as the center of world power. It led to the dominance of the Soviet Union and the United States. It set off a power struggle between the two countries called the Cold War. World War II also opened the nuclear age
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the Republicans that torpedoed Wilson's 14 points? With an ambition to end the war and spread peace, President Woodrow Wilson assembled a group of advisors to devise a plan for lasting peace that would obviate future wars. The group accumulated data and statistics which were unveiled by Wilson in a speech on January 8, 1918, before a joint session of Congress. Woodrow Wilson this unique proposal for settlement of peace is recognized as “Fourteen Points”. President Woodrow Wilson Fourteen Points comprised
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leaders and international actors conduct and formulate their global political agenda. Based on the first great debate of international relations opposing the liberalism to realism, this paper will attempt to argue that democracy is not a guarantee of peace but instead it is the economic interdependence present between states; based on the realist premise that global politics is about competition for power among self-seeking states that seek to maximize their national interests. Arguments will be presented
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