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    What is conscription? Conscription was compulsory enlistment for military training and . This process to men who had to leave their friends and family and train and fight in the without a choice. However‚ women were also conscripted for auxiliary services e.g. nursing. This was usually as a result of the lack of in a country’s military. If the men were well and had the ability to fight and train‚ they

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    What Patriotism Means to Me Patriotism means to love and fight for your country. Just like our heroic forefathers I think we should pursue the same dream. Many role models had patriotism. For example‚ Patrick Henry was famous for the quote “Give me liberty or give me death”. He meant that he would risk his life for the freedom of his country. To me I think patriotism means not only being willing to fight for our country‚ but trying to change it. Like Martin Luther King‚ Jr who had one of the biggest

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    An estimate of 70% of couples living in the U.S. Are currently cohabiting. I will be talking about the benefits and disadvantages of cohabiting before getting married. I understand that there are many different thoughts or people that don’t support this idea. Many believe that you should be marry to the person but it’s the 20th century a lot of the old traditions are really not followed as much. For example the marriage should be between a man and woman‚ the cohabitation and many other ones. My opinion

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    eBay first entered the Chinese market in 2002 by acquiring a 33% stake in its local counterpart‚ EachNet‚ followed by a full acquisition a year later in 2003. Critically assess eBay.s choice of market entry strategy for China (use Key Country Matrix)‚ listing both the advantages and disadvantages of its acquisition strategy (use Drivers (YIP) -CAGE Matrix). 30% Assess the potential benefits and risks of eBay.s joint venture with Tom Online (use Global/Local Matrix)eBay first entered the Chinese

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    the criminal justice system altogether. Once I became interested in the criminal justice system‚ I began looking at all the different career options in the field. My grandparents from my father’s side are Joe and Mary Waddell‚ and they were Florida State Troopers. My grandfather passed away a few years ago‚ although‚ my grandmother is still alive. I speak to her regularly over the phone about how my courses are going at Massasoit Community College. Even though I know she’s happy for me‚ I feel as though

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    In 1863‚ seeing the confederates oncoming to the North‚ The Congress decided to recruit more people to the army. Consequently‚ the Conscription Act led to the riots in New York City during 11-16 July 1963 that is known in history as the Draft Week. In fact‚ the uprising was a rebellion of the Irish immigrants against the black inhabitants of New York‚ which finally became one of the most destructive riots in the history of the city. Iver Bernstein‚ the researcher of the draft riots‚ claims: “The

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    Weak and failing states need the international communities’ attention because it acts as an important problem for international order. These failing states create danger for the international community because they can breed terrorism‚ create regional chaos‚ increase crime‚ diseases and environmental catastrophe (Mazarr 2014‚ 113). Successful conflict management can allow failing states to change for the good. To reconstruct weak states many different diplomatic components of conflict management

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    A professional army versus conscription A professional army and universal conscription are the two major types of military service practised in the world. Evidently‚ both of them have their own benefits‚ but I presume that a conscript army is more efficient. On the one hand‚ in wartime mercenaries are far less motivated than conscripts. While the former have only their own material welfare at heart‚ the latter are guided by a stronger incentive‚ which is patriotic sentiment. Having

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    Conscription‚ involuntary labor demanded by an established authority (Brown). Is it socially correct to force someone into military service‚ or should everyone be given a choice on what they want to do with their lives? Well in 1917‚ the Prime Minister of Canada‚ Sir Robert Borden‚ had promised Canadians that he would not introduce overseas conscription to citizens at any cost (Bain). Nevertheless in May 1917‚ Borden took back his promise and introduced the Military Services Act (Le Canada- A People’s

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    The topic I have chosen for this assignment is the Conscription debate‚ 1916. The good point was how the Catholic Church opposed conscription as a reasonable concern for the welfare of their Church. This is depicted in my artwork in the top part of the eye‚ where two hands are pointing‚ representing a community. They represent the church and their desire for equality among all human beings‚ including soldiers and their families. I chose white for the background because it represents goodness in

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