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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"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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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During war, soldiers fight because of their fear of death, causing their survival instinct to take over. ... Meanwhile, on the inside, the soldiers crushed innocence leads them to fight for survival. ... Soldiers are misled constantly about what they are fighting for. Many soldiers join the military wanting to fight for their country and glory. ... After all, it may feel good at first to contribute to one's country out of honor and duty, however, ultimately what is it good for to fight if it just causes them to become distressed and hopeless like in "the lost generation....

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The soldiers who went there were lost and out of place. ... " Davis forces us to ask ourselves if anything good came out of sending our soldiers into Vietnam. ... All the soldiers can do is pour water on their melting flesh. ... When the Vietnam War was finally over, American soldiers were rudely welcomed home. ... The civilians understood that we had no business invading Vietnam, and the soldiers certainly did. ...

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The Australians lost over 2000 soldiers, either killed, missing or presumed dead. ... Eventually a enormous amount of dejected British and Australian troops were marched across Singapore Island to Changi, carrying whatever good and personal gear they could manage. ... The Australian soldiers that had become Prisoners of war had the highest survival rate compared with the proportion of soldiers that were victimised. ... If one soldier was sick, the other soldiers would try to look after him. When a soldier had Malaria it was impossible to eat, so the rations the particula...

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Soldiers who have never been sea sick in their life were on that day. ... On D-Day, he will try to force us from the beaches; to secure the Caen, Bayeux, Carentan, and Normandy, we must blast our way onshore and get a good lodgment before he can bring up sufficient reserves to turn us out. ... Used by the soldiers were Thompson Machine Guns, with a .45 Colt Automatic for back up. ... The landing crafts that the soldiers used were box shaped, 30 by 20 feet. The walls were so low, and it was so dangerous, that the soldiers had to stay crouched or they would get shot. ...

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Here they not only had physical training but were brainwashed to thinking that killing was good. ... All war really amounted to was people getting shot and soldiers losing their friends. ... These soldiers that he had once worked beside were now being sent out on death missions and he was playing a roll in it. ... When Caputo returned home he felt like many soldiers had died in vain. ... When he gave lectures he was surprised to find that he got good feedback from people. ...

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Since being a sniper involves using the element of surprise, good concealment is mandatory. ... Issued to all soldiers in the millitary is a Uniform. ... He must display precision shooting and be in a good physical condition. ... Prone being the best, in order of keeping a low, concealed profile and a good rest for the trainee's rifle. ... If his target is still in his sights he knows that he has a good resting position. ...

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He writes poetry and is considerably gentle and kind - a representation of all things good in the world. ... He is no longer Paul - or even a German, for that matter - he is simply a soldier. ... Coupled with the physical ruin was the destruction of the spirit of an entire generation of soldiers; totally drained of emotions, they became self-centered and thoughtless, almost animal-like. ... Remarque also displays the feelings of confusion and contempt held by the soldiers, who feel as though they have been wronged not by the opposing forces, but by their own government. ... Baumer's d...

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Before the fear and the reality of war sets in on the young soldiers they are enthusiastic and happy about going off to war. This novel takes place in World War I so the soldiers, most of them at least, probably have no idea what they are walking into. Soon however the mentality of the boys changes and they become hardened soldiers: At the sound of the first droning of the shells we rush back, in one part of our being, a thousand years. ... It is not conscious; it is far quicker, much more sure, less fallible, than consciousness It is this other, this second sight in us, that has thrown us to...

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Eisenhower felt that operation overlord sounded like a good attack plan. ... Along with these missiles, Hitler also had good naval support. ... Once the force was landed naval gunfire provided critical support for the soldiers. ... However soldier bravery and perseverance surpassed enemy defenses. ... Ten months of hard war lie ahead for the soldiers. ...

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The dehumanized minds of the soldiers will bring about horrible images of death and destruction until they break down and go to pieces. ... During the night a French soldier falls in the hole and Paul has to stab him. ... His group soon has a stroke of good luck when they were assigned to defend a village. ... He was dehumanized by this war when his own soldiers attacked him. ... The dehumanized soldiers from the previous war were desperate for something new. ...

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The memorial is engraved with the names of 11,285 soldiers who were either listed as dead of missing in Francev. ... " This is very important to Canada's independence because Canada can now decide for itself what's good and what's bad. ... We had time to decide as an independent country whether going into war was good for the country or not. ... Juno beach had a rather flat landscape but the Germans planted many stumbling blocks for the soldiers. Barbed wires and mines are some examples of the barrier that stood before the Canadian soldiers. ...

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America at this time saw it's-self as the "good guys" in the war, the ones who were there to defend the Vietnamese from the evils of communism. ... Wounded soldiers and veterans came home with stories of how they were encouraged to kill anything that moved. Returning soldiers were not given the hero's welcome, far from it, in fact, especially towards the end of the war they were generally shunned by the American Public. ... Top advisors were warning that there was little hope of winning the war, and this understandably undermined the morale of the soldiers and public. ... Their ri...

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People were constantly fed propaganda about what war is like and how it will affect a person, while the true effects were only discovered on the battlefield by soldiers who never came back. ... It is a dream of the young, helpless soldier Owen watches suffocate and die during a sudden attack after the men were retreating: "Flound"ring like a man in fire or lime I saw him drowning". What makes this death so alarming is the fact that, although we feel great sympathy for the young boy, this young soldier died simply because he could not put his gas mask on fast enough. ... Owen calls this a lie b...

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