Vietnam The United States entered the Vietnam War in 1964. This war lasted for 9 year. Although it was never considered to be a war, the United States kept sending troops over to fight in a war that wasn’t ours. The number dead totaled 52,132 people. This number included men, women and children. In my opinion I don’t think we should have entered this war because it wasn’t

Vietnam The Vietnam conflict began in the late nineteenth century. The French conquered Vietnam and made it a protectorate. For nearly forty years, Vietnam had not experienced settled peace. The League for the Independence of Vietnam ( Viet Minh ) was formed in 1941, seeking independence from the French. On September 2nd,1945, Ho Chi Minh proclaimed it independent of France. Th

Vietnam By the late 1960s, the conflict in Vietnam had grown to a limited war involving approximately half a million military personnel and billions of dollars a year. The American presence in Indochina had increased from the Truman administration to Kennedy's decision to initiate greater American involvement in 1961. The peak of 543,000 American forces was achieved in 1969 and was the

Vietnam In 1967, U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara commissioned what has come to be known as the Pentagon Papers--a massive top-secret history of the U.S. role in Indochina. The result was approximately 3,000 pages of narrative and more than 4,000 pages of appended documents--about 2.5 million words. Forty-seven volumes cover U.S. involvement in Indochina from World War II

Triggernometry A great deal has been said and written about the history of everything. Keeping that in mind, this paper was damn hard! Finding information, discarding unimportant points, realizing that you’re looking in all the wrong spots, ect. The revolver is my topic, and more over, I want to prove that it is one of the most symbolic of all icons representing what is called America

Trung Sisters During the 1,000 years under Chinese control, the Vietnamese people engaged in a continual struggle against their ruler. In 3 BC, a large amount of Chinese mandarins invaded Nam Viet, taking over land and farms previously owned by Vietnamese people. The Chinese also made demands to the Viet people in the form of high tributary payments. They monopolized the production of sa

Violence Pornography as Violence against Women “Pornography is central in creating and maintaining the civil inequality of the sexes. Pornography is a systematic practice of exploitation and subordination based on sex which differentially harms women..." Andrea Dworkin and Catharine A. MacKinnon Pornography is an industry growing at a rapid rate. As its audience expands its consumer

What Is The Difference What is the Difference' “Each individual’s journey through life is unique. Some will make this journey alone, others in loving relationships- maybe in marriage or other forms of commitment. We need to ponder our own choices and try to understand the choices of others. Love has many shapes, colors, and is not finite. It can not be measured or defined in ter

Abortion “Abortion operations gone wrong on the next Maury Povich Show!” What' What is this I wondered to myself. I was about 11 years old when I saw this show and what horror it brought to my mind and heart is unexplainable. On the show were kids my age and younger with handicaps. Some were missing a leg or an arm. Some had brain damage or lung problems. What went wrong' The abo

Abortion Abortion When you think of abortion most people think of clinics being bombed, heated arguments, and lines upon lines of demonstrators with picket signs with phrases such as “Abortion is Homicide!” With many people on both sides of the argument it makes it almost impossible to make a final decision to please everyone. Abortion has earned the reputation of becoming one of the

Abortion In Roman times, abortion and the destruction of unwanted children was permissible, but as out civilization has evolved, it seems that such acts were no longer acceptable by rational human beings. In 1948, Canada along with most other nations in the world signed a declaration of the United Nations, which promised every human being the right to life. The World Medical Associatio

Abortion A Women’s Right: Pro-life or Pro-choice Abortion is an argument that has been around for centuries. There are two categories when it comes to people and abortion; there is the pro-choice and pro-life. Pro-choice is when a woman believes that a fetus is not a human being it is just a bunch of tissue cells. A pro-life is a person that believes that a fetus is a human being and

Abortion Questions of Abortion Is abortion murder' What about in times where rape is involved with conception' Who is held accountable for the child' These are just a few of the numerous questions asked when dealing with the heated debate over abortion. There are many viewpoints on the topic, pro-life and pro-choice, and sometimes people will disagree with others in their own categ

Abortion: A Womans Right To Reproductive Freedom Abortion: A woman’s Right to Reproductive Freedom “One of the things that makes humans different from other animals is that we are not completely governed by instincts, but have the freedom to make choices” (CCC 9). By nature Humans tend to take different stands in matters that require personal opinions. The controversy of opposite

Adultery “Why did it happen'” “How long has this been going on'” “Does this mean my relationship is over'” Many people asked themselves these questions and similar after an unfaithful partner has been discovered. There are many answers to those questions, but never a simple one. Some people are unfaithful for reasons that lie in their past, for example a history of adultery between th

