and I believe that most of you take this for granted. However‚ thousands of innocent people have this choice taken away from them for no reason at all! This is an outrage. I am here to talk to you about why conscription‚ compulsory military service‚ should be completely abolished. Conscription is a violation of freedom because it completely removes the right that we have to make our own decisions and lead our own life. This right is taken away in over 30 countries and can last as long as 10 years
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The topic I have chosen for this assignment is the Conscription debate‚ 1916. The good point was how the Catholic Church opposed conscription as a reasonable concern for the welfare of their Church. This is depicted in my artwork in the top part of the eye‚ where two hands are pointing‚ representing a community. They represent the church and their desire for equality among all human beings‚ including soldiers and their families. I chose white for the background because it represents goodness in
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Introduction The conscription issue during the second Indo – China war in the 1960’s tore apart the fabric of Australian society and resulted in divisions in all sections of the community. There were many reasons for Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War‚ including the allegiance commitments of South-East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO). The introduction of conscription illustrates the main purpose of Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War. The conscription issues and the war itself caused
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Speech Against War Message As a senator of the United States‚ I feel it is my duty to help keep the country in a neutral state in order to stop the risk of getting into problems. At a time like this‚ we cannot run the risk of ruining our economy and getting involved in a national conflict. There are many points in Wilson’s war message that I would like to point out as unreasonable. Throughout the message he makes sure that he talks a lot about democracy‚ other nation’s choices‚ and future plans
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Conscription is the compulsory military service for young men. When world war one first broke out‚ a number of people enlisted‚ in 1914 it was a rate at 10000 people per month. By the end of 1916 Australians realised World war one wasn’t going to end any time soon and gained more knowledge about battlefront conditions and the high rates of casualties. The number of men enlisting for war decreased to less then half‚ the Australian Imperial Force faced a shortage of men and consisting entirely of volunteers
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Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service‚ most often military service.[1] Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names. The modern system of near-universal national conscription for young men dates to the French Revolution in the 1790s‚ where it became the basis of a very large and powerful military. Most European nations later copied the system in peacetime‚ so that men at a certain age would
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More than 70% of the Dutch population would like the conscription to be re-established. This is due to the fact that many young people have no clear purpose and spend their time on the streets and cause trouble. Something has to be done about these young troublemakers. A good solution could be that after school‚ these young not go directly to a vocational training‚ do a university study‚ travel or work‚ but that they join the army or work at nursing homes‚ hospitals‚ shelters‚ environmental- or voluntary
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conscription‚ also called draft‚ compulsory enrollment for service in a country’s armed forces. It has existed at least from the time of the Egyptian Old Kingdom (27th century bce)‚ but there have been few instances—ancient or modern—of universal conscription (calling all those physically capable between certain ages). The usual form—even during total war—has been selective service. Modified forms of conscription were used by Prussia‚ Switzerland‚ Russia‚ and other European countries during the
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Intro Conscription also known as Australia’s National Service ‘Scheme’ was introduced to Australia by the Menzies Government in 1964. The selection of conscripts was determined by a televised ballot system based on date of birth‚ 20 year olds were obligated to register for conscription which required them to give two years of national service. Australia’s National Service –Many people thought that this process was a scheme to enable Australia’s Participation in the Vietnam War‚ But that was not
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back conscription” and “Conscription? No way” 06/05/13 Summary In the articles “Bring back conscription” written by Colonel RJ Blythe (2010) and “Conscription? No way!” by Dennis De Souza (2010)‚ the authors present some arguments about the idea of bringing back compulsory military service. Blythe argues that there has been an important decrease on the personal of the Navy and Army‚ which is worrying in many aspects for society. For that reason‚ he claims that getting back conscription is really
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