What is war? Is it explicitly limited to an external conflict between two or more countries, or can it be a conflict that occurs within a person's emotions, thoughts, and beliefs? That question can be pondered by anyone for countless hours without any real sway to either choice, but there a few examples in literature that could prove the latter choice is the more adequate definition of what war is. Novels such as The Things They Carried, Caucasia, and Funny Boy are great examples of the war that occurs within ones self when a person perseveres through tough times.
It seems obvious to first explore a book that, for the most part, takes place in an external war between countries. The Things They Carried is set during the Vietnam War and is told by Tim O'Brien, a soldier who reluctantly went to Vietnam to fight. Saying ‘reluctantly' is an understatement and his true feelings about joining the war can only be expressed by his own words: "I was a coward. I went to war" (O'Brien 61).......

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Title: Eternal Internal War
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1. Eternal Internal War
   

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3. Compare How Hobbes And Augustine Think The Condition Of War Arises ...
   

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   the four internal virtues (courage ... all four virtues and have eternal peace. ... ...

4. The Iliad
   

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5. Interpreting The Constitution (Strict Vs. Loose); Jefferson And ...
   

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