War is always a controversial topic whenever it is discussed in a political setting‚ or even a private conversation between friends. No War has ever been a more controversial than the Vietnam War. The Vietnam War was the longest War the nation has ever engaged in. The United States entered the war in 1961 and pulled out in 1975. Although the death toll did not reach as high as the civil war‚ or either World War One‚ or World War two. The Nation still lost over fifty thousand soldiers in the deadly
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Proposal to Implement More Extracurricular Activities in Korean High Schools The Korean government should pass a law that requires all high schools to implement more extracurricular activities within their academic curriculum. Three Main Problems with the Current System 1. The current system is one-sided with a heavy emphasis on preparing for the college entrance exams. a. Korean high school chool students spend approximately 15 hours in school or studying every day‚ which is three hours more
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The Vietnam War was probably the most problematic of all US wars‚ not the least due to the fact that there were many paradoxes. The US built up a harsh regime in the south of Vietnam in the name of protecting democracy; “saving” lives by destroying villages and communities. Although America was only meant to "advise" the Vietnamese; the border was crossed very quickly. This was mostly caused by the vague definition of the US objectives; everything was quite unclear and imprecise so that no one really
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Essay on Wars – Destructive for Humanity. War is‚ without argument the worst collective experience of humanity. It has created new nations on the rubbles of destroyed cities and humans dead. It involves mass killing without humane feelings even if short and swift. Our recent experience with Kargil‚ which was not even not even a full-fledged war‚ reopened the sordidness of military action. Wars‚ when prolonged like the World Wars‚ result in human brutality‚ mass extermination of races and
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“I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest‚ not just military service” (“John F. Kerry Quotes."). The Vietnam War‚ although not a war since congress has not declared war since 1941‚ occurred from 1955 - 1975. What does that quote mean though? It says something very interesting about this conflict. That is that the Vietnam conflict was one of the most influential conflicts of recent history. The following will show the aspects
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The Vietnam War began in 1955 and lasted until 1975‚ this war was between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. South Korea‚ and United States were on the same side as South Vietnam and were fighting against North Vietnam which was communist. Throughout the War new technologies and machines were used‚ not only that but specifically in the Vietnam War chemicals were used as well. One major chemical compound used in the Vietnam War was Agent Orange. “Agent Orange was a defoliant sprayed by the U.S. during
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During the cold war years there was too much hysteria. Not only in the United States but the whole world had its fears. In our case the United States fears were the spread of communism‚ nuclear technology and the US economy (A).The administration of President Dwight Eisenhower address this fears in a successful way his major concern was the safety of the people. One of the major fears that I believe the people had was the spread of communism at home. On 1954 Eisenhower said that the fear “unwise
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THE TYPES OF WARS Introduction 1. War has numerous forms‚ faces‚ and shades. In today’s political environment‚ it is difficult to say‚ precisely‚ where peace ends and war begins. Classification of wars is discussed in the following paragraphs. Classification of Wars 2. Coercion. It is the Active use of force in a measured way or threat of force to persuade an adversary to adopt a certain pattern of behaviour against his wishes. US air attack on Col Qaddafi’s residence in 1986 and American
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defeated. Why U.S. and USSR didn’t come to help Korea until Japan went away? Why did Korea became so important to China‚ US and USSR that they came all the way to Korea when there was Korean War? Was it just to help Korea or was there any other reason? Was Korean War just a civil war between North and South‚ or was it a war between communist and democracy? U.S. and Soviet decided to help Korea to grow like a trusteeship. They had promise in August 15‚ 1945 in these circumstances: 1. They will divide
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Korea’s weather includes cold winters‚ warm summers and drawn out falls. Though the area is split the food selection is pretty much the same in both areas. For Americans there are rules that should be followed at a dining table called etiquette. Koreans have their own set of rules that are a little stricter than those of America. Some of the mannerisms are pretty much like common sense but some of the customs are not considered here in America. If you are having a meal with an elderly person you
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