The Needlessness of War: Works Cited

Introduction to "The Needless of War"

War is not at all pleasant. Words associated with war are usually always negative, and only occasionally, in the most rarest of circumstances, are they pleasant. Yet wars are not fought blindly, they are fought whole-heartedly with a purpose and reason. Perhaps the war is fought to better the world. Maybe the war is fought to eliminate enemies. Regardless, damage will be done and people will have been affected. Without a doubt, whoever loses will suffer. War is no laughing matter. Fighting should be a last resort, and only for the most extreme situations. Yet many a time the decision of whether or not a nation should partake in war is worn on a sleeve. No matter how much progress is achieved through war, there is just as much and more regression. Thus, war is absolutely needless if progress is desired. Although people go to war for the sake of some wonderful ideal, in the end it just wastes people's lives.

Cantelupe, Eugene B. "Picasso's Guernica." Art Journal 31 (1971): 18-21. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/775628>

Crockett, Dennis. "The Most Famous Painting of the 'Golden Twenties'? Otto Dix and the Trench Affair." Art Journal 51 (1992): 72-80. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/777257>

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Leeky, Sheryle, and John Leekly. Moments: The Pulitzer Prize Photography. New York: Crown Publishers, 1978.

"Nick Ut." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 28 April 2011. 12 May 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Ut>

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"Phan Thi Kim Phuc." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 4 April 2011. 12 May 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phan_Thi_Kim_Phúc>

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"Shepard Fairey." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 11 May 2011. 12 May 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

Author's Comments

If you are interested in this blog and would like to learn more about the tragedies of war, you might want to take a look at Spikey's blog. He delves further into the topic and discusses specifically the individual brutality of several, violent events spanning throughout a little more than the length of a century. He also includes the same artwork on this blog, "Guernica," and provides quite a different perspective towards the analysis of the painting through his mention of color contrast and artistic template. In his other two pieces, he describes the emotions of the people, and what horrific feelings they are experiencing. His breakdown of the works is extremely precise and refreshing.

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If you noticed that many of the events that take place in the artworks on this blog reference the destructive use of technology, and would like to discover more information, then feel free to view Marcos' blog. His knowledge about the artists' styles is most definitely extraordinary. He draws correlations between the different times periods and also provides insight about the variety of weapons that were developed and how they significantly changed the battlefield. His in depth analysis of the details of the events is concise and provocative. He also includes a video demonstrating the evolution of military technology throughout the span of several centuries.