Vietnam War Persuasive Essay

Brisa Miramontes The Vietnam War, is known as one of the deadliest wars that Americans fought in. But was it right for the U.S to get involved in the Vietnam War? Many American troops lost their lives in just this one war, around 58,000 Americans killed total and 300,000 wounded, not including those who died from diseases or illnesses. America did not have any right to get involved if America couldn’t even solve their own problems and issues in their own country. Along with American troops not being

the middle of a blood bath. Thousands are dyeing in Vietnam, Vietnamese and Americans alike. Americans back at home are calling for peace, yet others are completely in support of the war. Life is getting a little “chippy,” as voices are demanding to be heard. As stated by Justice Fortas, Supreme Court Justice states in his Opinion of the Court, “Debate over the Viet Nam war had become vehement in many localities. A protest march against the war had been recently held in Washington, D.C. A wave of

Sauer 1 EGL-102 12 December 2015 Persuasive Ethical (Final) The Vietnam War: Was it Worth It? By now, most Americans should be familiar with our history with Vietnam and the war we had with them almost six decades ago. It was a dark time in U.S history, and is an event that is never seen in a good light on either side of the spectrum (which, in this case, is the United States and Vietnam). Around 48,000 American soldiers lost their lives in the war (plus countless Vietcong), and those that

The question is how can we begin to change what’s going on in this country? Let’s take a look at the Vietnam War. It is an illegal and immoral war. President Johnson lies about bringing democracy to Vietnam. How does one expect to bring democracy to a country that doesn’t want it? By sending hundreds of thousands of troops and bombing their lands to ashes? That is textbook for tyranny and absolute power. Just because a nation doesn’t want to live the same way as you doesn’t mean you have the right

We look at our past to see how far we have gotten. In the 1980’s there were events that impacted our future forever. On November 13, the Vietnam War Memorial opened. Soldiers gave their lives to protect people they didn’t even know, and yet some don’t see what they gave up.Also in 1983 Sally Ride became the first woman to fly in space. Now, because these events happened we see that woman are just as powerful as men and they can accomplish anything. That the wall has come with a great price and we

horrific atrocities currently present in the Vietnam War. King began by stating that no longer Vietnam was a oversea issues, "Vietnam [had to be brought] into the field of my moral vision". Likewise, King stated the issues at home such as the overwhelming majority of the nation's poor were fighting in the Vietnam War. In King's mindset, a nation that held it self on the acclaim that all men are created equal, was in fact not equal. King uses a variety of persuasive elements including, but not limited to:

The Vietnam War was one of the most comprehensive and horrible wars after the Second World War. Hundreds of thousands US soldiers were sent to help fight the communists in Vietnam. The US was driven by Cold War concerns about the spread of communism, particularly by the “domino theory” - the idea that if one Asian nation fell to the leftist ideology, others would quickly follow. On 1st of June, 1956 John F. Kennedy, at that time a young senator, gave a speech on America’s political interest in Vietnam

In “Beyond Vietnam - A Time to Break the Silence,” Martin Luther King Jr. conveys a strong stance against the injustice and violence of the Vietnam War. He believes the Vietnam War is devastating the hopes of the poor and brutally highlighting inequality in America; he implores the reader to take action in the form of protest against these issues. To bolster his argument, King adroitly employs personal anecdotes, forced teaming, and comparisons to sway his readers. King begins his deft use of personal

met with an overflowing of sadness and anger. Riots ejected everywhere throughout the nation, essentially in dark urban regions. The Tet Offensive was one of the biggest military battles of the Vietnam War, propelled on January 30, 1968, by powers of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the powers

War is often seen as a sensitive and debatable topic and one of the most controversial wars to have ever been fought was the Vietnam War. In Lyndon B, Johnson’s “Speech on Vietnam (September 29.1967)” and Martin Luther King’s speech, “Why I am opposed to the War in Vietnam” we are offered two different perspectives on this matter. While Johnson provides reasoning on why we should fight the war, it is King’s speech that shows a more compassionate side to Vietnam that I agree with. Kings speech offered