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- 131: Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried Eating Them Away
- Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried Eating Them Away For young people, the Vietnam War is a thing of the past and they can only learn about it from second hand sources. In Tim O'brien's The Things They Carried, it becomes very apparent that the Vietnam conflict has proved to be one that many of the participants have not been able move away from, while getting on with their lives. O²brien shows that the conflict ... organism, and the host becomes the soldiers. There are several examples of the parasitic nature of war through out the book. In one particular section, Tim O'Brien returns to Vietnam with his daughter. Twenty years had gone by, but it seems as though all of his thoughts are geared back to the time he had spent in the jungle ...
- 132: Hippies
- ... lifestyles were put away when the topic of politics came up. Indubitably the instigator for their existence, politics played a huge role in their lives. Having strongest feelings for the Vietnam War and for the Civil Rights Movement, the Hippies made their beliefs known to the world. They did this in many ways including musical shows, pacifist folk songs, and through ... protesters gathered for one common goal. They wanted their troops to come back home and for United States involvement in the war to be ended. Through the years of the Vietnam War hundreds a anti-war rallies were held. By the decades end protests seemed to have done some good. Sixty five percent of all Americans had similar views as the ... word to bring them back home. Hippies had other feelings about racism and persecution. They took part in the civil rights movement, just as they did in the for the Vietnam troops. When President Kennedy tried to pass his Civil Rights policies and they never went through, the Hippies were more aggravated (Harris 8) Eventually some Hippies tried to make ...
- 133: Factors that Influence Drug Addiction
- ... a drug addiction. Nevertheless, drugs and alcohol do exist, so it isn’t their existence that effects the addiction, but how readily available to the addict each substance is. The Vietnam Veterans, who used heroin during the war, are an excellent example of how availability strengthens the addiction process. Opiates were very easy to obtain in Vietnam, and as a result ten percent of our soldiers tested positive for heroine use during the war. Upon their return home, Robins et all studied 860 men for their drug ... combination of the two can collectively help to deter the addiction process; or adversely, if the penalties are inconsequential it can strengthen it. This definitely was the case with the Vietnam Veterans study group. Penalties of use can be social, financial, legal, and physical. In Vietnam the benefits of using drugs far outweighed the consequences. The cost was nominal, it ...
- 134: President Gerald Ford
- ... Democratic Congress. He had vetoed 61 bills and had 12 vetoes overridden. The government was pretty much deadlocked. The government had some things happen while he was in office. South Vietnam collapsed to North Vietnam in 1975 ending the 'war' there. Ford offered a conditional amnesty to Vietnam draft evaders. There was the overthrow of the Lon Nol regime in Cambodia Kampuchea by Communist forces. There was a successful rescue attempt for the recapture of the U. ...
- 135: The Things They Carried
- The Things They Carried Author: Tim O’Brien Central character: A young male named Jimmy Cross, in his early twenties who lead a group of army in Vietnam. Many tend to argue this character is against all aspects of war, while others feel he is for the war. Other characters include: Henry Dobbins-a strong man, who carried heavy weapons through Vietnam. Dave Jensen, who carried a toothbrush with him. Ted Lavender, who was scared of the war. Mitchell Sanders, who was the RTO (Radio & Telephone Operator). Norman Bowker, who always carried ... slingshot. Martha, who was Jimmy Cross’s long lost lover. Martha sends Jimmy Cross letters and pictures of her. Setting: Near the village of Than Khe, in the country of Vietnam. Most of the story occurred in a dark, wet, gloomy forest type atmosphere. Imagine yourself in an atmosphere where you can die instantly from the enemies’ bombs, grenades or ...
- 136: O'Brien's “On the Rainy River”
- ... superior strength required behind an act of moral courage, as opposed to one of physical courage. Prior to being drafted, O’Brien admits to political naïveté. His perspective of the Vietnam War is not a passionate one; however, he is decidedly in opposition of the war, feeling that blood is being shed for unstable reasons. He saw “no unity of purpose ... there existed only the conviction that there was “no happy way out.” It is blatantly obvious, through these facts and fears, that O’Brien was unwilling to fight in the Vietnam War. Society interferes with instinct, however, and O’Brien finds himself in a moral split, weighing fear against fear. There was a strong terror of dying in a war that ... I couldn’t make myself be brave.” Admitting to cowardice and lamenting a war he did not believe in, O’Brien accepts his drafting notice and becomes a solider in Vietnam. “I would go to the war – I would kill and maybe die – because I was embarrassed not to.” His account ends on the thought, “I was a coward. I ...
