Life After War, Government Benefits, and Disorders

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War veterans spend every day of their life fighting to survive and it’s not because they are at war. The issue at hand is that our country does not supply enough help to these veterans, even though they have to go through so much after war. It is embarrassing to know that our government and society, do very little to give back to those who fought to protect us. People have said that there are far more important issues to worry about, but that is not true. Every issue, no matter how big or small, is of importance. To me this issue needs to be given more attention in general. Very little people worry about this because they never had to deal with it in life, and that’s the problem. We, as a society, should be giving back and helping soldiers cope with life after war. Although this is not a typical issue that we hear much about, it is time that it becomes relevant. It is time that we start showing gratitude to these veterans. This is the reason I have chosen this issue for my research paper this semester. In this essay I will give you a planned out idea as to where I want to take my research. I am going to write about life after war, government benefits, and disorders. I hope you are interested enough, that I can research and inform people about my ideas.

By now I know that most people have never worried about this issue, so it’s important to introduce them to it. I would introduce my issue to people who know nothing about it by first explaining a little about war veterans and what job they do at war. Giving background information is important so my ideas seem clear. I would give some facts of any kind that will support my reasons for writing about this issue, and statistics about the veterans that suffer from disorders to the ones ...

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...something you believe in, you are going to have the people that support you and the ones who won’t. For the issue of war veterans, I think my allies will be the veterans themselves. They will be the ones to join my side because they have experienced at least one complication after war. As for my allies, I believe it’s anyone who doesn’t want to show support for the veterans. Anyone who has to either change some factor or put in time and money to make a change.

I am ready to start researching this issue and learn more about it. It’s time that we get informed on how much the government actually does for our veterans. Having my research plan already planned out and ready will help things go by smooth. That way when I write, my audience will be able to understand. This issue matters and it needs our attention, because it is rare whenever you hear something about it.

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