However, this time there are no rednecks or bigots to prevent him from realizing his dream. ... As much as he has tried to love his new life, he cannot shake free from the snobbish prejudices he brings to it from his upbringing. ... One woman, Palm Apodaca, played by Helena Kallianiotes, wants to move to Alaska because it looked very clean from a picture she saw of it once. ... She has an extremely negative view of life and wants to have nothing to do with American society. ... Bobby crosses the water to the island, which in a symbolic sense, emphasizes how isolated his family is from mains...

• Word Count: 3296
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As the mission begins, so too does a parallel, a bridge between two rivers: the Nung and the Congo. And with this same bridge, so begins the tale of Charles Marlow and Heart of Darkness. ... It is a physical movement from one point into a deeper interior and symbolic of a psychological journey. From this point at the first station, E.N. ... Coppola's Kurtz "broke from them, and then he broke from himself" (Milius ...

• Word Count: 2033
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

From 1946 ahead the Vietminh organisation set-up and was led by, communist Ho Chi Minh. ... The plan consisted of bombing North Vietnam key military targets, such army barracks, bridges and cities in an attempt to bomb the Vietminh in to submission and stop communism in Vietnam and hopefully the Middle-East. From 1954 to 1965 the Americans became increasingly involved due to fear, hate, and the attempt to eliminate communism from the face of the earth. ... They progressively became involved when the view of communism endangered their 'Back yard'. ...

• Word Count: 963
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School