Directions: Read both articles. Then write an argumentative essay based on a claim you create. Type your essay Below
Armed & Underage
Thousands of children are being forced to serve as soldiers around the world. And in the African nation of Somalia, the U.S. might even be helping pay their salaries.
By Jeffrey Gettleman in Mogadishu, Somalia Upfront Magazine (October 4, 2010)
Prowling the streets of Mogadishu, the shattered capital of Somalia, Awil Salah Osman looks like all the other boys with torn-up clothes, thin limbs, and eyes eager for attention.
But 12-year-old Awil is different in two ways: He is shouldering an automatic, fully loaded rifle; and he is working for a military that is substantially armed and financed by the …show more content…
He is working for Somalia's government. The U.S. and other Western nations support the fragile Somali regime, which is battling an Islamic insurgency, as part of the counterterrorism strategy for the region.
According to human-rights groups and the United Nations, the Somali government is using hundreds of children, some as young as 9, on the front lines.
While the number of conflicts involving child soldiers has dropped since 2004 from 27 to 15, human-rights experts estimate that more than 200,000 children worldwide are still being used as combatants, usually against their will. And it isn't just boys: Girls are often pressed into duty as cooks or messengers. Many are subjected to sexual abuse, including rape.
The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, a human-rights group based in London, defines a child soldier as anyone under the age of 18 who is a member of government armed forces or any other armed group. (The U.S. allows voluntary military enlistment with parental consent at age 17.)
In much of the world, particularly in unstable countries, when conflict breaks out, children are quickly swept up.
The Perfect …show more content…
The claim of these people might be that all nations are to blame for the what happens to citizens. Some that oppose the claim given in the previous paragraphs might say, “But 12-year-old Awil is different in two ways: He is shouldering an automatic, fully loaded rifle; and he is working for a military that is substantially armed and financed by the United States.” from “Armed & Underage” By Jeffrey Gettleman. To support why the claim doesn't fit those that oppose the claim that violence in other nations affects the people of the nations negatively and go on to say, “the given quote supports the claim that all nations are to blame by giving a specific example of how the U.S. is funding these militaries that enforce child labor which negatively affects citizens.” to describe why the claim violence in other nations affects the people of the nations negatively might not fit. The opposition might also use evidence such as “In explaining to the Security Council his effort to have Bashir arrested, Moreno-Ocampo said that it takes a lot of planning and organization to commit massive crimes like those that have taken place in Darfur. ‘But mostly," he said, "it requires that the rest of the world look away and do nothing.” from “The Charge: Genocide” By Lydia Polgreen to show how their claim is better fitting. They might also say that the evidence supports their claim
Armed & Underage
Thousands of children are being forced to serve as soldiers around the world. And in the African nation of Somalia, the U.S. might even be helping pay their salaries.
By Jeffrey Gettleman in Mogadishu, Somalia Upfront Magazine (October 4, 2010)
Prowling the streets of Mogadishu, the shattered capital of Somalia, Awil Salah Osman looks like all the other boys with torn-up clothes, thin limbs, and eyes eager for attention.
But 12-year-old Awil is different in two ways: He is shouldering an automatic, fully loaded rifle; and he is working for a military that is substantially armed and financed by the …show more content…
He is working for Somalia's government. The U.S. and other Western nations support the fragile Somali regime, which is battling an Islamic insurgency, as part of the counterterrorism strategy for the region.
According to human-rights groups and the United Nations, the Somali government is using hundreds of children, some as young as 9, on the front lines.
While the number of conflicts involving child soldiers has dropped since 2004 from 27 to 15, human-rights experts estimate that more than 200,000 children worldwide are still being used as combatants, usually against their will. And it isn't just boys: Girls are often pressed into duty as cooks or messengers. Many are subjected to sexual abuse, including rape.
The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, a human-rights group based in London, defines a child soldier as anyone under the age of 18 who is a member of government armed forces or any other armed group. (The U.S. allows voluntary military enlistment with parental consent at age 17.)
In much of the world, particularly in unstable countries, when conflict breaks out, children are quickly swept up.
The Perfect …show more content…
The claim of these people might be that all nations are to blame for the what happens to citizens. Some that oppose the claim given in the previous paragraphs might say, “But 12-year-old Awil is different in two ways: He is shouldering an automatic, fully loaded rifle; and he is working for a military that is substantially armed and financed by the United States.” from “Armed & Underage” By Jeffrey Gettleman. To support why the claim doesn't fit those that oppose the claim that violence in other nations affects the people of the nations negatively and go on to say, “the given quote supports the claim that all nations are to blame by giving a specific example of how the U.S. is funding these militaries that enforce child labor which negatively affects citizens.” to describe why the claim violence in other nations affects the people of the nations negatively might not fit. The opposition might also use evidence such as “In explaining to the Security Council his effort to have Bashir arrested, Moreno-Ocampo said that it takes a lot of planning and organization to commit massive crimes like those that have taken place in Darfur. ‘But mostly," he said, "it requires that the rest of the world look away and do nothing.” from “The Charge: Genocide” By Lydia Polgreen to show how their claim is better fitting. They might also say that the evidence supports their claim