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"A Brilliant Solution", 2006.
A review of the book "A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution" by Carol Berkin.
950 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 33.95
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This paper critiques the book "A Brilliant Solution: Inventing the American Constitution" by Carol Berkin. The paper evaluates Berkin's success in presenting her thesis, which is that the 1787 Constitutional Convention, and the constitution the delegates forged, was the imperfect yet totally correct -- and even miraculous -- solution to a governmental crisis in America. The paper begins with a thorough review of the book and its chapters, lauding Berkin for making the delegates come to life for the reader. Next, the paper assesses Berkin's use of a wide variety of research material and highlights her use of historical detail. The paper concludes with a brief discussion of Berkin's organization of the book.
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"Most Americans think they know the story of the American Constitution, how it was drafted, and what it meant for the country's newfound freedom. However, this book really delves deeply into the events and people surrounding the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, and shows that for the most part, Americans have no clue about the real motivations and people who drafted the Constitution we still so staunchly defend. As she notes in the Introduction, "It is this story of anxious and determined men who set for themselves the task of saving their nation that I have set out to tell." The author does more than recount history, she makes it, and the history-makers, come alive, seem like real people, and become more sympathetic in the process. Some people think the men who drafted the Constitution were larger than life with high ideals and lofty goals. Berkin shows they were simply men, who wanted to do a job for their country - a good job. They were not sure their work would last, but they were clear about their purpose and their goals, and that is really the "brilliant" solution to a nation's ills - that the country had such men who would work so hard to create a "more perfect union." Berkin calls the delegates "middle-aged men of wealth, education, and political experience." As the book progresses, however, the reader comes to know the men much more intimately than simply experienced delegates. Berkin paints a picture of their beliefs, their lives, and their difficulties that shows they were human beings with the same flaws and strengths that most all humans have. As such, their solutions were not always perfect, and they were debated by the states for a year before they were fully ratified, but they were the right solutions to last the country for a long time - much longer than they had originally thought."
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Mark Twain, 2002.
A biography of the life of the American author Mark Twain.
2,091 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 65.95
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This paper presents an account of the life of the American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens born on the 30th of November 1835, otherwise known as Mark Twain. It provides a picture of a young writer, brilliant yet brash, who was about to set upon a writing and speaking career that would carve out a special literary and humor-related place for him in the annals of American history. It looks at how even the rejection of his work early in his career ? and the censorship of his later work, an editorial blasphemy only recently discovered ? cannot take away from the power of his words, his thoughts and lasting legacy.
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"How loved and how famous had Mark Twain become late in his life? The New York Times, after his passing, wrote that Twain had been ??quoted in common conversation oftener, perhaps, than any of his fellow-countrymen, including Benjamin Franklin and [Abraham] Lincoln.? Another American cultural icon of the times, Thomas Edison, said, about the death of Twain: ?An American loves his family. If he has any love left over for some other person, he generally selects Mark Twain.? Twain?s demise was prominently eulogized and memorialized in nearly every newspaper in America ? and throughout much of the western World. He was remembered as a literary giant, as the conscience of a generation, an astute social critic, and an entertaining humorist, a fellow who smoked up to 40 cigars a day."
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Archimedes and Carl Friedrich Gauss, 2002.
A comparison and contrast of two brilliant mathematicians, Archimedes and Carl Friedrich Gauss.
1,541 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses the lives of Archimedes and Carl Friedrich Gauss, two of the greatest mathematicians of all time. The paper provides a point by point comparison of their childhood and education, outlines each of their mathematical contributions and examines the influence their work continues to have on the science of mathematics.
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"Far more details survive about the life of Archimedes than about any other ancient scientist, but scholars disagree on which details are fact and which are anecdotal. The most famous Archimedes story centers on how he determined the proportion of gold and silver in a crown made for Hieron through measuring water displacement. Since he supposedly made the discovery while in the bathtub, the excited Archimedes ran naked through the streets of Syracuse shouting ?Eureka!? (Muir 20)."
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The Importance of Setting in "The Yellow Wallpaper", 2002.
