The use of child soldiers has been an issue since World War II. In discussions about the use of child soldiers‚ one controversial issue has been whether these child soldier should be granted amnesty or be prosecuted. On one hand‚ it is argued that child soldier should be prosecuted for their “crimes”. On the other hand‚ it’s argued that child soldiers should be granted amnesty. Child soldiers should be granted amnesty because they were forced to kill due to coercion‚ they were drugged and brainwashed
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Child Soldiers By: Morgan H Have you ever held a gun‚ did it feel wrong or uncomfortable‚ well there are some kids that use one everyday‚ but are they using it on the right thing?. Child soldiers are kids as little as 8 years goes and fight for their country because they think they are doing the right thing. Child soldiers should not be a thing because they are just kids they don’t deserve to be killed when their life is just starting‚ they deserve to have a clean slate‚ they shouldn’t
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Should Child Soldiers be given Amnesty? Imagine this‚ a war medic is trying to save as many people as they can. They are not trying to make one side win rather than the other‚ all the medic wants is to keep people from dieing. They go from person to person healing them‚ then all of a sudden‚ a child runs out. The medic urges the child to get back to safety‚ he runs away leaving only two things 1. a curious medic 2. a grenade that will explode in 3...2...1. The medic now needs a medic. What should
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Do Child Soldiers Deserve Amnesty? Child soldiers are used all around the world‚ and are being abused‚ and forced to commit horrible acts just to survive. With these children under the age of 18 being taken or literally forced into becoming a soldier in the ranks of drug addicts and murderers‚ it is clear these children aren’t acting or thinking like they would be had they never been involved in warfare. These children‚ whether or not they have ever committed an crime against humanity‚ deserve
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Child soldiering is a global problem. Worldwide‚ there are about 300‚000 child soldiers‚ most of them taken from their homes‚ forced to take drugs‚ and then told to shoot people for their superior’s amusement. Not only this but they are tortured‚ and treated like slaves for the rest of their lives. Even if they try to escape they will most likely be shot‚ but if they do end up escaping they will just end up being taken by someone else. Child soldiers deserve amnesty because‚ they are taken from their
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Should child soldiers be given Amnesty? Child soldiers were young innocent adolescents who were abducted‚ as well as being trained to be dangerous children with dangerous killer instincts. But just because these child combatants have these killer instincts‚ that doesn’t mean that they shouldn’t be given amnesty‚ because they do. Child soldiers have come from a very emotional background. They’ve been through so much‚ it’s unbelievable how much they’ve been through. Child soldiers used to be innocent
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Child Soldiers in Sierra Leon: An Annotated Bibliography Masland‚ Tom (2002) We Beat and Killed People. Newsweek‚ 139 (Issue 19) 24-29. This article was about four former child soldiers in the Sierra Leon civil war that were interviewed by Newsweek. They each relive the horrors of their prior lives during the war and give us a walkthrough of just how savage these young boys were living at the time. The interview topics range from before the war‚ being forced into service‚ drug factors‚ atrocities
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Nations along with other human rights groups‚ a child soldier is considered a child who is 18 years or younger fighting on the front line (Child Recruitment pg.1). Child soldiers are found all over the world except for North America. If these children ever get out of war‚ some may have to get prosecuted for the things they did while completely brainwashed. That is unfair considering most were forced into this terrible matter. Once the child soldiers get out of the situation they are in‚ they should
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English Essay ‘The Soldier’ by Rupert Brooke And ‘Asleep’ by Wilfred Owen Pg.1 These two poems show the difference of how death in the war could be written in many ways. The poets used a variety of language techniques and also the imagery being extracted by the reader. This will also help me to shape my understanding of war and hopefully lead to a change of perspective for people. Both poets have used a wide range of language techniques in both of their poems. One of the techniques used is
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The soldier IF I should die‚ think only this of me: That there’s some corner of a foreign field That is forever England. There shall be In that rich earth a richer dust concealed; A dust whom England bore‚ shaped‚ made aware‚ Gave‚ once‚ her flowers to love‚ her ways to roam‚ A body of England’s‚ breathing English air‚ Washed by the rivers‚ blest by the suns of home. And think‚ this heart‚ all evil shed away‚ A pulse in the eternal mind‚ no less Gives somewhere
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