Carpe diem

The Vietnam War demonstrates “ The insidious power of propaganda...The longest war this century was a war waged by America against Vietnam... It was an attack on the people of Vietnam, communist and non-communist, by American forces. It was an invasion of their homeland and their lives” ( John Pilger ). Luis Valdez's drama, “ The Buck Private “ explains how the government’s propaganda makes society romanticize war. Valdez supports his argument by illustrating to the audience how society sees…

Soldiers of the Charlie Company were ordered by Lieutenant Calley, on March 16, 1968, to leave the village of My Lai destroyed. During the Vietnam War, the United States supported South Vietnam and were in the process of fighting North Vietnam because of their communistic viewpoints. The fighting had been different than any other war, the Viet Cong's fighting style consisted of sneaky sniper attacks and booby traps. Their fighting style had aggravated the United States soldiers and they soon…

Part I: High School Description: I come from a relatively small town of about 15,000 people. It’s definitely more of a rural high school. I draw this conclusion because there is a day set aside where some people can drive their tractors to school. I would say it is mainly made up of middle class kids. My high school was the only school for a significant amount of miles, therefore there definitely was a mix of classes. Ethnically wise, my high school is predominately white. The school is made of…

The Vietnam War lasted from 1954 to 1975. The war was met by a mixed reaction from Americans, with the unpopular opinion being against the war. People of different race, gender and background went against the war and created a movement called the antiwar movement. This movement became one of the biggest social movements in U.S. history. How did the antiwar movement affect American culture? Established organizations had taken a stance against the war and some like SDS had become a major part of…

In order to truly understand the history of an era, one must first gain a sense of the people who lived it. In the introduction to their book The Century, Todd Brewster and Peter Jennings wisely note that experience, not the simple act of memory, constitutes a living history. They also observe that true history is not made up of the noted people but from the unknown masses. During the years between 1960s and 1970s society experienced great loss and pride. The Vietnam War, the Kennedy…

Outside Influence Leading to Genocide In Cambodia, glasses marked people for death. Glasses were seen as a sign of outside influence, something the Khmer Rouge wanted to eliminate. While studying the Cambodian genocide, key elements such as outside influence, such as from colonization and from the Vietnam War seem to have lead the perpetrators to commit genocide. Colonization by France left lasting psychological effects and an unstable government. The actions by the U.S. taken during the Vietnam…

practice outside of the watchful gaze of the United States, Diem assumed absolute power, and relied solely on his family for advice. Subsequently, the inattention that Diem paid to the needs of his people, and the ruthless suppression he had placed on the dissents, provoked a minor rebellion, that would later lead to his downfall as the land-reform program was so poorly conceived that it implemented a strong dislike for Diem in the minds of the South Vietnamese peasant-classes, as it brought…

message gets across through different phrases. The two mainly known are “YOLO” and “Carpe Diem.” YOLO abbreviates the words You Only Live Once. Carpe Diem translate from latin to mean seize the day. These phrases have the same meaning, however some generations may use one rather than the other. YOLO only recently became known worldwide within the last decade. One thing that differentiates this term from Carpe Diem, would be the way it is used. It can be used as an excuse for most people to…

have to create a work of our own choice and convey some sort of message about Carpe-diem. This project was created in order for us to display our understanding of rhetoric and carpe-diem along with our ability to put them to practice. This project was the first that had me really focus on our course theme of Carpe-diem. Throughout the course we covered many different works that conveyed their own interpretation of Carpe-diem. However there are a few similarities that they all share; that being…

words Carpe diem, meaning seize the day, nourishing his bones and strengthening his muscles, making Todd human rather than a robotic youth. Such words as “Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary” filled Todd’s belly and kindled his taste buds. Soon enough, Todd begins progressing, a metamorphose from lifeless to lively. In the movie, Dead Poets Society, Todd Anderson distends from a reserved youth to an agile young man due to the astounding influence of Carpe diem.…