A detailed paper discussing Charlotte Perkins Gilman's brilliant use of symbolism.
970 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper is a detailed discussion focusing on the setting of the Charlotte Perkins Gilman's short story "The Yellow Wallpaper". Aspects of the setting: the wallpaper, the bedroom, the garden, etc...are analyzed and proven to be strong symbols which express the situation and feelings of the main character which lead to her overall breakdown.
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"It is impossible to talk of Charlotte Perkins Gilman?s "The Yellow Wallpaper" intelligently and not mention the setting. It is the setting, especially the bedroom, which enables the reader to fully understand the main character?s decadence into insanity. Gilman?s perfect description of the settings from beginning to end, allows the reader to visualize the main character?s moods, pain, struggles, depression, and insanity."
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Leonardo Da Vinci: Humanist and Anatomy Pioneer, 2003.
An overall look at Da Vinci's brilliant work during the humanistic period in Europe, which introduced the study of anatomy and functions of the human body.
818 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper provides a look at Da Vinci's humanistic work during the late Middle Ages in Europe that brought the study of anatomy into existence. Though outlawed by the Catholic Church, dissection gave Da Vinci the ability to sketch the human body inside and out.
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"During the Renaissance, a movement towards humanism brought anatomy from nonexistence to theory to science. Leonardo Da Vinci was a humanist who was a part of the scientific revolution during the 15th and 16th centuries and studied medicine, in addition to mathematics, physics, art, etc. When the shift to realism became important in art, anatomy and the study of the physical body was immensely important to artists in Europe. Da Vinci rebelled against the church to take the first step in portraying the body as how it is, which is important to humanism because it focuses on the physical human body."
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"War as I Knew it", 2002.
This paper discusses and analyzes the book "War as I Knew It" by General George S. Patton, Jr.
2,837 words (approx. 11.3 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 84.95
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This paper analyzes the book and integrates it with information from "The Second World War" by John Keegan, and "The Second World War" by Thomas Griess. It discusses how Patton was a complex man ? more than just a brilliant military leader, as his memoir shows. He was part historian, part barbarian and part connoisseur, all blended into a tough fighting man who knew how to lead troops and plan brilliant campaigns, but did not have the diplomatic skills to get along with his commanders. His memoir is surprising, illuminating and disturbing, all at the same time and perfectly describes the man that was Patton.
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"Patton's book opens with some background on the African Campaign in North Africa in 1942. Patton writes in journal form, taking the reader along on all the action of his campaigns as they happen. Some of the entires are short and choppy, dealing only with the fighting action, and others, obviously when Patton had more time to write and collect his thoughts, are long and rambling, and discuss not only the fighting tactics, but day to day life on the fighting front.
Patton is a true paradox ? a fighting man who lived to fight, but also loved to learn, and could write detailed and vivid descriptions of everything he saw, from beautiful Persian rugs to the worst carnage of battle. He read the Koran, "a good book and interesting," and then rapidly turns around and reports, "To me it seems certain that the fatalistic teachings of Mohammed and the utter degradation of women is the outstanding cause for the arrested development of the Arab. He is exactly as he was around the year 700, while we have kept on developing." Patton can see the good in something, and turn right around and see the worst of something almost in the same breath."
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Philip of Macedon II, 2007.
This paper discusses how Philip of Macedon II was successful as a king and leader.
962 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper relates that, although there were several historical figures named Philip of Macedon, Philip of Macedon II is the best known of all of them. The paper explains that he was the king of Macedonia and considered to be the father of Alexander the Great. The paper describes how Philip changed the system of aristocrats in Macedonia, a brilliant move that improved education in the kingdom and also created a new generation of people loyal to Philip. The paper shows how his tactics were brilliant because rather than using brute force, Philip of Macedon II was able to use social skills to bring people to his side.
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"Philip of Macedon was successful as a military leader, and did a lot of incredible things while king. For example, when expanding his kingdom, he was able to beat the hill tribes in a single battle, in 358 B.C., and he used the Social War to his advantage to gain further power. He also took control of Amphipolis, which had previously belonged to Athens, and therefore gained a lot of wealth through their gold mines. He conquered Crenides, Abdera, Maronea, and, among many other cities, Methone, where he lost one of his eyes in battle. ('Philip II...') Losing his eye aside, he was unchallenged by military opponents for the most part, until 352 B.C., when the Athenian army opposed him and prevented him from marching into central Greece."
