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Burma



__Primary Document 1.__ [|Sold to be Soldiers] I chose this report because it was an in depth look at the child soldiers. Another reason why I chose this is because the report left me with a sad feeling, it got to me, which is a good thing. It explained the recruiting and training process and how the are deployed. The training process is full of physical labor and punishments for not doing it. They are virtual prisoners. Leave is never granted, and it only happens when they get new recruits. It also gave a real life example of a boy who was recruited as a soldier twice. The report was very informative and made me feel sadness. Just reading about the torture that they have go through made me upset.

__Primary Document 2__ [|2009 Human Rights Report: Burma] I chose this report because it is from the U.S. Department of State, so you know it's accurate, and even though it's long, they have a good informative section on child soldiers. The report looks at the situation from more of a governmental point of view. Even though the minimum age is 18, they still continue to recruit young children. Both the government and militias deny having child soldiers, even thought the evidence is clear. Having child soldiers is illegal, but they do it anyway. The section on the child soldiers was short, it still had a lot of very useful information.

__Artifact 1__ [|Burma: World's Highest Number of Child Soldiers] I chose this news report because it has a lot of good facts and it referenced one of the documents I read while trying to find a primary document. I also chose it because it made me realize how bad the situation is. It relates to my topic because it is only about the child soldiers in Burma. According to the article Burma has the highest number of child soldiers in the world, at around 70,000. The International Labor Organization recognizes this as one of the worst forms of child labor. After reading this you just get the realization of how saddening this situation is. Being called the worst form of child labor, that is pretty big. You realize how much these kids go through, and how much this changes them. The article have me the same feeling a s primary document 1 did, sadness.

__Artifact 2__ [|The Plight of Child Soldiers in Burma] I chose this article because it was an interview. An interview is a good way to find out more information, and it had a lot of it. The interview was with Jo Becker the advocacy director in the children rights division at human rights watch. It relates to my topic because it deals with the child soldiers in Burma. The interview quickly stated something that I didn't think of before. They children have no access to schooling. I didn't think of that until I read it. They could be completely uneducated depending on what age the enter. Just think, kids that can't read or write or do basic math, because they are forced to be soldiers. It's just horrible.

__Artifact 3__ [|Project AK-47] I chose this website because this website means something to me. It's related to my topic because it is trying to fix the problem. Project AK-47 is an organization that works on trying to stop the child soldier problem in four countries, including Burma. They give you information for each of the countries and what they are doing there to help. A way that you can help them is by buying a dog tag. Each tag has a name of a child soldier ( the names are made up though, the soldiers are given numbers because they di not go by names) their age, country, and number. The money goes to support their work. I have a tag myself for a five year old boy.