death of President John F. Kennedy‚ Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was appointed president of the United States. Johnson felt that the U.S. should stay involved in Vietnam to prove the U.S. kept its commitments and could stop communism aggression. LBJ further increased the number of advisors and equipment being sent to Vietnam‚ he wanted to declare war and destroy North Vietnam and Communism as soon as possible‚ even if he had to sacrifice his plans for a ’Great Society. ’ On August 4 the USS Maddox
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soldiers. This completely showed the stress that the U.S. troops were dealing with. There are other stories of American pilots napalm bombing unguarded villagers and killing children. One Anti-War cry especially affected President Johnson‚ “Hey! Hey! LBJ! How many kids did you kill today?” The successful Tet offensive lowered morale on both the front line and at home. After continuous losses over the next few years‚ it was finally realized that this war could not be won‚ and the last American troops
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Abstract “Ama no Hashidate‚ Landscape of Mountain and Sandbar” (King & Chilvers‚ 2008‚ p. 188) was the masterpiece of Toyo Sesshu. Painted in 1465‚ this piece was created in the style known as “haboku” or broken ink. At a young age Sesshu was trained in the tradition of Chinese ink painting and later became a Buddhist monk. When his training was completed‚ he left China and returned to his native land. Once there he would produce such paintings as the “Winter Landscape” (King & Chilvers‚ 2008
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behavior‚ but has shaped human history. Gottschall refers to the characters of these fictional stories as the “Ink People”‚ and poses a debate on the grip these fabricated caricatures of reality. Gottschall asks the question of ‚”How do (Ink People) shape our behavior‚ customs‚ and transforms societies and histories” (144). A second question Gottschall asks in connection is‚ “If the changes (Ink People) are predictable and systematic?” (148). The most compelling of all Gottschall’s examples was none other
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and the right ambiance? Great food is subjective and varies with each person’s experience and background. However‚ to be considered awesome‚ a restaurant has to take the overall dining experience to a higher level. That means food that leaves an indelible mark on your taste buds and imprints lasting memories in your mind in an ambiance that carves out a special place in the heart to share with other people. Each serves gourmet food with the freshest ingredients‚ and combines nature elements‚ artifacts
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7‚ 2009 ISSUE (+ background information) New York City has dealt with vandalism and defacement of public property caused by unauthorized graffiti for decades. In December 2005‚ the city banned the sale of aerosol spray-paint and broad-tipped indelible markers to persons under twenty-one and prohibited them from possessing them on public property. Within five months‚ five people‚ who were all under the age of 21‚ were cited for violations of the regulations. Lindsey Vincenty‚ who was studying
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Chromatography: Separating Mixtures Introduction: Magic marker inks are often mixtures of several compounds. Paper chromatography is a common method of separating various components of a mixture. After separation‚ you can observe the different colors that make up a particular color of magic marker ink. You can also calculate a ratio Rf‚ which compares how far each compound traveled to how far each solvent (substance that dissolves another substance) traveled during the experiment.
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Tatau COM/150 March 7‚ 2010 Tatau Tattoos have been used for thousands of years through many different forms as a way of representation. Throughout time‚ the choice to decorate ourselves with colorful and decorative markings of ink has grown in popularity through elaborate portraits of body art‚ along with permanent cosmetic make-up. The uses of tattoos have been traced as far back as 2000 b.c. in Egypt‚ which was found to be present in many Egyptian mummies. Other evidence would
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Many people were talking about civil rights. Lyndon Baines Johnson was born in Stonewall‚ Texas‚ on August 27‚ 1908. At the age of twenty he taught at a segregated Mexican- American school in Cotulla‚ Texas. In 1931 Johnson moved to Washington‚ D.C.where he worked as a congressional aide. In 1937 he won the Texas seat in the house of representative. In 1948 Johnson was elected as a senator for Texas. Six years later in 1954 he became a majority leader in the senate. During his senate years Johnson
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Cold War Baby Boomers 1. After WW2‚ the soldiers came home and were able to get houses for either nothing or lowly priced. Their wives would become pregnant. Many babies were born in this time & many new things were being built‚ new towns with houses‚ schools‚ strip malls‚ etc. 2. In 1927‚ the television came out & mothers started working. TV became another mom to kids since they had to learn to tend for themselves. They were called latchkey kids. Cold War & Stalin 1. The Soviet people thought
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