Kent McClard

United States was going to war in Vietnam. The next day a huge group of students at Kent State University, in Ohio, were protesting. As well as many other students at different Universities across the country. Everyone was protesting the bombing that was happening in Cambodia as well as the United States involvement the Vietnam War. What started as a somewhat peaceful protest, turned very violent. The students at Kent State set the ROTC building on fire. The local police force was called in which did

replaced with a fiery pacifistic passion, driving students to protest the war at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio on May 4, 1970, culminating in the tragic deaths of four innocent students at the hands of the Ohio National Guard. In response to the chaotic and corrupt sociopolitical culture of the time, popular musicians all across the nation wrote songs that

The shootings that occurred at Kent State University, Ohio, on May 4, 1970 have been a dark spot in American history for almost 36 years. It is a day remembered by many names, THE KENT STATE SHOOTINGS, MAY 4 or the KENT STATE MASSACRE. Four students were killed and nine were wounded, all of America suffered. The student body at Kent State numbered about 20,000 and had been considered conservative, but not overly political. In fact they were thought of as rather passive politically. The shootings

Kent State University, located in Ohio, faced a tragic event on May 4th, 1970. On this day members of the Ohio National Guard fired into a crowd of students ultimately killing four and severely wounding 9. (Lewis, Hensley) This massacre stunned the country. The various reactions to these students’ deaths came in a widely range throughout the country. Many citizens sparked a voice of belief against these actions and made a significant impact on the aftermath. Neil Young produced a highly acclaimed

Sitting in Mr.Mishler’s room during 5th hour having spare time to watch videos off of Youtube. Through the search engine I typed in “Wildest Musicians” and through my results came up a name of a man called Kurt Cobain. I wouldn’t necessarily call him wild… more like unique… For this man at the end of most of his songs I’ve experience just watching him, as he riffs on his solo, waving his blonde yellow hair, becoming in depth with the guitar as if it was bonding with him with every note that he played

expression. Unfortunately, the case of Riley Stratton is one of several examples where schools have overstepped their authoritative bounds by disciplining students for expressing their own thoughts and opinions off school campus. In the case of Emmett v. Kent School District, Nick Emmett was suspended from school for five days based on content he published to a Web site that he had created and managed titled the “Unofficial Kentlake High School Home Page”. On the website were

College Admissions Essay If someone asked me where I am going to be in ten years, this would be my answer. I will have a great, high-paying job, and beautiful wife and family, and a nice sports car parked in front of my lovely house. When I look into the future, I see myself being successful and happy. Even though I always pictured myself this way, I never worried too much about how I would get there. I feel the Suffolk University can lay the groundwork for making these dreams into reality. Regretfully

1. The UA College of Medicine – Phoenix values its culture, curriculum, and the community it serves. Which aspect(s) do you value the most? (required, 350 words max) Health, humanity, and human connection are a few of the values which I hold to the highest regard. Health, because of its central importance to human happiness and well-being. Humanity, because of the uniting and healing powers of compassion and love. And human connection, because of the sense of belonging, identity, and support that

sentiment blossomed through different mediums to convey how dissatisfied some citizens felt against the War’s duration. May 4, 1970 saw college students of Kent State University holding a common antiwar demonstration turn unusually fatal: four students were shot dead and nine others sustained wounds. It was the third day in a larger protest at Kent State criticizing the then recent April 1970 move of American troops into Cambodia. No one was injured during the protest’s first two days, but when students

for Dan,” protesters stand up for what they believe in and make it known. There have been many occasions on this world where unjust events caused protests to occur. In “A Letter Home,” Kara writes to her parents about the angry students protesting at Kent State University because of the Vietnam War. In “Waiting for Dan,” activists fought for equal rights for all races by participating in the Freedom Ride. Between these texts, there are multiple similarities, as well as differences. To start off, one