Before I entered Fordham Prep, I was not informed that I would have to volunteer in order to graduate. If I had been told this it could have influenced my decision in coming to the school. However, once I did find out about service, I was very against it from the start. I didn't see any point in wasting my time doing other people's work for them, and not get paid for it. In fact, I was extremely aggravated that I would be forced to do just that.
I refused to do my fifteen hours of service in my junior year, even when I was told that if I did not complete my junior service requirements I would have to waste one hundred hours in senior year. Therefore I was looking forward to senior year less and less as the days went by, yet I continued to refuse to do my junior hours.
I heard the "reasons" we were given in service class, as to why we were required to do service, however, I did not see the significance of doing service. Nobody in the real world volunteers, because you can't pay bills without an income. The whole thing seemed completely immoral to me, and I felt that the students of Fordham who had been attending the school for the whole four years, had simply been brainwashed into thinking it was natural, and "right" to be a "man for others".
I chose to do my service project at the Hebrew Home for the Aged at Riverdale, not because I enjoy spending time with old people, but because I could get my hours done there fast, and I had been told by somebody else, that it was easy to go there. I figured, if I was going to be forced into something I didn't want to do, I would take the easiest way out.
When I first went to the Hebrew Home, I immediately thought the place was a prison because it is so heavily guarded. I went in, and I was given a brief tour of the buildings, and then I took a couple of safety awareness tests.
The staff in the Hebrew Home, other than the people who worked in the volunteer department, did not seem welcoming whatsoever to top off the whole thing.
Its religious and social service activities have given hope to millions of men and women in more than 96 nations. ... The leaders of the church disagreed with Booths prospects. ... With their hopeful spirits, the volunteers had almost become like an army. ... William Booth is a volunteer Army." Booth crossed out the words "volunteer Army" and penned in "Salvation Army." ...
The libertarians, on the other hand, disagree; they believe that the draft is denying Amerivcan citizens their rights. ... In the time previous to that, the nation had raised its wartime armies primarily through the United States volunteers. In 1917, however, selective national conscription had replaced the wartime tradition of volunteers. ... The conservative arguement is that there isn't enough volunteers in the army as it is. ... I agree with Rep. ...
The Selective Services was created for that purpose. The mission of the Selective Service is; "The statutory missions of the Selective services are to be prepared to provide trained and untrained personnel to the DOD in the event of a national emergency." (Selective Services, 2012) People claim that the need for large numbers of military personnel is no longer necessary with the advanced technology of the 21st century. I disagree with this fact, because all though technology has made vast advancements from what it was during the Vietnam War, you can never replace a pilots' or s...
Let's start off with the details of the draft. ... Neither political parties are implementing this plan, instead they've extended the tours fo duty of soldiers, which of course is equivalent to a compulsory draft.The Air Force has noted an official news bulletin saying, "This action, while essential to meetig the service's worldwide obligations, is inconsistent with the fundamental principles of voluntary services"(Costas 2). ... If it weren't for stealth conscription of thousands of volunteer service through "stop-loss" orders, the Army would face a severe manpower shor...
Some volunteered. ... The second American war fought with the assistance of African Americans help was the War of 1812. As Martin Delany put it, the African American were "as ready and as willing to volunteer in your service as any other ". ... Captain Perry, like Washington, disagreed with the involvement of Blacks to his naval ships. ... In the appeal he confessed that the policy of the United States in bareing Negroes from the service had been a mistaken one. ...
The evidence she has provided clearly shows us that those with degrees have a substantially higher income than those without. I do not doubt Hansen's claim that higher education usually equals a higher income, but I disagree with her when she slaps down a list of 18 generalities all linked directly, according to her, to a college education. ... With college graduates at an all-time high here in the U.S., how might Hansen explain obesity in the U.S. also being greater than ever (HealthLink)? ... After her claim that college grads have less government dependency, Hansen also stated that...
If you had to serve in a battle not everyone had to go most of the people who did go fight in the war for the militia were volunteers who used there own weapons and ammunition. ... At times during the war people who volunteered in the militia were then drafted into the nation's army. ... Many people who disagreed with this law thought maybe there should be a property tax that could be set in place so the money taken from that would be used to help purchase weapons for the local militiamen. ... With out many of these people in the militia group it would not be able to function properly. ...
Although our conversations rarely turn negative, Ryan and I often disagree During one of my conversations with Ryan, I smiled at him throughout. ... My friendship with Thomas developed out of my volunteer work with a social service agency where he was a client. ... I assist him in locating services and scheduling appointments to obtain them. ... Thomas appeared to become agitated and then asked me what was up with my smile. ... He accepted it with relief, and then laughed about the incident. ...
He clearly disagreed with the way his were being treated, and from there on he would do whatever it took to make things fair. ... In 1996, Carmichael was diagnosed with prostate cancer and was honored with a $1,000 a month grant from the government of Trinidad and Tobago. ... Stokely Carmichael was inspired to participate in the civil rights movement by the bravery of those blacks and whites who protested segregated service with sit-ins at lunch counters in the South. ... The Freedom Riders often met with violence. ... It was "Freedom Summer" in the year that SNCC (popularly pronounced sni...
