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?
-It means not compitly honest, safe, relieable long attemp.
Relate the title to the reading. What is Warren saying? How do you think this will relate to the rest of our study if Vietnam?
-Vietnam war was long disput topic that still can be argued in American history. More than 57,000 man give up their lives for war that now called dubious crusade. It would realated that wietnam war was tragic, such a wast and horroble.


History by Thuong Vuong-Riddick (2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22)

What is the overall theme of Vuong-Riddick's poem?
- Theme of death.


The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution … by Goldberg (2 pages - complete by Tuesday May 22)
What is the main thesis of the essay?

What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
-Gulf of Tonkin attacked by Norh Vietnames PT boats. President argued in congrass that U.S interested in that area and the areguement became known as Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

What evidence does the author give to support his thesis?
-Fulbright's interview

How does this link to the theme of the first reading, “A Dubious Crusade”?
- Because it started with president want the land and they lost a lots of lives so, it was such a wast.

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)
-They didn't have any experience.
-Napalm bomb killed vietnamess but also Americans.

How does Smith’s attitude toward war change?
-He thought war and being millitary is romantic at the first time, but he turn out war is horrible and scary.


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”?
- Join the army.

… the “generals” to do?
-Get rid of communists.

… “Wall Street” to do?
-Invest money.

… “mothers” to do?
-Encourage their children to join the army.

Write down four specific lines from the song that display sarcasm, cynicism, or anti-war sentiment.
-We're gonna have a whole lotta fun.
-The only good commie is one who dead.
-Be the first one on your block to have your boy come home in a box.
-Whoopee! We're all gonna die.


Farmer Nguyen by W.D. Ehrhart
1 page - complete by Wednesday May 26
Massacre at My Lai by Hugh Thompson
2 pages - complete by Wednesday May 26
A Nun at Ninh Hoa by Jan Barry
1 page - complete by Wednesday May 26

What do these two poems and the article say about the impact of the war on the native Vietnamese?
-For the native Vietnames, they were guilty on the both side. Because America thought that they were helping the V.C. and the V.C. thought they were helping the America.
- Americans put innocent Vietnamese in the ditch and shot them.
-Innocent civilians had no choice. One thing that they can do was hope American soldiers were decent.
-War made people hopeless.
Can you think of any other ways in which the war will impact the native Vietnamese?
-They might become a slave.
-People who got some power might loose or use it for America.


Born on the Fourth of July by Ron Kovic
5 pages - complete on Monday May 28
Stop the Sun by Gary Paulsen
7 pages - complete on Monday May 28
To Heal a Nation by Joel L. Swerdlow
12 pages - complete on Monday May 28

For your final readings of Times of Change, I would like you to set aside some time on Monday (Memorial Day) to read the choices above. Once you are done, I would like for you to post in your blog a note to the men and women on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. After what you have learned over the past few days, and what you saw when we went to D.C., what would you want to say to them?
-Even though I'm not American citizen, but I think fight for your own country is incredibly honorable. Dicide to go out war would be not easy, and that reason makes why we are really showing respect to you and thanks to you. We made memorial day, people in the nation can celebrat you and also your families who let you go and fight for America.

Korean War

1. After World War II, Japan lost their control of Korea and Korea divided in to 2 parts.
2. U.S. and Soviet Union were the most powerful countres at that time. U.S. was spreading democracy, and Soviet Union was spreading communism. North Korea falls to Communism and South Korea falls to democracy.
3. The DMZ was created which divides Korea into two parts. It is Demilitarized Zone.
4. They are still divided.
5. Some people want to get back together, because then we will have greater power. But some people don't, because they think South will lose many things and very different culture.
6. The war is not really over
7. Both sides had a lot of damage, espacially North Korea.
8. The South didn't have a chance to protect themselves when the North started to attack because they were on vacation after the fall harvest.
9. Many families were separated after the Korean War.
10. Some families fought against each other.

MLK"dream"

JiWoon Han
5/15/07

Has MLK’s “dream” been realized?- Labor

It is true that we can easily find African Americans, Hispanics, and Asians are increased in employment statistics. Also there is almost similar percentage of female and male labors. Started in 1990, there were more female black labors than male. Hispanics or Latino in1980 was 6.1% but in 2004 was 19.3%.The percentage of female and colored citizen labor is keeping increasing year by year which shows racism is decreasing at the same time.
However Civilian labor force in Asian 1980 and 1990 was none. It is increased 6.3% in 2000 but in 2003 it decreased by 6.1% which means it is not stable. Still there is percentage of the white labors are absolutely lager than any of them. In White labor, the percentage of the male is keep increasing than female. If this happens going later in, there might be same happens as pest.
Solution for this will be government encourages businesses to hire people without racism or sexism. Also they can give more system that helps for them. People can make comities or groups that try to spread ideas intelligence or characteristics are nothing to do about color of their skins.

MLK

Why does the author feel that whites owe King the greatest debt?
-Because he changed America from being hypocrical. They were saying that America is freedom land, but colored people faces segregation.

Was King "the right man at the right time"?
-Yes. 1)PREACHER
*he was precher so he spoke in biblical/preachy intonation
*Used biblical imagery(israelities/Jesus Christ)
*Church is the best way to reach/communicate with the black population
2)He had great physical courage-threats.


Would King be upset with the current use of his most often quoted line? Why or why not?
-Yea. It is used in way he would not "support"(endurse.) its use.(non-affirmative action. srps.

civil disobedience

civil disobidence+ non violence=marthin luther king was pushed for it.

would you have been able to use civil disobdience or non violence?
-their was choice that civil or non or not involve.
-14 year old students were protest it.
-bloody sunday
-many kids were sining a song and others.
-there were fights too.

positive about it -makes little better opponents
-peaceful so spread message that its good

Unit8preview

I am interested about what we are going to study because I didn't study it before. (but this computer notebook is harder for me.. I think... )