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- 501: Devastation of the Rain Forests
- ... Albuquerque Barbosa There is a constant war that is being fought in the rainforests of South America. The death toll is one that far surpasses any other war in history. Vietnam and World War II had minimal loss of life compared to this never-ending battle. It is predicted that by the year 2020, the casualties will reach 150 per day ...
- 502: Buddhism
- ... world. Like Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, it has influenced many live and many cultures. Buddhism has also been a driving social force in many countries, including India, China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Tibet. In all these areas, Buddhism has incorporated different aspects of other religions, for example Hinduism and Shinto. To western society, Buddhism is a very mystical and misunderstood religion ...
- 503: Buddhism
- ... but also in Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, where Theravada has been important; Mahayana has had its greatest impression in China, Japan, Taiwan, Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia, Korea, and Vietnam, and India. The number of Buddhists worldwide has been estimated at between 150 and 300 million. The reasons the number is so large as because: Throughout much of Asia religious ...
- 504: Analysis of Stephen Crane's "War Is Kind"
- ... to accept the pain and agony over the loss of her son. Those of us who witnessed the funerals of our friends and classmates that perished in the jungles of Vietnam can readily identify with the words "bright splendid shroud", as their flag draped coffins were passing by on the way to the cemetery. After reading the poem I remember going ...
- 505: A Review of Dudley Randall’s “Ballad of Birmingham”
- ... instability and radical change. The early half of the decade saw much of the civil rights action, and the later half of the decade saw more of the opposition to Vietnam. Perhaps during 1969, the author witnessed some of these demonstrations and was reminded of the earlier tragedies. The structure of this poem is very basic, while the style of this ...
- 506: Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Politics
- ... the Mind. In most of Ferlinghetti's work, he has shown a concern with political issues. “ His poetry often addresses political subjects...” (Nasso 196). The Kennedy Assassination, McCarthyism and the Vietnam conflict were all topics in several Ferlinghetti poems (Oppenheimer 136). Lawrence Ferlinghetti's past incidents involving the government influenced his poetry and consequentially he has little respect for government. “Ferlinghetti ...
- 507: Louis Armstrong
- ... And 17 years after his death, "Armstrong's record of "It's a Wonderful World" generated a new young audience when it was featured in the 1987 film 'Good Morning, Vietnam' ". (www.downbeatjazz.com) Most recent research gives Armstrong's birth as Aug. 4, 1901. He grew up in New Orleans and received his first music instruction in 1913 at a ...
- 508: History of Rock and Roll
- ... and thousands of kids got together for three days of peace, love and music. The reason for this was to protest the death of innocent teens being sent off to Vietnam to fight in the war. Bands that headlined this event were Jefferson Airplane, The Who and Jimi Hendrix. In the early seventies another type of rock and roll was emerging ...
- 509: Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze" and the 1960s and 70s
- ... 70s The 1960's and 70's were a time of peace and rebellion. The so called "hippies" were creating their own environment. Many people were upset about political issues, Vietnam, equal right, and many other issues. The music of this time period described many of these problems in America. The song I picked to describe this generation was "Purple Haze ...
- 510: "The Beats Generation
- ... seem to be. If the term “Generation X” is substituted for “Beat,” the spirit of the current time would be accurately described. The earliest memories of “Generation X-ers” – the Vietnam War, Watergate, business and religious leaders’ falls – have instilled a very keen awareness that things are not as they seem. The Beat Generation brought America a message that’s still ...
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