Assignment Task:
Analyze three different motives for enlisting in the military. In your analysis, explain how gender, race, citizenship status, and socio-economic class might impact these motivations for enlisting.
Abraham Lincoln (1863) suggested that the reasons individuals join the military are nuanced and complex: "Among these motives would be patriotism, political bias, ambition, personal courage, love of adventure, want of employment, and convenience, or the opposites of some of these." Explain how two individuals from our current society might enlist for opposing reasons. Use examples to support your claims.