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it’s a little hard to understand because of alex’s made up language. “nadstat” i think. i can’t remember. but it’s by far one of my favorite books. and movie!

this is just a speech i did for history. but it’s one of the few things i’m proud of writing.

I chose to be a “Dove”, because in my opinion, war is pointless. Nothing good can come from it, because it is immoral and wrong. War is caused by all the negative things in society that are not needed and cause indifference and hate. Greed, power, crime, systems of belief, ignorance, sexism, racism, and apathy.

Greed can be defined as: “An excessive desire to acquire or possess more than what one needs or deserves, especially with respect to material wealth.” Tell me, what good can come from this? Will we ever stop worrying about money even when we have enough to live comfortably? If people weren’t so obsessed with possessions and money, then we might have the opportunity to live in a peaceful society.

Power can be defined as: “The possession of control or command over others; authority; ascendency.” The more power governments have, the more insecurity and violence. Howard Zinn once said, “ There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.” Just imagine a world with no countries It’s basically impossible because we’re so used to the world being separated into different governments, laws, etc. Believe me, there are ways to settle certain disputes without getting violent and killing one another. It’s barbaric War is just a juvenile response to a disagreement.

Crime can be defined as: “An action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.” Organized crime furnish societies desire for illicit drugs and illegal activity. These are some of the beginnings to a deviant society.

Systems of belief can be defined as: “ A specific fundamental set of beliefs and practices generally agreed upon by a number of persons or sects.” The Seven Deadly Sins (sins that lead to damnation) are: Pride, envy, gluttony, lust, anger, greed, and sloth. It’s ironic, America is supposed to be founded on tolerance of religious belief, but if so, why are we participating in wars that go against the fundamentals of religious freedom?

Ignorance can be defined as: “Showing or arising from a lack of education or knowledge. “What you don’t know cannot hurt you.”and “Ignorance is bliss.” are both untrue. “Those who are ignorant of the past, are destined to repeat it.” contributes to wars.

Sexism can be defined as: “Attitudes, conditions, or behaviors that promote stereotyping of social roles based on gender.” Obviously this is just an old antiquated idealism. A different gender does not mean better or worse results. It’s self-explanatory why this idea would be controversial. I know as a woman, that I would be offended if I was told I could not do something, solely due to the fact that I am a girl.

Racism can be defined as: “A belief or doctrine that inherit differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others.” Another antiquated idealism A different race definitely does not produce better or worse results.

Apathy can be defined as: “Lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving or exciting.” This is also untrue. We cannot just ignore the problems we have with other countries, more issues will develop. We must help countries, even if it does not benefit us and our economy. We must stop being selfish and use our wealth and power to better the entire planet.

If the world was rid of these negative things, it would be utopia. Just because war has always existed, does not mean it should always exist. Unless we accept that these main sources are the starting points of the wars of today and tomorrow, they will continue to happen in the future until there are no more civil disagreements. Every misunderstanding will be solved with bloody battles and unnecessary deaths. It’s our job to bring the world out of this plummet. Believe in peace, and maybe someday my utopia will become a reality.

i think its kind of funny how we “want” to “want nothing”. BAHAHA.