The Hybridity of Vietnam and American In the United States, there are nearly 41 million immigrants in 2012 (Nwosu). When people come into a new country, they will have their own culture, and it can change after time is passed over, but it is not completely change. It just meshes with another culture. According to the book, “East Eat West”, by Andrew Lam, he said, “the theme of hybridity is central to a global society, and a large part of that entails accommodating one’s tongue to the…
I conducted the critical essay evaluation of Senator William J. Fulbright’s on the Arrogance of Power 1966. The Vietnam War had two sides moralistic, and humanitarian. We as Americans want to see others enjoy the same virtues as we enjoy. Those are, the right to be a democratic society, and a free nation. We sometimes forget to consider the other country’s religious beliefs and culture. Our mission in the Vietnam War was to free the South Vietnamese people from the violent and communist North…
For the past ten years Ecuador was ruled by Rafael Correa who constantly was taking away the rights of his citizens. He denied his constituents free speech and attacked those who spoke out against him. He also limited health care and had terrible prison conditions. Even though Correa treated his people poorly he was still very much loved. Before he stepped down as president in May of 2017 he was still popular with a 50% approval rating (https://tinyurl.com/y9txapoe). Correa decided to step down…
Cabramatta is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Vietnamese community in Cabramatta developed following the acceptance of refugees from Southeast Asia following the Vietnam War. The refugees had suffered greatly prior to their arrival in Australia. Many had fought, and witnessed the deaths of family members, Upon arrival they struggled to settle into Australian society. Cultural Integration, language barriers, racism, economic hardship, high…
The Reign of Terror was a brutal time period during the French Revolution. It involved countless unnecessary deaths made by the officials. The executioners used the guillotine, or a beheading machine, to kill anyone who seemed suspicious, without being accused of anything. “Historians estimate that more than 80,000 French people on both sides died…” (Doc. C) The government officials during this time period promoted the opposite of safety. A number of deaths that occurred were beyond unnecessary…
In 1965 the US Army decided to send engineers to South Vietnam for the influx of US troops. With the draw down from the Korean War they had to some adjusting with equipment and bases. They needed to train up all different engineer jobs and get the equipment from all the engineer reserve unit. With all the different MOS’s there were two engineer jobs that were an asset Bridge and Land Clearance Engineers. There were many different missions for both types of engineers. There were miles and miles…
After reading through several fascinating stories, pictures, and testimonies I can most definitely say that researching all about the war in Vietnam was very informative. I felt that being able to assess the war from both American and Vietnamese perspectives was a very big factor in understanding the full magnitude of it. Unlike any war before, each side had completely different strategies, strengths, and weakness that leveled out the playing field. In the end, both America and Vietnam paid…
To begin, the Khmer Empire is much more advanced and superior than the Polynesian Expansion as they were vastly superior in these three areas, buildings and architecture, form of government or ruling, and weaponry. This is as the Khmers had much more knowledge and vastly better skills than the Polynesians. The first area that the Khmers were stronger in was their use of skills and knowledge to build and create ideas for structures that could stay up for a very long time and were difficult to…
When my father was 20 years old his life was changed forever. He was drafted into the Army during the height of the Vietnam War. During his two years in the military, especially the year he spent in combat, he experienced things he could not have previously imagined. This all led to making my father grateful for his life and his freedom and not taking either of them for granted. After he was drafted my father was sent to Kentucky for basic training. Then he went to Alabama for…
The book “If I die in a Combat Zone” written by Vietnam veteran Tim O’Brien walks the reader through the main stages that a normal individual has to go through from the day he is drafted until the day he comes home from the war. The author, who is also the protagonist of the story, explains how hard it was to be a soldier in the Vietnam war. He also focuses on the fact that some soldiers thought the war was wrong. In this memoir O’Brien gives the audience an overview of his thoughts during…