My topic, War and Technology, came out of no where. The thought first came to me when we were reading Cat's Cradle. One passage jumped out at me. It was the passage that talked about the people fighting in the wars are just children. As I read different articles and the other books we were assigned to read, i was able to start narrowing down my topic. Anything that deals with children fascinates me, so I decided I wanted to see how war affects children now. Whether that be soldiers that are considered children or children that are suffering from the effects of war.
Until recently, no one close to me was involved in the army. Within one year 4 of my good friends joined the National Guard and another one joined the Marines. Along with that I know more people that are getting deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. It opened my eyes and made me really think about the army. It is a great thing, but sometimes I can't help but wonder if things have gotten out of hand...if more people are dying and getting hurt today then there use to be. Everything that happens in the army effects me in one way or another. Whether it is something with my friends who are in the army or a different indirect affect. Someone targeting America trying to destroy or ruin our government and military. It affects my loved ones and it affects me as an American citizen.
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