Dear Veterans,
if i had to say one word to you brave souls it would have to be "thank yout"
you sacrificed your life so that i could be free. You shouldnt think to much about the protestors because they dont realize that you are putting YOUR life on the line so that they can protest, the dont realize what you had to go through and you cooperated. they dont realize that you are there so they can have the freedom of protest, they must not realize that freedom is not free. and i believe that if i had to choose a hero, it would be the veterans because you are the reason i have the freedom to type you this.
sincrerley, and with much thanks,
nick segel
Monday, May 28, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Times of Change - Second Reading
Jack Smith by Ron Steinman
9 pages - complete by Wednesday May 23
What challenges does Jack Smith face as a soldier in Vietnam? (a bulleted list is fine)
-no one had a clue what Vietnam was
- didnt find anything for two months
- he was not that well trained to be fighting
- he walked right into a big boobie trap
- he had to fake to be dead
- he wittnissed many people dying
- he wittnissed almost all of his freinds dying.
How does Smith’s attitude toward war change?
- he realized how bloody and brutal it was
- he also realizec that when your in combat you fight for completely different reasons. you fight in order to protect your buddies
I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag by Joe McDonald
2 pages - complete by Wednesday May 23
This song by Country Joe and the Fish became one of the first protest songs of the Vietnam Era. Read the lyrics to the song, and then respond to the following:
What is the song asking the “big strong men to do”?
- to enlist in the army and fight in vietnam
… the “generals” to do?
-move fast and you could make your big break here and go get the reds.
… “Wall Street” to do?
- to publicize this war because there is good money.
… “mothers” to do?
- send their boys off packing
Write down four specific lines from the song that display sarcasm, cynicism, or anti-war
- "woopie were all gonna die"
- " to have your boy come home in a box"
- "were gonna have a whole lotta fun"
-" and you know that peace can only be won when weve blown em all to kingdom come"
What do these two poems and the article say about the impact of the war on the native Vietnamese? That it is murdering the civilians and the US dont care at all we are just fireing away at babies, women, children, and old men. And it is causing people to go crazy like set themselves on fire.
Can you think of any other ways in which the war will impact the native Vietnamese?
it ruins their homes and pust their lives at risk
9 pages - complete by Wednesday May 23
What challenges does Jack Smith face as a soldier in Vietnam? (a bulleted list is fine)
-no one had a clue what Vietnam was
- didnt find anything for two months
- he was not that well trained to be fighting
- he walked right into a big boobie trap
- he had to fake to be dead
- he wittnissed many people dying
- he wittnissed almost all of his freinds dying.
How does Smith’s attitude toward war change?
- he realized how bloody and brutal it was
- he also realizec that when your in combat you fight for completely different reasons. you fight in order to protect your buddies
I Feel Like I’m Fixing To Die Rag by Joe McDonald
2 pages - complete by Wednesday May 23
This song by Country Joe and the Fish became one of the first protest songs of the Vietnam Era. Read the lyrics to the song, and then respond to the following:
What is the song asking the “big strong men to do”?
- to enlist in the army and fight in vietnam
… the “generals” to do?
-move fast and you could make your big break here and go get the reds.
… “Wall Street” to do?
- to publicize this war because there is good money.
… “mothers” to do?
- send their boys off packing
Write down four specific lines from the song that display sarcasm, cynicism, or anti-war
- "woopie were all gonna die"
- " to have your boy come home in a box"
- "were gonna have a whole lotta fun"
-" and you know that peace can only be won when weve blown em all to kingdom come"
What do these two poems and the article say about the impact of the war on the native Vietnamese? That it is murdering the civilians and the US dont care at all we are just fireing away at babies, women, children, and old men. And it is causing people to go crazy like set themselves on fire.
Can you think of any other ways in which the war will impact the native Vietnamese?
it ruins their homes and pust their lives at risk
Monday, May 21, 2007
VIETNOM- TIMES OF CHANGE
A Dubious Crusade by James A. Warren
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22
Look up both words in the title of the short essay. What do they mean?
- the words mean that that it was an undecided war carried under papal sanction
Relate the title to the reading. What is Warren saying?
- Warren is saying that it was a different side war and that many people didnt agree with it but also 57,000 died protecting their country
How do you think this will relate to the rest of our study if Vietnam?
- that there will be many protest because many people are different sided.
History by Thuong Vuong-Riddick
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22
What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem?
- that it is a huge domino of effects that one thing led to another and we were fighting against practiclly everyone and the japanese were fighting then betraying allies.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution … by Goldberg
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22
What is the main thesis of the essay?
- how the U.S. got into the vietnom war is said to be false
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
-it was when it was said that the Viet Cong army had taken aggresion.
What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
- He used actual people and qoutes and have very good evidence agains Lyndon
How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?
- how many people apposed the war and how many apposed of this actually happening.
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22
Look up both words in the title of the short essay. What do they mean?
- the words mean that that it was an undecided war carried under papal sanction
Relate the title to the reading. What is Warren saying?
