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The War We Couldn’t Win Freshly out of World War II, the world is faced with another war. The United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics begin the Cold War. Tensions between nations were at an all-time high, and the world watched as they competed against each other. The U.S. and the Soviet Union indirectly fought each other through proxy wars, one of them being the Vietnam War. It was a conflict based on two different ideologies, capitalism and communism. On March 8, 1965, the U.S…

Micro aggressions are in abundant cyst that continues to grow on the navel of society. Whether they be painful or none existent they still exist. Claudia Rankine author of, Citizen, was someone aided in pointing out these atrocities. For people of color (in this case black people) it is a shard of glass that feels the need to dig its way into their shoulders a little deeper with each passing day. This is because racism is the most practiced sport still in existence. In the book, Rankine…

My family lived below the poverty line for a period in my life while I was still in grade school and that in it self was difficult. Having one parent unemployed and the other parent was getting payed little to nothing wages. However in my situation, I’m not quite sure how they did it but I was never wanted for too much, other than missing a meal or not being able to have new clothes or shoes. Attending college at Clemson University I’ve had the opportunity to learn about several challenges that…

It has only been sixty-nine years since sports were integrated by Jackie Robinson and it seems so long ago but this pivotal event is only two generations removed from my generation. Based off this one event, sent a ripple effect throughout all other sports as well, because it allowed many to see what African American new and that was that we are just as good or if not better than our white counterparts when it come sot sports. However, on the other side of the spectrum, you have the majority…

David Bowen was born just in time for the Red Scare in the 1950s that blanketed all of America and pitted neighbors and family against each other. If I was born at the same time in his home town of Virginia, we would have had a similar taste for life and nearly a carbon-copy of career choices. We would have both enlisted in the U.S. Marines and have been shipped off to the jungles of Vietnam. This would have been an unusual and petrifying experience for the both of us. We would have trudged…

“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” These words were said by Harry S Truman, thirty-third president of the United Sates of America. Truman was a very normal man before his presidency, just a farmer, from a small town. He fought in world war one, came back with his wife and statrted a business, but he was elected County judge and after that he took off in many government posistions. In ninteen…

kid, Nelson Mandela started to pave his path for his future in revolution, which would greatly influence his ideas for a new South Africa. Mandela was first influenced for change when he had to pay for his education,…

of Africa, women more like to eat meat and high calorie food to gain more weight to show that they are from a rich family. In addition, women in black South Africa who is too skinny may get into trouble because in these era if people are too thin others will think they have HIV. However in America, the situation is totally different with black South Africa. People who are too heavy in America will consider them as poor people. Just like what Shah said in the article “American women, and…

Australia’s involvement in the Vietnam War was a commitment of 30 military advisors which was later increased to about 7,000 over a decade. Australia’s commitment was increased because of the Menzies government’s decision in 1965 to try and protect South Vietnam. Australia’s commitment was due to the alliance with the USA under the ANZUS treaty. The Australian troops were based in Vung Tau but undertook missions throughout the Phuoc Tuy province. Australians involvement in Vietnam was…

How Significant was the ANC in the Anti-Apartheid Movement, 1948-79? During the time of apartheid, there were many organisations which proved to be significant; which is having or being likely to be influential or of importance. Although the ANC (African National Congress) was clearly significant during 1948-1979, there were many other groups which also left a significant impact. Throughout this period, there are obvious shifts in political initiative: primarily between the ANC and other…