The Vietnam War (1965-1975)was fought between the North and South Vietnam. The North was called Democratic Republic of Vietnam and the South was the Republic of Vietnam which was supported by the United States. On August 2nd‚ 1964 the USS Maddox was on a secret intelligent mission on the North Vietnamese coast where in the Gulf on Tonkin they were attacked by torpedo boats. The USS Turner Joy was attacked in the same area two days later. Due to the second attack Congress declared the Gulf of Tonkin
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While it is easy to make comparisons between the pupil of the eye and the f-stop of a camera or between the retina of the eye and photographic film‚ once we get past the basic similarities of the optics of the two systems‚ comparisons begin to rapidly break down. The eye is not only much more complex than a camera and its film‚ but the two imaging devices function by different chemical mechanisms. The photographer (or the automatic exposure system of the camera) regulates the f-stop opening and time
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Water memory Water memory is the claimed ability of water to retain a "memory" of substances previously dissolved in it to arbitrary dilution. No scientific evidence supports this claim. Shaking the water at each stage of a serial dilution is claimed to be necessary for an effect to occur. The concept was proposed by Jacques Benveniste to explain the purported therapeutic powers of homeopathic remedies‚ which are prepared by diluting solutions to such a high degree that not even a single molecule
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Management Accounting and the Modern Business Environment Part-I Over the years global business environment has gone through some massive changes. These changes are due to changes in socio-economic situations‚ changes in consumers’ demands‚ changes in technological environment‚ changes in political scenario etc. Today’s business environment is referred to as the modern business environment which is characterized by globalization‚ advanced technology‚ intense competition‚ powerful customers and consumers
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prepared for a full on war‚ nor did the public support the intervention to begin with. That threat was eventually reached in the Gulf of Tokin where after an attack on the North Vietnamese by the South Vietnamese ships causes a U.S. destroyer named Maddox to be fired upon multiple times through out there presents spending over a few days of the coastline of North Vietnam. This action was never officially recorded‚ yet President Johnson did not hesitate to take action and order more involvement within
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Liberation The decade of the 1960’s was an era of spiritual journey for many individuals and a cultural crusade for others. This enlightened outlook and newfound brazen behavior was a stark contrast to the conformity and repression of the 1950’s. Liberation was the buzzword used by those seeking to break out of the stereotypical roles that society had forced them into from a young age. Women began to protest the mainstream thinking that “barefoot in the kitchen” was their destiny. Ethnic groups
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Policemen of the World Tisha K. Greene Contemporary US History Professor: Adam Mcbride March 15th 2015 The world is filled with trials challenging American leadership. International issues from vehement terrorist to poverty demand shared resolutions. Sometimes these issues require a group effort to resolve. When nations cannot come together with a mutual understanding to resolve these issues‚ one country has to take the lead. This country is usually America. The presence of the United
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ZINN‚ HOWARD CHAPTER 18 Questions and Answers 1) The Vietnamese complaints against the French both in the letters to President Truman and the 1945 Declaration of Independence‚ were based on the levying of unjust taxes‚ increasing the poverty of the rural populace‚ exploitation of mineral and forest resources‚ massive starvation‚ and imprisonment of those who would rebel or question their colonial power. In the long list of grievances against the French stated in the Vietnamese Declaration of
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Theories on Crime Comparison For several years‚ theorists have come to the conclusion that people commit crimes for several different reasons. Some say that criminals are born; some say that it is because of self gratification and the need to be rewarded. Theorists believe that there is a psychological‚ biological‚ and sociobiological theory that will explain the genuine thought‚ behavior‚ and action of the common criminal. This paper will contain information regarding the relationship between
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Noah Stewart-Maddox Chem 121 10/12/11 Synthesis of Potassium Ferric Oxalate Trihydrate and The Determination of Oxalate Ion in Ferric Oxalate Trihydrate using Titrimetry Abstract: In this two-part lab‚ we will learn about coordination compounds and their uses with stoiciometry. We will also find out about how theoretical yield is calculated from a reaction we will create. We will also synthesize Potassium Ferric Oxalate Trihydrate (K_3 [〖Fe(C_2 O_4)〗_3]•3H_2 O) using a two step reaction. In
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