During class‚ the Vietnam War was discussed. The biggest impression I had of the war was the number of casualties on both sides. Based on our study‚ the two lessons that could be learned were that strategies were more important than the size of the army and that a government should never lie to its people. North Vietnamese and the Vietcong were winning mostly throughout the Vietnam War because of their efficient operational plans. In fact‚ the North Vietnamese army had fewer and less powerful
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was the only measure left while the words “surrender unconditionally” means that there would be no guarantees made for the country that surrenders. In order to put an end to the horrifying war which took millions of lives‚ the bombing was indeed necessary. Only the presence of an overwhelming demonstration of destructive capability would serve as a shock to and be sufficient in changing the mindset of the stubborn Japanese military‚ making them surrender unconditionally. However‚ traditional firing
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event in the Vietnam war. America was fighting North Vietnam‚ where communism was in use‚ in favor of South Vietnam to protect freedom as they vowed to do. America was a superpower with an excellent military and numerous supplies and weapons. In no way do they expect a loss. While America’s military tactics tended to be more on the offensive side‚ North Vietnam fought with strategy‚ only fighting when opportunity and surprise was on their side. During the Tet uprising‚ North Vietnam used strategy
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(202) 687-3600 interview Georgetown University Office of Undergraduate Admissions White Gravenor Room 103 37th & O Streets NW Washington‚ DC 20057-1002 Saint Louis University Office of Admission One North Grand Blvd. St. Louis‚ MO 63103 short essay about 150 words Why are you interested in Saint Louis University? Tell us about where you grew up and how that has helped shape you into the person you are today. How do you see yourself living SLU’s Jesuit mission throughout your college
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thousands of fallen Vietnam War soldiers. Many people did not enjoy the design. However‚ the Vietnam Memorial Wall is a thoughtful and powerful tribute to the Vietnam veterans killed in action‚ as well as those still living‚ because it emphasizes the individual sacrifice of each soldier. Maya Lin designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial very thoughtfully. This in ground black monument was designed to “respect to both the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument; it brings the Vietnam memorial into the
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Jordan Barnett Honors English II Brother David April 17‚ 2012 Jordan Barnett Honors English II Brother David April 17‚ 2012 Are Jails Necessary? What would the world be like without jails? Some might think that it might be good; some might think that it might be bad. It would be a terrible idea not to have jails. It would change society back to renaissance or barbarian times where one
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Literature‚ A Necessary Subject In Michael Resist article‚ he argues that "Latin died out because it became a ’dead language’ you could not use for anything ... [and literature] is dying the same slow death". This is false as even in modern society where majority of our vocabulary can only be defined in urban dictionary‚ still uses Latin. This suggests that literature is not dying a gradual death as Resist suggests and like Latin‚ it still remains relevant even after many years. This is a result
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I had always thought that war was a fascinating topic. It wasn’t until I interviewed someone that had lived during the Vietnam War‚ that I realized war is terrible. That interview made me decide that I didn’t want to do a research paper on the Vietnam War. I decided to do something else that had a major impact on peoples lives. More specifically my grandpa‚ who contracted polio before there was a cure. The memoir that I read was interesting‚ but I felt that it was more well known than the cure
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siness Essay Exam Valene Sell BUS 260-225 Robert Anteau International Business Final Exam Essay (topic #4) It would be quite interesting to hear what family and co-workers would have to say about myself and my accomplishments in the time of my passing. I have had the privilege of growing up in a very supportive home‚ where I was unconditionally loved. My family instilled in me the values that I carry with me everywhere and they are a part of who I am as well
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For the design of this project‚ I looked at other Vietnam videos for ideas. I spent my time looking at previous works of Westlake High School students from previous years. Through that I got inspiration and started getting ideas for creating the design of my memorial project. Creating this memorial for me was pretty exciting I was really looking forward to making a video on memorializing the soldiers who died in the Vietnam War. I found it to be really interesting that I got to create a video on
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