The Impact of the Vietnam War on the People of America The Vietnam War was one of the most tragic wars in American history. The affects it had on the American people were tremendous. Even today many Americans have the frightening, unforgettable memories of the war. The war was accounted to be o...

Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried is not so much of a novel about the Vietnam War as it is a story about the soldiers and their experiences and emotions that are brought about from the war. O'Brien makes several statements about war through these dynamic characters. He shows the violent nature...

Throughout lifetime, many people all over the world have been influenced and reshaped by the forces of society in which they happen to exist. Strong forces such as war and terror cause the most changes in one's life. In Tim O'Brien's "The Things They Carried", the war in Vie...

The Use of Presidential Power by Johnson and Nixon Presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson (1963-1968) and Richard Milhous Nixon (1968-1974) will be remembered for the different ideals, goals, and failures within their administrations. Johnson was immediately appointed President foll...

To many, the Vietnam War symbolizes controversy, myth and question in America. There are many events that made Americans wonder what reasons we had for putting our troops and families in Vietnam. Up till that point, many other Americans had never questioned the acts of the American government and ...

The 1960's was full of dramatic changes in the lives of Americans, from living in fear day to day for a week and a half in 1962 to an increase in recreational drug use, the attitude and outlook on life was affected. America was growing not only in population but in it's acceptance of diff...

The Things They Carried By: Tim O'Brien This novel really made me feel what some of the soldiers of The Vietnam War must have felt. Through Mr. O'Brien's words I felt such things as the loss of companions and the all out horror of war itself. As a whole the novel was very touching....

At times in American History government has been seen as a danger to freedom from which individuals need protection or, conversely as a protector of citizen liberties. This portion of my paper will explore the position the government has adapted during different eras of American History. Exposing co...

The Cold War has dominated American life since 1945 . Throughout the Cold War the role of the United States has been captured in themes of globalism, anti-communism, containment, military might, and intervention . The United States has also established the role of being world mediator. It was felt b...

The history of United States of America starts relatively late when compared to other countries of West European civilization. However it inherited the background and experience of the "old world" and succeeded in becoming the world's superpower. Today, the United States dominates the world in polit...

A Decade in EuropeThe 1960'sEurope is an ever-changing landscape of culture and society. Many major advances in technology and knowledge were introduced to this scene in the nineteen-sixties. Political transformation took place in this decade as well as social and ethnic changes. The beginning of...

A Decade in EuropeThe 1960'sEurope is an ever-changing landscape of culture and society. Many major advances in technology and knowledge were introduced to this scene in the nineteen-sixties. Political transformation took place in this decade as well as social and ethnic changes. The beginning of...