Human societies have experienced so many wars, but have you ever thought about what a war really is War may be a natural expression of biological instincts and drives toward aggression in the human species. Natural impulses of anger hostility and territoriality are expressed through acts of violence. These are all qualities that humans share with animals. Aggression is a kind of innate survival mechanism or an instinct for self-preservation that allows animals to defend themselves from threats to their existence. But on the other hand human violence shows evidence of being a learned behavior. In the case of human aggression violence cannot be simply reduced to an instinct. The many expressions of human violence are always conditioned by social conventions that give shape to aggressive behavior. In human societies violence has a social function. It is a strategy for creating or destroying forms of social order. Religions have taken a leading role in directing the powers of violenc
A. Legal systems greatly reduce the possibilities of physical violence.
B. Offenses against individuals are no longer judged on a personal basis.
C. Victims of violence find it more difficult to take revenge.
D. Punishment is not carried out directly by the individuals involved.
Music comes in many forms; most countries have a style of their own. (1) the mm of the century when jazz was born, America had no prominent (2) of its own. No one knows exactly when jazz was (3) , or by whom. But it began to be (4) in the early 1890s. Jazz is America’ s contribution to (5) music. In contrast to classical music, which (6) formal European traditions, jazz is spontaneous and free-form. It bubbles with energy, (7) the moods, interests, and emotions of the people: In the 1920s jazz (8) like America. And (9) it does today. The (10) of this music are as interesting as the music (11) . American Negroes, or blacks, as they are called today, were the jazz (12) .They were brought to the Southern states (13) slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long (14) When a Negro died his friends and relatives (15) a procession to carry the body to the
A. demonstrated
B. composed
C. formed
D. hosted
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