Leo Tolstoy

In the early 1990s, the condition of the world was more desirable than ever. The Cold War concluded and the forces of liberal democracy and free market capitalism had prevailed over communism. Intellectuals did not hesitate to bourgeon visions of optimistic forecasts about the future, such as Francis Fukuyama’s daring claim that the world was on the verge of “the end of history,” where liberal democracy would prevail as the supreme ideology indefinitely. Amid this enthusiasm came an ominous warning…...

I decided to listen to and review a podcast distributed by WNYC Studios’ “Radiolab” hosted by Jad Abumrad and co-hosted by Robert Krulwich. They decided to take a closer look into one of the most famous moments in broadcast history which caused mass hysteria among its listeners. The podcast was aired on October 30th, 2018, on the 80th anniversary of Orson Welles’ 1938 realistic dramatization of H.G. Welles’, “War of the Worlds” which took place in New Jersey. The premise…...

When listening to radio, one must develop a different set of skills than are used in watching a television program. Those skills begin to develop at a young age and involve listening to vocal cues like intonation, rhythm, pace, and context. In television, film or even live theatre, there is body language as well to watch and observe, but that can also serve as a distraction. The ears can often distinguish lies from truth, for example, simply by listening to…...

It becomes apparent that the changing attitudes towards war and peace in Australia have occurred because of social, cultural and political components. These components have been influenced as a result of protests, acceptance, upheavals, respect and many more. Everywhere in the world attitudes towards war changed when the world experienced World War 1. Australia had only been federated for 13 years and it became an inevitable fact that war would change the attitudes towards other countries, Australian citizens and it…...

'Michael Howard's War and the Liberal Conscience is as persuasive a book could be on the necessity of studying war.' How far would you agree with this statement?'Michael Howard's War and the Liberal Conscience is a fairly persuasive book on the necessity of studying war but I believe that it resonates more with those already inclined to the study of war and peace than those who have no prior inclination to the study of war.The book centers around the development…...

This paper will demonstrate the ways in which the theme of War and Peace is used by the author within the text, especially in the context of characterization. In Toni Morrison’s Sula, the theme of war and peace is prevalent from the off. Not only is this theme demonstrated within the era, but also within the portrayal of its characters. The main protagonists of the work, Sula and Nell, demonstrate both moments of war and peace throughout their lives and…...

An excerpt from Calamba - In War and Peace by Demetrio L. Hilberio tells us of the legend of the name of Calamba. This legend is inscribed on a stone marker that can found at the base of the giant claypot and can be read as : The authentic legend goes that at about the turn of 16th century, two Spanish soldiers came to a village by the shore of Laguna de Bay. Attracted by the vast plain with verdant…...

Negativity comes to mind on the issue of war as it is heard to be brutal or fatal, especially on innocent people and one cannot help but to hope for an outcome of peace or prosperity. Some respectful philosophers such as Mo Tzu, Sun Tzu, Eugene Delacroix, Pablo Picasso, Margaret Mead, Kenzaburo Oe, and Jean Bethke Elshtain can be found writing about their theories on war and peace in the text book, Reading the World: Ideas that Matter by Michael…...