- 137: Heroes
- ... years to the late 1960's. The place is Southeast Asia, and the man is one Lieutenant/Colonel, United States Navy, Robinson "Robbie" Risner. Shot down during a mission over Vietnam, Colonel Risner is taken prisoner by the North Vietnamese, and placed in a cell in downtown Hanoi. As he parades down the street as a prize for the patriots to ... War, was able to give a reason for something that went from the back pages of some off-beat, underground newspaper in 1954, when the United States began aiding South Vietnam, to the headlines even of this day, 43 years later, of the New York Times and the covers of Time, Newsweek, etc. On the last page of his gripping account, he is asked "Why?" Why our involvement in Vietnam? He said, "I am a pilot! I'm a professional!" Let's not stop there, though, unless we're ready to stop at "We the people. . .¡¨ He went a ...
- 138: Braveheart Vs. Full Metal Jacket
- ... a story of a somewhat different kind. Full Metal Jacket is first set in Parris Island Boot Camp, as a platoon of new recruits make ready for their deployment to Vietnam. The camp plays a pivotal role in the movie, as the story of the lives of the recruits becomes more intricate. One recruit, nicknamed Private Pyle by the Sergeant due ... finds out, but the same can't be said for the marines in Full Metal Jacket. Full Metal Jacket shows the true horror of war, complete with the details of Vietnam veterans' stories. Women and children were murdered with equal audacity as the men. Villages were destroyed and burnt to the ground. Soldiers were tortured and, when they were of no ... very differently in these two movies, although they share some certain characteristics. In Braveheart, war is a result of years of English oppression on its Scottish subjects. In contrast, the Vietnam War is a result of the spread of Communism. Both wars are a result of some higher power's oppression, but the reasons for involvement of the main characters ...
- 139: In The Lake Of The Woods
- ... Eleanor K. Wade IS THIS AN ADEQUATE EXPLANATION FOR WHAT HAPPENS TO JOHN WADE? John Wade left America a human being, yet came back a human killer. His months in Vietnam were filled with bloodshed and human atrocity, and from this, no man could feasibly return the same person. Yet beneath what John endured throughout the war, he suffered many unkindness ... as well as the mirror, allowed John to create an illusion, and hide himself from the reality of life. John continued on with his hobby, and when he served in Vietnam, he took on the pseudonym; the role of the Sorcerer. By creating a false sense of hope for the men in Charlie Company, he was given the love and attention that he craved for so dearly. This whole routine of the Sorcerer was Wade’s way of removing himself from the real event that was Vietnam, and his way of hiding behind the truth and reality of what was really happening. In the end, John Wade became an expert in convincing himself that the truth ...
- 140: Stephen Coonts' "Flight of the Intruder": Summary
- ... targets, the Pentagon and Air Force is. Jake gathers information from maps and a friend in the navigation department to learn about a target he wants to go after: The Vietnam Communist Party Headquarters. The three figure that if they succeed, they'll have a good chance of hitting the leader of the party. Grafton and his bombardier, Virgil Cole miss ... bystanders and blow craters in the sidewalk. Just when the two are about to be court- martialed, President Nixon gives the orders of unauthorized bombings anywhere in North and South Vietnam. Grafton and Cole fly their next mission with a EA-6B for SAM (surface-to-air missiles) suppression. This plane only carried antiradiation missiles to destroy the SAMs and their ... by a helicopter, but an A-1 Skyraider pilot who was killing off the Vietnamese that were trying to shoot the crew. The setting of the book was in the Vietnam Era, most likely in the early years. There were various settings like the aircraft carrier, Cubi Point Naval Air Station in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and inside the planes. ...
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