Vietnam: A Contact zone

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Vietnam A Contact zone

No event in American history is more
misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was
misreported then, and it is misremembered
now. Richard M. Nixon  
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America A Multicultural Land
CONTEXT
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Using the Power of Rhetoric to
Negotiate Differences
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which helps give a Voice to the Voiceless
Language is Power
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..and helps us to better understand interp
ret explain
the many texts that surround us influence
usand make us act
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Learning How to Think More Critically includes

• Reading
• Reflecting
• Rereading
• Writing
• Revising
• Rewriting
• Getting feedback
• editing

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The Vietnam Conflict

• A Conflict of Ideologies

often results in War
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To better understand and resolve conflict,
opposing groups must negotiate not only
their political and social differences,
but also the very concepts of difference or
otherness
that each applies to the other.
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To understand these differences and, thus,
better understand ourselves our culture,
we need to learn how to read more critically
And like any skill writing takes PRACTICE
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Being a stronger writerand thus a stronger
thinkerallows us to not only become better
students, but also
more responsible, active, and accountable
citizens
perhaps someones role model
who may have a family
or a leader
and a challenging career
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what you write what you know is a
refection of who you are
together we will work together to become
stronger, more confident writers
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Course Objectives
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Breakdown of Overall Grade
Four Major Essays _at_ 15 each. Participation
includes random quizzes and in-class group and
individual writing. Homework includes out of
class written and computer work.