Compulsory military service is very common
in certain parts of the world while others have professional armies or a
combination of both. What are your views on conscription in terms of your own
country? Is it a worthwhile policy or not? Do your research and write an
argumentative essay. This writing task is dedicated to
all those students who have been coming in to see me having written about this
topic without doing any researchJ
Chart
to view
- Military conscription policy by country http://chartsbin.com/view/1887
Reading
material to annotate
1. What are the arguments for and against conscription? http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_arguments_for_and_against_conscription
2. Anti conscription arguments http://www.veteranstoday.com/2009/12/20/anti-conscription-arguments/
3. Military conscription, recruitment and the draft http://uspolitics.about.com/od/electionissues/a/draft_4.htm
Listening
material to make notes on
1. Why I chose a gun http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_van_uhm_why_i_chose_a_gun.html
2. The draft dilemma – Europe http://watchdocumentary.org/watch/the-draft-dilemma-europe-video_7759f0d1f.html
Refer to my second blog, The Essay Archive, for sample essays: https://theessayarchive.blogspot.com.tr/
Great post with useful links. If you need a topic for your argumentative essay, look through this topic list
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