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Racheal Orr Mr.LaForge US Civics May 19, 2017 The Hippie Counterculture A counterculture is a way of life and set of attitudes opposed to or variance with the prevailing social norm. The biggest counterculture in America is known as the 1960’s Hippie era. The Beatnik or “Hippie” era was between the 1950s and 1960s and ended towards the end of the vietnam war. The hippies were mainly white, educated, young adults, who were born after World War II and the Great Depression (A.K.A. Baby Boomers).…

My Lai:The Causes and Morals Zak Brustman The My Lai massacre was a result of a long and grueling war that conditioned the American soldiers to see the vietnamese not as the people they were sent to protect, but as potential threats. The Vietnam war cultivated a culture of fear within the American troops, leading to rash behavior in the field. Racism, fear, ignorance, ambiguous orders, and a lack of training all contributed to the My Lai massacre,…

Based on my research of George H.W. Bush, I do think he was a very good and influential leader. I believe starting off serving the military gave him a better point of view of the issues revolving the nation at the time. By serving in the military he knew how to react to threats against his country in a quick and intelligent way. He gained many supporters after the Americans with Disabilities Act because the act affected more than 43 million Americans. However he had much support from Americans,…

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, trust is believing something is good, right, reliable, honorable, and dependable. Trust is something important in each and every day. From friendships, to the bonds of marriage, to the belief that things are going to do what they have always done; trust is important. People everyday put their trust in other people and things. People trust when they turn the key in the ignition of their cars, the car is going to start, or when they tell a friend a…

In this assignment we were asked to find things in Robert Zemeckis 's 1994 Forrest Gump that can be connected to what we have learned throughout this year in United States History class. Events from the vietnam war, the riots, President John F. Kennedy’s time in office and so many more. In the beginning, when Forrest was telling his lives story to the nice young black lady at the bus station. He telling the young lady that his mother named him after Nathan Bedford Forrest. Who was a lieutenant…

Truman Capote 's In Cold Blood Is based on true events. On November 16, 1959, in Holcomb, Kansas four members of the clutter family, Herb, Bonnie, Nancy, and Kenyon, were found dead, bound and shot in the head with a shotgun. With no apparent motive for the crime, detectives are left almost clueless. With the help of a former cellmate of the killers, detectives were able to identify the killers as Perry Smith and Dick Hickock. Capote reconstructs the series of events leading up to and after the…

Richard Milhous Nixon was born on January 9th, 1913 in Yorba Linda, California. Nixon was named after Richard the Lionheart, who was King of England in 1189 up until his death in 1199. Richard Nixon had a very successful life, being in the military, becoming vice president and then later on, President of the United States of America. Nixon was vice president from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961, with president Dwight D. Eisenhower. He then became president in January 20, 1969 up until…

1.What is the purpose of the Clutter family portrait (detailed descriptions of family members)? Truman Capote writes a detailed, capturing story. Describing the lives, loves, and hobbies of each of the family members, Truman Capote paints a comprehensive portrait of the late Clutter family to capture the reader in their lives and then shred them to pieces. This reason explains why Capote livens the relationship between Bobby and Nancy. The last words written before the murder read, “Bobby…

Throughout history there has been some kind of connection between organized crime and politicians. They both share a desire for power and greed, thus making it not surprising that are connected in various scandals. Organized crime is outlined in the book as an integral part of society’s political, economic, and social structure (Lyman, 2015). Organized crime shares a symbolic relationship with politicians and vice versa. Organize crime, in return for favors, is able to provide public official…

The war in Vietnam lasted for nearly 10 years and took a toll on both the American and Vietnamese people. The war in Vietnam produced large numbers of casualties and a rapid loss of support from the American people. The American leadership, both in Washington D.C. and on the ground had a lot of responsibility for the outcome. This is a piece of history that we don’t want to repeat in the future. This paper will prove that the Vietnam War was almost impossible to win and caused great loss and…