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Civil War defines as a war between citizens of the same country.
There are circumstances under which I would fight to overthrow the government, say that the government is violating the amendments and the rights of people. If the government amends the law in a controversial way, it may cause uproar within the public. As the government changes the law, it affects the public’s way of doing and thinking. When people don’t like the change they tend to radically rebel. Like I, I believe that when the government decides to make a change for the worst, I will fight for the better for myself and for the public’s future. When a government violates the rights of people, the moral value of a person loses. The right of people to speak to move and to fight for the greater good (like Gandhi or) makes the world better, this is the other reason why I would fight to overthrow the government. I wont say that I am loyal no matter what the circumstances, actually it depends on the circumstances as long as it’s for the good I will support it. As for now, I don’t know yet anybody that shares the same view as I do but I do talk about it to my family and friends. Irish civil was a conflict between Irish nationalist over whether or not to accept the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The treaty came about as a result of both political agitation and irregular warfare by the Irish Republican movement, organized respectively in Sinn Fein (Irish republican political party who seek a united republican Ireland) and the Irish Republican Army. The treaty gave 26 southern counties of Ireland-a considerable degree of independence.
Pre-reading part 2 Before reading the story I imagine that it is going to be like any other war but in a concise way. Instead of being a civilian, I in the other am being a sniper, lying down on top of the roof over looking everyone. I see soldiers running around seeking for cover. I see dead bodies lying on cold cement, stepped on by rushing soldiers. The

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