1c. Herr emphasizes how the American military ravaged the jungles of Vietnam. More importantly, he uses the jungle to depict the devastation American soldiers did to Vietnam. “..we never announced any policy at all..” America was in Vietnam to search and destroy anything that whiffed of Communism. Herr describes the damage of the ecosystem in a way that displays pride in being an American. “Employing saturation-bombing technqiues…” There is a vivid description on the imprint of America’s patriotism…
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What a Relief! Early Social Relief Efforts Still Seen Today Social work in modern America stems from our early roots in the 1800's. The idea that the poor exist and that something needed to be done to ensure the moral well-being of our society has dated back even further through various religious and scientific ideologies such as Calvinism and Darwinism. The idea that was quite popular of 1800's was that one could offer guidance and support, but of a non-material type. If I were poor,…
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patriarchy. What Now My Love by Floyd Salas is an inside read into a group of hippies one in particular Carole. People of The Whale by Linda Hogan is a story about the experiences of a fictional Native American community, and Ruth Small is a big part of this story being the wife of Thomas the protagonist in this novel (Ruth is also a protagonist). Carole and Ruth Small have different values met by their different cultures and time periods but they both exemplify the ideals of feminism in their roles as women…
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likes order: a mother cooking, father with a job and children at school like on pg 86: “Rose kept the colours inside the lines and all the patterns were proper, sensible and neat. Happiness. That’s what it was.” This reveals why Rose takes up the duties of her mother, to keep the family ordered and proper, to let ‘happiness’ prevail. Rose desires to surpass her mother, to go beyond her drunkenness and her inability to be a mother. Two times in the novel, Rose suffers with anorexia. The first time, the…
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committed individuals can change the world, indeed it's the only thing that ever has” (Hippie Quotes). During the decade of the 1960’s four band members were these committed individuals that made a counterculture movement. Many ponder on the fact of how does someone make a movement on the entire world, although it was primarily the United States and England. The solution is simple; the right people making a movement during the right time will change culture. During the 1960’s people would become addicted…
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the people, for the people’ 1863 Also known as the ‘Gettysburg Address’, this concise speech is simple in its language yet carries a complex message of freedom for all men including the abolition of Negroes in slavery during the period of the Civil War in America. Given at Gettysburg after a great battle and victory for the North, Lincoln praises the efforts of the dead and also calls upon the living to continue fighting for the cause of liberty. It is a speech of passionate resolve and high ideals…
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foundation of reality All languages connect symbols with distinctive emotions Sapir Whorf Thesis: People see and understand the world thru cultural lens of language evidence does not support the notion that language determines reality the way Sapir and Whorf claimed Values Culturally defined standards that people use to decide what is desirable, good, and beautiful and that serve as broad guidelines for social living (examples pg 42) Beliefs Specific statements that people hold to be true Emerging…
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then people can dissolve the gov. Popular Sovereignty- people have the say Thomas Jefferson – greatly influenced by Locke; changed rights to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness; furthered idea of natural rights- it was gov.’s job to secure these and if it failed people had right to form new gov.; consent of govern was what made gov. legitimate. Articles of Confederation- the 1st document to govern of the United States, adopted by Congress in 177 and enacted in 1781; established a national…
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death as well as psychological suffering like sadness, fear, frustration, disappointment and depression. Life in its totality is imperfect and incomplete, because the world is subject to impermanence. This means we are never able to permanently keep what we strive for, and just as happy moments pass by, we ourselves and our loved ones will pass away one day, all things are suffering and as all things are life, life is suffering. The second Noble Truth is that the origin of suffering is attachment.…
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HSC Society & Culture Core: Social & Cultural- Continuity & Change Content Students learn about: Concepts The fundamental concepts of society, culture, persons, environment, time and the concepts of power, authority, gender and technology are to be integrated across Social and Cultural Continuity and Change. The key concepts to be integrated across Social and Cultural Continuity and Change are: Nature of Social & Cultural Research Methodologies: • Examine the nature and characteristics of primary…
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