Children take the place of adult soldiers killed in war. ... They become child soldiers when they are separated from their families. ... After war, the general health of the children declines, since they do not have good nutrition, clean water and access to healthcare. ... Learning enables the children to use knowledge for positive good and helps them to transform from the violent children they were taught to be during the wars (Every surviving war child has two stories: one from the war and one from its aftermath). ... As a whole, the effects of war on child soldiers are longstanding. ...

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Even if a soldier did get close to other soldiers, they had to go through the pain of losing them if they died. So if the soldier only worried about himself, then he would not have feelings for other soldiers. ... Generally there are basic motivators that keep the soldier actively fighting with unit pride, small group bonding and a strong belief that this was the good fight, and that the fight would be won, were not present in Vietnam (Goodwin 1989). ... That was hard, because all the nurses wanted to see every soldier make it back home alive. Overall the relationship between the male sold...

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"Soldier's Home" is a prime example of this art of echo and indirection. ... An incestuous relationship between brother and sister is suggested in Hemingway's later, posthumously published work "The Last Good Country" and its related manuscripts. But here, in "Soldier's Home," there is no hint of incest. The brother-sister relationship remains a simple form of love in "Soldier's Home. ... Ernest Hemingway has abundantly used symbolism and ironies throughout "Soldier's home". ...

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His daughter is engaged to Galiotso and Benito is happy because he was good friends with his father. ... There was a meeting with The Grand Council to have Mussolini step down and give Italy to the allies before all the Italian soldiers are killed. ...

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Also once when soldiers were on the stage background was again blue but the front lights of the stage colored soldiers in red, showing us that they are good and that the people in their background who were leading them are actually bad. This way lightening effects of blue and red showed me that soldiers were good guys and mostly innocent for things that happened, and that the blamed or a bad was a US government. ... Sounds that were following soldiers were scary, and always when hearing those kinds of sounds I was expecting soldiers to come on stage and background to change in blue. ... Amer...

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The great Mahatma Gandhi once said, "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.... This is a good example of nationalism because the Serbs want to express pride in their culture and return to the rule under their natives, and join fellow Serbians. ... Many soldiers wanted to express their nationalism in any way possible. ... Another negative impact on soldiers during the war was symptoms of PTSD. ... The Countries that fought in World War I thought they were fighting for their own good throughout the war. ...

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Before World War one the perfect war tactics were cavalry charge with foot soldiers following. ... Soldiers had to wade through knee deep in mud for days. ... These bombardments were not anything good either. ... This even effected soldiers years after the war was over. ... This meant that the soldiers would go underground, and when the bombing stopped they would step out as they knew the soldiers were coming, and because the soldiers walked across "no man's land" this gave the German's enough time to ready their weapons. ...

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A good leader should affected the war in such the way he/she wants with great leadership skills, making good decisions, and determined the outcome of the war. ... No one loved war or being able to command his/her soldiers as Patton did. ... He had good vision, and clear sense of direction. ... They should trust their soldiers just like their soldiers trusted him. ... He always put up a good fight and takes the offense. ...

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This paints a picture of how the war is damaging these young men, and that the stereotype of soldiers being sturdy and in good shape is untrue. This contrast is further displayed as Owen describes the soldiers as "drunk with fatigue". This describes how the soldiers are so tired that they are almost intoxicated with exhaustion, showing how the war is damaging the soldiers not only physically, but also mentally. ... This startles the reader and shows how suddenly the soldiers lives can be put at risk. ... The horrific conditions are then detailed further as Owen speaks of the death of a soldie...

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Slowly, American soldiers along with South Korean soldiers were forced backwards, further and further into South Korea. ... These crimes shocked UN soldiers, realizing that the N. ... Sightings of Chinese soldiers became more and more frequent, and Chinese POWs were taken. ... Conditions were harsh with windchill down to -40 degrees, and their lack of good clothes caused morale to sink lower and lower. ... Inspired by his victory, Mao decides to take offensive and push all western forces out of Korea for good. ...

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All Quiet on the Western Front is a book about the life of a soldier during World War I. It focuses on a young German soldier by the name of Paul Baumer and the changes and struggles he faces throughout the war. ... The book starts off where the German soldiers are resting right after they had just fought a battle. Paul talks about how they had all lined up for breakfast and that the cook had only prepared for about 80 of the soldiers. ... Paul had become fairly good friends with this forty-year-old soldier who goes by the name Kat. ...

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Regardless, soldiers are trained to battle, and that is what they do. ... Cross also plans to make his men "get their shit together, and keep it together, and maintain it neatly and in good working order. ... The soldiers lose purpose and motivation. ... Although good intentions existed at the beginning, the war is continued because of American pride. American citizens do not want the war and neither do the soldiers. ...

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Remarque is accurately able to portray the many stresses soldiers go through because he was actually a soldier himself, and was wounded in World War 1. ... After the war the soldiers usually never recovered from the war. ... The story is told by Paul Baumer, a German soldier during World War I. ... Good leaders act in the best interest of their people and I believe that we are fortunate to have great leaders who keep all of our freedoms as their first priority. Without good leaders ...

