My thoughts about war are often very different than those of my peers. Sometimes I try to believe that War is something that can always be avoided, and there is always a peaceful way to settle a conflict between two nations. Then at other times I view war in a more realistic point of view, in which war is sometimes not a choice but a necessity. While there are times when war could be avoided through peaceful actions, there are consequently times when no peaceful resolution can be found. When two nations have extreme hate for each other, or religion is involved things get too out of hand for a peaceful end. While I wish that war was a thing of the past and can always be avoided, my realistic part of me knows deep down that as long as there are men, there shall be war.
I think that America should be involved in war if the nations safety is at risk. If a nation has serious accusations to "destroy the West" I believe that America has enough grounds to declare war. I don't disagree with the Iraq War because its a precautionary measure to keep the al-Qaeda from erasing the entire Western Hemisphere off the face of the world.
I know that America was involved in the Vietnam War because of the spread of communism throughout the world. North Korea was under the rule of Ho Chi Minh who was a radical communist dictator in Korea. I also know that for some reason South Korea disagreed with communism and there was rebellion in South Korea. We sent troops to South Korea to aid them in seizing the spread of communism in South East Asia.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
The Things They Carried Part 2
Other than tangible items that soldiers during the Vietnam War, soldiers also carried emotional baggage such as fear and anger. Also they carried the burden of knowing that their fathers and families expected them to bring home the glory and medals. Those with families back in the states had to worry about making it home alive and well to help support their families.
One of the characters that the author describes and talks about a lot is Lieutenant Jimmy Cross who has a huge fantasy for a woman named Martha. Martha is an English major who writes to Jimmy in letters about various things. One thing that is mentionable is that she never talks about the war or ask Jimmy what it is he is doing in Vietnam. Jimmy Cross later notes that she is not involved in the war at all just like most people were during the Vietnam war.
All of these pieces of literature had to do with emotions and feelings about or during the Vietnam War. They were all responses to how they felt about the war, or how the war made them feel whether they were involved or not. The general emotions that were presented in this literature were either anger, fear, or sadness. It seems as if the pieces that were from people not involved in the war had a more anger tone to them, while the pieces written by people actually fighting the war had a sense of fear and sadness.
One of the characters that the author describes and talks about a lot is Lieutenant Jimmy Cross who has a huge fantasy for a woman named Martha. Martha is an English major who writes to Jimmy in letters about various things. One thing that is mentionable is that she never talks about the war or ask Jimmy what it is he is doing in Vietnam. Jimmy Cross later notes that she is not involved in the war at all just like most people were during the Vietnam war.
All of these pieces of literature had to do with emotions and feelings about or during the Vietnam War. They were all responses to how they felt about the war, or how the war made them feel whether they were involved or not. The general emotions that were presented in this literature were either anger, fear, or sadness. It seems as if the pieces that were from people not involved in the war had a more anger tone to them, while the pieces written by people actually fighting the war had a sense of fear and sadness.
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