few weeks. The war out here in Vietnam is mostly what I expected. Our enemy‚ the Viet Cong‚ wants to spread communism throughout South Vietnam. In order to do so‚ they need to beat us. The Viet Cong knew that they had to engage in guerrilla warfare‚ which is a style of fighting that relies on the element of surprise. Although it seems our army is stronger and more experienced‚ there are a plethora of complications and frustrations us soldiers face. Out here in Vietnam‚ the weather is definitely an
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They’re always here for me and they have been in my life since the second I opened my eyes till now‚ present day. I was born in America so I’m a Vietnamese Asian American and so is my little sister. But my grandparents and parents emigrated from Vietnam so the older generations in my family had to gain their citizenship to be able to live here. Both my mom and my dad are in their 40s-50s. My little sister is 14 on the other hand. Both my parents work but mainly my dad leads the house and he’s basically
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Motivation for Investments Companies make investments for at least three reasons. First‚ companies transfer excess cash into investments to produce higher income. Second‚ some entities‚ such as mutual funds and pension funds‚ are set up to produce income from investments. Third‚ companies make investments for strate gic reasons. Short-Term Investments Cash equivalents are investments that are both readily converted to known amounts of cash and mature within three months. Many investments‚ however
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1) Does Vietnam represent an attractive investment opportunity? I think this question has a risk/reward element like with any investment opportunity but the variable is also the type of business one would like to invest into. The strengths that make Vietnam great are that it is the twelfth most populous nation with rapid economic growth and substantial FDI (foreign direct investment) as well as ongoing liberalizing economic reforms in the previous 10 years (joining and working with trade groups)
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1960’s Diary Entries HIS 135 Pamela Livingston January 13‚ 2013 Witness to the assassination of Malcolm X- Journal Entry #1 February 21‚ 1965 Today‚ we have lost a legacy. Malcolm X was one of the greatest and most influential African Americans the world has ever known. He did so much to make us feel connected with our African American heritage. He would say the things we were thinking but were too afraid to say ourselves. He taught us to stand up for
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Before the Vietnam War‚ there was the Civil Rights movement. A movement dedicated to to gain equal right for all. One major difference that was discovered to be preventing racial equality was income. As white families lived in their mail-order homes‚ people of color struggled with making enough money to make ends meet. This realization is what caused the president‚ Lyndon B. Johnson‚ to take action. Since the President believed in equal right‚ and after he signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ he
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Your name is very important. It’s how you identify yourself. It’s how other people identify you. Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight. Can you image someone famous with the name like that? He had to change it. Marilyn Monroe sounds so much more glamorous than Norma Jean Baker. So how do parents make one of the most important decision in the lives of their children – giving a name Some parents choose names because they are fashionable. Other parents do the opposite and call the children unusual
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Appendix line. A dig. An archaeologist can explain. The walk is slow at first Easy‚ a little black marble wall Of a dollhouse‚ A smoothness‚ a shine The boys in the street want to give. One name. And then more Names‚ long lines‚ lines of names until They are the shape of the U.N. building Taller than I am: I have walked Into a grave. And everything I expect has been taken away‚ like that‚ quick: The names are not alphabetized. They are in the order of dying. An alphabet of
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United States’ military and political interests in the Vietnam War later extended to Cambodia‚ erupting tensions that eventually led to a Khmer Rouge victory. After US bombing interventions destroyed the spirit of the nation‚ propaganda and ideology played a pivotal role in the orientation of a
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PTSD in the Vietnam War The Vietnam War was considered one of the bloodiest battles ever in the history of the United States. Not only were soldiers harmed physically during the war‚ but they were also wounded mentally. There are endless accounts of soldiers leaving the war and coming home not just with bullet wounds‚ but the memories that followed with it. These memories caused soldiers to not sleep at night and in some cases ruining their lives and forcing them to suicide. After the war‚ specialists
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