Kent McClard

the war rose drastically. Many argue that the climax of the anti-war opposition occurred in May of 1970 on the campus of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. It was during an anti-war protest that the Ohio National Guard opened fired on the crowd, killing four students. The country, torn apart by the war, saw the support for the soldiers decrease. In the years that followed Kent, President Nixon began to bring troops home from Vietnam. Expecting a hero’s welcome back to the states, similar to what

is taking away our opportunity to learn and further our education. 2017 isn't the first time the First Amendment has been brought up for debate on college campuses. Kent State is one of the most violent and unconstitutional violations of First Amendment rights on a college campus. The spirited young adults protesting the war at Kent State were not rebelling, they were only sharing the knowledge they valued deeply. “Students were killed and nine injured when members of the Ohio National Guard opened

Led Zeppelin Rocks: Protestors Roar Each new music genre introduces the counterculture or opposition of previous generation’s values. Led Zeppelin sparked the beginning of the heavy metal culture-- the counterculture to psychedelic rock. The anti-war movement was also prevalent in this counterculture. Led Zeppelin and the Vietnam War influenced the new, darker, generation of rock: heavy metal. May Day Thousands of protestors congregated in Washington D.C. on May 3rd, 1971. After two days of protest

Another event that eroded support in the war and US Government occured during a protest at Kent State University. During a protest on May 4, 1970, twenty-nine National Guardsmen gathered at the university to oversee a Vietnam War protest. In the midst of the protest, the National Guardsmen fired into the crowd of protesters killing four people in the process (Gordon Page 35). This event sparked an enormous uprising from the public and “the event triggered a nationwide student strike that forced

tingling, adrenaline was racing through my body, and my bones were engaged in a newfound excitement. My mother was wrong. The bathroom floor is a fun place to go “figure skating” on soap suds. My sister, Emily, and I began our skating journey at Kent State University, where we had been enrolled in “Learn To Skate” classes for as long as we could remember. Spinning circles faster than a horse around the kitchen table in our socks was a common occurrence. We were perpetually moving. Thus, it should

War impacts the soldier in more than the physical sense. It can also change someone psychologically and can cause PTSD. The Things They Carried is a book about the Vietnam war and what Tim O’Brien went through. The article 4 Kent State Students Killed By Troops is about a group of College students having a peaceful protest turned Violent. The Vietnam Veterans Still Have PTSD 40 Years After War article is about the horrendous things nurses had gone through when they were drafted into the Vietnam

History Level 3 2015 AS 91437 Analyse different perspectives of a contested event of significant to New Zealanders A contested event of the Vietnam War: Kent State Members of the Ohio National Guard opened fire on the unarmed students in Kent University on May4, 1970, widely known as the Kent State massacre or the Kent State shootings, is one of the most significant event in American history. This event criticise the democracy that Americans are traditionally proud of and, peaks the anti-war sentiment

airspace. I do not have a lot of experience behind investigating why schools teach more airplanes over helicopters. I have however asked certain Professors at Kent State University as to why. One Professor who will be known as Professor X because I do not believe in saying who the person is without their written consent. I learned that Kent State does not believe that enough students will take the programs if they are offered. That the cost to maintain the helicopters would be to

Throughout all the anti-war protests and marches during the Vietnam War, it is interesting to note the changes in the music of that time. From the beginning of the war, where support and loyalty from Americans was present in songs, to the end of the war, where anger and distrust was evident in musical lyrics, American’s opinion changed about the war. This change in opinion was easily recognized by the altering of musical lyrics about the war when Americans grew tired of the constant sending of U

The story of Bobby Kent, a true Bully, can be read through the writings of Jim Schutze. Bobby Kent was a young man who grew up in Broward Country Florida and seemed to live two completely different lifestyles. To parents and teachers, he was often times known as an intelligent individual with goals that would lead to success in the future. Bobby Kent was a young man who maintained good grades in school and seemed to be athletic. He was naturally charming and attractive while appearing to have good