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    Vietnam War of 1954-1975 prolonged to a conflict that potholed the communist in the North Vietnam’s government and the southern allies; that was called the Viet Cong‚ versus the South Vietnam’s government and its chief ally‚ the US. This war was known as the “American War” in Vietnam (War against the Americans to save their Nation). This war was as well divisor of a larger local controversy‚ and this might have led to the cold war that existed between the United States and their respective allies

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    War Photographer by Ms. Duffy This poem is the only one by Ms. Duffy (in this selection) which is written in the third person. It is about a person who is clearly not the poet. The surface subject of the poem is the war photographer of the title but at a deeper level the poem explores the difference between "Rural England" and places where wars are fought (Northern Ireland‚ the Lebanon and Cambodia)‚ between the comfort or indifference of the newspaper editor and its readers and the

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    Metaphysical Poetry: Definition‚ Characteristics & Examples: Definition of Metaphysical Poetry You’ve probably heard of haikus‚ lyrical poems and limericks. All of those types of poetry have specific qualities that allow us to group them together. Metaphysical poetry is a little bit different. The poems classified in this group do share common characteristics: they are all highly intellectualized‚ use rather strange imagery‚ use frequent paradox and contain extremely complicated thought.

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    Assess the consequences of the Vietnamese victory against the French for Indochina in the periods 1954-1964. The Vietnamese victory against the French at the battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 brought about dramatic changes to Indochina. These changes took place in the Geneva Conference which shortly happened after the battle of Dien Bien Phu. General Vo Nguyen Giap and Ho Chi Minh who were the Vietminh’s leader had only one goal and that was to unify Vietnam and declare independence from colonial

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    The different forms of payment to providers include: charges‚ charges mins a discount‚ cost‚ per diem‚ capitation‚ and per diagnosis. Charges are prices or rates that patients are charged for a healthcare organization’s services. Charges minus a discount is when a third party (i.e. insurance company) is rewarded with a discount for providing to the

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    The Vietnam War was a war fought between Communist North Vietnam and anti-Communist South Vietnam. The main‚ intended goal from the United States perspective was to prevent the further spread of communism. In order to execute their goal‚ they sent troops to South Vietnam and established several bases. The U.S. assisted South Vietnam to push back the North Vietnamese. Although the U.S. pushed North Vietnamese back many times‚ they never succeeded in the end. The Vietnam War left several positive and

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    (Taiwan). On September 2‚ 1963 President Kennedy sent 16‚200 troops to Vietnam. There are several reasons America was involved in the Vietnam War. One reason was because the oppressive actions of Diem towards different factions. Secondly Diem failed to unite the South against communism. And lastly Diem refused to comply to

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    Poetry Explication Fill-in 1. Title of Poem: “Evening Hawk” eveni 2. Poet: Robert Penn Warren 3. Important background information on poet relevant to poem: Warren was seventy years old when “Evening Hawk” was published in 1975. He lies at the twilight of his life and thus contemplates the death which he knows will arrive soon enough. This allows Warren to inject his own thoughts into the psyche of the poem’s narrator‚ who is also in this position. 4. Who/what is the speaker? What kind of

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    1 Carpe Diem or Seize the Day. Live each day as if it’s your last and overall just do it! Like they say Yesterday is history‚ Tomorrow is a mystery but today is a gift‚ that’s why it’s called the present. Life presents us with a lifetime of opportunities but the opportunity of a lifetime is got when right choices are followed. Be present to enjoy the moment. Each day is a fresh start with options just waiting to be explored‚ so what are you waiting for? 2 Be adventurous. Explore‚ live on the

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    HIS 104 Key Terms * Thirteenth Amendment * The amendment to the US Constitution that abolished slavery. The abolishment of slavery was the final blow to the South during the civil war and was an attempt to secure the future of the nation by making sure that the institution of slavery‚ which was the ultimate cause of the civil war‚ could never cause a civil war in the US ever again. This was the first time slavery was mentioned in the Constitution * Fourteenth Amendment * The

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