Branded as the second Indo-China War, the Vietnam War (1961-1975) brought to light a new environmental issue: ecocide - a widespread disrespect and destruction of nature and the environment. ... " As a result, South Vietnam's environment suffered mass destruction of its forests, ecosystem and soil. Using a highly toxic herbicide known as Agent Orange, The United States depleted a huge amount of South Vietnam's forest. ... Some progress has been made into restoring the damage done, however even with the persistent efforts at reforestation by the native Vietnamese; these forests...

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While in the background you see the greenery of the forest and other parts of the obstacle course with the rest of the platoon going through it. The lighting in this scene seems to be natural light that is coming from the cloudy day. ... The background of the shot is colorful with the mix of the trees of a forest and grayness of the cloudy sky. ...

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The induction scene from Taymor's film, where Max and other people are carrying the statue of liberty and destroying the forest is another example of the power of brainwashing in the new world. ... Destroying the forests symbolizes the destruction caused by brainwashing. ... "Images of broken light, which dance before me like a million eyes, they call me on and on across the universe" uses personification and symbolism for hope and joy. ...

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These opportunities gave me the chance to experience and see the world Barnes and myself in a different light. ... I would like to conclude my life story by quoting Forest Gump "life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you"re going to get." ...

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The body armor can also be known as Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit or TALOS, "it aims to do is to get around physics and makes lighter body armor, but also make it stronger" (Chang). ... "Agent orange was a powerful mixture of chemical defoliants used by U.S. military forcesused to eliminate forest cover for North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops" ("Agent Orange"). ...

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Marlow realizes his tale as embodying this thought and relays his ideas to his audience at the beginning of his story by saying: I was thinking of very old times, when the Romans first came here, nineteen hundred years ago-the other day .Light came out of this river since-you say Knights? ... Willard says of him, "He was one of those guys that had that weird light around him. ... As Robert LaBrasca puts it, " consumer America dropped like phosphorus bombs into simple agrarian villages and wild forests" (LaBrasca 291). ...

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Known by the common person as an American defeat, the Vietnam War has scarred our country with past mistakes but necessary lessons learned. Although not technically a declared war, it was the longest conflict in the United States history. We failed to accomplish the goals we created in the beginni...

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