What Are Little Boys Made Of By An Unknown Author

What are women made of is it† ribbons and laces, and sweet pretty faces† (15-16) as portrayed in the poem â€Å"What Are Little Boys Made Of† by an unknown author in the 1800s or is it something more. This innocent poem seeks to portray women as gently and beautiful creatures incapable of fighting. This stereotype has followed women throughout history and continues today with women being excluded from combat positions within the United States military. Women fighting on the frontlines is a topic that has stirred a lot of controversy in the last few years. This comes about from the uplifting of the ban that prohibited women to fight in combat. Though the Women’s Armed Services Integration Act in 1948, created a corps for women in every†¦show more content†¦They can join the Military but they can have no part in combat. This shouldn’t be, qualifications for being able to fight on the battle field should be based on whether or not the indiv idual is physically and mentally ready for war, the sex of the individual should not be the determining factor. Woman in the United States are equal to men and the stigma that war is a man’s thing, has created a lot of controversy, especially in the society that we live in now. Women in our society are breaking away from the limits set from the past generations; redefining what they are made of. Women are now taking and seeking roles that were once considered only for men. Just like in our society, women are trying to advance in the military. Advancing in the military, not only being able to fight in combat, but also reaching some of the highest military rankings. The leap for women being able to fight in combat came this past January, when the United States Department of Defense, uplifted the ban on women being able to fight in combat. A woman representing her country by joining the military is something that not only takes great sacrifice, but courage as well, and they dese rve the utmost respect. If women are willing to risk her life for the sake of her country, just like men, shouldn’t they be allowed to partake in combat? War is as much physical as it is mental. Opponents argue that women are not made of the right stuff to succeed out in the battlefield. A male made