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Vietnamese people. Nevertheless, the American people felt increasingly dissatisfied with the Vietnam War and the progress that was being made, or the lack thereof. Events like the Tet Offensive, Walter Cronkite’s message to the people, the My Lai Massacre, and the Kent State Shooting all contributed to this feeling of discontentment rising in the American people. Because the war was at such a stalemate, the Vietcong (Vietnamese soldiers based in North Vietnam) decided to attack U.S. troops when they

Obedience: In the documentary about MyLai the concept of obedience was very prominent and was shown through many examples both spoken and shown. Obedience is “following orders from an authority figure.” Obedience is following orders from someone one has more power than them, examples of this are parents, teachers, officers and leaders in the military. This definition is often paired with the idea that people will do anything if an authority figure tells them to do, which is explore in Milgram’s

Wounded Knee Massacre: What components of conflict led to the Wounded Knee Massacre? The purpose of this paper is to analyze the conflicts that caused the Wounded Knee Massacre. On December 29,1890, at Wounded Knee Creek located southwest South Dakota is where a tragic incident occurred. Nearly half the victims killed were women and children. About 250 to 300 people lost their lives to a battle due to a religious dance, miscommunicated traditional culture, and religious conflict. The Indians

The duty of the soldier is to obey the command. In the Second World War, the American soldiers were brave in a foreign country for the peace of the world, in order to protect the bravery of the people of other countries. This is only because the US government asked them to do so. Maybe some soldiers would think that they were injured or even lost to other countries was a worthless thing; but the vast majority understood that they were fighting a moral war, they were doing the right things, the people

The My Lai massacre was a very dramatic event affecting many livelihoods and destroying communities. The US Army was heavily involved in the massacre. It is believed that approximately 504 innocent Vietnamese men, women and children lost their lives to the massacre. Before the massacre Vietnam was still war-stricken with civil wars between the north and south Vietnamese people but after the US got involved many other countries came into the mix as well like Australia, China, Cambodia, North Korea

the Lai Massacre violated the international humanitarian law of war. The Lai Massacre and the Vietnam War raises critical questions about how America conduct war and its military leadership in Vietnam. The massacre of innocent unarmed civilians illustrates the horrendous war crime committed by American soldiers. Lippman discusses how the United States tried to keep the events of My Lai Massacre from the public. The My Lai Massacre makes me wonder if this was only one of the many massacres in Vietnam

by altering the idea of what it means to be informed, as well as adding a foreboding undertone to the familiar phrase. After the tragic shooting at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007, citizens of the United States were ‘in the loop’ once news of the massacre flooded various forms of the media; this informed people directly connected to the incident, including students and faculty, as well as other civilians. Hicok also uses the expression ‘in the loop’ to describe the vicious cycle of grieving that

Many people overestimate the term “gun control”, assuming that this horrific word means that the government is going to take control of their firearms, and that people will not have the right to defend themselves. That is however, incorrect. According to US Legal Definitions (para. 1), the definition of gun control is “Gun control laws aim to restrict or regulate the sale, purchase, or possession of firearms through licensing, registration, or identification requirements.” In this definition, it

Safety and privacy both are important factors on a College campus. In 2007, Seung Hui Cho, an angry and disturbed student, shot to death 32 students and faculty of Virginia Tech, wounded 17 more, and then killed himself. Cho was a mentally disturbed student who had suicidal and homicidal tendencies. Ever since the Virginia Tech shooting happened, there has been debate whether safety is more important than student privacy or not. Many people claim that privacy protection laws are the reasons that

Handguns in the United States have always been a debatable topic since there's people who don't agree with the freedom of carrying it and there's people who do. Specially in a college campus, where handguns are argued if they can be carried around by students, or be kept for government officials only. On June 1, 2015, Gregg Abbott signed the S.B 11 or also known as “Campus Carry Law” allowing licensed holders to carry concealed handguns around university campus starting August 1, 2016. Concealed