As you probably know, I am Sarah Domencic. I participate in many extracurriculars including cross country, band, chorus, chorale, madrigals, and musical. I am also the treasurer of my 4-H club where I participate in sewing projects, and I worked as a lifeguard this past summer. I have decided to take AP US History this year not only because I enjoy history, but also because it helps improve verbal communication, analytical, and critical thinking skills, and it helps prepare you for college. I believe that knowledge is very important, especially knowledge about the country we live in. Therefore I feel that taking this class will prove beneficial in that sense, and that I will also become more prepared for the future.
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Specifically during the Vietnam War new weaknesses of how societal values had begun to decline into more entitlement became more exposed. A great mistrust between the government and the nation came to exist, causing large divisions that hurt the way citizens felt about about their lives as Americans. I feel that the poor reporting of the events happening in the war would be the thing to improve, as the portrayal of the war was the instigation of mistrust. The peak of the cold war was also a very weak time for the nation, but in a different way. During this time, the country was driven by fear, and the people were divided by their wish to preserve themselves and their families. It was ‘every man for himself’ and McCarthyism had people constantly worried that their neighbor could be a communist spy. Children practiced nuclear attack drills and citizens built bomb shelters hoping that at least their family could survive an attack. Many people lost or quit their jobs due to communist accusations, and blacklisting of Hollywood stars frightened the public even more. Thus this time period was a very weak and fragile one during American history, that could only have been fixed if America ceased to bring itself down from the inside. As Aesop said, “United we stand, divided we fall.” This is why I see the times when our
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Specifically during the Vietnam War new weaknesses of how societal values had begun to decline into more entitlement became more exposed. A great mistrust between the government and the nation came to exist, causing large divisions that hurt the way citizens felt about about their lives as Americans. I feel that the poor reporting of the events happening in the war would be the thing to improve, as the portrayal of the war was the instigation of mistrust. The peak of the cold war was also a very weak time for the nation, but in a different way. During this time, the country was driven by fear, and the people were divided by their wish to preserve themselves and their families. It was ‘every man for himself’ and McCarthyism had people constantly worried that their neighbor could be a communist spy. Children practiced nuclear attack drills and citizens built bomb shelters hoping that at least their family could survive an attack. Many people lost or quit their jobs due to communist accusations, and blacklisting of Hollywood stars frightened the public even more. Thus this time period was a very weak and fragile one during American history, that could only have been fixed if America ceased to bring itself down from the inside. As Aesop said, “United we stand, divided we fall.” This is why I see the times when our