The Kent State Massacre was said to be nationwide influential event, which was a result of new mass media technology that allowed people to view the war from home, with the biggest protest of students in American history, and it also affected the face of the Vietnam War. ... The events surrounding the deaths of students in Kent, Ohio were disorderly and violent. ... As the massacre is looked back upon, there are several key events that set the tragic day. ... The Vietnam War, unlike the Korean War and World War II, was the war that US television brought images of devastation, suffering and tra...

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• Grade Level: High School

I"m against any war, and Vietnam War is no exception. ... There is always more that one point of view, and after I did some reading about Vietnam War, I became aware that there was some significant reason and very important reason which advocate why US entered this war. ... Cost of war was enormous. ... "No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. ... The Vietnam War is one of those events that cannot be classified as completely right or wrong even, it caused great harm and it shall be avoided then. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

It was not the first war to happen while television existed; both World War II and the Korean War were fought in the infant stages of television. ... As a result of this commentary, news coverage of the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1970 influenced the American public's opinion of the war effort. It is important to place the news media of the middle and late 1960s in the appropriate context. ... CBS was the news leader during the Vietnam War years. ... Before Tet, television journalists tended to describe the war as "our side" versus "their side" (the "good war") whereas after Tet "our war" b...

• Word Count: 1969
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

At that time Americans had enormous pride and confidence in going to war. ... Men were put on watches and snipers fired on the battalion's positions about nine or ten at night, as the Vietnam War became a nocturnal event. ... At the beginning of the Vietnam War, the atmosphere was like Kipling's colonial wars. ... Lieutenant Bradley called Vietnam the "splendid little war." ... The men in the military along with Caputo were drawn to war (71). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The war traced its origins to before the Cold War and even before World War II. ... Once again America had just finished a great war in which France was an important ally. ... A war of guerillas and insurgents, a war fought in ambushes not traditional combat. ... It is important to remember that the leaders at this time thought they were doing the right thing. ... The Vietnam War was the first war in the history of the United States to be fought on foreign and domestic soil at the same time. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

However, some people disagree that photojournalism was the main influence and think that other factors were more important in changing people's opinions. ... There were some other factors that could have been important to the change in the home front's view on the Vietnam War. ... This event opened the eyes of countless people because General Westmoreland had assured the public that the war was going to end soon. ... However these events were shown through the work of photojournalists in the midst of it. ... However this was censored and often hastily put together with snippets of ...

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Remember the episodes depicting Bugs and the gang in Word War I or World War II garb and situations? ... Illusory events reported by the press as well as real events within the press corps were more decisive than the clash of arms or the contention of ideologies.""... What the press brought to the dinner table brought out the opposition to the war. ... In both cases support for the wars remained high despite mounting casualties.""... The words, ideas and modern mass media were just as important to the leaders of democracy in changing the fascist tide. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Have you ever wondered what would happen to the state of popular music should a war ever break out? ... Hell, if not for two major world wars, we wouldn't have jazz. ... When the Vietnam war hit, a lot of barely politically aware musicians suddenly had their eyes opened. ... Arguably the most important and inventive teeny-bopper pop act in the world, it took a social revolution to also make them the most important movers in popular culture since Thomas Paine. ... Don't laugh - it could happen in the event of a war. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Every traumatic event that Kovic experienced put more hate in his heart for the Vietnam War and for Americans. ... The tragic event took place one night when Kovic and his troops were out on patrol. ... The preceding two events were the beginnings of Kovic changing his views of the war. These two events lead Kovic to decide that he did want to put his life on the line for his country (210). ... When people feel rejected by something that is important to them, they will take their anger out on what they feel to be the cause of their pain. ...

• Word Count: 2165
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• Grade Level: High School

The story takes place during the Vietnam War in the late 1860's (O'Brien 637). ... At one point, Cross even says he is a kid at war, in love (O'Brien 643). ... "It's funny --- sometimes the strongest individuals feel the worst when events are out of their control, and they can't really be there for the people they love. ... " These variety of symbols fully develop the character this character and show that he is, in fact, an important aspect in the theme of the story. ... This just comes to show that if the war were not affecting him, mentally, then he would...

