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Roquia's Persuasive Writing: World War One

Should I go to War

Introduction:

WAR, is the most horrible thing in the world, There is no showers, There is Blood everywhere , no fresh food or water , Everyone smells, There is no proper toilets.  Why would you go???

The British have just taken over your land and now you want to go and fight for them. They have treated you like slaves , They have probably threatened you and now they are forcing you to go and fight for them. There is no point in going.

You shouldn't go to war because there is a possible chance that you could die. How? You could get shot in the head or other places or get diseases or starve get sea sick there is so many ways you could dies .You would never see your family again and you would miss them a lot because you would be away from them for more than a year.

The conditions in war are absolutely atrocious. There is no showers, It will smell just like sweat, Blood every where No proper Toilets. There isn't proper meals to eat, Or fresh water.

These are the reasons why you shouldn't go to war.

By Roquia

Ashton's king and country world war 1

World war one the maori King and country

I think they should go to war because if they don’t they could lose even more stuff than they already have. They are at the risk of being thrown in Jail and being treated even worse that they already have. and if they do go to war they could win all their land back. Even if they lose the war they could win their land back.

Firstly If they don’t go to war they are at risk of losing even more land pets food crops that they already have. If that happen they probably would all slowly die off and then there is no one to look after their land and suddenly all of the native creature and plants will die.

Secondly they would be at the risk of going to jail or being taken as prisoner. If that happened They would be treated worse than they already have been and while they're in jail the british might cut all the trees and plant’s down to make more houses in britain. If they did that it would mean that we wouldn’t have all of these beautiful and native plants in new zealand any more.

Finally if they go to war they could prove their country as not just an island down at the bottom of the planet they could fight they could win a war. If they win they also could win back more land than they have lost

World war one Matthews narrative

I would go to the war so I can turn back in the British and kill them one by one because…

They took our land to be their empire and they made some of us maids and peasant and now they want us to help them with the war I said yes so I can turn back and kill them one by one.

First I worked hard training every day to get strong and stronger so it would be easier to carry guns and carry people and throw them or just carry hearted people and carry them to the medic soldier. first I do push up jumps and lots more then its morning again and do all those things again.

Then the british called all the people that wanted to go to the war we went on a big ship there were 4000 people who wanted to fight on world war one. We landed we all knew they were waiting for us then we ran shooting everybody. It was my chance to turn back I killed the british them one by one finally I killed all of them then I went back on the ship with the other maoris.

Why I would go to war

I Would go to war because I get a trip overseas and also I would just go to war and kill the british empire and then come back to NZ. Because the British empire was treating as like slaves. We were also treated like rubbish. I think that is unfair because we did not do anything and then the british empire just came and stole our country and took the job as being the king. So I would go to war. Also because I would make My family proud I would do good for our  country.

By Juliana

Eric and the first world war

While playing sport there was a young man ask  me  that

“young Eric would too  like to go to  the world war?”.  I was thinking

at first i think i would go to the war, I can protect my family and find new technology

and weapons, but i said  “I   would  not go to the  war. He replied  “Why not?”  he asked me

“I said if i go to the war I would miss my family  and  I might die and never see  my      family again”. and  if i die” my mum would be very sad and my family  will never see me again”. “And I would not be able to  see my family after all and why would you wanted  to go to the war?”I asked. “because my family have no money and even has no house

so this  is the  reason why I wanted to go to war”.”But my family has a bit money  and

a house”. “I  just don't have  to go  to war  and if I  got kill by the British empire

they are going to rush my world and steal every treasure in my  land”.” I don't want my family to get kill by the  British empire”.” And my land that i am  living is  going  to

get rushed by the british empire and every one in this land is going killed by the british empire”.” but if you can’t protect your family you can’t protect everyone in this

land”.” So you should probably go to train for  you to  be a  soldier” “I won’t

be a soldier because i want to protect my land and my family from the british empire

so  I will make sure no one of the British empire destroy my family  and land”

“because if  I die who will protect my family who will  stop the British empire from destroying my”.” Land and that  is the reason why I don’t want to go to war”. “

The End

Why You Should Not Go To War

Introduction paragraph - state your point of view and hook the reader.

Intro- WAR,  Is the most horrible thing that you could do you could get killed it is the worst thing that was ever invented. The conditions are below average, you are forced to murder other people, and while you are gone you will miss the people that are back in New Zealand waiting for you.

The reason People should not go to war you could get killed the conditions are yuck and you might have to sleep on the floor. When you go to war if you win and you get killed during the war and you will not be able to live your land. You could miss your family or lose your family.

and you also have to shoot people some people don't like shooting other, the reason because you are killing people you don't even know and you have to watch them drop to the ground and you kill people for doing nothing wrong.

By going to war you are leaving behind your family and other people.while  they are in New Zealand waiting for you to come back when you probably won't and you are in another place while your fighting and they are waiting. that is why you should not go to war.

BY LARA