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Bill Clinton Analyzed by Adlerian Psychology, 2005.
This research paper describes, analyzes and discusses the private and public lives of Bill Clinton in congruence with the psychology of Alfred Adler.
15,874 words (approx. 63.5 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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The thesis is divided into eight sections that appear as follows. The first section investigates key concepts from Adlerian psychology that are pertinent to the analysis of Clinton's life. The second section explores major events from Clinton's early, formative years-events that an Adlerian analysis would indicate are critical for understanding how the former president developed his unique approach to life. The investigation also provides an exploration of Clinton's possible mistaken beliefs and their formation in his early childhood. In addition, the research examines Clinton's painful earliest recollections and how his interpretation of organ inferiority pushed him to over compensate in his life. Adlerian tools of birth order are used to examine how Clinton's position as an only child/firstborn within his family affected his unique approach to life. In addition, the research provides an exploration of how the painful experiences of childhood neglect, like those that are reflected in Clinton's experiences with his stepfather Roger Clinton, and his mothers leaving him at a young age to study nursing, might contribute to the development of what Adler characterized as neurotic tendencies. The writer also applies Adlerian insights to explain the role of Family Hero in Clinton's life and its later impact on his adult life and presidency. The seventh and eighth sections explore how such a brilliant leader and popular president could give his enemies the ammunition they wanted by continuous sexual infidelities. Finally, the thesis explores the accomplishments of Bill Clinton and the Adlerian principles ultimately helped him succeed.
Introduction
Key Concepts from Adlerian Psychology
Clinton's Early, Formative Years
Exploration of Clinton's Possible Mistaken Beliefs and Their Formation in His Early Childhood
Examination of Clinton's Painful Earliest Recollections and How His Interpretation of Organ Inferiority Pushed Him to Over Compensate in His Life
Organ Inferiority
Birth Order
Experiences of Neglect
Family Hero
How Such a Brilliant Leader and Popular President Could Give His Enemies the Ammunition They Wanted by Continuous Sexual Infidelities
Summary
Accomplishments
References
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"The examination of American Presidents has fascinated Americans for many years. In recent years, the life of William Jefferson Clinton has been a particular point of interest. The purpose of this thesis is to describe, analyze, and discuss the private and public lives of Bill Clinton in congruence with the psychology of Alfred Adler. Assorted characteristics of Clinton's unique approach to life will be discussed and analyzed, and the study will recognize some political processes and outcomes. The discussion will not take a political stance on Bill Clinton; instead, it aims to recognize that his style of leadership was a result of his lifestyle. In order to describe and analyze Clinton impartially through the lens of Adlerian psychology, the thesis will identify all facets of Bill Clinton's character. For this reason, the thesis will evaluate the difficult circumstances in which he was born, and both the good and negative aspects of his early family life. Additionally, the thesis will reveal that although the former president had major struggles to overcome he managed to more often than not embody the crucial Adlerian qualities of equality, balance of power, gender equality, cooperation and social interest."
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Employment Rights, 2007.
This paper discusses employment rights and examines the concept of the at-will contract.
1,313 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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In this article, the writer looks at Richard Epstein's defence of the at-will contract. The writer maintains that Epstein is a tactician in terms of his presentation and argumentation but in terms of substance he relies almost completely on smoke and mirrors to support a virtually unsupportable position. The writer argues that at-will employment environments offer very little real incentive for employees to vest fully in their positions because underwriting their entire existence in the at-will workplace, is the implicit threat of sudden job loss. The writer points out that, what first seems brilliant in Epstein's position on at-will contracts, being roughly equitable to the freedom of speech, at his conclusion, suddenly seems shallow and superficial. The writer then notes that for their part, Patricia Werhane and Tara Radin remain if not brilliant then consistent and empathetic to the employer who, in private companies, is subject to sudden job loss without due process and little recourse. They recognize that, irrespective of what Epstein would have the reader believe, at-will contracts are meaningless constructs that do nothing but free employers from any moral or ethical consideration of the employee.
