The War

Sunday, November 30, 2008

The War is a term that may be applied to any current war in which one's country is involved, and it has been used historically to refer to two major conflicts in particular:
• World War II (1939–1945)
• World War I (1914–1918)
The War may also refer to:
In film and television
• The War (film), a 1994 film starring Elijah Wood
• The War (documentary), a 2007 television documentary about World War II by Ken Burns
• The Chaser's War on Everything, an Australian television comedy series, sometimes referred to as The War
In music
• "The War" (song), a 1998 song by Prince & the New Power Generation
• "The War" (Angels & Airwaves song), a 2006 song by Angels & Airwaves
Other uses
• The War (boxing), a 1985 bout between Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns
• The War (comics), a comic book series published in the 1980s by Marvel Comics

Science

Science, in the broadest sense of the term, refers to any system of knowledge attained by verifiable means. In a more restricted sense, science refers to a system of acquiring knowledge based on empiricism, experimentation, and methodological naturalism, as well as to the organized body of knowledge humans have gained by such research.
Scientists maintain that scientific investigation must adhere to the scientific method, a process for properly developing and evaluating natural explanations for observable phenomena based on empirical study and independent verification. Science, therefore, avoids supernatural explanations until all other natural possibilities have been considered, and rejects arguments from authority.
Fields of science are commonly classified along two major lines: Natural sciences, which study natural phenomena; and Social sciences, which study human behavior and societies. Whether mathematics is a science is a matter of perspective.
Fields of science can be further distinguished as pure science or applied science. Pure science is principally involved with the discovery of new truths with less (or no) regard to their applications. Applied science is principally involved with the application of existing knowledge in new ways