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    upset with the military draft policies, even during previous wars there was some debate about the rules. The WWII draft had caused nearly the majority of men that were of age to be sent overseas. Women had to be sent to work leaving families at home and taking over the role of the men. Women were practicing hard labor, putting together planes, weapons, and ammunition; children were even helping. The draft has positive and negative sides, which are constantly being debated by men and women alike.…

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    Military Women Roles

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    Women have been serving in the armed forces since before the Vietnam War; however, they have not always been recognized. Most men considered women to be invisible and incapable of doing a man’s job. In recent history, presidents and other officials have referred to our “boys in uniform” without giving servicewomen their deserved credit. In the article, “The Female Shape of the All-Volunteer Force” Elizabeth Hillman discusses the vital roles servicewomen played in the United States military.…

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    It has been said that America is the land of the free and the home of the brave, but really America isn’t free if young men and women have to serve a mandatory service in the military. If a young man or woman wants to fight and die for our country on the front lines of war, that it should be their decision to make. First reason, young people in this country have so much more to live for. It is a proven fact that 17.68% of the young people that go into war die. It is also a proven fact that…

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    people agree that nations and countries can become civilized by education. 1C- Literacy and education have a strong connection with the map of Warlords, Gang lords, & Militias. Countries. Strong education leads to a low presence of gang lords and warlords, the map shows us that countries with around 35% and above of adult literacy for its people will most likely have sort of presence of gangs in its region. And it makes sense people argue that education will make the country more organized and…

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    Women in Combat In the United States, equality is strived for, but what happens when equality becomes more of a political standard that bleeds into the aspect of American society that is rightfully separated from their civilian counterparts for the greater good? What might be right for the American civilian may be devastating for the American warfighter. For instance, it is debated that women shouldn’t be present in combat. For women outside the military, it was acclaimed as a step toward true…

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    American) "I 'm not going to quit. Why should I quit? This country is worth fighting for." Hillary Clinton said the thing that is always on many Americans ' minds. We are always complaining about the country not being the way that they want it to be, but maybe if we become true Americans, the country will be strengthened automatically. Maybe if we do all that we can to be the best version of an American possible, the country will become as strong as it can possibly be. Being an American…

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    Gender roles, gender stereotypes, and gender norm are very similar to each other in the ways that men and women are seen and portrayed in the world but they each represent the differences between males, and females, and boys, and girls. In today's world we see a lot of gender stereotypes used in commercials, TV shows, movies, and plays that involve acting. Research suggest that gender stereotyping has shown up so much in television, and other things is because the typical gender stereotypes are…

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    Armistice Day

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    people .My hope for our country in the future is to have less crime, keep everyone safe, and have pride in our nation. One hope I have for the future is to see less crime. Veterans have fought for our safety from other countries. Other countries have attacked us. But it is our U.S soldiers who protect us everyday whether they are on the base in the sky, underwater, at sea, and on the ground they are still defending us from terrorist attacks and crime . One way that our military protects us…

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    Treaty of Versailles and the Axis countries interest in expanding their territories. The dimensions of this conflict generate that more countries joined the war, for these reasons, countries such as China or the Sovietic Union became part of the Allies, since they were being attack by the Axis group. However, some countries that were not been directly attacked started to consider their participation, which is the case for the United States.…

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    Combat Leadership Women currently make up more than 14% of the 1.4 million active military personnel but were not allowed to serve in over 230,000 combat positions; despite that they have increasingly served at the front lines (Goudreau, 2013). In 2013, the U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta decided to allow women to serve in military combat roles, reversing a 1994 policy that excluded women from serving in combat units. This ensures that the best person is in a leadership position regardless…

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