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…tend to become addicted to it need escape. Those who do not want escape tend not to like heroin and, therefore, do not become addicted to it. During the Vietnam war, many American soldiers used heroin daily. The war caused a need for escape. However, when…

…side; for example in Korea and Vietnam, where the US feared a communist government to take over instead of a "democratic" one. On one occasion, the whole World held its breath, as everyone thought that now the Cold War would turn "hot"; the Cuban missile…

…of Muhammad Ali's triumph. Spike Lee's descriptions of Muhammad Ali included being "handsome, articulate, funny, charismatic, and whoopin' ass too!" "No Vietcong ever called me nigger", is the reason why Muhammad Ali never wanted to be selected to go to Vietnam…

…the ARPAnet contract to Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN). BBN had selected a Honeywell minicomputer as the base on which they would build the switch. The physical network was constructed by the end of 1969 during the Vietnam War, linking four nodes: University…

…). The teenagers are so naïve that they are enticed by anything which can make them think that they cool. Besides, in Vietnam, some gangs force the children use drugs because they want the children to obey them and make money for them. Moreover, those gangs want to have…

…they are haunted by memories of traumatic experiences that disrupt their daily lives. They cannot get the pictures of the trauma out of their head. This brings recurring nightmares, flashbacks, or even reliving the trauma as if it were happening now. Vietnam…

…proceeds to describe the decline of nationalism and it's importance with reasoning such as follows. Worldwide free enterprise has cheapened the power and significance of nation states. "He takes Korea and Vietnam as evidence for the diminishing potency…

…community school." (3) The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense did pick up guns when necessary. They demonstrated violently against the Vietnam War and the draft. The way they saw it, American interference in the war was just another example of the United…

…in a way that's extremely compelling. Loftus writes about "story-truth" and "happening-truth," terms she borrowed from Tim O'Brien's Vietnam novel, The Things They Carried. Happening-truth is the bare facts--what happened at such and such a time. Story-truth…

…, with Dolph Lundgren in the lead role, but it failed to make its mark in Hollywood history. Now there's talk of a remake, to be released in August 2003. After his wife and kids are murdered by the mob, ex-Marine and Vietnam War veteran Frank Castle seeks vengeance…