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The Greek philosopher, Socrates, ___1___ to peace as
'the time when
children bury ___2___ parents' and war
___3___ 'the time
when
parents bury their children' . War, in other words,
is a ___4___ when the natural
state of things is thrown ___5___ chaos and
___6___ of any
good
comes ___7___ of it.
The people ___8___
suffer in a war need not ___9___ be
the losing party. There are always two sides ___10___ an
argument. ___11___ warring parties will inevitably sustain
casualties, and it is the people
who pay ___12___ all the senseless damage.
___13___ a war,
the
soldiers ___14___ be enemies to each other, but
___15___ are
still
somebody's father, brother, son or husband. Someone
will ___16___ for them if
they ___17___.
Our generation in Singapore is fortunate ___18___ we
have not had the
misfortune to go ___19___ a war. Our parents and
grandparents had to suffer ___20___ the Japanese Occupation. Many lost their loved
___21___
then. The Second World War had been the product of a
few power-crazed leaders. We
should prevent ___22___ tragic events
___23___ recurring in
the future.
We should do our utmost to preserve peace, first in
our ___24___ lives, and
then in others. Only then can we live in ___25___ with
one another. |
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referred
2. their 3. as 4. time
5. into 6. nothing 7.
out 8.
who 9. only 10. to 11.
Both 12. for 13.
In 14. may 15. they 16.
grieve
17. die 18. because 19. through
20. during 21. ones 22. such 23.
from 24. own 25. harmony/peace |
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The Greek philosopher, Socrates,
referred to peace as 'the time when
children bury their
parents' and war as
'the time when parents bury their children' . War,
in other words, is a time
when the natural state of things is thrown
into chaos and
nothing of any
good comes out of it.
The people who
suffer in a war need not
only be the losing party. There are
always two sides to
an argument. Both
warring parties will inevitably sustain casualties,
and it is the people who pay
for all the senseless damage.
In a war, the soldiers
may be enemies
to each other, but they
are still somebody's father, brother, son or
husband. Someone will
grieve for them if they
die.
Our generation in Singapore is fortunate
because we have
not had the misfortune to go
through a war. Our parents and
grandparents had to suffer
during the Japanese Occupation. Many lost
their loved ones
then. The Second World War had been the product of a
few power-crazed leaders. We should prevent
such tragic
events from
recurring in the future. We should do our utmost to
preserve peace, first in our
own lives, and then in others. Only
then can we live in
harmony/peace with
one another. |
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