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    WHY AND HOW DID AMERICA GET INVOLVED IN VIETNAM? America first became involved in Vietnam helping the French against the Vietminh during the Indo-China war by indirect means. This meant America did not send troops into Vietnam until 1964. They were not prepared to send more American soldiers into war after the Second World War. Instead it funded the French army to fight against the Vietminh. They supported the French campaign in Vietnam. In 1950 president Truman agreed to send the French $15 million

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    for many years after. The United States supported Diem and wanted him to win the election. The Vietnam War began as a result of North Vietnam and the Viet Cong wanting all of Vietnam to be communist. The United States was worried that he would make the entire Southeast Asia communist. The U.S. was worried that Ho Cho Minh would win the election (Benoit 9). In order to stop

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    Already in the first encounter with his new class‚ he builds up a strong identification with the group‚ knowing the expression “Hellton” and exposing that he was once a Wellton-student as well. He then articulates an appealing vision with the words “Carpe diem” inspiring his students to seize the day. One could say he uses strong and expressive forms for articulating the vision during his classes. He encourages and he empowers the followers to “find [their] own walk” in order to “make [their] life extraordinary”

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    shivering and freezing temperature‚ get into my uniform and finally‚ wait for the bus. I set my clock 1 hour advance to preclude the possibility of being late furthermore‚ just like the alarm the clock will give me an impression that I have a diem to carpe. Therefore‚ any negligence on my part will constitute forfeiture of my opportunity to conduct my demo teaching‚ for that day was my definitive chance to accomplish it and worst my grade would be jeopardize if I fail to attend thereto. That was

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    this message is exhibited by the band AWOLNATION‚ through their use of lyrics‚ repetition‚ and melody in “Kill Your Heroes.” The main points of this song urge listeners to shed inhibitions and irrational fears‚ and instead embody the spirit of carpe diem‚ experiencing all the greatness life has to offer and eventually become a hero in their own eyes. The concept of seizing one’s full potential remains also through genre of blog‚ in Celestine Chau’s “101 Ways to Live Your Life to the Fullest.” Although

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    the formation of the independent states of Laos‚ Cambodia‚ and Vietnam. (202) After that‚ South Vietnam received a newly appointed prime minister to lead‚ by the name of Ngo Dinh Diem‚ this was about to cause many problems to soon follow. The corruption began as the people discovered many things about Diem. For one‚ Diem believed that it was his people’s duty to obey him and gain his good will‚ not vice versa. (204) He did not entertain the idea that it was his obligation to gain goodwill of his people;

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    Vietcong increased. An alternative reason as to why the Vietcong gained support was because of the brutal and corrupt Diem regime. Diem was a Catholic but majority of the Vietnamese population was Buddhist. The Diem regime mistreated the Buddhist; they were not able to freely practice their religion. Many took part in protests and even died as martyrs. The unpopularity of the Diem regime resulted in many South Vietnamese resulting to Vietcong for help. Another reason for why the Vietcong gained

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    people‚ and the security of the U.S. as a known power‚ the only solution was intervention. Motivated by economic profit and the imminent threat of Soviet influence‚ the Eisenhower Administration acted upon the “Superman Complex” by supporting Ngo Dinh Diem‚ and divided Vietnam to impede the globalization of communism between 1945 and 1964. Eisenhower’s Domino Theory‚ along with America’s desire for greater economic prosperity‚ was the major impetus in Vietnam intervention. In 1954‚ Eisenhower proposed

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    current compensation plan: 1. Annual earnings of the company?s salespeople are below industry average. 2. The thresholds for commission pay ($0-300K‚ $300-500K‚ $500-1000K) are too large to motivate salesmen to strive to reach the next level. 3. Per diem and traveling expenses are drawn against commission (de-motivator). 4. Sales increase awards award on percentage‚ which is more motivating to low-volume salesmen than high-volume salesmen. 5. Salespeople have to wait one year to become eligible for

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    Case 1Bombardier Aerospace | Prepared for: | AKM Mominul Haque Talukder Course Instructor Human Resource Management East West University Prepared By: | Group- 6 Name | ID No. | Ismat Jahan Senjuti | 2011-1-90-001 | Bani Biswas | 2011-1-90-002 | Nusrat Jahan | 2011-1-90-006 | Jubaid Rashid | 2011-2-90-008 | Mukshuda Akhter | 2011-3-90-002 | Nazmus Shakib | 2012-1-91-001 | Khandoker Mehedi Hasan | 2012-1-90-015 | Sec: 01 East West University East West University

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