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Aug 20, 2021 · Such seeming anachronisms have prompted many Catholics in recent years to ask whether just war theory is still relevant or even necessary in the 21st century. Some groups have even called for the ...
With 2017 marking the one-hundredth anniversary of America's entry into the war, the moment seemed ripe to revisit a conflict whose ghosts still haunt the nation. “It offered an opportunity to raise awareness about a generation of American writers that cries out to be better known,” says Rudin.
Nov 21, 2023 · Hamas’ horrific October 7 attack on Israel made headlines for several days, and the media still covers personal stories about individual hostages. However, the attack and Hamas’s nature as a terrorist group have been eclipsed by coverage of Palestinian causalities suffered in Gaza, as they are more current, far greater in numbers, and are captured in daily videos on television.
- How Books Can Raise Our Awareness
- Connecting Emotionally to Stories
- Why War Stories Still Matter Today
When We Were Warriorsis set in World War II, but the effects of current wars are felt every day around the world. Many - Syria, Afghanistan - are frequently in the news; others - long-running and bloody conflicts in places such as Columbia, Kashmir, the Western Sahara - we hear little of. Books and stories are a way of opening our eyes and of raisi...
As well as being socially and politically relevant, war stories carry a huge emotional resonance for readers. In them, characters are often dealing with loss: a parent, a sibling, a friend, a pet, or something less tangible, like home, or their past. Conflict will often bring about sudden, dramatic upheaval. Yet in facing change, it's possible for ...
War stories are as relevant today as they ever were, maybe more so. I'm not talking about the cosy nostalgia of 'make do and mend' and ration books, though these snippets of living history make for great story fodder and help our understanding of the past. What I mean is the sad reality that war is ever present in our lives, because the nature of c...
Sep 1, 2021 · 20 years after the 9/11 attacks and the start of the ensuing global war on terrorism, I believe that civilians would benefit from hearing veterans’ stories. It can help provide an understanding ...
Oct 6, 2020 · It is a curious neglect, because we live in a world shaped by war, even if we do not always realize it. Peoples have moved or fled, sometimes disappeared literally and from history, because of war ...
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May 3, 2023 · Wahlbeck credited Weiss, a former CCAS psychology and art history major, with inspiring the event. He praised Weiss’ book, which follows the life of a young American helicopter pilot shot down in Cambodia in 1970. Weiss said he was drawn to O’Donnell’s story after reading a poem the young soldier wrote weeks before he was killed.
