...Reinstating the Military Draft The military draft has been used several times throughout the United States history. It has been used for different conflicts such as the World Wars, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. By 1973, the country switched to an all-volunteer military service, abandoning the concept of the military draft (Brisbane, par. 1). Congressman Charles Rangel planned to introduce a legislation calling for the draft reinstatement. If a military draft is reinstated, everyone, no matter what social class the person is, will have to do his or her part in the defense of our country. Of course there are people who oppose the military draft by saying that it is not very democratic and that it violates the freedom this country is know for fighting for. Congressman Rangel said, “There's no question in my mind that this president and this administration would never have invaded Iraq, especially on the flimsy evidence that was presented to the Congress, if indeed we had a draft and members of Congress and the administration thought that their kids from their communities would be placed in harm's way” (Williams, par. 1). Whether the military draft should or should not be reinstated is an ongoing debate that will never end. Many people believe that a compulsory draft violates one's personal freedom. Although some proponents of the military draft claim that anyone living in a society owes the society his liberty, and he should therefore be obligated to fight to preserve...
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...your ability to see beyond your own need. Compelling someone to serve, as in the military draft(conscription), is a non effective notion that will not guarantee the strength and quality of its military and further divides us, as a nation. There exists examples of what conscription can do to a nation from the Vietnam War/Conflict. People chose to leave their country, casting off all that they knew and loved instead of serving in the military. Anti Draft and Anti War demonstrations were everywhere, chaos. Citizens faced prison time and were ostracized because of their refusal to serve and their views against the draft and war. A matter of Patriotism can not be governed by politicians and gauged by others who have different views from yours – it should be left up to the individual. There is no evidence to prove that because of the draft, we were a fighting force to be reckoned with or we had the most proficient fighting Soldiers in history, or that the cost of the war was less expensive. There is, however, more evidence to prove the contrary. If someone wishes to serve their country, there have been various programs to do this in lieu of joining the military. Yet, these programs are underfunded and less advertised than service to the military. It seemingly forces an individual to choose service by joining a particular branch of the military or no service at all. When the draft ended in 1973 followed by ending the Selective Service registration two years...
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...I never thought I would say this but I think we should reinstate the draft. It has been years since we have wanted or needed a draft, but in view of the United States being attacked on September 11, 2001, I feel our country must be ready and prepared to defend itself. If being prepared means reinstating the draft, a mandatory summons for military service, then I think we should consider this a reasonable proposal. I think the tragic events of September 11 will evoke most people to agree with me. Since September 11 we have seen a surge of patriotism in this country that seemed hidden for many years. I am so glad patriotism was not lost, and I think most Americans would be willing to defend their country in light of this attack. We are a nation and a people who believe in freedom and democracy. It tells other nations who we are and what we stand for. It is these beliefs that lead me to believe that the people of the United States will do anything to preserve our freedom and democracy even if it means reinstating the draft. I want to prove this notion, but am unsure how to accomplish this. I have not read any recent articles in newspapers or magazines that have dealt with this issue. My textbook was not a source either. So I decided to do two things. First, I went to the Internet for any information, articles, discussions, or statements relating to this issue. Second, I decided to conduct an informal poll. This informal poll consisted of male and female respondents with an age span...
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...Would the reinstitution of the draft end the fake adoration of the military members? If there is a draft then they would all have to work for their heroic title. Being in the military is a job, therefore, the word soldier would regain its meaning that has been lost over the years. Not all veterans want to be praised or labeled because doing so separates them from everyone else. Harry Hershey says that the only way to solve problems would be to inducing the draft. The authors Andrew Bacevich, William Deresiewicz, and Clay Bonnyman Evans also have similar views and agree that instating the draft would be helpful. I say to avoid the separation of veterans from society we should reinstitute the draft. The author of “Today’s Soldiers are Proud...
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...States draft, poet Robert Frost remarked, “Pressed into service means pressed out of shape.” Although the United States has replaced a mixed army consisting of draftees and volunteers with an all-volunteer army, the Selective Service System still allows the government to draft suitable men between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five in case of a national emergency (Olson-Raymer, par. 48-50). When the United States invaded Iraq, hundreds of thousands of Americans voluntarily enlisted (par. 55). Despite the abundance of soldiers, military personnel claimed that there was a shortage of soldiers, and a draft would benefit the war effort (Thompson and Zabriskie, par. 7). Fortunately, the draft was not enacted and still remains...