• Word Count: 1337
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• Grade Level: High School

Then the statistics and facts directly concerning the war are unimportant. ... The whole ideal of innocence is very important to the men because during their stay at Vietnam they feel as if they have all lost most of their virtuousness. ... So O'Brien feels as if it is important to tell his readers, through Rat's story of course, how the men see Mary Anne. ... My interpretation of absolute truths includes people, places, things, events, and dialogue. ... My interpretation of absolute truths includes people, places, things, events, and dialogue. ...

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Signifying peace, the dove was posted on many flyers and advertisements to promote this unforgettable event. ... In 1969, eighty percent of Americans wanted the war to be over. ... The catastrophic events in the Vietnam War and the distinctive behavior of activists both young and old convinced many Americans that the government fabricated ideas about the great American society. ... Free expression for this group came through their apparel, affects of drugs but most importantly, their music. ... Woodstock was an event that symbolized peace and free expression. ...

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The most important thing we are leaving behind is faith. ... The most powerful event that got across his message was near the end of the book. ... An important part of A Prayer for Owen Meany is set in the time period of the Vietnam War. ... This inner war in Owen is a reflection of a war between two interest groups in the USA, which are the supporters of the war and those who protest the war. ... Nearly every significant event and character had some religious affiliation. ...

• Word Count: 1641
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• Grade Level: High School

The date of November 21, 1963 solidified a turning point in Johnson's life during an event when he and President Kennedy were trying to resolve disputes between conservative democrats. ... During the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, tension was created because the USSR supported Arab countries while the US supported Israel. ... One of the more important foreign agreements established was the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, agreed upon in 1968 in which both nations agreed to remove nuclear weapons from outer space. ... That was the only event that occurred before Johnson was fully in support of th...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While the offensive was being planned, there were anti-war demonstrations taking place in the U.S. against the Vietnam War. ... As 1968 approached, the U.S. appeared to be winning the war. ... These events began to foreshadow the Vietnamese's coming psychological victory. ... the answer to that question was yes, the battle ended up being called "the most important battle of the world". ... More important than other incidents of the Tet Offensive, the attack suggested to American people that the U.S. was far from victory. ...

• Word Count: 2466
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• Grade Level: High School

The Vietnam War horrified and fascinated me. ... Over the years I studied the Vietnam War and became friends with some Vietnam Veterans (one of my best friends was in Khe San during the Tet offensive). As I am assimilating all this it became obvious that the NVA had no chance to win the war through military warfare. ... Many news stories, by virtue of the events they cover or the sources they include, would be seen by disinterested observers as favoring a particular point of view. ... But more to the point, slant of news coverage exerts a consistent and independent influence on perceptions ...

• Word Count: 2080
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The best thing my dad remembers about the war is how beautiful Vietnam was. ... So we took doctors, and medicines for the people and more importantly for the children so they wouldn't get sick. ... He asked me if I knew in full detail what was happening with George Bush and the TIPS plan in today's current events, and I had to admit I knew nothing. ... Also since Vietnam was over, there was no negative media coverage or anti-war protesting anymore. ... My father's last quote about Vietnam was, "Except for the war, Vietnam was beautiful"....

• Word Count: 1284
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Wilder's way of thinking is very important point within the book. ... "The material thinking is not thought, but actions, facts, events, and the relations of things" (Dewy 562). ... After Hartke joined the army he was sent to fight in the Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War. ... The complete opposite occurred with the Vietnam War. ... Thus, as part of an anti-war agenda, news producers and journalists purposely selected stories that portrayed the war as uncontrollable. ...

• Word Count: 2053
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• Grade Level: High School

The book also exposes the ineptness of career minded commanders who are more interested in jacking up body counts, gaining headlines and medals at the expense of those actually fighting the war. ... He would take routine walks around the FB to visit and asses the troops, feeling that it was important for the men to know that their leader did care about them and would be with them when the bullets started flying (p. 58). ... The book details his efforts to teach the men how to fight an unconventional war. ... The hatred of the Vietnamese amongst the men was high, not only for the Viet Cong an...

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When President Kennedy planned a visit to Fort Brag in 1961, he officially requested that all the Special Services Forces at this special event wear their berets. ... The cap-badge of the World War II Special Service Force was the crossed arrows, which had belonged to the Indian Scouts who were no longer in force. ... Must score a minimum of 206 points on the Army physical fitness, with no less than 60 points on any event, using standards for age group 17 to 21. ... Terrorism began to play an important roll in forcing a change in priorities. ...

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