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Quiet On The Western Front Hand To Hand Combat
5,692 words... by comparison. In many ways, the bond forged between soldiers in trench warfare is the only romanticized element to Remarque's novel. All Quiet on the Western Front - Chapter 6 Summary The Second Company returns to the front two days early. On their way, they pass a shelled schoolhouse. Fresh coffins are piled by the dozens next to it. They make jokes to distance themselves from the unpleasant knowledge that the coffins were made for them. At the front, they listen to the enemy transports an...
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The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal
1,283 words... s as: "Violations of the laws or customs of war, including murder, ill-treatment or deportation to slave labor or for any other purpose of civilian population of or in occupied territory, murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war or persons on the seas, killing of hostages, plunder of public or private property, wanton destruction of cities, towns, or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity. " Count four of the indictment alleges Crimes Against Humanity which are defin...
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Civilian Population Security Forces
352 wordsEven so, 15 million individuals of Kurdish origin presently live in the Republic of Turkey. Kurds have for decades been subjected to economic disadvantages and human rights violations which bear the hallmarks of systematic persecution intent on destroying the Kurdish identity by silencing the Kurdish language and other cultural expressions through violence or censorship. Since 1984, the Republic of Turkey has faced insurgency at the hands of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). It is estimated th...
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War Against Iraq Invasion Of Kuwait
1,486 wordsAggression is the largest, if only, justification for war, according to the just-war theory outlined by Michael Walzer's Just and Unjust Wars. In performing an act of aggression what Walzer describes as the floodgates of war are opened. To enable us to label the Gulf War as just, we must look at both the causes of war, and, once engaged, the conduct of the combatants involved. Although closely linked, these two categories must be treated as discrete considerations. A just cause does not automati...
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The Atomic Bomb In World War Ii
1,913 wordsThe atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the end to the world's largest armed conflict. Many debates have surfaced over the ethics of such an attack. The bomb itself caused massive amounts of casualties while the unknown effects of radiation caused many more deaths amongst the survivors of the blast. Despite the ghastly effects of such a weapon, it offered the best choice for a quick and easy defeat of Japan. President Truman, who authorized the use of the atomic bomb, made a wise de...
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American President Is First Citizen
857 wordsThe first citizen of a nation can be seen as an individual who is at the head of his institution and also one of his own citizens. It may seem ironic or even impossible that a person can assume such high standing while maintaining the typical image of his fellow men. But with the unique structure of the American Government and the many interesting facets of its President, the American Presidency can assume such roles. Since the military is headed by civilian control, the President's status as Co...
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Palestine Liberation Organization Irish Republican Army
1,381 wordsTerrorism, A Hateful Act Since the attacks on September 11, 2001, America has been on the edge. What is it that caused America to live like this? One word can sum it up, Terrorism! The past couple of years this word has been described in many ways. Terrorism is when evil acts of violence are used to intimidate a group of people. Our President has used terms such as evil, cowardly, and hateful acts to describe terrorism. Terrorism, is the threat or use of violence, often against the civilian popu...
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Nineteenth Century Twentieth Century
1,874 wordsGibraltar has loomed Gibraltar Introduction Gibraltar has loomed large in the history books for 3000 years. Its name comes from Tarik, the leader of the Arabic army that invaded Spain in the eighth century. Over the centuries the Arabic name Give Tarik has altered to its present form of Gibraltar. The Rock remained in Arab hands until an unexpected attack by the Spanish in 1309. This brief occupation was interrupted in 1333 and again reverted to Moorish control, but finally the Spanish reclaimed...
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World Trade Center Terrorist Organizations
2,547 wordsThe Threat of Islamic Terrorism With the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990 s and the cold war over, the international community seemed to be on the threshold of an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity. Instead, a new series of problems was created, like ethnic conflicts, weapons proliferation, environmental problems, population growth, drug trafficking, and terrorism. Terrorism, as defined by Title 22 of the United States code, section 2656 f (d), is the pre-meditated, politica...
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