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The Conflict - Online Term Paper

The Conflict

In the poem "" C. Day Lewis describes being in the midst of human conflict. Since the beginning of mankind, conflicts have been a part of society no matter how big or small. An example of a big conflict is the way some Quebec citizens felt when they were voting in the referendum. A small conflict we might face is whether to buy a hamburger or a hot dog. A conflict is a struggle, a difference of ideas. Conflicts come in all different shapes, sizes, textures and complexities.
The feelings expressed at the beginning of the poem are those of solitude and grace. Almost like trying to keep our spirits up when a situation is pulling us down. And yet as pressure builds up, such as the ...

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often causes feelings of despair and loneliness where we just want to be alone and when bystanders such as family and friends who provide 'neutrality' try and comfort us we often push them away.
'None such shall be left alive;' goes to show that everyone loses in wars that are caused by mere disagreements. In all battles, even the innocent are harmed like when bullets are fired in the streets of a city, just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time, an innocent by-stander could be the receiver of a fatal bullet wound. And as the innocent are '…shot down…' it seems as though the '…private stars…' which we look up to to light up the dark areas of our lives start to fade. Hope starts to fade.
When help arrives after a deadly battle, 'The red advance of life' calls out in anticipation of possible survivors. And when there is no response it seems as if all that is heard is the clanging of swords and shields in the distance almost like the ghostly ...

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Added: 9/12/2006 01:05:52 PM
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