Conscientious objector

perspective down to the recruit level. First off, the United States Air Force is actively hiring candidates that possess the highest level of moral, physical and academic standard. The following criteria is what we are looking for: Citizenship, Non-Conscientious objector, MORALS (law violations within Air Force acceptance), Age, Physical (medical history & tattoos/piercings/body modifications), Education, Dependents (within Air Force tolerance), Drug use (within Air Force tolerance) and Credit…

Civil disobedience is the public, conscientious, active breach of the law to bring about a change in law or public policy (The Archive). The framers of the Constitution understood that even a free and democratic society is not perfect on its own, and the only way to amend the problems is to allow for the people to speak out against any transgressions. Regrettably, imperfections are rooted deep in every single ruling institution. There are many examples in history in which these imperfections…

activists was publicized even more than usual than other athletes. As either Cassius Clay the “braggart or free spirit; the dancing Ali could seem [as] an artist or a coward; the Muslim Ali could seem [as] religious or a political man; the conscientious objector could seem a con man, a pacifist, a traitor, or a martyr” (Oriard, 392). Regardless of anything that Ali did, his forms of activism, small or large, were always made larger than they seem due to his performances as an…

REVIEW OF HACKSAW RIDGE: Good war-films can be very disturbing to watch. The dramatic realism of modern digital effects spares little and many audiences will find Hacksaw Ridge one of the most violent sensory assaults that can be experienced in a cinema. If it were not a true story that celebrates an unusual hero the film could have been accused of a glamourous display of unrelenting carnage. The film plays in two halves: the early life and romance of Army Medic Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield)…

The 1960’s was a tumultuous time for the Civil Right Movement, many people rose to the cause and leaders were born. These individuals came from different social backgrounds but with one goal in common to facilitate an equal opportunity to all the members in society regardless of the gender, religion or heritage. Some were insurance salesmen in rural areas of the United States. Others were students, who became involved in the moment during their college years, or were lawyers, clergyman,…

Adam Hochschild’s To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918 chronicles Britain’s moral struggle concerning World War I from before the outbreak of the war to after the armistice on November 11th, 1918. Though World War I—also the Great War—is often portrayed in media as one that was celebrated by all, To End All Wars brings to light a sizable anti-war movement thriving in Britain while telling the story of the soldiers who fought on the Western Front. Hochschild focuses on the…

commitment. Age-based draft eligibility adults 18024 may want to pursue the National Basketball Association (NBA) and National Football League (NFL) and mandatory military service deprive high school players of the freedom to choose when, where, and for how much they will play their respective sports at the professional level. Mandatory military service interferes with American right to the pursuit of higher education after high school. Mandatory military service would draft our young adults,…

Topic What happened on November 22, 1963? How did this event affect the nation? (1-2) Name: Samantha Stern Source: "J. F. Kennedy's Assassination." U.S.A Sixties, Grolier Educational, 2001, pp. 5-9. Notes: (bullet points only) Tool used in presentation: Created by: Topic: Who were Martin Luther King and Malcolm X and how did they try to change American Society? What were they trying to accomplish? Name: Jessica Moskovits Source:…

In the last year, more women’s rights movements have been occurring in the United States and all over the world. Several are advocating key issues regarding reproductive rights, physical abuse, and sexual violence. Women all over the world are faced with threats to their fundamental rights, which include access to contraceptives and a safe and legal abortion. Jordana Timerman, an Argentine journalist and author of Misogyny, Femicide and an Unexpected Abortion Debate addresses Argentina’s…

The ecumenical enterprise enabled the National Council of Churches to flourish and exert some influence on government policy, for example on US policy on apartheid and on conscientious objectors, while in 1957 the Reformed and Congregational churches joined to form the United Church of Christ. The churches were very much in unison in supporting the civil rights movement. Billy Graham was a global evangelist, drawing support from a…