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    to do in every kind of situation we faced. They appreciate our effort‚ encourage us to reach the target‚ and most of all‚ they were there for us. We were pushed to our maximum in this course‚ with pressure and target. We have to have integrity and determination. Our mission was to paddle 24 km. I never thought that I could do it‚ but I did it and it feels awesome! Even though there were lots of obstacles‚ like weather‚ the current‚ the waves‚ and the wind‚ we still made it. From this journey

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    this turned out to be desrtuctive to Hearst and Welles.That what was called "The Battle over Citizen Kane"‚ Charles Foster Kane was the characater of all the contreversy is all about. Another theme that the film adresses is wealth and power. Here we will be able to see the profound acting and filming script that is used in this film.Citizen Kane stresses in the fact that money alone don’t bring happiness and joy to it’s owener‚ it just expresses his taste and preferences for materialistic thing

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    combat.. killing people; perhaps even your own family. Well that’s just a glimpse at what it’s like to become a child soldier. Former child soldier‚ Ishmael Beah says he ‘sometimes feels that living in New York City‚ having a good family and friends‚ and just being alive is a dream‚ that perhaps this second life of mine isn’t really happening.’ (Beah) But what are child soldiers you might ask? They are any children under the age of 18‚ recruited by an armed

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    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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    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3669019/Wilfred-Owen-The-soldiers-poet.html feature article Jeremy Paxman explores the context and importance of the famous historical figure Wilfred Owen‚ known for basing his poetry on the horrific reality of war compared to the public view on war and soldiers. Paxman talks about the hardships faced by Owen‚ through his character and changes‚ to the experiences he faced throughout. The famous “war poet” Wilfred Owen was especially known for poetry

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    children where taken from you to become a child soldier‚ well in Somalia children have been taken to become child soldiers. They are getting prosecuted for it as well‚ child soldiers should not be prosecuted for this. Theses child soldiers are being forced to fight against their will. Ishmael Beth was a child soldier in a news report on CBS News and he said that they were drugged. Also a gun was held up to there held every second this went on. The children were also drug or sold out of their homes and

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    nonetheless‚ children recruited as soldiers are expected to commit heinous acts such as killing (Humanium). Anyone under the age of eighteen participating in combat or military acts is considered a child soldier. Children around the world are being exploited and forced against their will to defend their countries as child soldiers; however‚ countries such as Britain and the United States provide hope for many through children’s rights laws and programs like Child Soldiers International. There are many

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    Children of War; Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone “I still dream about the boy from my village who I killed. I see him in my dreams‚ and he is talking to me‚ saying I killed him for nothing‚ and I am crying” (Sierra Leone Rebels Forcefully Recruit Child Soldiers; 1). These are the words of a sixteen year old demobilized child soldier‚ forced to join an armed rebel group in Sierra Leone. Around the world there are over 250‚000 youth being forced to become child soldiers; they are taught to be cruel

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    get a job‚ to get away from the drought and some people even had war fever. On the other hand‚ some people went because they felt like it was the right thing to do and because everyone else was doing it. A lot of time people think only about the soldiers that went to war and forget about the women who also enlisted as nurses and did other important jobs. England was like home to the Australian’s but is that really why they went to war‚ when it comes down to it this is only a small reason as to why

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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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