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...DEVRY ENG 112 All Week Discussions IF You Want To Purchase A+ Work then Click The Link Below For Instant Down Load http://www.hwspeed.com/DEVRY-ENG-112-All-Week-Discussions-1113258025.htm?categoryId=-1 IF You Face Any Problem Then E Mail Us At JOHNMATE1122@GMAIL.COM Question week 1 discussion The Brand of You (graded) As discussed in this week’s lecture, the Brand of You is created from the perception you give others through your writing. In creating the brand of you, how do you decide what to tell, how to tell it, and what to leave out? If given the task of introducing your personal brand through writing, what specific characteristics or attributes of yourself would you share? What stories would serve to provide the greatest impact? What memories would be the most telling in introducing who you are? Though we’ll work to answer these questions throughout the week, let's do a concrete exercise to get started: First, in seven words, tell us who you are and what you do. Try to draft a phrase that serves as our introduction to you (see examples below). Place this phrase in the subject line of your response post and then provide us with details to show us how this title represents your personal brand. Using vivid, concrete, descriptive words, share an example, anecdote, or scenario that brings your personal brand to life for your audience and provides an impression of who you are. This example should be written as the content of your actual post and should, at minimum...
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...average age was nineteen. In World War II, the average American soldier was twenty-six years old. At the age of eighteen young men could join or be drafted into the army. At seventeen, with the consent of a guardian, boys could enlist in the Marine Corps. At the beginning of the war, hundreds of seventeen year old marines served in Vietnam. However, in November 1965, the Pentagon ordered that all American troops must be eighteen before being deployed in the war zone. The soldiers sent off to Vietnam can be divided into three categories: one-third draftees, one-third draft-motivated volunteers, and one-third true volunteers. As the war continued, the number of volunteers steadily declined. Almost half of the army troops were draftees, and in the combat units the portion was commonly as high as two-thirds; late in the war it was even higher. These were the majority of the people dying in the war, from 1966 to 1969, the percentage of draftees who died in the war doubled from 21 to 40. Those who could avoid the draft legally through deferments were the upper class, while those in the middle and lower class who didn’t want to fight in the war had to figure out ways to avoid the draft. Because the draft threatened middle and lower class males between the ages of 18 to 35, they united together through protests to oppose the draft by burning draft cards. Draft-card burning was a symbol of protest...
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...Descriptive Paragraph Final Template Step 5: Descriptive Paragraph Final Draft Directions: Turn off the “Track Changes” feature. Copy and paste your edited draft. Select the entire paragraph and choose “Accept Changes” if the document does not automatically make the changes for you. Save the changes to this document; save it as “Descriptive Paragraph Assignment.” Then use the link provided in Blackboard to submit the document to your instructor. The instructor should then be able to see the entire process you took to create your final draft. Loyalty is known as a state of being faithful, devoted, honest, supportive, trustworthy, and obedient to a person , but can be hard to find and cause betrayal. When I think about loyalty, I think of a person who is there for me unconditionally through ups and downs and trials and tribulations. This person is honest with me even when it hurts and supportive of me even when they disagree with me. Loyalty is being faithful. Faithfulness in a relationship is showing that you are reliable, true to your word, and keep your promises. Being trustworthy is showing that you are dependable, loyal, and reliable. When you are working at a retail store as cashier, they will first evaluate you to make sure you are trustworthy enough to handle the cash that goes in and out of the cash register. You show your loyalty by being honest at all times. Honesty is being sincere, frank, and up front. Sincerity is being humble and genuine. In the light...
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...your topic along with your viewpoint) C. Thesis (What are you going to prove/what is your position on the issue? Topic + key points) Ex. The U.S. should have tighter gun control laws because… (a, b, and c) II. Body paragraph A. Main point/argument #1(Reason for supporting this issue-First, ….) B. Evidence (examples/support/claims) C. Quote/source (cite properly) D. Explain quote in your own words and why this is important III. Body paragraph A. Main point/argument #2 (Reason for supporting this issue-Next,...) B. Evidence (examples/support/claims) C. Quote/source D. Explain quote in your own words and why this is important IV. Body paragraph A. Main point/argument #1(Reason for supporting this issue-Third, ….) B. Evidence (examples/support/claims) C. Quote/source (cite properly) D. Explain quote in your own words and why this is important V. Counterargument A. Your response to that argument above (Some people may say...Some people may argue...Others believe...Others hold the opinion that…) B. Counterargument (reread the prompt and answer it clearly) C. My response/solution to the issue or problem VI. Conclusion A. Restate your key points/ideas you presented B. Restate your thesis sentence...
