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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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    the village burned down‚ and it was all at the hands of children. Child soldiers have been in existence for years. People believe that child soldiers should be punished for their crimes and put into jail‚ but why? Why would you put a little one in jail when they were told what they were doing was right? These minors have not been given the proper chance to live a life to the fullest of their potential. Although child soldiers have been programmed since birth‚ to be fair that just means they are more

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    couple of pills. You do what you were told and take the pills. The next thing you know...you just shot‚ and killed‚ the rest of your family. This is the life of a child soldier. History shows us that the issue with children soldiers is not new. Since the 1980’s‚ Liberia‚ Uganda‚ and Renamo Forces have had over 13‚900 children soldiers. All over the world today‚ there are still‚ approximately

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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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    On November 11‚ 1921‚ the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was established in order to remember the men and women and at least give credit to the people who fought for our country but couldn’t identify them. I should be chosen for the wreath laying at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier because I want to show them my absolute sincerest gratitude towards them. There are no words to explain how much obligation I have for all the soldiers who have fought for my freedom. This is important to me because I would

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    Assembly QUESTION OF: Child Soldiers: demobilization‚ rehabilitation and reintegration SUBMITTED BY: Amnesty International CO-SUBMITTED BY: The Democratic Republic of the Philippines‚ Republic of South Africa and Republic of Angola THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY‚ Aware that the Coalition’s estimates over 8‚000 children were still fighting in 2005 in the nations of Côte d’Ivoire‚ Liberia‚ Sierra Leone and Guinea‚ Fully Alarmed that there are over 300‚000 child soldiers currently serving in the East

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    Have you ever ran from someone who was trying to kill you while running through the jungle to escape and get freedom. This is the life of a child soldier. “Nearly 20000 of Uganda’s abducted children” (Hope for Uganda’s Child soldiers). The issue of child soldiers came to worldwide attention when a 14 year old child soldier was executed in 1999. Child soldiers is a very big debate now. The two sides are they are victims and they are perpetrators. I think that they are victims. They are victims for these

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    be an AGR Soldier entrusted with the readiness and welfare of the Soldiers in this unit. I believe it’s an honor to hold this position and that it comes with a great deal of responsibility. I am sharing my leadership philosophy and vision so you can better understand my values and expectations. My intent is for our full time staff to work together as a cohesive team in order to achieve amazing results. For any leadership philosophy to work it must be lived daily.The TPU Soldiers see us

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    about a platoon of American soldiers in Vietnam. The author‚ Tim O’Brien had served with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. In the story he described the vast differences in what each soldier carried and how they viewed life and death. It is unclear if the characters in the story oppose or support the war so it carries an un-biased point of view. In the letter In Search of the Enemy of Man the monks viewed death very differently than the American soldiers in The Things they Carried.

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