Effects of War

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This paper examines the disastrous consequences of war, with an emphasis on its effect on the family. In particular, the author explores the reactions and lasting impact of loss on children. The author's viewpoint is very clearly anti-war. The paper sees war as a vicious cycle which continuously promotes further armed conflicts, such as terrorism. The paper concludes by citing the traumas and deficiencies of war, and their unpredictable and disastrous effects on the entire family, most especially the children.

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"War occurs for a number of reasons and perspectives as the number of people involved in a conflict (Bargo 2005). A peace treaty may officially end a war and military operations may cease, but the effects of a war cannot be erased from the soldiers' and civilians' consciousness. The impacts of a war reach far and wide and expand outward indefinitely. The impress can and is often indelible and haunting. The true victims of a war are the very real and very fragile men, women and children, whose wounds cannot be healed by ensuing peace treaties or truces. The raw emotions from the effects of war are difficult to process and linger through life even after peace has been established. These effects should be considered just as much as the dollars or other motivations, which inspire the declaration of a war (Bargo)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bargo, Michelle. Ripples Moving Outward: the Human Impacts of War. Humanist: American Humanist Association, 2005
• Mercier, Marie Helen and Despert, Louise. Psychological Effects of War on French Children. Psychosomatic Medicine, 2006
• Radiant Justice Implementation Group. Effects of War. Radiant Justice Terrorism, 2005. http://www.iserv.net/~ige/rj/terror4.html
• Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture and Trauma. Summary and Impact of Torture and Trauma on the Family. Victorian Foundation for Surivors of torture and Trauma, Inc., 1996. http://www.cvt.org/main.php/EffectsofTortureandWarTraumaonFamilies

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