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Rough draft -- Definition Paper 01.30.11

War

Websters dictionary defines war as, " //a// **:** a state of hostility, conflict, or antagonism //b// **:** a struggle or competition between opposing forces or for a particular end ", but war runs much deeper. War causes harm physically and mentally and tears lives apart. It causes destruction in hopes of domination. War is an organized act of violence meaning to dominate or contain and in the process causes physical or mental harm.

It is clear that all wars are organized. Wither it be on the smallest level or on the largest. Wars are organized on the smallest level with the case being guerrilla war in el salvador. Although large war efforts were not taken an organized effort took place by Guerrillas in the jungle. On the other side of the spectrum is World War Two which was one of the biggest organized wars in history.

In any war the goal is either domination or containment. For example, the United States Civil War was a war for domination of the country. Both sides in the war were hoping for political control of the U.S. On the other hand it is possible for a war to be a war of containment. During World War II Germany was fighting a war for domination of Europe while our country, the United States, was trying to contain the Germans. Another example of a war of containment was the Vietnam War. Our government was hoping to contain the spread of communism throughout South-Eastern Asia.

Although it is hardly debated war causes physical harm it is always certain it causes mental harm but physical harm does not always come along with mental harm. During the Cold War Physical harm never came to anyone but people were living in fear everyday. People didnt know if their world would come to a crashing end with a nuclear war.

Overall I though this was a great essay. Make sure to take out the dictionary definition you have as it takes away from your definition of war. There are a few grammar errors to look out for such as capitalizing El Salvador. I would also add a more attention grabbing hook to start the paper. You did a great job of provide numerous examples to back up your claims about war also. Keep up the good work. - Will