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The Pueblo Incident and the Tet Offensive, 2001.
A look into how the Pueblo incident impacted the TET offensive.
905 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 52.95
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This paper describes how Lyndon Johnson sent the U.S.S. Pueblo to be captured in order to open communications with the Chinese. This was necessary to prevent Chinese intervention against the American counter-attack after the Tet Offensive in Vietnam.
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"In late 1967, US forces were surging in Vietnam. As part of a series of victories the Americans captured large caches of weapons at villages like Con Thien, Loc Ninh, and Dak To. Combined with other intelligence measures, the US determined the North Vietnamese were preparing for a major offensive, which would eventually materialize as the Tet Offensive in the beginning of 1968. Lyndon Johnson, politically desperate for a major victory in Vietnam, began plans to counter-attack after Tet, including an invasion into North Vietnam."
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The Tet Offensive., 2002.
An analysis of the Tet Offensive.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 56.95
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This paper examines the stunning Tet Offensive of 1968 and discusses why it had such a profound impact upon the outcome of the Vietnam War.
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The Offensive Offense, 2002.
An analysis of the causes and events of the Tet offensive in the VietNam conflict.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 71.95
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This presents a detailed look at the Tet offensive in the Viet Nam conflict. The author takes us on a tour of duty through the events leading up to the offensive action and the action itself.
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Tax-Funded Agencies and Offensive Art, 2005.
A discussion regarding offensive art and tax-payer supported institutions.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 42.95
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This paper discusses the meaning of the word 'offensive' and what, today, is considered to be offensive. This paper then goes on to discuss artwork in relation to 'what is offensive and what is not'.
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"Offensive. This is a term that is tossed around in the United States each and every day. Is Janet Jackson's nipple peeking through during the Super Bowl offensive? Are the acts of war and destruction occurring each day in Iraq and Afghanistan and shown on the nightly news offensive? Is a video game (Grand Theft Auto) that portrays gratuitous sex and the graphic slaughter of law enforcement officers and innocent citizens offensive? These are the questions that our nation all too often must try to answer. The camps in such arguments are usually polarized, with one group claiming obscenity or indecency and standing behind a cloak of morality while the other group just as staunchly holds up the First Amendment. Yet the argument becomes even less clear when the offending material, in the case of this study, artwork, is displayed in a taxpayer-supported agency or building."
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Offensive Material and the Media, 2004.
A discussion of the Internet and how it has opened up new channels for offensive material.
3,748 words (approx. 15.0 pages), 32 sources, MLA, AU$ 166.95
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This paper explores the issue of child pornography and the Internet. The paper begins with a discussion of the recent spurt of offensive material readily available to anyone who wants to access it via the Internet and suggests that serious legislation needs to be established to control who can view these sites. The paper mentions a number of bills that have been passed by various states to try and curb the spread and use of these sites. The writer also looks at the conflict between censoring such material and the constitutional amendment to allow freedom of speech.
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"It is illicit to be in possession of child pornography. Child pornography is a visual portrayal of a child (person under 18) who engages in actual or simulated sexual behavior. Sexual behavior has an inclusion of lascivious exhibition of the genital or pubic area, nudity or partial nudity in concern with sexual arousal, touching the genitals, pubic area, buttocks or female breast, or outward representation of defecation or urination. The legality of child pornography is explicit in the visual portrayal of children under eighteen who are associated with sexual behavior that is illicit. Congress and every state have legalities that associate with child pornography, and the Supreme Court in New York v. Ferber, (1982) and Osborne v. Ohio (1990) has upheld them."
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The Shock of Speed, 2002.
An examination of the use of mechanization in three 20th-century campaigns: the Battle of France, the Tet Offensive and the Persian Gulf War.
5,385 words (approx. 21.5 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 212.95
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This paper discusses how the mechanization of war, which began tentatively in the 19th century, has been its dominant feature in the 20th and how this mechanization is most obvious and most often thought of, in terms of weapons: machine-gun, aircraft, missiles. It evaluates three campaigns which trace the progress of their fluidity in 20th-century warfare. It looks at how the first, the Battle of France in 1940, tested the German fluid doctrine against the French static doctrine. The second, the Tet Offensive of 1968 in Vietnam, tested the American development of fluid warfare against a doctrine, designed for the special conditions of Vietnam, to move "below the radar" of the industrial warfare system. The third, the Persian Gulf War, tested against the industrial system a new, post-industrial development that accelerated movement to hyperspeed.
