Vietnam War and The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien  

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The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien

ISBN: 9780618706419

Examples of topics:

(As taken from Elena Cole's English 1A Paper 3 Research Report Assignment instructions)

1) Background on Politics in Vietnam:  Vietnamese nationalism, Ho Chi Minh (40) and Bao Dai (45) Ngo Dinh Diem (45), Geneva Accords,1954 (40), Vietcong -- give us a history lesson.

 

2) SEATO and the Cold War – give us a history lesson.

 

3) The USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin (40) – give us a history lesson.

 

4) The Physical and/or Cultural Geography of Vietnam (shape the report and the presentation on what you find most interesting).  Consider how the geography of Vietnam was a factor in the Vietnam War.  Areas that are mentioned in the book are Song Tra Bong (92), Batagan Pennisula (119) and My Khi / Quang Ngai Province (125), but don’t feel obligated to focus on any of these areas.

 

5) Green Berets in Vietnam – tell us about the history, Vietnam, and today.

 

6) My Lei Massacre – give us a history lesson.

 

7) The draft, protest and draft dodging during the Vietnam War – give us a history lesson.

 

8) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD):  history, diagnosis and treatments.

 

9) Tim O’Brien’s biography – tell us about his life and work.

 

10) How the Vietnam War is viewed today in the US (shape this according to what in your research seems interesting).

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