Monday, May 21, 2007

Times of Change: A Dubious Crusade

Look up both words in the title of the short essay. What do they mean?

Dubious means doubtful or of uncertain outcome. A crusade is an aggressive movement to defend or advance any idea, cause, or thought.

Relate the title to the reading. What is Warren saying? How do you think this will relate to the rest of our study if Vietnam?

Warren is saying that people in America thought they were a world power and couldn't be challenged. However, in Vietnam, they became unsure of this. We no longer knew where we were headed, or if we were completely in charge after we gave in to some communists. We tried to fight for what we wanted, but we did not necessarily accomplish it right away. We did not have the complete power we were used to, which will continue throughout our time in Vietnam.




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