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"However, the at-will contract is a sort of contract in negative where the only obligation is for the employee to show up to work every day at risk of job loss and the long-term negative effect that job loss will have on the employee's successive career. For the employer, there is no substantial financial threat, generally speaking, should an employee leave and certainly the employer does not risk long-term negative consequences due to an employee's departure. The employer merely hires another employee to fulfil that functional role within the company. The employee, on the other had, is often under economic constraints that make such a job loss or employment change catastrophic. At-will contracts are contracts in name only with the only benefit being the employer who is under no obligation to continue to provide employment from one minute to the next. In fact, for Epstein, his argument concludes on a blame the victim note where although some abuse of at-will contracts may exist, it does nothing to undermine the overall perfection of the system .. "
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Benjamin Franklin, 2001.
A look at the man considered to be one of the most distinguished Americans of his generation - a printer, author, diplomat, philosopher and scientist.
2,200 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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The objective of the paper is to prove that Benjamin Franklin was a brilliant thinker and interesting person who made significant contributions in the independence movement of his country as well as helped to develop many projects for the benefit of the American public. This paper focuses on his contribution to the American War of Independence, formation of the U.S. government and its constitution as well as his introduction of brilliant new and original ideas in the fields of science and public service.
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"Benjamin Franklin has always fascinated me personally as a remarkable personality due to the astonishing range of roles that he excelled in?journalist, printer, diplomat, scientist, and philosopher?most of us ordinary mortals can hardly master a single vocation in a lifetime!
So in writing this paper I wanted to highlight the contributions of one of my favorite personalities. By doing research in to the life and achievements of Benjamin Franklin I also wished to learn more about him. In studying the achievements of such extra-ordinary personalities from our history we are inspired to follow in their footsteps and can strive to lift our own life-standards to try and match the lofty benchmarks set for us. Such uplifting of standards not only benefits an individual personally; it also helps the society to improve."
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Bob Dylan, 2006.
This paper explores the life of influential musician Bob Dylan from his birth in 1941 up to 1971.
2,545 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 77.95
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The writer of this paper examines not only the motivations and methods behind Bob Dylan's music but also the man behind the myth. This paper focuses mainly on Anthony Scaduto's biography "Bob Dylan: An Intimate Biography." The author's biography details Dylan's life, during a 30 year span from 1941-1971, as a brilliant and talented musician struggling to come to terms with himself and his music.
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"Dylan's fame though, was increasingly getting to him, and he was having difficulty dealing with the pressures of being an icon. Dylan and Joan Baez where being hailed as the King and Queen of protest music, and there relationship began to intensify. If anything, Dylan began to feel that he was loosing himself, turning to drugs as a way to find what was missing. While he continued to play protest music, he was becoming ever more disenchanted."
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Choral Music Education, 2005.
This paper discusses the psychological principles and methods for teaching choral music to senior high school students.
