Is it glorious to die for youre country

             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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