War: One can survive it, but will always be changed War has always been a consistent part of human history, and can generally change the people, who are experiencing it, in certain ways. The changes are defined as becoming different, for some people they can represent progress; however for the others, they are seen as catastrophes. Therefore, they are like a bowl of boiling water, with unbearable temperature, that challenges the objects going into it. On the other hand, people are like either the carrots or the eggs in the bowl. Those with the stubborn spirit of carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting.
“Fighting for our lives” the title of the first chapter in the book The Argument Culture by Deborah Tanner is an apt way to describe the subject of this paper. Our culture has programmed us to take an adversarial approach in all forms of discourse with the need to win as the ultimate goal. This attitude can have a huge impact on our everyday lives. Interacting in this manner can literally kill a relationship. Many couples argue to win but over the long term this often results in a breakup.
War is a horrendous and terrifying event that occurs every day in different places around the globe. It’s caused by religious differences and arguments, political and communal decisions or opinions and cultural and social dislikes. Although war can seem easy and simple to escape from, the reality is that war is all around us whether it be physically violent and widespread throughout an area or country or verbally violent and small throughout a suburb or town. War is almost a way of life to some people such as through the eyes of soldiers or leaders involved with it, to the hysterical and life-changing effects it brings upon families, friends and loved ones. The Rug-maker of Mazar-e-Sharif gives a clear example of this as it shows and explains how from one side of the earth in Afghanistan then the horrible journey by boat to Australia to find refuge and safety from poverty, sickness but most of all, war.
Power: The Structure of Conflict Chapter 4 of Wilmot and Hocker’s Interpersonal Conflict examines the role of power in conflict by addressing common perceptions about it, how it develops, and ultimately how to balance and use it constructively to solve problems. In regards to how we generally see power, it is something that we require to influence the way we lead our lives. We need power to speak for ourselves, to control what influences us, and also to protect ourselves from perceived harm. Differing views of power are both negative and positive, and are subject to the difference in one’s orientation towards it from another’s. Power is a fundamental concept in conflict theory that attributes three perceptions of power.
Also how many great lawyers want to prove defendants innocent? Criminal law chargers can change a person future forever. It can ruin their families’ lives, it can ruin their jobs, ruin friendships, and even how a whole community will look at you. Why I do believe that investigators should do whatever it take to catch a criminal, sometimes they do go too far just because of the press and how people want someone to be caught. Pressure hurts an investigation more than anything.
Leaders must always struggle to maintain stability; there is an inevitable tension between a leader and those led. Power arouses suspicion and skepticism. Thucydides understood that those who possess great power fear that they may lose it; those who possess less power than their neighbors fear that they may be overwhelmed by those neighbors. These fears provide a sufficient cause of war. Thucydides’ concern was with state power, but the same dynamic may relate to individual politicians seeking power, effect, and then stability.
Adela Strangeworth wrote horrible letters in order to rid her town of perceived evil while the protagonist from “To Build a Fire” travelled in harsh conditions in order to reach camp faster. Ultimately, the analysis of these two stories suggests that, sometimes, people’s wills are so great that they take unnecessary risks that eventually backfire on them. Works
In Andrea A. Lunsford and John J. Ruszkiewicz’s book, Everything's an Argument, a strong case is made that even getting dressed is a rhetorical act. Conversely, propaganda exists on a far more particular platform. The conditions with which propaganda operates are more hostile, aggressive, blatant and in-your-face than that of rhetoric. Typically, propaganda flourishes in societies where despair and desperation are present. These hopeless societies are easily indoctrinated by the persuasive tools of propaganda as their fears, anxiety and anger cloud their ability to use logic and reason.
The Dangers of Vigilante Justice Vigilante justice is like a wildfire. It starts with a small spark, where actions and events then fuel it into a flame that consumes everything in its path. The idea of taking law into one’s own hands quickly spreads to become the common mob mentality when one is angry or overcome with rage. This type of justice is demonstrated in Walter Van Tilburg Clark’s The Ox-Bow Incident. The central theme of justice is questioned through the actions of the lynching mob and is portrayed as ineffective because it overlooks important facts and evidence, proving that fair trial is necessary for proper justice.
Millan (2012) points out many business failures are a direct result of utilizing the same mindset for problem solving that was used to create the problem. In order for problem resolution to occur, the underlying issue must be exposed, accountability procured, and new measures instituted to correct the situation. Failure to accept accountability ultimately leads to failure in problem resolution (Millan, 2012). The next method for embodying emotional intelligence is to alter the workplace mindset (Millan, 2012). The author asserts changing the mindset is important because businesses often operate under the guise of fear; meaning the fear of losing a job, fear of not meeting a deadline, or fear of delivering substandard work.