a small Asian country‚ 9000 miles away from the United States. Yet America felt that its national interest was threatened strongly enough to fight a war there. The explanation for this lies in the fear caused by the spread of communism at that time. The role of communism was extremely important in this conflict. You see‚ the US had to enter the war to stop the spread of communism in Asia since North Vietnam was communist. If North Vietnam was to succeed in converting Vietnam into a communist country
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Did the Trojan War occur? The existence of a war in Troy is undeniable; however it is not the Trojan war of Homer’s Iliad. It is believed that Homer’s account may have been based on a real event therefore having some truth but due to the mythological nature of the source‚ the unreliability of oral transmission and the exaggerated romantic theme‚ the account is not a valid source for historians. Written evidence such as the Hittite records and the different theories presented by archaeologists
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Today’s Drug laws seem to do more harm than good. The so-called drug war hasn’t seemed to be as effective as it was intended to be. Its original intent lies in its name‚ to attack the drug problem in America. Nixon started the war on drugs in the late sixties to stop drug abuse at the source‚ the distributors. Another intention for the war on drugs was to show individuals taking part in this illegal activity that their participation would cause serious consequences. The government has taken drastic
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description to bring insight into the subject‚ or reveal the subject‚ not as it looks‚ but how does it feel?” ― Duane Michals Our understanding of War has been profoundly affected by the invention of photography. This can be seen through the use of different approaches though which photographers have demonstrated their perspective of how they think war can be presented through the medium of photography. They have depicted both the short and long term societal consequences in addition to exploring
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Evaluate the role of particular pieces of written evidence in assisting our understanding of the Trojan War The Trojan War is one of the most legendary stories about warfare of all time. There has been much debate regarding the historical accuracy of sources about the war‚ leading many historians to disagree about whether the war actually occurred or not. Due to the lack of primary sources‚ the likelihood of some of the sources being untrue is very high‚ however there is too much uncovered evidence
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The War on Drug Outline for Junior Research Paper on Controversial Issue Title: The War on Drugs. Should the U.S end the war on drugs? NO Introduction Two roads diverged in a wood‚ and I— I took the one less traveled by‚ And that has made all the difference- robert frost The war on drugs is a prohibition campaign to reduce drug trade Drugs control the lifestyle of society‚ mostly the lower class. (How does it impact our society?) Opposing position: We should stop the war on drugs
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IDS WORKING PAPER Volume 2012 No 391 War and Poverty Patricia Justino April 2012 Conflict‚ Violence and Development Research Cluster The Conflict‚ Violence and Development research cluster is part of the Vulnerability and Poverty Reduction team at the Institute of Development Studies. The cluster’s main focus is to develop new insights into how people in contexts of conflict and violence live and interact‚ and what institutions best support them. We use our research findings to inform
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Jordan Palmieri War and American Society 2014OCT HIS-356-OL010 Written Assignment 4: “The Forgotten War” 10 December 2014 The Korean War has been called the forgotten war for various reasons. It has never been considered our most successful venture. Based on liberation‚ the American objective of bringing unified peace to the Koreans was never met‚ and it wasn’t until the opposing sides sat down and negotiated the conflict‚ that the war or police action had come to an end. The term may have been
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2011 War of 1812 After the great American Revolutionary War was fought and won by the Americans‚ Great Britain’s forces returned home in much defeat. What was now called the United States of America was on its way to become a strong independent nation separate from Great Britain’s rule. What some people nowadays overlook is the fact that Great Britain would eventually try to take another blow at the American people. This second attempt at defeating the Americans is known as the War of 1812
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War on Drugs in the U.S The term “War on Drugs” was first used by U.S president Richard Nixon. The term is used to describe a campaign of prohibition‚ foreign military aid and military intervention undertaken by the United States government‚ with the help of other countries‚ and the aim to reduce the illegal drug trade. The war on drugs began in 1914 but became more popular four decades ago‚ on July 17‚ 1971. This war was declared by President Nixon who said “Drug abuse was public enemy
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