political science from Macalester College in St. Paul‚ Minnesota with thoughts of being a writer. He was drafted in the Army from 1969-1970. He was one of the many foot soldiers with the 46th Infantry in Quang Ngai province. He was in My Lai after the “My Lai Massacre‚” where he was injured by shrapnel from a grenade attack and was sent home with a Purple Heart. O’ Brien preferred to narrate his
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“And so my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you‚ but what together we can do for the freedom of man.” These were the famous words of President John F. Kennedy that electrified the nation during his inaugural address on the 20th of January 1961. These same words sparked the ever growing patriotism of every American and inspired more others to play important roles in
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Essay: Conformity and Obedience July 7th 2010 Conformity is like a virus that you are bound to catch‚ and there is only one real cure. People conform to society because society has strength and power over us. People delude themselves into believing that majority is society. If someone’s views go against society then society will pounce upon them like a hungry lion to eat them alive. Rather than going against it‚ people follow along even if it isn’t always right. People must do what is right‚ but
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In his novel In the Lake of the Woods Tim O’Brien paints a vivid image of the horrors of the Vietnam War‚ particular the savagery of the Thuan Yen massacre. While prior to reading the novel readers instinctively blame the soldiers themselves for their immoral actions‚ as the novel progresses‚ O’Brien shows that while the soldiers may have physically committed the brutal acts of murder‚ blame cannot solely be placed on them. O’Brien depicts the Vietnam landscape as one that‚ due its elusive and chaotic
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Applying Psychology to Real World Issues My Lai massacre was an example of real-world destructive behaviour which involved psychological processes such as obedience‚ which involved American soldiers in Vietnam. My Lai was a small village in Vietnam where American soldiers killed over 350 men‚ women‚ and children. The soldiers were showing obedience to authority‚ where they were responding to a direct order from a figure with perceived authority with the fear of punishment and the belief in
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The My Lai Massacre occurred on March 16‚ 1968 IN the village called My Lai‚ which is located in South Vietnam. The Vietnam war was fought between The North and The South Vietnam about Communism. This was feared by many about the world‚ especially in America. Anti-communist countries backed out South Vietnam the best of their availability. The communist countries‚ however‚ supported North Vietnam at their best availability. America was fighting for eleven years‚ while the Vietnam was lasting much
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The My Lai Massacre and its Aftermath Resulting from the American fear of spreading communism in South East Asia‚ the Vietnam War was America’s longest and most exhausting conflict. President Lyndon B. Johnson inherited this problem of spreading communism in 1964‚ and was at first somewhat against the prospect of conflict having known it may hurt his reelection chances. However‚ as conditions worsened in South Vietnam Johnson began to slowly launch the massive war effort beginning with an unrelenting
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Throughout history‚ conflict has been an prevelent force for human beings‚ shaping our lives and interactions with one another. Conflict is ultimately the greatest paradox because when we react to conflict‚ it can often reflect the worst of our nature. A clashing of ideas has been important throughout history‚ as it tests the complexity of the human condition‚ exposing flaws‚ similarities and ideologies within our personalities‚ consequently‚ giving society a chance to strengthen and grow. Human
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that sometimes causes the bloodshed to our country. One of the proof of this crime is the Maguindanao Massacre that we heard to the news last 2009. They said that there’s a lot of innocent victims that died in that incident. In this situation some of us didn’t understand this massacre that related to our society problem that concerning the corruption of other politician in Mindanao. Maguindanao Massacre is an event that kills several journalists in the Philippines on November 23‚ 2009 a day for fiesta
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The Boston Massacre Alyssa Ladd Although many historians believe that the Boston Massacre was an act of murder‚ it is clear that the incident was an act of self-defense. First reason why it was self-defense‚ is that the colonist Crispus Attucks was holding a cordwood stick and swung it at James Bailey. James Bailey then shot Crispus Attucks. James Bailey shot Crispus Attucks in act of self-defense. This led on to more shootings‚ but more colonists were getting angry and more violent. Another reason
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