15,235 words (approx. 60.9 pages), 35 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This paper explains that the music teacher is one of the few people in the teaching profession who is able to teach artistic expression and creativity to a whole group of students; the method in which the teacher prepares him or herself for this task makes him or her better at his or her job. The author points out that a common practice among the young singers is an attempt to 'create' clear and brilliant tone by pushing the voice rather instead than resorting to better breathing management to create the vocal sound by regulating the air flow. The paper relates that, with proper discipline and proper rehearsals, students of choral music can give choral music performances in an appreciable manner; the teacher also benefits from the independent and creative thinking of his or her students.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Adolescent Development and Vocal Production
Physiological, Mental and Emotional Processes
Stages of Female Voice Change
Stages of Male Voice Change
Knowledge of Adolescent Vocal Quality (9-12 Grades)
Adolescent and Choral Learning Environment
The Interaction of Choral Teacher with Students
Voice Classification in Senior High School
Integration of "Educational Standards" in the Choral Curriculum
Principles of Choral Pedagogy
Discipline and "Good Choral Habits"
Choral Techniques and Strategies
Rehearsal Procedures
Repertoire
Rehearsal and Concert Performance
Conclusion
The Role of Positive Choral Experience in Senior High School
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"Most of the children can be taught of singing since it is considered to be a psychomotor skill. However, the children with physical impairments like thickened vocal cords are considered to be exceptions to this. The emotional portion of the teaching caters to the learning of intrinsic hearing that enables the children to hear 'on the inside' and acknowledge and tag that they hear. The motor part of the learning is associated with good pose, breathing and phonetic integration. The recent National Assessment of Educational Progress reveals that most of the children are not desirous of learning even singing a simple melody with exactness. The oral abuses in many children are noticed by the otolaryngologists, more particularly among the boys in their attempt to pushing down their voices with a view to sounding like man. Attempting to speak on cords gives rise to vocal abuse producing vocal nodules and an unhealthy voice. The boys and girls are required to be warned of the noisy and excessive screaming and resulting damage for the vocal cords. The music teachers are to be viewed as the oral teachers for singing as well as speaking."
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Georgia O'Keeffe the Artist, 2006.
This paper focuses on the life and work of prolific artist Georgia O'Keeffe.
2,020 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 63.95
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This paper details the life and many accomplishments of acclaimed artist Georgia O'Keeffe and probes her brilliant use of every color on the palate. The writer also discusses how O'Keeffe's unique artistic methods are currently used in art teaching on every level from elementary schools to the finest universities throughout the world.
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Thesis Statement
O'Keeffe's Theoretical Context of Post Modernism
The Impacts of O'Keeffe's Use of Color
O'Keeffe's Treatment of Gender and Sexuality
Georgia O'Keeffe - The Artist's Context and the Person
Bibliography
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"However, with undaunted enthusiasm from 1950 through 1964 she did continue to produce works albeit not many with the zeal and fire and passion of her earlier works in the formative years. And, when loss of eyesight handicapped her further in the early seventies she began working in three dimensional art works in clay and with the assistance of Jaun Hamilton reentering the art world in 1973."
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Art Analysis, 2005.
A comparison of art and human depiction in Greek and Roman society, versus Egyptian and Mesopotamian society.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper reviews a few noteworthy pieces of art that brilliantly highlight the differences between Greek and Roman society especially, Greek society, and Egyptian and Mesopotamian society. The paper particularly looks at the way that the human figure is depicted in art works from the different areas.
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"Glorification of the Individual, Glorification of the Gods and Society: the Artistic Differences between Greek/Roman and Egyptian/Mesopotamian Art The Greek (and later Roman) approach to art may be defined as classical or realist in nature. By comparison, the Ancient Egyptian The precise lineaments of Standing Goddess, probably Artemis, also reveal the classical preoccupation with the human form. However, it is Portrait of a Ruler (a work possibly crafted by Elagabalus) which really underscores the profound difference between Classical and Egyptian artwork. To wit, the anthropomorphic rendering of the body is not only anatomically correct, but built perfectly to scale. Everything, from the fingers of the upraised right hand to the slight protuberance on the right side of the model where the hipbone juts out ever so slightly, reveals a remarkable attention to the human form."
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The Death of the Great Society, 2006.
An essay on President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" and its aftermath.
2,035 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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This essay looks at how the idea of the Great Society got started, how it progressed, where it slowed and why, eventually, it was not the hoped-for brilliant "coup" that would let Johnson's name go down in American history as a president far more caring and concerned about the Have-Not's in America than anyone since his idol, Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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"Johnson and Kennedy differed greatly on the Viet Nam War. Speculation still persists that, had Kennedy lived, he might well have pulled most of the troops out of Viet Nam. Two days after Dallas, Johnson rescinded an order that had proposed a more careful approach to Vietnam involvement. Johnson was a John Wayne0lkike hawk when it came to Vietnam, figuring that America cannot afford to let the Communists succeed anywhere in the world. He was unprepared, as most Americans were, to discover that the North Vietnamese, fighting on their own territory, would eventually provide an inglorious end not only to the War but to the Johnson presidency."
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