Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, right? Beauty is subjective, not objective; as everyone defines and sees beauty differently. Now, why does everyone presented in the media look similar? Why is there a beauty standard? How come everyone wants to look like the same few people? What is the rave about double eyelid surgery all about? We need to ask, where is this coming from? Whom are we all trying to look like? What does this beauty standard...
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Before the Vietnam War, the United States had to prevent the spread of communism, especially during the Cold War. After the USSR declared victory over Nazi Germany, Korea divided into the communist North with the Soviets, and the South with the United States. The Truman Doctrine was enacted, which called for the U.S financial and military aid to Greece and Turkey to help protect countries from being corrupted by communism. U.S troops engaged in the Korean War after the communist...
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Korean Conflict Soviet Unin prclaimed miliary action on Japan, Koreas colonial ruler, in between the atomic attack on Nagasaki and Hiroshima in August 1945, and senttroops rushing into the peninsula. Moscow andWashington made an agreement to divide it into two zones along the 38th parallel, with te Cold War opponents unabl to agre on a Koran independence, the split wa incorporated in 1948 wit the emergence of two rival states. Both the Communit North now with Ki Yong Un as...
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The US Sectary of State, Dean Acheson, considered the events of 1949 to have changed everything, forcing the Truman Administration to review both the goals and tactics of American policy towards the Soviet Union. The NSC 68 exemplified the consistent objectives of US diplomacy, from contrasting Communism with Democracy in areas that were viewed as swing nations, the gradual erosion of Soviet influence and power within the Soviet sphere, to, ultimately, the collapse of the Soviet system itself. Ernest R....
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Most Americans believe that our involvement in the war was a complete waste of time and men. The US joined the war effort due to the hundreds of years of cruelty the nation of Korea had been facing. The Soviet Union saw Korea’s history and thought that it would be easy to invade. They chose to fight against the spread of Communism and paid an enormous toll. The US began to plan to help Korea gain independence shortly after using...
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The Cold War The Cold War was the political tension between the USSR and its states known as the Eastern bloc, and the USA and its allies known as the Western bloc in the mid to late 20th century. The reason for it being called the Cold War is due to the lack of direct military actions between the USSR and USA. However, the opposition would always to demolish the other’s economy. This passive aggressive behaviour continued for nearly five...
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The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea or most commonly known as North Korea was instituted in the year 1948 after World War II when the United States of America together with the Soviet Union divided the control. Wherein, The United States of America controlled the southern region and on the other hand the Soviet Union controlled the northern region. Two years later with the help of the Soviet Union, North Korean leader at that time Kim Il-Sung attempted to seize...
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Unremembered Victory is written by Dennis H. Klein with the intention of drawing people’s attention to the Second Korean War story so that it becomes American history. Surprisingly, I have come across three books dedicated to this theme. Has the country really forgotten it? Perhaps the story has not been in the news as much as the Vietnam War, but it is certainly better known than many other wars around the world. The book begins with testimonials of Korean and...
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This left Cafferata and a small unit of Marines alone like an island surrounded by a sea of advancing Chinese soldiers. But the next wave of enemy soldiers found a squad of Marines firing into their right flank. Giving all he had and more Cafferata Emptied his M1 he used his e-tool like a baseball bat knocking a thrown grenade back to the enemy. A grenade landed near the fox hole and as Cafferata went to throw it the grenade...
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