Most of Vietnam is below the poverty level. ... Popular TV shows and celebrities are educating people about landmine awareness. ... The way this works is that popular celebrities like Angelina Jolie are the stars of charity balls and dinners organizations have to raise money and then people pay a lo of money to enter the ball and a percentage of this goes back to the organization which helps the victims. ...

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John Lennon, who is famous for being a member of The Beatles, is probably the most famous and well known protest song of that century, Give Peace A Chance (Anderson). ... Woodstock shows just how popular protest music was (Rosenburg). ... Considering the time and the amount of racism in the air Hendrix was extremely popular even though he was black. ...

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Kennedy, one of the most beloved presidents in our history, was shot and killed. ... Despite Martin Luther King Jr. not being a popular man to white people, he was a god to black people and because of that, 1968 was a year of crisis for American society. ...

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The Beatles were becoming extremely popular during this time and decided that they would use their music as a means of displaying their feelings towards the war. ... The most notable way this was displayed was in May of 1965 at UC Berkeley. ... One group of people that showed their distaste the most were the "hippies"." ...

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The popular rising in support for the VC that the north had hoped for never eventuated and this contributed substantially to their defeat. ... Most of all it was the South's lack of independent strategic initiative who didn't know what to do on their own because they were used to following the US army strategies and orders. ...

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The Vietnam War contained over fifty million American soldiers dead and most Vietnam War veterans have attempted suicide. ... Unfortunately, instead of being celebrated by the society, most war veterans were neglected and almost seen as the enemy. ... Springsteen was seen as an idol to most young white Americans because they felt as if they could relate to him and his music. ... The Vietnam War was a horrible time for most returning war veterans and Springsteen let his audience hear it with his music. ... Due to the fact that Springsteen's music is so popular, the public awareness of the ...

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He came across as a bitter, cold-hearted person but in actuality was probably the character that felt the most in the book. ... If one is to remain human" (174), but as an a European, especially an Englishman, he was for the most part, neutral. Americans were not very popular in Greene's novel, and Pyle was the hated American. ... Pyle was the most unlikeable character because of he was two-faced, and because of his cold inhumane actions. ... For the most part, it had good critiques, however some American critics felt that it put down Americans. ...

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The Korean War was extremely popular domestically because it was part of the Cold War. ... Therefore, not wanting to engage in an all-out war with China and the Soviet Union, which would most likely have led to the Third world war, Truman was forced to negotiate, and thus the Korean War ended in stalemate on July 1953 after long negotiations for peace a cease-fire was finally signed. ... Most South Koreans believe that the North are "engaged in a deceptive peace offensive in a bid to cover up their aggressiveness by misleading world opinion" America too keeps a watchful eye on North Korea,...

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Although it was not specifically created to refer illicitly to the Korean War alone, NSC 68 highlights the potential for growth of revolutionary and Communist ideas in Asia as they would be popular amongst what American policy makers would consider a, "particularly receptive audience." ... This is most clear throughout the CIA daily summaries and reports during 1950 in Korea with persistent references to 'some third party.' ... Asiatic policy at the time; the need to form a commonly shared enemy in the region was a key issue as most Asian nations didn't share one, making it dif...

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Social and cultural society has been warped and changed; each decade creates its own personality forever leaving its mark in history. The 1960's created a lot of drama and excitement which, in turn, left a big impression on people of that time and is still affecting social and cultural society toda...

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