Is it glorious to die for your country?.... This question has been posed
to many young people about to embark on war although the answer has
usually been yes in response to their country due mainly to the fact
that the government instills it in the people of the country to support
one's country and one way is to send young abled bodied men into the
army. If you were one individual that was not in favour of fighting for
your country you would surely become an outcast by the countries people.
To avoid ridicule and becoming outcasted by the people living around
you, you would join the army just in the thought that you were obligated
to for the sole sake of your country. Such thoughts were reinforced by
the government promotion of propaganda. Glorifying death is not needed
to be taught and should be up to the sole individual. School systems
should teach an unbiased point of view of war to enable the child to
make their own decision to fight for one's country. Is it Glorious to
Die for your Country? Within the education system it was instructed to
the teachers to teach the children at a young age during the brink of
war to instill that their the life of the country and for them to defend
their country against the enemy. Teachers showed being in a army was
representing honour and the pride of the country. Guilt was laid on the
students who showed rebellion by the teacher. Many times the teacher
would try to show a soldier that looks happy and content trying to
represent being a soldier makes you happy and content. Many young
inexperienced soldiers were sent to training camps near the battle
fields that they would soon be sent to fight, for their country and
their life. The training camps were situated on similar enviroments that
resembled the battle fields of where the fighting would take place.
Reinforced displine to the young and ignorant men. Trench warfare is
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