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"In Hue, "the urban landscape denied the [US and South Vietnamese] their two greatest weapons -- mobility and firepower" (Arnold, p. 78). Attacking with complete tactical surprise, the VC/NVA captured the ancient citadel within two hours. An American (MACV, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam) compound across from the city managed to organize a scratch defense with only five minutes' warning after an initial rocket barrage, and narrowly held out. Once a relief force for the MACV compound arrived, two months of desperate street-by-street fighting followed before the ruined city was retaken (Arnold, pp. 69-84). If in Hue itself the "urban landscape" restricted the tactical mobility of American forces, on a strategic level the effects of mobility were both decisive and all but invisible. No account seems to mention this factor, doubtless because it is so taken for granted as not to be noticed. In the initial hours of the nationwide offensive, with almost every strong point (even Tan Son Nhut airbase), each had to look to its own defense. But once any given strong point had weathered the initial storm, it could dispatch mobile forces to the support of others harder-pressed."
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Mechanization of 20th Century Wars, 2000.
An examination of the roles and effectiveness of mechanized warfare in the Battle of France (won by Germany in WWII), the Tet Offensive (won by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese) and the Persian Gulf War (Allied forces over Iraq).
4,950 words (approx. 19.8 pages), 7 sources, AU$ 217.95
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The mechanization of war, which began tentatively in the 19th century, has been its dominant feature in the 20th. This mechanization is most obvious, and most often thought of, in terms of weapons: machine-gun, aircraft, missiles.
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"The Shock of Speed
Mechanization in Three 20th-Century Campaigns:
Battle of France; Tet Offensive; Persian Gulf War
Introduction
The mechanization of war, which began tentatively in the 19th century, has been its dominant feature in the 20th. This mechanization is most obvious, and most often thought of, in terms of weapons: machine-gun, aircraft, missiles. Looking back at the experience of turn-of-the-century colonial wars, the intellectual Hilaire Belloc offered a mordant witticism in rhyme:
Whatever happens we have got
the Maxim gun, and they have not."
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Low Level Criminal Offenses & U.S. Criminal Justice System, 2001.
How courts process & deal with adults who have committed petty offenses (crimes against public order or property). Common denominators of defendants. Police action. Function of judges. Disposition of cases. Proposed reforms.
3,825 words (approx. 15.3 pages), 15 sources, AU$ 217.95
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"This research paper discusses the way in which the American criminal justice system processes and deals with adult persons suspected of having committed low level criminal offenses.
1. Types of Cases
a. Kinds of behavior involved. Lower level criminal courts process and dispose of petty offenses, usually misdemeanors, crimes involving maximum sentences of less than one year, and sometimes lesser felonies. Crimes involving defendants under the age of 18 are generally handled by juvenile courts. Traffic offenses not involving vehicular homicide are generally handled in summary fashion by special traffic courts. According to Feeley (1979), his study of the operations of the lower Court of Common Pleas in New Haven, Connecticut in the late 1970s showed..."
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The Battle for Hue, 2007.
This paper analyzes the book "Battle for Hue: Tet 1968" by Keith William Nolan.
1,166 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 65.95
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The paper discusses Keith William Nolan's book, "Battle for Hue: Tet 1968", which provides an in-depth look into the Battle of Hue during the Tet Offensive in 1968 in Vietnam. The paper discusses how Nolan attempts to show the real-life experiences and struggles of the men who fought in the battle. The paper points out the limitations of this book but still considers it an important historical account of the Battle of Hue.
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"The organization of the book is more or less chronological. The author gives some background, and then launches into a detailed description of the month-long battle of Hue. Each chapter is a different chapter in the battle, from the taking of certain buildings to consolidating sections of the city under Marine control. It uses a narrative style, and it reads rather scholarly, despite the author's attempts to inject some of the participant's thoughts and dialogue into the book. In fact, there are so many "characters" acronyms, and jargon that sometimes it is difficult to make out exactly what is happening and who is doing what."
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The Evolution of American Society 1960-1975, 2002.
Looks at the turbulent era of the Vietnam War and the historic events that took place during that time.
2,245 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 20 sources, MLA, AU$ 111.95
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This paper describes the most significant events in the history of the United States from 1960 to 1975. Among those events discussed are the Vietnam War, the Bay of Pigs Invasion, the Tet Offensive, the Gulf of Tonkin Incident, and the release of the Pentagon Papers. The changes in politics, society, and attitudes that resulted from these historical episodes are also discussed.
