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    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…

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    Feminism - We women and man are equal ABSTRACT: We have lived in a male dominated society for more than 11 years since 2000. During these 11 years, we female have never ever stopped fighting for our own rights, no matter it’s the voting right or the working right. Kate Chopin – the forerunner of the feminist authors, started her fight for female’s rights from the early in the 19th century. In an era when most of the people don’t even have the idea of gender equality. “The story of an hour”…

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    The Ballot or the Bullet is a persuasive speech given by Malcolm X who had a significant impact at the time when there is Civil Rights Movement. The speech takes place in the 1960’s and in Kings Solomon Baptist Church. It portrayed the African Americans as an oppressed group to make the audience aware of their own rights, and beliefs. Ethos was an element that is encountered in the speech it is one of the most common used persuasive techniques that aims to gather the society members. Therefore,…

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    Have you ever read any of Allen Ginsberg’s poetry about Vietnam?” Ferlinghetti asked. “No, I haven’t.” “In his poem Wichita Vortex Sutra he says: McNamara made a “bad guess” chorused the reporters in 1962 “8000 American Troops handle the Situation” Bad Guess in 1954, 80% of the Vietnamese people would’ve voted for Ho Chi Minh “And here I thought most of Ginsberg’s poetry was about sucking cocks,” I said, risking insulting his friend.…

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    In John F Kennedy’s speech, Kennedy often alludes to different events in history to draw in his audience and connect with them on an emotional level. For example when Kennedy states, “John Winthrop set before his shipmates on the flagship Arbela 331 years ago” it shows Kennedy’s knowledge of Massachusetts. The Arbela was a ship that arrived in Massachusetts and when it came to this land the first inhabitants would do their best in creating a very functional and excelling city. Kennedy uses this…

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    The mid twentieth century was a defining moment in American history-particularly with respect to the securing of ladies' rights. While the period was thought to be prosperous and later idea to be a cheerful time, in reality, it was a period of grave social clash and human enduring (Parish, 110). Among the individuals who persevered through much enduring were ladies. As Margaret Sanger discovered, ladies, particularly the individuals who were poor, had no way out with respect to pregnancy. The…

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    World leader When people talk about the world leaders, there are a several great people appear in people’s mind such as Mahatma Gandhi, Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama, Pope Francis and etc. However, there is only one person who obviously makes everything possible while a lot of people tend to think that it is impossible. This one is John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. John F. Kennedy once said a powerful quote to the world, “One person can make a difference, and…

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    Why did the United States find it so difficult to ends its involvement in the Vietnam War? In this essay, I will outline and explore the reasoning behind the United States involvement and withdrawal from Vietnam and why the decision to withdraw from the war, was one of great complexity. The Vietnam War was a civil war fought between the communist’s states of North Vietnam and the capitalist South. The North Vietnamese wanted to join with the south as one united communist country. Whilst the…

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    to what protesters did during the civil rights movement. •Many people burned their draft cards, an illegal act. In order to avoid being jailed, young men who refused to serve in the war would move to Canada. •Famous Chant: "Hey, hey, LBJ(Lyndon B. Johnson) how many kids did you kill today?" •Some protesters even publicly burned the American flag. •By 1967, US Representatives and senators began to speak at protests for the first…

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    Citizen Kane Meaning

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    Citizen Kane is a drama film about a reporter’s venture into finding out the meaning behind the word “rosebud” which is the last word of Charles Foster Kane before he died. This film is considered as one of the greatest films ever. This masterpiece was created with $839,727 as its estimated budget. Citizen Kane was directed by Orson Welles and was released in 1941. Welles also produced and wrote the screenplay of this film. He also starred as the main character in Citizen Kane. The film starts…

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