Conscientious objector

spirituality and lead to a sequence of inspirational scenes. At the end of the movie you can see that nothing else was more cherished than the word of God brought by Desmond. What really makes this movie so good is that Desmond Doss was considered a conscientious objector, however, he seemed to be the kindest men in the world for doing what he did not have to. At his Court-Martial Desmond’s words were,”when the world is so set on tearing itself apart, it doesn’t seem such a bad thing to me to…

matter what situation he would be positioned in, he would not take the life of another human being. Doss’s heroism is now remembered in another form: for the number of lives he had saved and how he created change in his field- as the first conscientious objector to go into battle without any weapon and due to his actions winning the Medal of Honour. Desmond Doss is a role model many people look up to, the lessons learnt from this hero some of these lessons include: Leadership and…

Throughout the years, music has been used to protest events going on in the world. One of the most notable events that musicians had protested through music is the United States involvement in the Vietnam War. Phil Ochs was one of many protest singers of the era, his song “Draft Dodger Rag” protested the draft that occurred during the war. In 1965, the United States started to send soldiers to fight in the Vietnam War. To make the army larger, the U.S. used what is called the draft. This…

Tommy’s War is a series of diaries kept by Thomas Livingstone between the years 1913-1918, which were later compiled and published as a book. These diaries chronicle the daily life of the Livingstone family, but also give insight to the changing atmosphere of Glasgow and Britain during the First World War. Personal narratives are incredibly useful for learning about an individual’s reaction to an important event. While Livingstone is just an everyday man living in Scotland during the First World…

During the Vietnam War, conscription was prelevant within Australian society causing conflict society and challenging Australia’s stereotypical national identity. Conscription was a contributing factor to the Vietnam War moratoriums, as the lack of freedom and choice during this era, rallied large numbers of people against the Vietnam War. During the Cold War there were several stages of conscription for young men. It first started again in the 1960’s when in 1965 selective conscription was…

Based on my right to conscientious objection as described on the American Academy of Pediatrics, I hereby wish to uphold the above subject as I view it to would lead to infringement on my religious morals. Health care professionals have a duty to their clients or patients to offer them medical solutions to their problems although they may object to particular medical practices. This would lead them to refuse to provide or cooperate in the provision of these interventions. When integrity and…

Conscientious objection in healthcare refers to the rejection of an action or treatment by the provider, on the grounds that it would violate their deeply held moral or ethical values about what is right and wrong (Lachman, 2014). In nursing, this is signified by the refusal of the nurse to undertake a procedure and participate in a situation on the basis of conscience (Lachman, 2014). According to the Australian Nursing & Midwifery Federation (2015), a registered nurse has the “right to refuse…

A skinny church boy on the outside but, a brave soldier on the inside, Desmond encouraged people to stay true to what they believed in and do what was right. Among his fellow soldiers most of them called him a coward and didn’t believe he would be any help on the battlefield. Much their surprise in the future, he would save more than half of their lives. Doss’s childhood helped him become who he was and helped him through his time in the army and after. This fearless soldier was born on…

The Supreme Court case United States v. Seeger stemmed from an issue within Section 6 (j) of the Universal Military Training and Service Act of 1958. In Section 6 (j) an exemption was offered for conscientious objectors from military service. Their belief of a “Supreme Being” had to be parallel to that of a person believing in a god and fulfilling their duties to that god. Daniel Seeger held a sincere belief that war would damage his soul for having to kill other men. Instead of claiming belief…

What Makes a Refuser a Figure of Refusal? Not every person that participates in a refusal is a figure of refusal. To fit the label of a figure of refusal, a person's refusal must claim legitimacy. In her essay "Civil Disobedience," Hannah Arendt explores the concept of the need of a refusal. While she does not specifically mention the legitimacy of a refusal, her arguments provide support for the idea that the need of a refusal adds to its legitimacy. Arendt says that "Civil disobedience…