Soldiers of Conscience

I think that it is great that women will be allowed to serve in combat roles. In this day and age, equality between men and women is emphasized. So why were only men allowed to serve in combat? There are plenty of women who strive for military equality and are eager to participate in combat. However, if I were drafted into the military I do not know what I would do. "Soldiers of Conscience" gave me a knew view on what the soldiers go through. They are trained to put all emotions and morality aside to kill. Some of the soldiers talked about how difficult it was for them to see an injured woman or starving child on the side of the road and not be able to help them. For these reasons,as well as my faith and knowing that killing another human being is wrong, I would not be able to serve in combat. At the same time, I would consider the patriotic aspect of serving my country and protecting United States citizens. Overall, if drafted, I do not know at this point if I would be a CO or a soldier.

Hotel Rwanda

In the film Hotel Rwanda, Paul thanks Jack for risking his life and filming the killing. Paul hopes Jack’s bravery will bring help. Jack replies: “If people see this footage, they’ll say ‘Oh, my God, that’s horrible,’ and then they’ll go on eating their dinners.” I believe that Jack hit the nail on the head with this response. Unfortunately, I think that most people turn on the news and watch the crimes occurring in our world then talk about how sad it is and go about their lives. Most people just think that other people will help, or other people will donate money so they don't have to. But if everyone thinks like this, no one will help. Even I, at times, just want to turn off the news and close myself off from everything else happening in the world because I don't want to believe it and I don't want to feel guilty. People who are happy with their lives do not want to think about the misery or misfortune of others because it takes away from their own happiness. If I had seen the Rwanda civil war on the news I would try to help by getting my family and friends eager to help as well, then hopefully these feelings would spread and people would realize the importance of helping.