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...should be compulsory for all youth people. Teens shouldn’t have to go and serve two or more years in the military service, for many different kinds of reasons. First, I disagree, I have thought about this for a while, and I disagree with the claim about teens going to the military. I’m a teen myself, and that is not the only reason why I disagree. Teens could go to college right out of high school, and they would have to go to...
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...recurring topic on social media (Ghandnoosh, 2015). Thereby, they have sparked multiple discussions over the methods of mobilization. Some argues that the means the protesters uses are too aggressive. This due to the fact that people go out, stop traffic in some cases destroy property. However, these known facts are not the only way that individuals are currently participating in social issues. Some have...
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...Is America’s opposition to the ICC an unjustifiable justification? Mohamed Kunowah Kiellow From the early nineties up to the present day, international criminal law has made major developments ‘unknown since Nuremberg Tribunal’: norms have been changed, refined or even expanded. Moreover, after the Cold War, institutions have been established and norm-creating judgements passed both domestically and internationally. The setting up of the Yugoslavia and Rwanda Tribunals is an example of such international institutions created. The Pinochet decision is an example of such norm-creating judgements. The adoption of the Rome Statute International Criminal Court, which came into force on 1 July 2002, crystallised all these developments. This day will be a red-letter day in the history of international criminal law. On this day, a permanent international criminal court came into existence. This Court has enjoyed broad and enthusiastic support from governments and non-governmental organisations around the globe. However, not all states were happy about all provisions in the Rome Statute. One major country which refused to ratify this milestone treaty is America; an opposition which many termed as a blow dealt to the effectiveness of the Court. America sees itself as the sole remaining world super power which should be involved in promoting peace all around the world. It is of the conviction that its involvement in peace keeping processes is highly needed if they are to succeed....
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...this being the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Currently, membership of the European Union consists of twenty five states. The last wave of admissions included many former Communist bloc countries such as Poland, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The next scheduled enlargement is in 2007, when Romania and Bulgaria are scheduled to join. After this, the next state scheduled to join is Turkey, which will open negotiations with the EU in October 2005. Potential Turkish membership of the EU is in many ways a paradox. Turkey has for many years had pro-western leanings. Its strategic requirements during the Cold War led Ankara to strongly embrace NATO and rely on the west for its security guarantees. Also, the founder of modern Turkey, Kemal Ataturk founded the state on six profoundly western pillars. These were: firstly, Secularism, which effectively meant removing the direct influence of religious leaders on political decisions and education; secondly, Republicanism, organising the polity as a modern state, as opposed to the Ottoman Empire; thirdly, Populism, not accepting class divisions but making the well being of the people as a central aim of politics; fourthly, Nationalism, establishing a single unified Turkish nation beyond religious or ethic allegiances; fifth, Etatism, meaning securing state influence and the economy; and finally, Reformism, continuous adaptation of the state to new conditions. As Barry Buzan notes, this overall design is still...
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...The argument of whether or not to allow women in combat is not a new issue. Prior to the 1990’s, women were not even allowed to fly combat missions or allowed onto combat ships. In the United States military the term combat is defined as an armed conflict. The definition of combat is important to know because the argument is that women should not be allowed to serve in combat. Women not being allowed to serve in combat is a much different argument then the argument that women should not be allowed in the military. Women perform many important jobs in the United States armed forces and very few people are against women serving in the military. The United States armed forces consist of five branches, the Airforce, Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. Currently women are allowed to serve in all five branches and are being integrated into the combat mission of all five branches. In December of 2010...
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...Knowles, the author uses irony, symbolism, and tragedy to illustrate war and peace and how both of them contradict each other. He shows how much the boys are able to do during the war. They threw a winter carnival and picked apples all because they didn’t have to go into the war until they were eighteen. This helped show how they can have peace during a tough time. The author uses the Winter Carnival to show how the students find their peace at the school. The Winter Carnival was a way for the students to get away from the school and to get away from the war. The author used irony when he said,” what are we supposed to be celebrating? Winter I guess.”(130) The kids were tired of hearing about the war, so this was...
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