AIDS AIDS stands for Acquired Immunodeficiency (or Immune Deficiency) Syndrome. It results from infection with a virus called HIV, which stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. This virus infects key cells in the human body called CD4-positive (CD4+) T cells. These cells are part of the body's immune system, which fights infections and various cancers. When HIV invades the body's CD4+

Bad Witch' Good Witch' Bad Witch' Good Witch' I was very in touch with my sexuality at a young age. I may not have understood sexuality as I do know, but I was always in touch with it. I was 5 years old and having sexual relations with my teddy bear. My mom walked into a door that I thought was locked, and discovered me, and my newfound passion. Being as close as I was to orgasm I

Behavior Essay Behaviors of Coffee Shops What is behavior' Webster’s Dictionary defines a behavior as the response of an individual, group, or species to its environment. Within the environment of a coffee shop, several behaviors are displayed. Depending on the time which customers enter coffee shops, different behaviors are exhibited by the consumers. In today’s modern coffee shop

Birth Control Capitalist Economies, Reproduction, and Poverty: Is there a relationship' At one point in history, a high birth rate was considered to be an asset or resource for a country. Having a population that was constantly increasing meant protection from one’s enemies and workers to produce agricultural products (Kornblum 2000). Birth control was ineffective or nonexistent, mean

Sexuality Sex and relationship are not only the easiest topic to talk about but, in my opinion, is also the hardest topic to understand. With the overemphasis on sexuality in today’s society not only in a social setting but in a personal setting as well it is difficult to escape the pressure. Every where you go you hear people saying, you see things that say sex is bad, sex is good, do

Private Pains Vaginismus is a disorder that affects more women then first thought. One of the reasons for this is that it is not well known. There are many medical professionals that do not know of Vaginismus which leads them to misdiagnose patients suffering from this leaving them to suffer in private. Vaginismus is a psychophysical disorder that can be defined in different ways. Th

Castration: A Proposed Treatment Strategy For Sex Offenders Correctional Treatment Strategies Professor Keven Pellant Castration: A Proposed Treatment Strategy for Sex Offenders Castration by some is considered to be cruel and unusual punishment. Others view it as a way for a convicted sex offender to obtain a reduced sentence, and yet there are some whom believe it may be the only

Different Contraceptives I visited the Student Health Care Center and talked to Kathy in the Health Education office Wednesday right after class. She provided me with an assortment of valuable information about various contraceptives. I am going to talk about are: Depo Provera and the Intra-Uterine Device (IUD). At the Student Health Care Center, Depo Provera is a birth control shot

Divorce In America When looking at the high divorce rates in America, it is clear that various structural factors are affecting the relationships of many American families. In most families' situations, there is not just one clear-cut reason that leads to divorce. Rather, divorce is a gradual process that ultimately results in families breaking apart. Some of the structural factors th

Double Binds Present In Childrens Books There are many double binds, dualisms, and constructs that try to limit what and what not women should do in today’s culture. The Binds That Tie by Kathleen Jamieson and Male Is to Female as ____ is to ____ by Katheryn Cirksena and Lisa Cuklanz both talk about these binds and dualisms . Binds are present in almost all forms of present media. In t

Be Your Self I don't see what the problem with people excepting the fact that people have the right of freedom of choice although they may not like what the person is choosing. Although it's not ethical for alot of people it is widely spreading across the world. People from all ethnicities becoming more open about their sexuality. Gays now as suppose to the early days are given more eq

Female Genital Mutilation The first female circumcision recorded was performed in the 15th century, B.C. (McCarthy, 1996). Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) also known as female circumcision is a traditional procedure that is usually performed on girls before they reach puberty. Usually it is performed from a few days after birth to puberty, but in some regions, the torture can be put off

Fgm Female genital mutilation, which is performed through much of Africa, is unsafe if it is not performed properly and in a sterile environment. With some financial help from other countries, female genital mutilation could be continued in the cultures, but without the harmful side effects. There are many different types of female genital mutilation, but all are extremely dangerous if

Female Orgasm Female Orgasm and the Question of Its Significance The orgasmic experience, shroud in an almost divine appreciation, is regarded as the peak of one’s potential for sensuous pleasure. Physiologically, orgasm is a series of rhythmic contractions of specific sexual “target organs” paralleling a release of built-up muscle tension and genital vasocongestion, swelling due to i

Feminist Analysis Of Heartbreakers This film is possibly a representation of both love and violence in relation to gender. The mother-daughter team in this movie use “love” to swindle men out of their money. Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love-Hewitt play Angela and Paige, the con artists that use their good looks and a long list of cons to get meals, hotel rooms, marriages, and hefty di