When I think of patriotism I think of our Star Spangled Flag and what it represents. The Land of freedom where you are free to become whatever you want with your future. Patriotism doesn’t mean we complain about things like how much gasoline costs or how high the taxes are, it means that we truly have to be united and work together to make a better future for this country. To be a patriot you must show pride for your country. Perfect examples of patriots are the soldiers that risk their lives for our safety.
You always have to decide if you want to make peace with other countries or to go to war with them. Another good trait that makes a good leader is being brave and standing up for what you think is right for everyone in the government and society. You have to be able to understand each side before one acts out as a leader. You have to be able to know what the consequences are for the way you act and how you do it. In all aspect you have to be brave through it all and know that there is nothing to fear in America.
I feel if everyone tried to live their lives by the army values the world would be a better place. The first army value is loyalty. Loyalty to me means always being there for your friends and family. Loyalty is important to me, because in the army you have to know the person to your left and right are going to do what they need to so that everything works out in the end. That can go into life outside the army as well.
Besides, through the mandatory military service Country can get a better military personnel including people used to getting high results in the business world <<John Treed, 2004>> My 2nd Contention is that There is no mandatory military service system in the US today Main thing about draft is to create a backup for permanent volunteer forces in case of emergency. Total draftees (1965-73) 1,728,344. Draftees accounted for 30.4% (17,725) of combat deaths in Vietnam. 30% (648,500) of total forces in country were draftees during the Vietnam war, approximately 70% of killed were volunteers. 66% of US armed forces members were drafted
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Speeches are one of the great influencers of the American Peoples. The Presidents’ speeches are both extremely similar. President Roosevelt made a conscious effort to reference American’s past battles as well as Presidents pointing out the strength of the people. President Obama also made these reference points and both stated that help needed to be given to countries less fortunate. The freedom from fear ideals have remained the same as the United States will always fight to protect those who are struggling for democracy and independence from dictate rulers.!
They think of a culture that is founded on constitutional rights and god given freedoms that everyone should have. Some people may even take America a step further and think of it as a culture that may be superior to others because of its past history of opportunity and freedom. Economic, personal, and political freedoms are abundant in this nation, and are encouraged in every aspect of our life. However, the same may also be true in a lot of other countries around the world. American exceptionalism can give America an edge over other nations simply because of our freedom to choose what we want to be and do.
The service men and womenhelp set up governments in war torn countries. They represent the United States of America to other nations. They are the symbol of what America stands for. The military made up of almost all volunteers and their service guarantees our safety and freedom. Religious freedom is another one of our great privileges.
I am hoping that with the effort our military, and the other countries who had stood behind us, they are able to get Iraq in a good, democratic working order and our boys and girls are able to come home knowing they have done their best and have made the lives of those people better. What it boils down to be that now, what's done is done and with that being said, we need to make the best of it. While it seems we are only able to accomplish small missions at a time, a victory is a victory, no matter the size and that is a good thing. And those of you that like to make the remarks it was for the oil, do you research and find out where most of the US get its oil, top contributors are Venezuela and Canada. The military has never used Iraq oil for its own uses while being in Iraq.
Sixty-three years later and the latest estimate of world population is 7.16 billion. That is a little shy of tripling - more like a factor of 2.8 - but it's not far off. The "out of control" claim is less easily measurable, but perhaps it could be interpreted as the idea that the population will continue to grow at the same rate, roughly tripling in 60 years. If this happened, the world population would reach almost 40 billion people by the end of this century. But the latest United Nations projection puts the figure at little more than a quarter of that - less than 11 billion.