Death For Your 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.
             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
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