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Child SoldiersKristin Sundvall

7th Period English

Global Phenomenon

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Young or old

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TORTURE

MURDER

RAPE

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Prostitution and drug-trafficking.

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Rejection here

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FUTURE

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“…a new way to bring love and hope to the world.”

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Government officials do as they please.

Raise the awareness of this issue.

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NEW KNOWLEDGE

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“I went though things no child should ever go through.”

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Open-minded

Beah, Ishmael. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. New York: Sarah      Crichton Books, 2007. Print. The true story of a twelve-year-old boy who is      forced into the army of Sierra Leone

Carroll, Jamuna. "Children Do Not Have The Right To Join An Army." Opposing      Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale, 2006. Web. 28 Oct. 2009.      <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/      infomark.do?contentSet=GSRC&docType=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&doc      Id=EJ3010406212&userGroupName=cant48040&version=1.0&searchType=BasicSearchForm&so      urce=gale>. This is a debate over whether or not children should join      the army and why.

"Child Soldiers." Global Issues in Context. Gale, 2009. Web. 28 Oct. 2009.      <http://find.galegroup.com/gic/      infomark.do?contentSet=GREF&docType=GREF&type=retrieve&prodId=GIC&docId=CP3208520      022&userGroupName=cant48040&version=1.0&source=gale>. This article tells      about the use of child soldiers in Africa, particularly Sierra Leone.

Harding, Lauri. "Military Recruiting Exploits The Vulnerability of Teens."      Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale, 2008. Web. 28 Oct. 2009.      <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/      infomark.do?contentSet=GSRC&docType=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&doc      Id=EJ3010484205&userGroupName=cant48040&version=1.0&searchType=BasicSearchForm&so      urce=gale>. This is about teen exploitation through soldier-hood and the      tactics used with child soldiers.

"Human Trafficing Assumes Many Forms." Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.      Gale, 4 June 2008. Web. 28 Oct. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/      infomark.do?contentSet=GSRC&docType=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&doc      Id=EJ3010263219&userGroupName=cant48040&version=1.0&searchType=BasicSearchForm&so      urce=gale>. This is a description of what child soldiers have to go      through.

Manheimer, Ann. "The Worst Forms of Child Labor." Opposing Viewpoints Resource      Center. Gale, 2006. Web. 28 Oct. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/      ovrc/      infomark.do?contentSet=GSRC&docType=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&doc      Id=EJ3010005207&userGroupName=cant48040&version=1.0&searchType=BasicSearchForm&so      urce=gale>. This is a description of different horrors that children are      forced into from prostitution to being a soldier.

"Voices of the Children." Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale, 2002. Web.      23 Oct. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/      infomark.do?contentSet=IAC-Documents&docType=IAC&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=      OVRC&docId=A85590491&userGroupName=cant48040&version=1.0&source=gale>.      Interviewing four primary school students who were formerly child soldiers.

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