The Vietnam War contained over fifty million American soldiers dead and most Vietnam War veterans have attempted suicide. ... For example, the hit single "Born in the USA" shows the individual commitment of soldiers to fight in the war despite the fact that they were mistreated. ... "On The Ghost of Tom Joad, the song's characters express Springsteen's social concerns more clearly and directly than ever" (Fischer, 208). Springsteen also expressed his social concerns very clearly in his song "The Ghost of Tom Joad." Springsteen's single "The Gho...

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Children will always be afraid of the dark and men will always shudder at what they do not understand, yet everyone will continue to seek it.5 Perhaps it is because society, particularly American society because of its history, believes the final horrors are ghosts and demons, when truly it is the hidden aspects of its own soul.6 As reflected by its literature, American society has always held a deep fascination with the supernatural. ... In modern society, one would think that there isn't any place for fantasy and superstitions, but the United States is full of people who are con...

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The sexual exploits of the soldiers in war are legendary and the condoms were almost a necessity. ... From the narration he gives, American soldiers died in the Vietnam War and left behind the things that mattered to them. ... Nevertheless, in many ways the Vietnam War was different from other wars that American soldiers ever fought (O'Brien 17). ... Many people died in the war and brought grief to the nation for the demise of a large number of soldiers. ... In 'Ghost Soldiers,' O'Brien recalls that he was shot twice in Vietnam and managed to cheat death. ...

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The conveyances promised turn out to be a forced march. it was said that ...seven thousand soldiers swooped over the nation causing the Cherokees to suffer greatly and also the troops were ordered To use guns and swords if necessary to punish any Cherokee who tried to hide. ... It is told that, Hateful soldiers prodded and kicked the old and sick on their march to the camps. ... Soldiers pricked friends and family with bayonets to keep them from turning back to help (Brill, 45). ... With him he brought the Ghost Dance and all tribes listened to that Siren song. ... There, unarmed and innocent ...

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The conveyances promised turn out to be a forced march. it was said that ...seven thousand soldiers swooped over the nation causing the Cherokees to suffer greatly and also the troops were ordered To use guns and swords if necessary to punish any Cherokee who tried to hide. ... It is told that, Hateful soldiers prodded and kicked the old and sick on their march to the camps. ... Soldiers pricked friends and family with bayonets to keep them from turning back to help (Brill, 45). ... With him he brought the Ghost Dance and all tribes listened to that Siren song. ... There, unarmed and innocent ...

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Feelings Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a full account on the annihilation of the American Indian from the 1860's to the 1890's. I like the book for its information but I did not enjoy reading it. I appreciated the story from the perspective of the American Indian. From reading Bury My Heart at ...

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