Security Council Child Soldiers United States King High School Background Thousands of children are serving as soldiers in armed conflicts around the world. Boys and girls serve in government forces and armed opposition groups. They may fight as front-line combatants‚ suicide bombers‚ mine sweepers‚ sex slaves‚ and spies.Many are abducted or recruited by force‚ while others join voluntarily‚ believing that armed groups offer their best chance for survival. We are working to prevent the
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An epidemic in the world today is child soldiers. The problem with this is that they are far too young to be in war. People are debating back and forth on whether child soldiers should be forgiven for their war crimes. In certain cases the children should be given amnesty but not in all cases. The children should be given amnesty if they are forced into army‚ if they did not know any better‚ and if they were in a very tough situation. However‚ I can see why some people think they should not be granted
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Professor mike March 02‚ 2010 3 Reason People become a Soldier There are three reasons why people want to become a soldier. First of all‚ People want to have good salaries and good benefits. Salary is based on the soldiers rank and how many of years the soldier has been in the service. As for benefits‚ soldiers are rewarded by having free medical‚ life insurance‚ free dental and free schooling. On top of that‚ soldiers has also have the privilege to go to the Navy Exchange and
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war‚ death‚ and violence are as ordinary as going to school. Most of these children are child soldiers. The act of using child soldiers in armed combat
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Soldiers: The Unsung Heroes Good morning/Good afternoon everyone‚ Well I have always believed in the notion of praising those who stopped wars and not those who fought them‚ but even that non-violent‚ humanitarian self in me cannot overlook the reason as to why we go to bed every night under the safe blanket of security and freedom. It is provided by none other than our own countrymen‚ toiling day in and day out sleeplessly‚ standing posts. Thanks to the power-hungry‚ we are unfortunately forced
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Scott Johnson 04/14/09 HIST. 1700 Term Project Film Analysis/Review WE WERE SOLDIERS It’s a known fact that that the Vietnam War was fought by young American soldiers that bled and died next to one another in the jungles of Vietnam. With many wins and loses throughout the war there were over 58‚000 American casualties by wars end. The movie‚ “We Were Soldiers” focuses on the role of the United State’s 7th Calvary Regiment in the Battle of Ia Drang‚ which was the first large-unit battle
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the full extent. In Africa there are wars going on involving child soldiers who are in real fighting with real guns shooting real people it is not a game. The people in Africa are horrified by this practice and the wars. Consequently the practice of child soldiers is wrong and cruel and needs to end. This is supported by the fact that the child soldiers are going to be traumatized. It is also supported because the child soldiers will be damaged
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When wars start soldiers are needed. Some people consider soldiers to be criminals because they kill people‚ but what if that soldier was a child? In many countries when wars start not only the adults are affected‚ but also the children. In many situations the child’s family is killed by soldiers on the other side. Children often volunteer to join the fighting and become child soldiers. Would that make them criminals or victims? I think that child soldiers are victims of war not war criminals they
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General Information about Child Soldiers The numbers of child soldiers are continually variable given the growth of diverse armed conflicts. The number of children under the age of 18 who have been forced or induced to take up arms as child soldiers is commonly thought to be around of 300‚000. Non-governmental military organizations tend to recruit soldiers under the age of 15.Governmental armed forces‚ on the other hand‚ are more likely to recruit soldiers under the age of 18. From what is
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Child Soldiers Child soldiers should be identified as victims not predators. Young children play a huge part in life and death situations around the world.The children face injury and death many are sexually abused. Those who do survive are traumatized emotionally from their experience. Child soldiers should not be prosecuted because many do not choose to volunteer so the outcome is death or abduction. Children can be easily manipulated and intimidated‚ child soldiers are often not given a say
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