Justice systems are struggling to determine whether child soldiers should be treated as victims or predators. Some say if a child soldier is considered too young to fight then‚ he or she should be too young to be held criminally responsible for serious violations. Child soldiers lack the mental maturity to fully understand the implications of their actions. Young children play an active part in conflicts around the world. The children face injury and death many are sexually abused. Those who do
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more than 250‚000 child soldiers deployed in active combat today. Six million child soldiers have become disabled or displaced‚ and two million have been killed. Armed conflict imposes huge hardship on young people living in war zones. This is a problem that still exists in todays society. Most child soldiers are between the ages of fourteen and eighteen years old‚ although children as young as seven have been used as child soldiers. Almost all areas that utilize child soldiers are areas that are in
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General Macarthur’s Diary Day 4992‚ Afternoon Good Afternoon‚ friend‚ Finally on my journey to Soldier Island now. Everything is refreshing and relaxing except for this damn old train I am currently in‚ shaky like a rocking chair and slow as a tortoise . For God sake‚ my destination is really no distance at all as the crow flies‚ I wish I could get off now and start travelling on foot. It had been 30 years since I had a proper chat with them‚ my old crony mates. I wonder who exactly is coming
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Can you imagine what must have gone through the minds of the young soldiers who fought in Hitler’s army as Russia began its overpowering resistance of the Nazi from Russian soil? I couldn’t until I read Soldier X. Young Soldier X also known as Erik finds himself alone but alive in a long deep trench. Although he is a German citizen he speaks Russian and has Russian ancestry. Aware that the German war front is crumbling in Russia he continues to obey military instructions with the idea that he must
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The reality for many child soldiers is that even after their time in the military ends‚ there are lasting affects that continue even after their time participating in the war is over. These former child soldiers may face psychological issues‚ ranging from depression‚ anxiety‚ post-traumatic stress disorder‚ as well as many other mental health issues. They may also suffer with social issues. They may not be accepted back into their families or communities‚ as they may be branded as a traitor‚ dangerous
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The Diary of Anne Frank: Summative Assessment Imagine crying little children. Imagine having to run away‚ leaving everything behind. Imagine shooting and bombings everywhere. There are many intolerant things that have happened in the past and are still happening today. Intolerance is the act of refusal to tolerate or respect people or person of a different social group. For example‚ the holocaust. Many things during the holocaust were intolerable. Many people were killed just because they believed
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forced to kill others for whole years of your life‚ seeing the people bleed out each and every time as they struggle to hold onto life.This is what child soldiers are put through almost every day. In some parts of the world‚ such as Sierra Leone. There is tremendous disputes over child soldiers. Everyday hundreds if not thousands of child soldiers are drugged‚ abused‚ and brainwashed to kill others in the battlefields of Sierra Leone and countries alike. Now after all this‚ these children are being
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Soldiers from all the different periods of time have faced the hardships of war. In history‚ there have been millions of troops. One of the soldiers to compare is Odysseus from Homer’s “The Odyssey. The other are soldiers from the second world war. In Homer’s The Odyssey‚ Odysseus experiences are similar to those of modern soldiers returning from war‚ such as the deaths of their fellow soldiers‚ the amount of time for which they left‚ and the ill treatment they faced when returning home. All soldiers
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“In the last ten years‚ two million child soldiers have been killed‚ more than one million orphaned‚ more than six million left injured or permanently disabled‚ and more than 10 million diagnosed with psychological trauma” (Invisible Children). But that is only the beginning of this problem and it could get worse. Many young children find themselves in the army for various reasons. They commit many acts that are deemed as crimes. Some people think that they should be pardoned and some think otherwise
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Anne Frank a young Jewish girl‚ who was well known for her crazy and horrible stories she wrote in her diary. Her and her family lived in hiding their whole life‚ they lived in an attic with another family. They lived in a time where Hitler was the dictator of germany and he did not want any Jews there. Nazis were always on the lookout for any Jews and they would send them to concentration camps. This is what happened to Anne’s family and sent them to a camp where they would all die‚ except her father
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