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Gandhi once commented, "I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary, the evil it does is permanent.... When looking closely at the events of World War I, it becomes clear that the soldiers support Gandhi's argument about violence. Prior to the war, soldiers and countries believed that entering the war was a good idea based on nationalism through propaganda and peer pressure, but both in the short and long term, the actual consequences include not only the loss of innocence of the soldiers but also the catalyst that propelled the nations into th...

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Remarque was a soldier during the first World War and actually had a stint on the front at one time. ... This is a very common misconception that Remarque attempts to rid the reader of very early when in the first chapter, Pauls good friend Kemmerich has his leg amputated from a bullet and then dies a painfully slow death with Paul at his side. ... The War has made the soldiers seem to not care when they see other soldiers limbs shot off, half-bodies lying around right next to them, an occurrence that would make any normal human cringe at the sight of it. ... Also, the gear that the soldier...

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The United States lost approximately 405,500 soldiers, and Italy lost 262,500 soldiers.(Encarta) Yet the soldiers killed in this war went to fight, while the 6,000,000 plus Jews that were rounded up, shipped like cattle, tortured and killed, were not soldiers or criminals of any kind. ... As if this were not a dark enough chapter in world history, the soldiers responsible for the deaths of so many innocent lives were, in there minds, acting as good Christians. ... In this instance, one fanatic managed to sway others into believing his radical twist on religious history, and to instill such ...

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First, the young soldiers in World War I were a lost generation. ... He and the other soldiers were forced to become ruthless killers in order to survive. ... The war took a heavy toll on the soldiers who fought in it. the terror of death infested the minds of the soldiers until they broke down. ... Lastly, the French girls remark is true in that the soldiers lost touch with their friends and families. ...

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I would've been good at it, too. ... The sexual exploits of the soldiers in war are legendary and the condoms were almost a necessity. ... From the narration he gives, American soldiers died in the Vietnam War and left behind the things that mattered to them. ... Many people died in the war and brought grief to the nation for the demise of a large number of soldiers. ... In 'Ghost Soldiers,' O'Brien recalls that he was shot twice in Vietnam and managed to cheat death. ...

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These soldiers were fed up with the war because of all the burdens it put on each soldier. ... One soldier stated that soldiers seemed "pathetic" and not like warriors at all. ... Soldiers did not know how to cope with these things. ... Mental stress that impacted a soldier's psychological stability was another factor setting American soldiers up for combat exhaustion. ... Soldier Harry L. ...

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Truman had many good reasons of dropping the atomic bomb. ... Also the American soldiers were going through very harsh treatment by the Japanese. ... In the end the war was over and with loss of many soldiers the number who lived is greater. ... Truman had many good reasons of dropping the atomic bomb. ... Also the American soldiers were going through very harsh treatment by the Japanese. ...

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A French soldier jumped in, and Paul stabbed him instinctively. ... But it was too late; the French soldier was dying. In order to lighten the guilt, Paul told the French soldier he would tell his family what was happened on him. ... This indicated that the victims of the war are not the countries, not the leaders of the war, but the soldiers and only the soldiers in the war. ... He felt sorry for every soldier in the war, he knew the reason why they became enemies was because their different nationalities, he had very good relationships with his friends, when his friends wounded, he console...

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Linden was a lawyer and his family belonged to the German upper class, however, "as far as everyone in Upper Street ham was concerned, the only good German was a dead one" (Pg. 137). ... Tarrant fell from the good graces of many and became ignored, despised and shunned by many villagers. ... In the past wars, soldiers would charge and attempted to break through enemy lines on horseback. ... Many corpses of soldiers were "stacked like lumber or buried in mud to keep from smelling" (Pg. 316). ... Most war songs were not composed by professional musicians, but created by soldiers. ...

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In attempts to do that the Commission more or less declared war on "working-class" women to prevent them from having sexual relationships with soldiers." ... They told the soldiers and the civilians what movies they could watch, and what activities they could participate in. They were determined to make the soldiers of World War I good, decent and respectful citizens. ... " Not only was there no effort by the CTCA to organize recreation for the African American soldiers, but the soldiers were also excluded from activities to which the surely wanted an invitation." ... Even if the cause o...

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I think this poem is very patriotic and though many consider it too romantic compared to the gruesome works of some World War 1 poets such as Wilfred Owen, it gives a very good image of young men's attitudes when entering the world before they had been hardened by the experience of war. ... In "Dulce et decorum Est pro patria mori" describes a soldier dying of poison gas. In the first two lines it describes soldiers who are tired, trudging back home with heavy backpacks. ... The third line down describes the soldier the poem is about, that he is stumbling trying to get his helmet on. ...

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Consequently, trench warfare affected Australian soldiers in many different ways. ... While the design and network of the trenches was a reasonably good tactic, the reality of living in the trenches was a completely different story. ... Weil's disease was one carried by rats that entered the body of soldiers through open cuts and sores. ... Lice were also a problem in the trenches as they would lay their eggs in the soldiers clothes, and because the soldiers were unable to wash or clean their clothes, the eggs would hatch and bite the soldiers and often cause infections and fevers and ...

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