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"U.S. movement against communism began with the Bay of Pigs Invasion. In 1961, the Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles, supported by the U.S. government. These Cuban exiles were armed and trained by the U.S. government, and were projected to cause an uprising in Cuba. The uprising was intended to be used as a vehicle to bring down the communist regime of Fidel Castro. The invasion was unsuccessful; however, it brought to light the oppression of the Cuban people."
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The Vietnam War, 2002.
An overview of the Vietnam War and the effect that it had on American history.
2,312 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 114.95
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This paper looks at the cost - both financially and in human lives - of the Vietnam War from America's perspective. The paper begins by providing information on the major battles of the war, including the Tet Offensive and the siege of Khe Sanh. Other issues covered in the paper include the protesters, the prisoners-of-war and the atrocities committed during the war by the American forces on Vietnamese civilians. Finally, the paper looks at the withdrawing of American troops from Vietnam in a process known as "Vietnamization".
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"When the US pulled out in 1973, only 591 POWs came home. There were still over 2000 MIAs who were never accounted for. "Both the Nixon administration and the Vietnamese government insisted that all living POW/MIAs had been returned" (Editors). Efforts to find missing MIAs have continued ever since the war ended. There have been reports of Americans still alive in Laos and Cambodia, and Congress has looked into the problem twice since the war ended, and concluded there was no evidence to show that American service members had been left behind in Southeast Asia. However, the missing men have never been accounted for, and many relatives and loved ones still believe there are men alive, somewhere in Vietnam or the surrounding areas (Editors)."
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Sexism in Advertising, 2002.
A paper which discusses sexist and offensive messages in advertisements.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 70.95
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The paper provides an overview of the topic of sexism and offensive messages in advertisements. It points out that the average American views up to 3000 advertisements a day and therefore the messages that come across have a huge impact on the viewer. The paper uses the example of De Beers diamond ads as an example of sexist advertising and offers suggestions, such as boycotting products, as a means to control offensive messages.
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"The ways in which women are stripped of their individuality through traditional advertising tropes can be seen in a DeBeers billboard that was recently easily spotted when driving on local freeways. What is so striking about this ad is that it manages to be offensive and sexist without actually portraying any women at all. But by trading on sexist stereotypes that should be long dead (or rather, should never have existed in the first place but most certainly have no business being brought in to play now) it qualifies as a perfect example of how are inundated with messages in the mass media that diminish women in a way that should make us all ashamed."
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Chemical Warfare and the U.S. Army, 2000.
A look at offensive and defensive strategies, international treaties, history, disarmament and terrorism.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 114.95
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"Chemical Warfare and the U.S. Army
Executive Summary of Findings and Conclusions
The United States Army exercises important responsibilities in relation to chemical warfare in three specific focus areas in the contemporary period. These focus areas are as follows: (1) combat chemical warfare defense, wherein the Army is responsible for the research, development, and testing of effective defenses for United States military forces against attacks employing chemical weapons of mass destruction; (2) chemical warfare disarmament, wherein the Army is the primary lead agency of the United States government in the program for the destruction of the nation?s chemical weapons stockpile as required by the Chemical Weapons Convention Treaty; and (3) providing support for domestic defense against chemical weapons of mass destruction..."
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Battle Of Gettysburg, 1989.
Analyzes Civil War battle (July 1-3, 1863) in which Confederacy launched its last offensive of the war. Discusses strategies, leadership, battlefield conditions and outcome.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 11 sources, AU$ 89.95
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"This paper will discuss the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place during the American Civil War. The battle, which lasted from July I through July 3, 1863, represented the Confederate army's last offensive attempt in the war. The motives of General Robert E. Lee for moving his Confederate troops north into Pennsylvania during that time can be seen as an outgrowth of the confidence that the South had gained from a series of strategic victories. Lee wanted to make an offensive attack in the Gettysburg area in order to threaten the safety of the industrial cities of the North and thereby weaken the Union's defensive stance (Gruver, 1981, p. 403).
It is important to note that many other Confederate leaders opposed Lee's strategic approach in Pennsylvania. William Swinton, a correspondent for the New York Times during that era, (...)"
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The Use of Language in Nabokov's "Lolita", 2000.
A look at how the protagonist, although an offensive character, uses language to win his reader's sympathy.
1,346 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 73.95
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This paper analyzes how the use of language in "Lolita" is meant to change the reader's perception of the protagonist's actions.
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"In his novel, Lolita, Vladimir Nabokov writes of a man, Humbert Humbert, plagued by his uncontrollable desire for the love of nymphets. Humbert acknowledges how those reading his accounts will judge them as amoral and wrong, so he attempts to use language, the descriptive analysis of events and people, to create a bond between himself and the reader."
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