In the year 1861, a war began that pitted the men of the northern states of America against their brothers in the South. The bloody tragedy lasted four years and at its end thousands had died, more lay wounded, and the soul of a nation had been scarred forever. To many Southerners, the failed revolution symbolized not only the end of a great past, but also the end of their new beginning as an independent confederate nation. Following their defeat, the Confederate Flag, aptly nick-named the stars and bars, was done away with, and along with it, the freedom of the Southerner's, or so they felt. However, over the last 10 years the old flag has reappeared and seems to have been adopted as the banner for a new war. The battle this time is simply for the right to fly the flag and not get in trouble for it. The flag, which is still viewed by many Southerner's as a sign of former greatness, is seen by many others as an emblem of hate, bigotry, and human injustice. Ralph Wiley and Michael Alvear, writer's for the Crisis and Christian Science Moniter magazines (respectively) have each written exceptional articles on the subject. Although they find themselves on the same side of the war, Wiley proves himself to be the better of the two warriors of persuasion, by use of superior imagery and diction, believable evidence, and critical analysis.
Michael Alvear writes a very concise, clear and understandable essay. His title, "Confederate Flag "so un-Southern,"" is interesting enough to get the reader curious, but it lacks real pizzazz. Also the assuming and all-knowing tone the essay takes on in the first paragraph can be a real turn off to interested readers. "The answer to the Confederate flag controversy is so obvious - and so Southern - even Southerners sometimes can't see it."" The phrase "so obvious- distances the writer from all of the politicians, lawyer's, judges, and other people trying to find a solution to the problem, and can give the reader the sense that the writer is no more than highly opinionated, arrogant, and .
What is War? The word "war" cannot be defined in one sentence, nor can its meaning be expressed using a few words. The word means more than just a "military conflict between nations or parties," as the dictionary says. War is complex. It arouses feelings of aggression, depression, confusion a...
Did you know, America's bloodiest battle fought on American soil, was the Civil War? The Civil War was fought between the northern states and the southern states. Many causes provoked the war, which would affect the nation for decades to come. ... They hoped to spark a slave rebellion that would end slavery, and in John Brown's words, "purge this land with blood." Brown's attack was one of the final causes that sparked the Civil War. ...
What they don't know is that those words mean exactly that; a war is about to happen. ... Once again in this paragraph of When Words Go to War they try to make the best of the bad things. ... In the story they are talking about war but if someone picked a few words out of the story, the person reading them won't think that they are about war. Words such as "low intensity conflicts," "risk-taking," and "instrument of policy" do not seem like words that describe a war. ... In When Words Go to War the author uses short forms for harsh phrases. ...
Powerful Words Have you ever heard those famous words, "Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it"? ... I suppose you hear these words and you explore the thought in your mind. These words are plausible. ... The founders had discovered a vicious circle of increased protectionism, economic stagnation, chaos and war (in that order). ... If we would start using the other alternatives in war, then maybe we wouldn't be destroying where we live constantly, or creating more harm in the long run. ...
The Cold War is a difficult term to define. ... The term "Cold War" means a war fought on every front except actual fighting. This includes propaganda, war of words and threats. Each side stockpiles weapons and forces, which it hopes to never use but are a good asset in the war of words and threats. ... It is possible to say that the Cold War was a war of Communism versus Capitalism. ...
Vietnam: The War We Should Have Won The Vietnam War is one of the most disgraceful periods in American history. ... Congress never declared war or even directly authorized troops, but Johnson twisted enough words around to have his own little executive war (Gregory 152). ... One would think this would make the war easy to win. ... Going back to World War II, the massive armored assaults that won the war for the allies were useless in the dense jungle. ... The largest reason why we lost the war is very apparent. ...
They want to convey their feelings into words. ... One poet from the Vietnam War was Bruce Weigl. ... It shows how horrid war can actually be. ... The Vietnam War changed so many things in America. ... Since half a million people were in the war, a lot of people that were writers could have be in the war. ...
During the Vietnam war people were extremely mad. ... He also had many other anti-war songs that were more general. ... The lyrics are extremely powerful and have much meaning behind them such as these words that are penned in the song, "Tin soldiers and Nixon's coming/We're finally on our own//This summer I hear the drumming/Four dead in Ohio"(Chuvalas). The Vietnam War had an effect on everyone.. ... The war ended because of how unpopular it was. ...