Massacre at Huế

The Vietnam War is one of the most important conflicts of the twentieth century. It is the second most traumatic, contentious, and problematic event in U.S. history—the first being the Civil War. Yet the Vietnam War, means that “the dispute zone”. it was also called "Second Indochina War" and the "American War". The Vietnam War was Armed Conflict, costly, long, which opposed the communist regime of North Vietnam and the southern allies, known as the Viet Cong against South Vietnam and its main ally

Title: Two Versions of a Single Story: National Perspective and Auteur Approaches to the Outsider “Western”. Kurosawa’s Yojimbo and Leone’s Fistful of Dollars Compared. Student: I-Fu Chen Class: CTCS 502 Professor: Priya Jaikumar Due: Oct 8th, 2014 Films: Yojimba, Akira Kurasawa (dir.) 1961, Japan (Viewed Sept 17, 2014) Fistful of Dollars, Serge Leone (dir.) 1964, Italy. (Viewed Oct 1, 2014) This essay is based on films of the same story, told in different ways, with

Picasso's 'Blue' and 'Rose' periods were characterized by relatively conventional representational styles, although the subject matter focused upon Bohemian life. During the Blue Period, Picasso painted images of the poor and distraught with cool, icy hues of blue. During the Rose Period, the tone of his paintings lightened, mainly revolving around "carnival performers, harlequins, and clowns" and the color palate took on warm red, pink, and orange shades (Voorhies 2004). However, it was Picasso's

The Fulfillment of the Definition of Gothic Horror by Chapters 5 and 4 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein 'Frankenstein' is a gothic novel, a type of novel most popular between 1760 and 1820. The main components of the gothic novel are mystery, horror, and the supernatural. The word 'gothic' itself has several meanings. It can mean harsh or cruel, referring to the barbaric Gothic tribes of the Middle Ages. However, gothic novels typically feature wild and remote settings, such

Initially, the war in Vietnam was in many ways, trivial – involving only limited action by a world superpower on distant battlefields of the Third World. However, US commitment in Southeast Asia persisted across fifteen years, marking it as the longest war in American History. The conflict took place during and thus became intertwined with the turbulent cultural and social uprisings of the 1960s, ultimately shifting the country’s course over the latter half of the 20th century. A flashpoint in

The Vietnam War was a long and costly war between the communist government of North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their ally the United States that lasted from 1954 to 1975 (History.com). The war was very controversial at its time because people thought that there was no good reason for the United States to be involved. With everything from the Viet Cong to the Viet Minh, this war was definitely one of the more interesting. Vietnam had been under French Colonial rule since the 19th century and

Villains in Hollywood Films Alfred Hitchcock once said "The better the villain, the better the film" and this year's Hollywood filmmakers have abided by this golden rule as there was no stopping this year's summer blockbusters from having a whole horde of villainous characters spreading their wings onto the big screen, making the darker side more appealing for audiences. Everybody has gone villain this year, from Tom Cruise to Halle Berry, from the not- so-friendly extra

terms was otherwise respected and revered in Somali culture. The same was true in Sudan, evidenced by the ethnic conflicts within the ranks of the southern rebels at various points in their fighting with the north. Peterson writes, “The 1991 Bor Massacre revived an antagonism that, for many southerners,