World War I was one of the worst battles in the world’s history. It was fought from 1914 to 1918 which involved several allied forces trying to stop Germany and its allies from trying to dominate all of Europe. On August 4‚ 1914‚ Britain declared war on Germany and its allies because of the infringement they made on The Treaty of London of 1839. Legally being a member of the British Empire‚ Canada was involuntarily sent to war when Britain joined to fight. Canada helped immensely in the war but overall
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problem or situation does not bother them. Detachment is often use in war and it helps a bit. The soldiers learn to self-anesthetize to not feel (Scurfield). When I say not feel‚ I mean not feel emotions. The reason for doing this is because when a friend or another soldier dies‚ they do not want their emotions to get the best of them. The negative about detachment is that the soldiers get so used to doing this that they go home and still begin to use detachment (Scurfield). They cannot feel the normal
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emotional response from their readers. Poetry was extremely popular during wartimes as people got to express how they felt about war through words. ‘The soldier’ by Rupert Brooke and ‘Beach Burial’ by Kenneth Slessor are both poem written during wartime and both contain contrasting ideas about war. These two poems are particularly useful to study as they show us how the attitude towards war has changes for individuals through a wide range of vivid poetry techniques. “The Soldier” by Brooke is written
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was my first time away from home and family. I was five years old at the time and I was staying at my granny’s house. The daytime was always great with Granny. We would run around the garden and play with the dog. In the summer we would listen to the lone cow’s moo in the field. When we heard it we would fall to the ground laughing in the bright‚ dazzling sun. I had never slept at Granny’s house before but I did always stay for tea. There was always a smell coming from Granny’s marvellous kitchen
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keep us all safe from her the captain had to let her off in the middle of the sea! It was very unexpected but I stayed tough with my lucky Irish blood and made it here. I do miss Ireland very much and wish I could be back there but I know if I want to get rich I have to push myself. How has it been at home so far Patrick? I know my family is happy that we were able to escape from the famine. I hope that the potatoes start to grow because I would love to hear good news from you very soon.
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the freedom. When the Civil War started over on the South morals were different from the North. African-American males wanted to be part of the war between the North(Union) and South (Confederates). Black males volunteer to be in the military‚ but they were having a hard time to sign up for the military because of their ethnicity and their color. By Examining the treatment of African-American military members it is clear that they deserved equality during the Civil War. African-Americans were
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“The British are coming the British are coming” Paul Revere said this famous quote. This report is going to be about the life of Paul Revere and his famous ride. Paul Revere was born on January 1‚ 1735‚ Boston MA. During Paul Revere’s young childhood he had eleven siblings. He was the second oldest child and the eldest surviving son. He attended the North Writing School‚ he started attending the school at age 7. By the age of 13 Paul had graduated from the North Writing School. After he graduated
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They leave their homes to fight and make the world a better place‚ but come home completely different. They are war heroes who cannot seem to adjust to everyday life‚ so they see a doctor. Once evaluated‚ they are given a name with a lot of technical jargon to follow. However‚ no soldier is told what it is‚ does‚ or how it will change their life forever. It has gone by many names: Shellshock‚ Battle Exhaustion‚ Aftershock‚ Post-Vietnam Syndrome‚ and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Post Traumatic
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Introduction The following paper will specifically address how children are being forced into serving as soldiers‚ what they do as soldiers‚ and how citizens are trying to put an end to it. The children of Uganda are being kidnapped from their families to become soldiers and sex slaves by the Lord’s Resistance Army. The paper will help to explain when‚ where‚ how‚ and why Joseph Kony is stealing children from their families in Uganda. It will also explore what the children do as they serve Kony and the Lord’s
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Fear of becoming a Child Soldier If a child goes missing in the United States‚ the police are notified and then issue an Amber Alert. Radio stations begin broadcasting descriptions‚ while TV stations flash pictures of the abducted. Billboards along roads flash important information regarding the abduction. The police move out with helicopters and cars‚ and the Army National Guard may even be called in. Everything is put into operation to bring a child home to its family. At the same
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