Vietnam War
A majority of the American wars have had obvious starting points like the capture of Fort Sumter in 1861, the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the invasion of North Korea into South Korea in June 1950. However, for the war in Vietnam, there is no fixed beginning. The United States got into that war incrementally via a series of steps that took place between 1950 and 1965 (Asselin 337). The Vietnam war is considered to be America's longest… Continue Reading...
The killings at Kent State in 1970 were outcome of a clash between the Ohio National Guard and Vietnam War protestors who had assembled at the University. Nixon had been elected to the White House in 1968 following the assassination of his opponent Robert Kennedy during the campaign. With the assassinations of JFK, Malcolm X, and MLK, Jr., still fresh in the public consciousness, students were very vocal and critical of the government. Plus, students were upset about the ongoing draft and as well as the recent Mai Lai Massacre, which had outraged Americans at home. Many were especially suspicious of Nixon, who had pledged to end the… Continue Reading...
stories, The Things They Carried. A renowned American writer, William Timothy O’Brien became famous for writing Vietnam War centered novels. Aside from The Things They Carried, many recognize O’Brien for Going after Cacciato. (Herzog 10) Born in Austin, Minnesota on October 1, 1946, O’Brien spent most of his childhood in Worthington. Being there provided him with a chance at developing both his imagination and artistic sensibility. (Herzog 10) Furthermore, the location became a model for some of the stories in The Things They Carried. One of the main reasons he wrote this collection of short stories was due to the ignorance he considered existed among the… Continue Reading...
what exactly makes the Vietnam War distinct compared to other wars which America fought in? What brought about an American victory in the Vietnam War? Was the enemy not as equipped and strong as the American military? In his story, O'Brien makes a case for a greater commendation of the brave men of the American force for their heroic feats during the war. Is O'Brien also of the opinion that the courageous acts of the soldiers should be the main point of interest? The conditions in which O'Brien and his fellow brothers-in-arms in Vietnam… Continue Reading...
Vietnam War was the image of a Viet Cong being executed by a South Vietnamese general. The picture only showed what appeared to be an ordinary citizen being killed by an authoritarian with a snub nosed pistol. The surrounding facts were not conveyed and told a much different story and reversed the trajectory of one’s sympathy when fully explained (Ruane, 2018). Nonetheless, the image was useful from a propaganda perspective because it helped to fuel the anti-war movement.
In the Syrian conflict, photojournalism is just as important in shaping a… Continue Reading...
1990 that depicts the experiences of several American soldiers dealing with boredom and trauma during the Vietnam War. It comprises twenty-two interrelated short stories on the experience and traumatic aftermath of the Vietnam War with the first piece focusing on the things these soldiers carried to the battlefield. Martha is one of the female characters in this fictional work who is mentioned repeatedly in the first piece. The author depicts Martha as Lieutenant Jimmy Cross friend who is interested in a romantic relationship with her. Even though Martha views the lieutenant as a friend, he keeps fantasizing about her. As Lieutenant Cross’ friend, Martha’s role in… Continue Reading...
narrator to the Vietnam War. The story of “The Dentist” gives the story of Lemon a soldier who fainted during the regular military dental check-up and insisted that a proper tooth had to be removed to save his face. In summary, the stories in this book recount the experience of soldiers during the Vietnam War and the guilt and fear they have lived with since the war.
The "Slaughterhouse Five" is the story of Billy Pilgrim who travels through time on several occasions and has no power to control where he lands. As… Continue Reading...
1960s protesting the Vietnam War on college campuses. Were the Beatles really trend setters or were they simply following the trends set out for the youth by the uber-trend setters in Laurel Canyon? Whatever the case was the Beatles were not shy about voicing their opinions. At the height of their fame, they were struggling with their own personal identities, and by the end of their tenure as the Beatles, they were in full transformation mode: “In September 1969 Srila Prabhupada, the founder of the Hare Krishna movement, arrived as a house guest… Continue Reading...
entanglement, from the Spanish American War to WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, to the post-9/11 wars, including the Wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria. And on whose behalf were these wars fought? The state’s? No, but rather the federal government’s behalf.
The Federalists also believed that the Constitution would protect the states from “domestic factions and convulsions” and provide them with a sense of unity and cohesion that they would need to survive (Federalist No. 6). Yet, just the opposite happened here, too. The Constitution gave power to the federal government, led by the President, which then… Continue Reading...
Australia, ostensibly to prevent their children from being drafted into the Vietnam War (“Mel Gibson Biography”). Mel Gibson completed his high school and university education in the Sydney area, where he also became involved in theater. His forays into acting eventually earned him a role in Mad Max, his first major acting role. The first Mad Max movie came out in 1979; by the third sequel Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome in 1985, Gibson was earning over a million dollars for his acting performances (“Mel Gibson Biography”). In 1987, Gibson starred alongside Danny Glover in the buddy action movie Lethal Weapon.
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For this reason, Conrads Heart of Darkness provided the framework for the film Apocalypse Now, which is about the Vietnam War. In fact, you could choose to write about how the film Apocalypse Now is both similar to and different from Heart of Darkness in a format resembling a compare/contrast essay.
Another possible area of research would be to discuss Conrads novel Heart of Darkness as a fictionalized account of the authors own experiences traveling in the Belgian colonial strongholds of central Africa. The non-fiction counterpart to Heart of Darkness is a recent publication by Adam Hochschild entitled King Leopolds Ghost. You could discuss Heart of Darkness in light… Continue Reading...
decades cannot be divorced from the Feds own economic policies and the political variables acting independent and interdependent of Fed decisions. For instance, the Fed hiked at the end of the 60s, when the Vietnam War was in full swing and the military-industrial complex was making billions with the war economy going full tilt. However, with the end of Bretton Woods and the dollars peg to goldand the U.S.-Saudi alliance in the 70s, the petrodollar was born. The Iran hostage crisis had occurred at the end of Carters administration and ended with the election of Reagan. By the 1980s, the price of gold had risen some 300% from its 1970s high of $200 per ounce. Throughout the 80s and 90s, gold would ride a… Continue Reading...
Vietnam War, the release of the Pentagon Papers, and the movements… Continue Reading...
of the M16 that was a staple weapon during the Vietnam War (Nehamas & Smiley, 2018).
Figure 1. Representative AR-15 assault rifle similar to the one used by Cruz
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Indeed, the AR-15 assault rifle is a deadly weapon and authorities… Continue Reading...
