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    Thank you for your willingness to serve the United States of America. The amount of money poured into defense and the military has gone far beyond a reasonable amount. The U.S.’s annual budget for military defense spending was $598.5 billion, approximately 54% of the discretionary spending of the federal government (National Priorities). This staggering number is made even more astounding by the fact that the US accounts for approximately a third of the world’s defense spending (Taylor, Karklls)…

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    and associations were doing in their own codes. Some codes I looked at were the Ethics of child and youth care professionals, The early childhood educators of BC, and The child and youth care association of BC code of ethics. These gave me ideas to use in my own code as well as ideas of what I did not want to see in my code which made deciding what was best for my facility easier. When reading these codes, I was also often reminded of different types of ethics and where they would fit in not…

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    taxes that are distributed into many different resources needed in our community, like paying the salaries for the police men, fixing the roads, etc. They also use that money to pay for our “free lunch” at school and even pay for the education teachers are providing us. Why are we paying for the education that should be free for all the children and young adults attending High school? Government is supposed to care for their citizens by paying for all this services, instead of taking…

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    Do you have a problem with military recruiters going to your child's school? Many teenagers at high schools are being recruited to the military by mostly lies recruiters tell. Even though High schoolers after graduating go to the military without knowing what they will face once there, military recruiters need to be more specific about the military. Many teenage high schoolers try to go looking for all those opportunities they were told and too many of them are joining hoping to look for a good…

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    nation and an advanced military, as aggression was fostered and children were taught endurance. Similarly government jurisdiction over education worked to suppress opposition as, through gaining the support of the children of Germany, Hitler effectively disempowered the opinions of the current German public whom he considered inconsequential in the face of future generational support, '`Your child belongs to us…

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    Though she is considered the most powerful nation in the world, the United States is not at the elevated level it once was, especially in the area of military supremacy. It is understood by competing political parties that America’s military needs reform. This, however, is not a single definition idea. The source of protection and power of the United States is smaller than ever in comparison of percentage. When the armed services are again needed in larger quantities, it is possible that…

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    funds that will be used and the children that will be allowed to attend (primarily in numbers) there is little if any discussion of what the subcontractor is to be doing. Class size is discussed, funding, some teacher requirements (albeit vague) but not much of what the Scope of work is. • What specific elements would you recommend adding to the contract which you…

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    Powell believes that it would be a good idea to have children structured around a more disciplinary environment. He believes that a child should show respect, and that this way, the child will have one way of seeing things. Powell also explains that in the Military “...they all have the same haircut and clothes…”. This shows that Powell’s Militaristic experience is merging with his thoughts on an educational…

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    handed it over to the mothers. The option of using servants, relatives or nurse maids as their primary care takers was no longer afforded them. Instead, “mothers were personally entrusted with the physical, moral and intellectual development of their children, with the goal of turning out productive members of society. “ (Shakry, p. 126) However, woman were thought to be ignorant, backward and unsuited for the responsibility of shaping the future population. For example, mothers were thought to…

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    Child Soldiers In Africa

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    live normal as kids and not as soldiers. Kids need to know more about the world than Children fought for their lives to defend their country by their own people. Children in Africa may spend their evenings doing homework or watching people play rocks or tag, or some kids may have jobs. This is normal for persons under the age of 18 in Africa because they don't have power in some places. However, right now children are being bought, sold, and recruited into armies, where their fates…

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