This was partly due to the logistics of the never-ending conflict. The Vietnam War lasted from 1964-1973—the longest war in American history until it was overtaken by the one in Afghanistan—and servicemen typically did one-year tours of duty. Unlike conflicts with massive demobilizations, me...
2 By high school, I had traded in my cashmere sweaters for a black arm band. I marched for Civil Rights, shunned Civil Defense drills and protested the Vietnam war. It was easy being 18 and a peacenik. I wasn't raising an 11-y...
He just knows that he runs on the road with instinct, and he has run past the discrimination of his childhood classmates.Ran through the college football field, ran through the quagmire of the Vietnam War, ran through the battlefield of ping-pong dip...
Why? It was May 1st.Did you have a good time?We all got wet.What did you do yesterday? A: What was the date yesterday? B:1, A:2 B: We went to the Great Wall. A:3 B: No, not very good. A:4 B: Because it rained suddenly and we didn't have umbrellas. 5 A: What ...
•TheMalayanEmergency1955 –CommunistswerebecominginfluentialandfightingaguerillawarinMalaya PMMenzies…•WehavedecidedandthishasbeenaftercloseconsultationwiththeGovernmentoftheUnitedStatestoprovideaninfantrybattalionforserviceinSouthVietnam •TherecanbenodoubtofthegravityofthesituationinSouthVietnam.•Thetakeover...
men and women moved to communal homes or farms where the economic andchildcare responsibilities were shared equally by both sexes. In addition, many Americans did notvalue the traditional male role of soldier. Some young men refused to be drafted as soldiers to fightin the war in Vietnam. ...
1. What can we learn about John from the first two paragraphs? A.He was fond of traveling. B.He enjoyed being alone. C.He had an inquiring mind. D.He longed to be a doctor.2. Why did John put the sludge into the tanks? A.To feed the animals. B.To build an ecosystem. C...
Vernon Bowman, a 75-year-old farmer from rural Indiana, did something that got him sued. He planted soybeans (大豆) sold as cattle feed. But Monsanto, the agricultural giant, insists it has a patent on the kind of genetically modified seeds Bowman used—and that the patent continues to ...
Relax, You will find the right job at the right time. You speak two languages fluently. There are plenty of companies that have great jobs for people who are bilingual. 别紧张,你会在正确的时间找到合适的工作。你两种语言说得很流利。有很多公司为双语者提供很好的工作。
根据上文So how in the world did we become best friends? (那么,我们到底是怎么成为最好的朋友的呢? )提出问题,空处应是对该问题的解答,C项"也许是因为我们太不一样了。"符合语境。故选C。(3)联系上文题。根据上文He had strengths I didn't have and I had strengths he...