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Some argue that patriotism is the primary cause of wars globally. Others feel that it serves to prevent less ethical politicians from running a country and starting wars. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

#argue #patriotism #wars #politicians #country
It may be
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 reason that countries are willing to start
war
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a war
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 because of historical background. In the past, there were no as
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 as countries
like
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present
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 because
most
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 powerful kingdoms which had
strong
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a strong
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army
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armies
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 and wealthy
treasure
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 invaded half of the world.
However
, those kingdoms were separated as time passed and their remains are separate and independent states in
modern
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 period. So each state has
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 reason that other lands to belong
them
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 due to past history.
Also
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 cultural, religious and
race
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 differences may encourage
people
 to protect and continue their heredity among other communities
live
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 in
same
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country
 which has
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a wide
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 range of
nationality
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nationalities
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 like India, China,
Russia
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and Russia
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.
In
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 the other hand,
people
 have common futures which link them to their countries even though they have different cultural characteristics. If some politicians are interested to make ethnic disturbances between communities, it would
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resulted
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inresulted
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 national war within the
country
. Government tends to keep those
people
 in the
country
 in order to prevent out of control. Promotions of
country’s
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the country’s
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 common values, for
instances
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,
flag
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flags
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,
hymn
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hymns
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,
symbols
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 make
people
 love their homeland and create patriotism for one purpose. In conclusion, I think because
external
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 threads and
maintenance
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the maintenance
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 independency of
country
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a country
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, patriotism may help
people
 to understand their role as
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a citizen
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citizen
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citizens
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. But it mustn’t be forgotten that overrated patriotism may crush two parties with each other due to misunderstandings and agreements.
Therefore
 humans should balance their feelings toward their motherland and respect others’ values too.
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    • Sentence 2 - Detailed background statement
    • Sentence 3 - Thesis
    • Sentence 4 - Outline sentence
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    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
    • Sentence 1 - Topic sentence
    • Sentence 2 - Example
    • Sentence 3 - Discussion
    • Sentence 4 - Conclusion
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    • Sentence 1 - Summary
    • Sentence 2 - Restatement of thesis
    • Sentence 3 - Prediction or recommendation

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  • nationalism
  • xenophobia
  • aggressive policies
  • accountability
  • diplomacy
  • national unity
  • ethical political leadership
  • extreme patriotism
  • patriotic sentiment
  • diplomatic solutions
  • internal conflicts
  • external conflicts
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