The First World War ended the notion that war is glorious. There are many reasons why this statement can be considered true... or you could say that there never was glory in war and World War One reinforced this. Please give your opinion on this plus one or two examples to support your thoughts.
War was never glorious. It never will be. At the time, in the beginning of WW1, the higher ups glorified it to get men to join up, 'if you join, you'll be a hero for defending your allies'. When in reality, it's brutal and inhuman; we, as a human race, shouldn't be treating each other like that; it's all a race of pride, no one wants to admit that they're wrong. Humanity tends to get thrown out the window when propaganda portrays the enemies as monsters, people want to fight monsters. War gets glorified but there is no glory in slaughtering innocent men who have no idea what they're doing.
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I believe war was never glorious. When the spark of WW1 began and armies were recruiting soldiers and young men; the propaganda advertised made war seem like such a noble and glorious battle which it was not. Many of the soldiers who gave their lives for this war joined with the illusions of what war really was and even more men died brutally, leaving behind their families. Those men who did survive were obviously going to be grateful for surviving and fighting for their country but now have to deal with the package of killing other men and watching their men die before their eyes. The War was traumatic and ruthless and brought out the worst side of human nature and the atrocities during WW1 do nothing but support the opinion that war was the farthest thing from glorious. Abby Ellis
ReplyDeleteAs a JW and also for anyone who is normal, killing other people is not glorious. So I am going to say war is not glorious in any way. However, the people who volunteered for their country, and the loyalty they showed for whichever country they were for showed that this war brought glory to anyone who fought in war. I might feel more personally connected to the wars in Korea, but as I learn about the sacrifices people made in WW1 in Europe area is incredible. I understand that if there wasn't people being soldier and giving up their life for the country, Canada wouldn't be here, or any other country. Still, I am going to remain neutral how I feel about the glory of the wars.
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WW1 destroyed any notion anyone had that war was glorious. Due to the advent of new weapons WW1 was the most bloody brutal war to date at the time. In the beginning I think that people were ready for a war. It'd been obvious that a conflict was going to arise for a while before it happened so people were ready to show off their national pride and represent. Pretty quickly people realized that running from poison gas in the mud and amputations in field hospitals weren't as fun as they thought. People who stayed home also would have lost someone or seen someone return badly injured. You can tell people weren't so thrilled about war anymore with their reluctance to get involved in WW2.
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I strongly believe that war is the farthest thing from glory, having to go out to war and fight for your life with everyday being a new challenge can put a strain on ones mind body and well everyday life. the horrifying things we hear about war like babies being thrown against walls and many being sent out to battle without any weapon to try and survive with any means necessary or else you would be shot by your superiors if you turned away. Not to mention the battle grounds after a war like passchendaele leaving towns and whole civilizations to be destroyed and empty, and the innocent lives that were lost because of it. so no i don't believe war is glorious. - Piper
ReplyDeleteI would agree with the statement that there was never glory in war. World War One proved as an shining example of the pain and the loss that can be connected to war. It served as reinforcement, showcasing extreme losses. One could say that there is glory in the idea of victory, spoils, and nationalism. I disagree with this as there is no glory in the things that are achieved only through the suffering and loss of communities. The new technology in warfare (gases, machinery, etc.) served to make the loss in this war so much greater than before. It simply made more obvious how any glory found in war pales in comparison to the loss.
ReplyDeleteGlory is defined as high renown or honor won by notable achievements. Is war an example of this? Yes and no. War by nature is barbaric and savage, truly the farthest thing from glory. However that doesn't mean war can't create the feeling of glory.The sense of nationalism, bringing a country together to face impossible odds, is a wonderful thing. Lets not forget the relief of victory. After what felt like a lifetime of fighting under the worst conditions, you know that you overcame it and helped your country, you get to be a hero. That is truly glorious. - Nathan Schmidt
ReplyDeleteI don't think war was ever glorious. I believe that war was advertised as glorious because if they talked about how awful it actually was no one would willingly sign up and being forced to go to war is not good for morale. Besides that, people before this didn't really talk about traumatic things and so other people never really heard what it was really like. I think the first world war was important for bringing attention to the fact that war is not glorious because of the number of deaths, new weapons, and poor conditions like the mud in Passion dale.The number of casualties in the first world war was unheard of before. In earlier wars it may have been easier to survive because the weapons were less advanced.Poison gases, tanks, machine guns, etc. made it extremely easy to kill people and cause major damage to the land, some of which is still evident today(craters from mines). This war affected everyone for a long time and so people paid much more attention to it and the closer you look at something the easier it is to see the imperfections like when you look close at someone's skin and you can see the little bumps of almost protruding pimples that aren't visible from a distance. This war was also the first war that they could film and take pictures of and share with the public.People before this hadn't been able to see what war conditions were like if they hadn't been there. This demolished the romanticized vision of war that many of the general populace had.The first world war was the first of many things some good, some bad but one thing for sure is that war would never be thought of in the same way as it was before.-Zaylee
ReplyDeleteThere was never any glory in war because at the end of the day both sides lose. no matter what side you are on, you are losing your comrades and living in very bad conditions with minimal supplies to live. It would be especially terrible at the western front where they are fighting almost nonstop without making any progress, living in the trenches full of mud and rats littered with dead bodies and they still managed to keep their morale up to continue fighting. Even worse then that might be when they brought poison gas into the mix and the soldiers that were hit with it couldn't do anything but use urine and a handkerchief so they wouldn't destroy their innards and die a very painful death (until gas masks came along). -Eric
ReplyDeletewar is not glorious and it never was, I can say that from a modern view, although in history fighting and glory coincided often. times are different now that our perspective of war has changed were we now see the cruelties in war and this was helped by WW1 when the weapons had changed and so had the warfare, masses of people were dying in short amounts of time, it helped the world see the terror in the world. the men who served over seas saw the gory first hand and knew how bad it was, they witnessed brothers perish before their own eyes. yet when they came home they had to act like "man" and act like it didn't effect them. however before WW1 i believe there was somewhat of a glory in war, or at least the people back then perceived it as glory. when you were likely to die at the age of 40 by some sickness, men believed there was honor to die with a sword in your hand fighting for your name or your land and to have your name sung in taverns for ages to come. -Landon
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