Vietnam War The Vietnamese tried to escape during the Vietnam War. “I felt sorrow and desperation,” Tam recalls. “My eyes blurred with tears. I had lost my homeland”…
Vietnam, a war based on lies. The Cold War’s increasing belief that the spread of the communist power would mean the end of freedom. "Reality is grim and painful. But it is only a remote echo of the anguish toward which a policy founded on illusion is surely taking us.” -John F. Kennedy.…
In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s letter “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” King addresses many controversial issues that were a problem during his time and that continue to be an issue in our lives today. A few examples of these issues being police brutality, racism, and discrimination of races. Even after about 53 years, White and African Americans continue to bicker over racial issues. The issue that this essay will focus on is the withholding of African American freedom as well as discrimination and racism which are shown through the use of pathos, logos, and imagery. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said “freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed,” implying that those in power, would never give up…
The Anti-war movement started during the 1960s and shaped America’s public opinion on conflicts for years to come. As in all its conflicts, the support of the people on the homefront influences America’s military commitment.. Without Homefront support, the American war machine dies. American pop culture during the 60s and 70s, sought to change public opinion against the Vietnam War. Through blatant anti-war lyrics to their actions, the popular artists and musicians of the era influenced the mindset of a generation to oppose the military actions in Vietnam.…
The Complexity of The Civil Rights Struggle Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and James Baldwin are three prominent writers during the Civil Rights movement. These authors all write about race relation and segregation. This essay will summarize these authors’ ideas, discuss the reasons why Martin Luther King is the most analytically interesting author and examine the similarities and differences between Malcolm X’s “Message to the Grass Roots” and King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”. This essay also differentiates between Martin Luther King’s primary text, “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, and his secondary text, “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence.”…
For my first journal entry, my group decided to use this time to discuss the reading assignments from this week, which includes chapter two in Soul of a Citizen, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” and Gene Sharp’s “The Methods of Nonviolent Action.” Chapter two was an interesting chapter, because the beginning had talked about the strategies of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr, and how President Nixon bailed Rosa Park out of Jail. I have always been fascinated with the civil right movement in the 1960’s and reading about activist gives me hope that society can change for the better. As I read towards the end of the chapter, I felt that the author’s point of views had changed about the Vietnam War, and started to go…
EDWARD It’s a question of survival nothing more nothing less. I don’t care what people think of me. Although, I worry what mum will think, when she learns of my impending escape from Townsville. LANA You’re doing the right thing. Now you have no reason to follow through with your violent insurrection……
Vietnam, a Necessary War? The Vietnam War is very controversial in the sense that people disagree over whether America should have entered or not. Two people who capture the feelings of both sides well are Michael Lind who wrote “A Necessary War” and Fredrik Logevall who wrote “An Avoidable Catastrophe”. Both of these works represent either side of the controversy of entering the war.…
In this class so far we have looked at the history of the United States since the end of the Civil War, more specifically 1877. We have gone over a lot of different times and events in America. Wars, social movements, and cultural changes that further altered the United States into the nation it is today. Within this paper we shall hit on some key time periods in our history that shows great revolution and change in our society, politics, and economic status as a nation. Without the changes within these periods of time we may have ended up on a whole other spectrum than where we sit today.…
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in his Letter from Birmingham Jail, argued to his equality supporting peers that non-violent and instigative protests, while not as dignified as court battles, were fundamentally more potent and provocative. King successfully produced an appealing and effective message by integrating pathos and logos, utilizing faith based ethos, suitable literary devices, and a unique subtle tone that allowed him to maintain even-tempered and reasonable appeal in subject he was passionate and infuriated about. King wins the credibility of his peers by, firstly establishing they are his peers. He reminds them of his position as a reverend by citing the Alabama clergymen as “fellow clergymen”. Referring to his position as president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and his invitation not Birmingham, he further established credibility by highlighting he is not merely a reverend creating social upheaval but a revered civic and religious leader whose presence is desired by the people of the city.…
The Anti-Vietnam War movement eventually succeeded with U.S forces exiting Vietnam. Previous to that, achievements of the movement were in public opinion not policy. The United States interfered in Vietnam for the purpose of containing the geopolitical spread of communism. The Anti-Vietnam War movement was mainly made up of baby-boom college students, as they were the people threatened by the draft. The movement co-occurred with social change for American women, black people and non-straight people.…
This war was drafting young black men, that had no opportunities here at home due to segregation and lack of equal rights, yet as soon as they were drafted, they became equals. They could not sit together in schools, they could not drink from the same fountains, but they can be shipped off to war, fight together, die together and be known as equals. Martin Luther King Jr walked among the ghettos talked to the angered, rejected young black men, advising violence was not the way to solve problems. Yet when they spoke to him, they asked “what about Vietnam?” Martin Luther could not argue against this, America was showing the world that to resolve a problem, one must resort to violence.…
On April 4, 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr., an enormously influential civil rights activist, conveys his indignant and hopeful thoughts regarding the Vietnam War, in his speech “Beyond Vietnam,” by utilizing biblical allusion, anaphora, and use of diction. The pro-social justice and anti-war speech were delivered to state MLK’s opposition to the war to the people of Riverside Church in New York. In this speech, King is evident in his stance regarding Vietnam and expresses his hopeful ideas of growing as a nation by employing biblical allusion, anaphora, and use of diction. Firstly, King utilizes biblical allusion to compare the values we should have to the story of the Good Samaritan. He writes, “On one hand, we are called to play Good Samaritan…
Introduction There are many different views and opinions of the war in Vietnam. It was one of America’s longest, most controversial conflicts to date. In a war that lasted over a decade it is no surprise that lessons were learned on all parts. This paper will discuss what I feel is important lessons learned by Americans from the following arenas: diplomatic negotiations, presidential leadership, and cultural/social context. Diplomatic Negotiations For there to be success during diplomatic negotiations, there must be clear goals for all parts included.…
In his speech, King recognizes the violent measures being brought upon the African Americans- churches being bombed, voters being murdered, snarling dogs. He uses this violence in his speech, not to praise it, but to stand up against it. King realizes the grief and strife violence is bringing upon, not only his people, but all people. Another way King uses violence to advocate for nonviolence is when he claims, “…nonviolence is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time…” In saying this, King acknowledges the urgency of replacing violence with nonviolence to solve society’s contradictions.…