Reflective Essay: Domestic Violence And Its Effects On Children

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I was appalled to read the beginning of the paper. The intense training and encouragement of fighting made me feel sick. They are just children. They were raised by the government and not their parents. The children lived in barracks with minimal learning abilities. That made me feel bad for the children. They were only allowed one garment which confused me on how that helped them. Also why they had such poor sleeping arrangements surprised me. The facts that fights were encouraged made me feel like they were barbaric. They did this so children were able to take punishment easier. That made me feel confused. They used military like training on seven year olds. That made me feel angry. They used enduring activities to help the children last longer in battle. That made me feel disgusted. Some were flogged at a large meal to give an example of good attitude. That made me feel horrified that they would have to suffer embarrassment to show good attitude. Their leader restricted them from marriage until they turned thirty. That made me feel like they were restricted. They also had to take one meal a day at an eating club and had to provide, in grain and wine, their share of the provender. They could lose their citizenship if this was not performed. That made me feel bad for them. The unfair …show more content…

They were also deprived of their right of being a citizen after that. This made me feel like karma was dealt. When they came to a point where they diminished so much they didn't have a army made me feel good that they got what they deserved. Their code had been adapted into a much smaller state that didn't have everything to make a bigger state made me feel good that they didn't have enough power to create another Sparta. This whole paper made me feel angry that such tactics and methods were used. This also made me understand that things can be much more unfair and much crueler somewhere

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