Interdisciplinary Sudies 104 final exam Voltaire and Rabelais satirize war and religion in their works. Voltaire goes after religious hypocrisy in chapter three of Candide. An orator asks Candide whether or not he supports “the good cause”. Candide‚ being a man of reason‚ responds by saying “there is no effect without a cause”. The orator‚ feeling challenged by Candide’s reaction challenges him right back by asking Candide if he believes the Pope to be the Anti-Christ. Candide doesn’t know and
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The issue of following military orders from higher ranking military officials that may be unethical has been a disturbing and controversial issue over many years and decades. Many soldiers and service members in general have been put into a situation where they were given in order‚ knowing well that the situation isn’t right but cannot disobey. The leader giving the order in all likelihood may threaten or set out stiff punishment on to the individual who did not follow the order or hesitates to
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in the history books. While it has been a slow process‚ there are now more opportunities than ever for women to serve in our nation’s military; however there are still positions women cannot legally hold. It is baffling that today’s military would still restrict positions to one gender‚ deeming women ineligible to fight with men in direct combat. Though all military branches are working toward dropping the segregation tactics‚ the Marine Corps gained a strong lead in equality
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Funding for the Military The bottom line is we need to maintain the current budget for the military‚ also known as the defense budget. Some people think that if we reduce funding‚ then nothing will happen. Well they are wrong. Funding for the Military is important. With it we protect smaller countries‚ we keep Israel together‚ and we will keep America safe. The United States has 737 military bases worldwide and with more than 2‚500‚000 troops deployed; the United States protects more countries
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Military Women Men and women should be considered equal‚ but aren’t. In reality a man will always do better physically most women just don’t have enough strength. Women are right up there in jobs right along side a man and doing just as good a job‚ so why would a woman venture into a job such as the military when she knows she doesn’t belong there? For as long as the military has existed there has only been a draft of men‚ and should stay that way for many different reasons. The military has the
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Military Discipline In the military‚ discipline is harsh. Military discipline is the body of laws and procedures governing members of the armed forces. Soldiers can be disciplined for perjury of oath‚ abuse of authority‚ bribery‚ intimidation‚ misuse of assets‚ failure to supervise‚ dereliction of duty‚ conduct unbecoming‚ and refusal to refusal to obey a lawful order. They can also be punished for regular crimes but may be punished greater due to their being expected to follow rules. A picture
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Should military service be compulsory? Why? Military service is compulsory in most countries in the world. The argument on conscription has always been quite controversial and up till now there seems to have been no sort of agreement. In my idea military service should be abolished if men want peace. The first step towards peace would be not having a military force as this wouldn’t be needed during times of peace. Having a large military force nowadays seems to be quite useless as countries are
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Today‚ before we even get to know a person‚ we fit them into a stereotype we think they fit best in‚ without any knowledge of that person‚ we just call it how we see it and go from there. A stereotype is based on something that is true‚ but is exaggerated and isn’t always true‚ a misconception‚ however‚ is formed from a stereotype but has no truth behind it‚ for example‚ going outside without putting a sweater will result in getting sick. Today women are considered strong and intelligent‚ and fought
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Why it is Important to maintain Accountability of Government Property Keeping accountability of your sensitive items is extremely important. Losing any piece of military equipment is a sever mistake that should never be made. Some things are a lot more important than others and need to be kept secure at all times. Losing a sensitive item can cause problems for a lot of people; the soldier who lost it‚ that soldiers team leader‚ squad leader‚ and the unit in as whole. It also puts the security
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