... realization of one's innocence. These soldiers had to lose their innocence in order to survive the chaotic world of battle. For example, a quote from Sergeant John M. Stryker (John Wayne) educates his new recruits by saying, "Before I'm through with ya you're going to move like one man and think ... Sands of Iwo Jima there was little admiration for the relentlessly tough Marine Sergeant Stryker. The rebellious soldiers learn to respect Sgt. Stryker as a brave and heroic figure. However, in Platoon the war between good and evil progresses as the troops lose reality. The squad is split bet...

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... peace). Not all acts of violence are peace motivated though. Only when morality is present can a war hold a just cause which then presents a new question. What is moral? Opinions may differ with each culture. What one group believes morally right, another may disagree thus creating a never-ending war ... crops, thus opening the way to the ownership of land and the accumulation of wealth, and also to population growth and urban settlement. This new way of life created the potential for conflicts between towns and states and, later, between empires. This civilization brought warfare in its...

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