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The Sniper By Liam O Flaherty Essay

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Contrary to popular belief, where the inhabitants of a country set their differences aside to live peacefully, a war, or more specifically, a civil war, is a horrendous implication of a full-blown armed conflict caused by political, social, or economic differences in opinions between the different sects of people living in a country. A war, in its general sense, is usually referred to as a rather barbaric approach to a controversy that mostly spirals out of an armed conflict between two nations or states. Humanity, defined as the coexistence of man and woman in a civilized society or in a state of settlement, is analogous to mankind. Substantially, humanity is subject to unity and tolerance, but given the trauma and depression caused by the …show more content…

This also results in people becoming more self-consuming and eventually losing consciousness of right and wrong and the ability to differentiate one from the other. In addition to this, the people become so blinded by the bloody consequences of the war just to justify one's opinion that they can even put their lives at stake in the name of nationalism and the adverse effects of …show more content…

It opposes supernaturalism and believes in naturalism, believing in humans solving their own problems through scientific methods, empirical evidence, and spirit of enquiry. Humanists believe that it is driven by science, art, and compassion to meet human needs and wants in the world. With reference to the story, the Sniper written by Liam O Flaherty, when the Sniper had been shot by another sniper in his forearm he had handled the situation without any human intervention and had also hatched a ruse against the enemy sniper through his critical thinking which is a profound factor of humanism. War, often described as a necessary evil, goes against the concept of humanity and is often seen as crucial but evil. For centuries, war has been a prime issue against mankind's natural will, as it never ends peacefully and is always subjected to violence and bloodshed. For example, the Irish Civil War (1922-23) led to the deaths of many and influenced youth to get involved in the act of killing people of their own motherland. Humanity, hence, becomes inhumane in the face of conflict, as it puts millions of lives at stake, the economy of the state in shambles, and the political and social order of the state in ruins just like Dublin had perished. The story of the Republican Sniper also highlights the psychological distress

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