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 negative outcomes. Because the United States dislikes Communism‚ the Vietnam War showed that the Americans will do anything‚ like fighting a war‚ to prevent the spread of Communism. Americans were truly dedicated in stopping South Vietnam from
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Positive and Negative effects of Nazi Germany There were many different positive and negative effects of the Nazi rule on the people of Germany between 1933 and 1939. The treaty of Versailles drained the German people of everything they had. People were poor‚ hungry and unemployed‚ and the weakened Weimar republic had become even weaker in the eyes of the German people. The harsh conditions of the treaty caused Germany to loose land‚ money‚ military strength and dignity caused Germany to fall into
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America’s youth has become overwhelmed by the media. What was started as just a media stream has become an issue to today’s adolescent society. Before World War II‚ the only form of media that was available to young people was only print‚ motion pictures‚ and the radio (Roberts12). In a ten year span‚ the television distribution increased from fifty percent to fifty-five percent; then in a four year span it increased to eighty-seven percent. Coinciding with the growth of the media available to
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communicate with each other is through facebook. This is one of the largest social networks in the world. Mark Zuckerberg‚ the editor and chief executive‚ came up with this idea for facebook when he was in college. He and his friends wanted to create a site where people can keep up with family and friends they already have‚ or make new friends. Since facebook is used by many people across the world‚ there are a lot of debated issues that come along with it. One of the major issues of facebook is
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5313 THE EFFECTS OF WESTERN CIVILISATION AND CULTURE ON AFRICA Dare Arowolo (Lecturer‚ Dept. of Political Science & Public Administration‚ Adekunle Ajasin University‚ Nigeria) ABSTRACT The central argument of this paper stems from the submission that colo nialism‚ slave trade and missionary are the platform upon which Western civilisation and culture thrive and are sustained. While insisting that Western civilisation and culture has precariously contaminated the traditional values o f Africa‚ the paper
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become unreasonable with their winnings‚ quit their jobs‚ or just lose touch with reality. Truth is winning unthinkable amounts of money causes unimaginable stress on lives of people not accustomed to it resulting in a positive event turning into negative repercussions such as family issues‚ depression‚ or even the lost of someone’s life. When money is a factor of any situation‚ it can become the root of all evil and lead to the destruction of many. People will go to great measures to become rich
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Marijuana‚ while possibly enjoyable‚ has negative effects on a student’s school life if smoked daily. This can be seen in their poor academic performance during school. After-school‚ it is also reflected in their participation in sports. Pot can also drive a wedge between an adolescent and their loved ones. Research and personal stories have shown links between marijuana and grades. Smoking marijuana everyday does not boost one’s grade‚ it only decreases it. Students who smoke marijuana daily tend
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severely affects the physical and intellectual development of children. People believe that youngsters have been serious effect by TV‚ while there are some cogent reasons why this technology still has some positive outlooks. A contradictory impact on society is being seen in watching TV. First of all‚ some people have linked violence on television with crime rates in a real world lead to youngsters‚ who can effortlessly be influenced‚ will copy the behavior they look at. Secondly‚ children are unhealthy
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The Flight that Changed America “I felt so much pride‚ so much love. You get a handful of days like this in a lifetime. Take in every minute. They’ll be over soon enough‚ and you never know what tomorrow will bring.” This was said by Elliot on September 10‚ 2001. Little did Elliot know that by saying this quote he was speaking to what the next day would bring. The next day was a day that changed America forever. September 11‚ 2001 is day no one will forget. Who would have thought that a plane
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game console‚ video games become the leading type of electronic entertainment among the society. Nowadays‚ video game grows into a common free-time activity for many young people. The adults and moreover the society now have more concern about the effects of video games on teenagers. Video games negatively related to the development of social skills. As playing video games require the player to pay close attention to the game‚ it will be really hard for adolescents to go out and join social activities
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