Posted: April 17th, 2016

who are the victims of war and why?

Read

Go to the resources tab and use the EBSCOhost link to search for the following articles: 1.Harjo, J. (2007). When the world as we knew it ended. World Literature Today, 81(6), 34-35 (please read both “No” and “When the World as We Knew it Ended–“). 2.Melville, H. (1976). Punishable by death. Saturday Evening Post, 248(5), 16-17 3.Alexie, S. (1994). Flight. Ploughshares, 20(1), 38.

Respond

The effect of war is broad-reaching. It is not restricted to the soldiers who fight the battles, it deeply affects the families of those who have sent their sons and daughters into the fray. War affects those who live within one or the other societies engaged in the war and those who live their lives within the war zone.

For those who live inside of these war zones, day to day life must still continue, despite the “inconvieniece” of war. These people, though not directly involved with the conflicts going on between opposing forces, have to live with the disruptions to their daily lives.

In contrast, America, at least in recent years, has been fortunate to have avoided engaging in war on its own soil. Thankfully, most Americans are not faced with the day to day reality of war– instead laying the burden of fighting and dying mostly on the back of the American soldier.

Soldiers, those who have layed down their lives for the good of a nation, are likely the most directly affected (though not necessarily the most deeply affected). Soldiers have a duty to their country and a mission to keep their nation and their families safe. Most soldiers do not specifically choose to enter battle; they are compelled.

This begs the question: Who are the real victims of war? Families, soldiers, bystanders, governments, society itself? Perhaps war can be a good thing, not simply a necessary evil as this prompt has implied. Perhaps the victims of war are actually those who do not partake in it.

In your opinion, who are the victims of war and why? Remember, no answer is wrong provided you support your answer. Take some time to really consider this issue and make your post.