- Warren is saying that it was a different side war and that many people didnt agree with it but also 57,000 died protecting their country
How do you think this will relate to the rest of our study if Vietnam?
- that there will be many protest because many people are different sided.
History by Thuong Vuong-Riddick
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22
What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem?
- that it is a huge domino of effects that one thing led to another and we were fighting against practiclly everyone and the japanese were fighting then betraying allies.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution … by Goldberg
2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22
What is the main thesis of the essay?
- how the U.S. got into the vietnom war is said to be false
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
-it was when it was said that the Viet Cong army had taken aggresion.
What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
- He used actual people and qoutes and have very good evidence agains Lyndon
How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?
- how many people apposed the war and how many apposed of this actually happening.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Korean War Blog
1. When Japan surrendered to the allies at the end of WW2, in 1945 soviet troops occupied korea north of th 38th parallel. America had the south.
2.In the North a communist government came to power, and in the south a noncommunist leader was elected.
3. in june of 1950 NK crossed the line of lattitude into the south and this is what became to be known as the Korean war.
4. North Korea was commanded by General McArthur who made his fame by commanding in the pacific front in WW2
5. On 1950 thousands of chinese communist troops attacked in human waves across the Yalu river in NK.
6. General McArthur wanted to blockade the chinese but Truman said no so McArthur critisized him and was relieved of his job and was sent home.
7. Truman decided not to run for Prezidents and So dwight d. eisenhower was elected and ended the problem quickly.
8. IKE also warned privately that he was ready to use nuclear weapons and carry the war into China. the war ended in july of 1953 in a stalemate.
9. By early 1951 the two sides were deadlocked along the 38th parallel
10. Sixteen nations provided soldiers for a UN force, The US made most of the force up though
2.In the North a communist government came to power, and in the south a noncommunist leader was elected.
3. in june of 1950 NK crossed the line of lattitude into the south and this is what became to be known as the Korean war.
4. North Korea was commanded by General McArthur who made his fame by commanding in the pacific front in WW2
5. On 1950 thousands of chinese communist troops attacked in human waves across the Yalu river in NK.
6. General McArthur wanted to blockade the chinese but Truman said no so McArthur critisized him and was relieved of his job and was sent home.
7. Truman decided not to run for Prezidents and So dwight d. eisenhower was elected and ended the problem quickly.
8. IKE also warned privately that he was ready to use nuclear weapons and carry the war into China. the war ended in july of 1953 in a stalemate.
9. By early 1951 the two sides were deadlocked along the 38th parallel
10. Sixteen nations provided soldiers for a UN force, The US made most of the force up though
Monday, May 14, 2007
What MLK did for income
Based on the statistics on income for blacks and whites it looks like that their income has stayed the same and may have even gotten worse as the whites income goes up. in 1980 blacks made about $23,000 and whites made about $40,000 that is $17,000 more than whites. then in 1990 blacks made about 25,000 and whites made about 43,000 this is still $17,000 this is the same. it does get better in 2003 though but not by much. in 03 whites made about 46,000 and blacks made about 30,000 so that is only 1000 less.
if some one would want to fix it they would need to get more blacks educated, especaillly in the ghettos. they also need to select a wider variety of race for jobs.
if some one would want to fix it they would need to get more blacks educated, especaillly in the ghettos. they also need to select a wider variety of race for jobs.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Martin Luther King Jr. Question
Why does the author feel that whites owe King the greatest debt?
- The auther feels that whites owe king the greatest debt because he libered them from the burden of America's centuries-old hypocrisy about race.
Was King "the right man at the right time"?
-Yes because he was a preacher. this put him in touch with the spirit side of the black masses, and gave him a base inside the church.
- King was a man of extraordinary physical courage whose belief in nonviolence never swerved.
- he never gave up even after all of the death threats and bombing of his house.
Would King be upset with the current use of his most often quoted line? Why or why not?
- no because they were the stinging phrases of a prophet, a man demanding justice not just in the hereafter, but in the here and now.
- and it reminds people of what he did
- The auther feels that whites owe king the greatest debt because he libered them from the burden of America's centuries-old hypocrisy about race.
Was King "the right man at the right time"?
-Yes because he was a preacher. this put him in touch with the spirit side of the black masses, and gave him a base inside the church.
- King was a man of extraordinary physical courage whose belief in nonviolence never swerved.
- he never gave up even after all of the death threats and bombing of his house.
Would King be upset with the current use of his most often quoted line? Why or why not?
- no because they were the stinging phrases of a prophet, a man demanding justice not just in the hereafter, but in the here and now.
- and it reminds people of what he did
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Civil Disobedience
I don't think that i would be able to hae civil disobedience. when people were throwing stuff at me i could not just sit down and let them do that, i would react and probably be a bad reaction that i would later regret. i would maybe try civil disobedience but i doubt it would last just because i would want them to feel how it is. and it wouldnt happen that quickly.
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