To Resist Hitler And Survive

The commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Holocaust has reminded many of the heroes and the victims during this time. Some of these heroes include those who tried to fight against the criminals and the women that took action to save the lives of their spouses. For example, "Every child here knows the names of Hans and Sophie Scholl, college students who were guillotined for distributing anit-Nazi pamphlets". These students were punished for trying to do good which now is viewed as a negative influence. Also, the women who took the nonviolent approach reigned successful. The women were able to get the police to back down and their hursbands were released. I think that this was very smart of the women to do. It shows that giving up was an option for them and they were not going out without a fight. I think that the children of Germany today may have a chance of getting a bad impression because of their nation's past but I also think that it can be easily prevented.

Our Moral Duty In Iraq

This article is based around the topic of the Iraqi war and it's morality. The author states that we have several obligations to the Iraqi people which is the main reason we still have troops stationed there. I agree with the efforts of Tim Ryan, Rosa DeLauro, Marcy Kaptur, and their colleagues. The war that we are fighting is immoral and we need to bring an end to it. According to the author, "Today's challenge in Iraq is to ensure that an unjust war does not lead to an unjust peace". I strongly agree with this statement because if the reason to begin wasn't just then why would the outcome be? The only positive to the Iraqi War is the effort of the United States' effort to combat terrorist groups. We have already seen the damages terrorists can cause after 9/11 and it would be even more devastating if we had a reoccurance. According to the text, thee best antiwar arguement is the two immoral failures in Iraq. They include, "it was immoral to intervene; in the ensuing nationbuilding process, the United States has failed the Iraqi people by willing an end (a peaceful and prosperous Iraq) without willing the means to achieve it". I think that we have failed the Iraqi people because they have not receieved the desired ending. Overall, I believe that the war in Iraq could have been avoidable but now it has turned into something larger than itself.

Iraqi Kids Play Make-Believe War Games

In this article, the author describes the effect the war has on Iraqi children. Iraqi children are heavily influenced by the violence involved in the war and it reflects on their make-believe play. Children, more commonly young boys, pretend to be at war with one another like many of the fathers. The owner of the nearby toy store stated that most of the toys he sells are the large toy guns. I definitley think that this has a negative affect on the children as they are growing up learning that violence is okay. I don't think that parents just verbally reinforcing the negative aspects of it will help. Children will learn from others actions. I definitley think that since the war also affects the children's school work that it is a major problem. If they think that they are going to be killed soon that it is definitley a negative cognitive affect.