One thing about violence that I learned from Peter van Uhm, Anwar Congo and his friends is that in war, you never get over the things you do or see. Anwar Congo was part of a death squad that tortured and executed Chinese people who were thought to be communists. In the video that we watched Anwar talks about the methods that he and his friends would use to kill people, and you can see that Anwar is trying to forget about what he did to those people. One thing that Peter van Uhm taught me is that when he is telling the story about his fathere being a soldier and trying to shoot down Nazi’s but not being able to because he was given a bad gun, and he was so upset about it that when he died, he still had not gotten over it. So in conclusion one
His perception of reality changes greatly when he is stripped of his innocence. Despite numerous attempts to comply with the multiple tenets of the revolution, he’s obligated to join the Khmer Rouge as a soldier. Heavily burdened by this task, Arn risks losing his morality and humanity for the sake of survival. He states, “Now I have gun. I feel I am one of the Khmer Rouge. It feels powerful” (112). After months of supressing his will under the reign of the revolutionaries, being on the other side of the battlefield allows him to bask in violence and brutality, using it as a channel to release his tide of emotions involving misused vulnerability, fierce ire, oppression and grief. Arn becomes a killing machine – a clear consequence of the excruciating abuse he suffered. His past shaped his perception of reality whereby his supressed emotions crippled his ability to perceive optimistically. He states, “Long time I been on my own, but now really I'm alone. I survive the killing, the starving, all the hate of the Khmer Rouge, but I think maybe now I will die of this, of broken heart” (110). Arn’s crippling unleashes a plethora of feelings, each more overwhelming than the next. His impulsive retaliation by killing and imposing death only cripples him further by clouding his judgement. He’s caught in a blind rage, unable to feel or think clearly. It’s only after discovering that his sister
Wieviorka, M (2009) Chapter 1, “violence and conflict” Violence: a New Approach. Pp 9-26. SAGE: London
War is the worst thing in the world because it ruins people’s life. One example is from the text “Armed & Underage” by Jeffrey Gettleman it says, “Their growth has been stunted by conflict-induced famines, their psyches damaged by all the killings they have witnessed. ‘What do I enjoy?’ Awil asks. ‘I enjoy the gun.’” This is actually saying how a young boy’s young life was
Though violence shouldn’t always be your “go-to” solution, in harsh times of oppression it can be morally justified. When pushed to a breaking point, an outburst can be viewed as a turning point that can either make or break your cause. Though there have been instances throughout history where violence led us down a dark road, there have also been instances where it has held a candle up in a dark room so that the path to a better future can be viewed in its full glory.
My Cousin Vinny is a classic comedy movie involving mostly underrated actors, but somewhat more surprising is the accuracy of which it depicts the court proceedings. The movie portrays all of the significant aspects of an actual criminal trial, however it leaves out less “entertaining” portions of the court process. This being said, I would recommend this movie to anyone who does not have a basic knowledge of courtroom proceedings, as it hits on all of the major aspects of a trial in an exciting and comical manner, keeping the viewer entertained throughout the entire film, which one would not receive from any other piece.
In the second lecture, the orator devotes careful attention to why it is essential to comprehend in what manner human beings resist and respond to violence, but also what differences it can make. He also articulates that it is important with the details in all contexts as in that way everybody acquires a clearer noticeable depiction of how individuals reply to ferocity.
An apostle is an messenger. Simon Peter, Andrew, James son of Zebedee, John, Philip, and Bartholomew were key Apostles that had dedication to serve Jesus and carry out Jesus’ mission. Jesus selected them because he thought they were able to disciple to his followers and be an example of Him. The Apostles were important foundation stones of the Church and their faithfulness to the Church was shown throughout their lifetime. Some of Jesus’ Apostles denied and betrayed him, hurting Jesus, not his true followers but some didn’t and stayed with Jesus through all the hardship.
By and large war is the enemy itself as it causes men to rearrange their mindset and tests their mental capacity. A traumatic event at the very least war takes men and molds them into beings with more animal instinct than human inclination. Remarque's novel All quiet on the western front perfectly demonstrates how war can affect a man's psyche when tested give a kill or be killed ultimatum. Without the help of carnage imagery and unique symbols the themes
Life and death, kill or be killed, both are phrases used to describe war. Soldiers in war are pressured to think these phrases in active duty. In the many ways soldiers think of these results, they begin to reflect on the alternate situational outcomes. In “The Things They Carried” and “The Man He Killed,” the characters ponder what could have been if their actions had ended differently. These works illustrate how the soldiers cope with the idea of someone dying and how things could have been different if the individual had survived.
I never realised how much this impacted civilians as well as soldiers. To take them out of their comfort zone like that and make them point guns at each other is disgusting. Thinking about Chien’s brother made me think of my own brother, who I care so much about. I can never imagine losing him, or anyone in my family. Chien was all alone there, he didn’t have his wife to comfort him and he hadn’t contacted his brother in such a long time! I stuck my hand in the box and pulled out another letter which was dated June 1968. The paper smelt foul and felt as if it would crumble in my hands. I could barely make out the
While some events justify and legitimize the use of violence, too many acts are overshadowed and overthrowing the idea that violence is legitimate.
Usually when someone is murdered, people expect the murderer to feel culpable. This though, is not the case in war. When in war, a soldier is taught that the enemy deserves to die, for no other reason than that they are the nation’s enemy. When Tim O’Brien kills a man during the Vietnam War, he is shocked that the man is not the buff, wicked, and terrifying enemy he was expecting. This realization overwhelms him in guilt. O’Brien’s guilt has him so fixated on the life of his victim that his own presence in the story—as protagonist and narrator—fades to the black. Since he doesn’t use the first person to explain his guilt and confusion, he negotiates his feelings by operating in fantasy—by imagining an entire life for his victim, from his boyhood and his family to his feeling about the war and about the Americans. In The Man I Killed, Tim O’Brien explores the truth of The Vietnam War by vividly describing the dead body and the imagined life of the man he has killed to question the morality of killing in a war that seems to have no point to him.
I choose to watch “The surprising decline of violence” by Steve Pinker. In this particular video, Pinker compares the twentieth century with the twenty-first century, by showing the viewers statistical facts, and references from the bible. Throughout the lecture, Pinker shows the audience that we live in a much more peaceful world than our ancestors did. Although Pinker knows this is just the beginning of the twenty-first century he is able to prove that the current human race is headed towards a peaceful destination. Pinker really emphasizes the physical aspect of violence and was able to prove his claims with research. Pinker then gives the audience some possibilities on why there has been a decline in violence, the first one being “Hobbes got it right”, the second explanation, “Life is cheap”, the third explanation, “Nonzero-sum games “and the fourth explanation, “Expanding Circle”. Pinker then hits the audience with a hard but a truthful question why it's there peace and war in this world and what are we doing not only right but also
“Wars are no longer waged in the name of a sovereign who must be defended; they are waged on behalf of the existence of everyone; entire populations are mobilized for the purpose of wholesale slaughter in the name of life necessity: massacres have become vital.”[1]
As we got further and further into the Vietnam War, few lives were untouched by grief, anger and fear. The Vietnamese suffered the worst hardship; children lay dead in the street, villages remained nothing but charred ashes, and bombs destroyed thousands of innocent civilians. Soldiers were scarred emotionally as well as physically, as