Chi McBride

place in late 1953 at the end of the eight year war. The Indochina War was a conflict between the French and Vietnamese. France held control of Vietnam from about 1883 to 1945 when Nationalist leader Ho Chi Minh declared independence from French control. This resulted in a revolution where Ho Chi Minh launched Guerrilla warfare against the opposing French military. Minh’s military force, the Viet Minh ultimately won their independence with a victory in the Battle of Dien Bien Phu.…

Television in the Postwar Era There will be a demonstration of how television change the world in the postwar era. Through articles that were read for this class, and personal knowledge, of the information in the postwar era, such as music, civil rights, and the Vietnam War. There were a lot of things going on in the 50s, 60s, and 70s. Television profoundly influenced and played a role in the postwar era with music, civil rights, the Vietnam War, and the way we viewed our lives. Television…

The Vietnam War started in 1959, causing 58,119 american deaths (Hickman). In “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien, O’Brien describes how the rookie soldiers feel through the hard times of the war. All the soldiers are frightened, but refuse to show their inner fear. It is not until Ted Lavender, a new recruit to the group who actually shows his uneasiness, separates to use the restroom and gets shot. The squad consists of Jimmy Cross, the 24 year old lieutenant who is in…

French abuse and mismanagement set the stage for Ho Chi Minh to form the Communist Vietminh in Northern Vietnam, and on September 2 1945 he declared Vietnam’s independence (Charles, 1995). The French quickly attempted to reassert their control and the First Indochina War broke out in 1946. The French found themselves outmatched by the skilful and resolute Communist forces, and were defeated at Dien Bien Phu 8 years after the war started (Charles, 1995) After the French defeat, the 1954 Geneva…

195,000 million-430,000 million is the estimated amount of innocent civilians who died during the Vietnam War. Although war for soldiers is difficult and demanding, the lives of the Vietnamese civilians are forever /were changed due to the war. The war affected the everyday lives of civilians from either making them flee the country to safety or killing them. The things these civilians faced during this time were and still are unreal; something no one could even begin to imagine. The…

Other considerations In democratic state, the public opinion can influence the course of action of the authorities (Mack, 1975: 188). Therefore, Mack blamed that the nature of the polity of the metropolitan contribute to the defeat of the war (Mack, 1975: 189). Domestic constrain in a free society is more influential than other kinds of polity like totalitarian or dictatorship (Mack, 1975: 193). In democracy, the free media can affect the attitude of the population towards the war. The New York…

The Quiet American is a novel that explores social and political relationships between Europe and America in Indochina War through connections among the three main characters: Fowler, Pyle, and Phuong. Graham Greene, an author of the book, uses the attitudes and personalities of Pyle and Fowler to create tension to symbolize the greater tension in the political conflicts over Vietnam at the time. Through Pyle and Fowler’s different political views but a common desire for Phuong, The Quiet…

The Latehomecomer: a Hmong Family Memoir, by Kao Kalia Yang, offers a first-hand account of the trials and tribulations of a family of Hmong, an ethic group from Southeast Asia who are little known by the outside world. The Hmong fought alongside the United States during the Vietnam war, but were left to fend for themselves after the American withdrawal in 1975. In the aftermath, the Hmong saw the devastation of their traditional towns and villages by America’s enemies, among them the Pathet Lao…

The class is taught by a Tai Chi Instructor with four certifications under the training of a worldwide known practitioner of Tai Chi. My patient is taking classes in Tai Chi for Beginners for Fall Prevention once a week for 45 minutes every Mondays of the week. Each session starts with a classic Chinese music playing for pre-relaxation of the mind while participants start with breathing exercises, 5-minute warm-ups, 35 minutes of review of the forms of Tai Chi, 5 minutes cool down, and one on…

International.” (Truong, 190) Due to such fact, revolutionary Ho Chi Minh was able to blend nationalism with communism, making it seems like the Communist Party is the only force that lead Vietnam to independence. The fact is, however, there were Southern, Western-influenced Vietnamese who also advocated for independence in parties such as the PRG, Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam. It was the year 1970 after the death of Ho Chi Minh that the Communist Party started viewing…