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…A Decade of Uneasy Peace World War II was the worst war that was fought in the 20th Century, and perhaps the worst war in the history of man. The loss of lives in World War II was a staggering 50-60 million dead (Mitchner, Tuffs Global Forces…

…and Washington at the end of the Cold War, it seemed that peace was attainable. But the talks quickly broke down as dogmatic assertions and old accusations were repeated. (Finkelstein, p. 14-15) In June 1992, the Labour government was elected in Israel on a platform…

…Reflections on "The Peace Child" By Don Richards The book that I read for the second missions’ book report was, Don Richardson’s book Peace Child. This book gives an account of the missionary work among the Sawi tribe of then Netherlands New Guinea…

…Woodrow Wilson and His Commitment to Peace War does not always have the simple goal of killing as many of the enemy as you can. The motives behind war are often complex and not always vicious attempts to gain power. Often times a nation must enter…

…In the drama A Separate Peace by John Knowles is set in the 1940's during World War II. This story is about two boys finding their way through life. During a person's lifetime from birth to death somewhere in between they learn the most important things…

…of the time and the concept of "sex, drugs, and rock and roll." This disposition helped to alleviate the pressures inflicted by the war culture embraced on America’s home front. Each era in American history has factors that distinctively define the attitudes…

…by releasing an uncontrolled jouncing of the tree limb.         Nevertheless, the peaceful time and the war time clearly display the innocence of Finny and the evil of Gene. During the peaceful time, not one student thinks about a war. Gene and Finny play…

…The Middle East has long been home to a very deep-rooted conflict. The struggle for the control of Jerusalem between the Jews, Christians and Muslims has been going on for hundreds of years. After World War II with the establishment of Israel…

…SETTING The novel A Separate Peace is set against the background of the Second World War. The book depicts a peaceful New England's boy's school by the name of Devon. There is a pastoral quality about the school, for it is surrounded…

…in his own world maintained peace. In fact, Leper's sudden mental illness forced Finny come to except the war's existence. "Leper's gone crazy. When I heard that about Leper, then I knew that the war was real, this war and all the wars. If a war can drive…