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Lt. William Calley Haunted by Memories of My Lai MassacreThe My Lai Massacre occurred a little over two years before I went to Vietnam. The Mai Lai Massacre effectively turned public opinion against the Vietnam War.
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Andersonville Prison vs My Lai MassacreThis is a brief description and comparison of Andersonville Prison and the My Lai Massacre; and their relation to Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried.
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Tragedy at My Lai: Innocent SlaughterAn overview of the events leading up to and following the My Lai Massacare.
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William Calley Apologizes for My LaiWilliam Calley, who commanded the American soldiers responsible for the My Lai Massacre, publicly apologized for one of the most horrific atrocities committed by American soldiers in history over forty years ago. -
My Lai, 40 Years Later: Remembering a MassacreThe story of the tragedy of My Lai may have made the news, but it is far from common knowledge. Today, the hamlet of My Lai, Vietnam stands as a memorial to a loss of morality.
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My Lai and the Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War had many incidents of senseless and "confusing" orders, like My Lai.
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I Will Obey: Understanding the My Lai MassacreIn the following text, I utilize the research of obedience done by psychologists during the twentieth century to help formulate an understanding of the cruelty imbued upon soldiers and victims in the combat zone.
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Four Hours in My Lai: A ReviewReview of the book by Michael Bilton and Kevin Sim in 1992.
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The 40th Anniversary of the My Lai MassacreForty years ago on March 16, young American soldiers brutally razed a small Vietnamese village, killing almost 350 innocent civilians in the process. The worst part may have been how the American govt. tried to cover it up. Have things changed at all?
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The Forty-Third Anniversary of the Son My MassacreOn the forty-third anniversary of the Son My Massacre, remember we need to take a stand against war's immorality and wrongdoing, and take actions to prevent Americans from facing "the terrors and stress of war." -
Censorship in America: The Culminations of My Research on the MatterWhat is censorship? Where does it happen? Why should we stop it? How do we stop it?
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Restaurant Review: Gen Lai Sen Chinese Restaurant in Downtown San Diego, CAGood Chinese food for a reasonable price close to the City College area. -
College in the '60s - Courses in Life, Fear, Alcoholism and VietnamDuring my college years (1965 - 1969) I was thrown into a life I did not understand, so I lived in a state of anxiety and used alcohol and drugs to get relief. The Vietnam War was raging, as was my fight or flight conflict and the ever present draft.
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The Loss of InnocenceExploring public reactions to governmental cover-ups, with the Watergate scandal and the My Lai incident as test cases. -
Masscre of MY Lai ( in a Village Called Song)a true poem that most of us have forgotten about
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Things Are Better Now Than They Were in the '80sI feel that things are better now than they were in the '80s and '90s, in spite of how grim the picture sometimes appears. Some of my views are selfishly based on my own interests, and those of my economic class and societal subculture.
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War, Sports and the Absence of AccountabilityWar and sports share a fellowship in that when the warriors have moved on they become nothing more than faded memories not people battle to live on.
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Top Ten Songs for Fourth of July Parties and BarbecuesHere are my recommendations for the ten songs to best get the "patriotic juices" (so to speak) flowing at your Fourth of July picnic, get-together or barbecue. -
Media Bias in VietnamA discussion on the level of influence the media has had on American perceptions of military activity in Vietnam and has influenced military conduct.
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Murdered Teenage Girl Reveals Her Killer1969 was an eventful year, both globally and personally, but it was also a year fraught with terror... -
Does Congress Have Any Sense of Priorities?This editoral takes the position the Congress would better serve the American people by dealing with contemporay rather than historical issues.
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Is Iraq Another Vietnam?Comparison of Iraq and Vietnam wars.
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On This Day: A Daily Quiz - February 1Test your knowledge of history, celebrities and pop culture with a quiz on this day's events. -
Oh No, Not the 60s!Yep. It's here! The 40th anniversary of Woodstock! Who would have thought those bearded or braless, long-haired, tie-dyed, doped-up 20-something hippies would one day be collecting Social Security and living in 55+ retirement condos in Florida?
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The True Meaning of a MotherIf you have been wondering what true meaning of a mother should mean, wonder no more. Here is an article of its meaning and a memorial to the mothers whose lives we should never forget
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Importance of Social PsychologyA brief essay on social psychology and its informative themes and lessons.
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Oliver Stone to Direct 'Wall Street' SequelFilm director Oliver Stone has agreed to direct a sequel to his 1987 polemic against free market capitalism, Wall Street. Michael Douglas will reprise the role of the reptilian Gordon Gekko. Shia LaBeouf will play an ambitious young trader. -
The Sidekick as Voice of Reason, Moral Conscience and Guardian Angel in Courtroom DramasThis paper discusses the supporting role of the sidekick in many popular lawyer/courtroom movies as one of the moral viewpoints expressed by the film, and as a relatable figure to the audience.
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JFK: Foreign Affairs, Civil Rights, Space RaceWhat would have been different had Kennedy lived through a second term.
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A Quick Look at the Year 1968This essay takes a brief look at the year 1968. -
1950's to 1960's Reaction to Each OtherThe seventies were as much as a reaction to the sixties as the sixties were a reaction to the fifties.
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How and Why I Became a MuslimIt mentions the "black power" groups in Cleveland: the Afro Set, Pride Inc., the House of Israel; the Watts, Hough, Newark and Detroit Riots; SNCC, the Black Panther Party, CORE, US, and Republic of New Africa.
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Garlic: A Bold New Weapon for Petty Office PoliticsJust like Luke under Yoda's tutelage at the swampy planet Degobah, I was starting to "feel the force" flowing through me. I was a Jedi Garlic Master. Little did my office colleagues know what I had in store for them. -
Life is like a RockSearching for forty years to find inner peace with myself and the past, I have found a way to mend all hurt and make my life whole again. This is a short story about a Vietnam War veteran's fight with the past. -
"Modern Family" Wins Best Comedy at Emmy AwardsThis is a rundown of the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards.
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Who is Mark Lane? Famed Attorney was First to Question Warren ReportA biography of attorney Mark Lane, the author of "Rush to Judgment," the 1966 best-seller that questioned the validity of the Warren Report -
Soldier Blue: Film as a Reflection of Societal ValuesUnderstanding the self-proclaimed "Most Savage Film in History." -
The Human Behavior Experiments Movie ReviewReview of the documentary The Human Behavior Experiments, a useful summary of famous psychology experiments concerning how people respond to authority, including the Milgram experiment and the Stanford prison experiment.
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Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Releases 92,000 Top Secret Documents on Afghan WarWikileaks Founder Julian Assange Released 92,000 Documents on the Afghan War that Revealed that NATO and American Troops are Bogged Down in a Vietnam-Style Quagmire -
Mel Gibson Baby Mama Oksana Grigorieva Meets with JFK Assassination Expert Mark LaneMel Gibson Baby Mama Oksana Grigorieva, Who Taped the Oscar-Winner in the Now Infamous "Gibson Rant Tapes," Met With JFK Assassination Expert Mark Lane
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