The Draft and Growing Anti-War Movement

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Compare and contrast public opinion and the anti-war movement associated with the US-Vietnam War with popular opinion of recent US wars (CO#2);

In 1967, public support for the US war effort in Vietnam dropped significantly. Support for the war continued to decline and opposition to the war continued to increase in the years that followed. Opposition to the war was a rallying cry for many young people during this era.

In this discussion forum, we will consider the declining public opinion, the anti-war movement, and what role the draft played in galvanizing opposition to the war among both US civilians and those in the service. Then, we will compare the public attitudes concerning the US-Vietnam War to those of recent US wars. After completing all of the Module 5 readings, viewing/listening to the Module 5 Notes Presentation

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, and viewing Sir! No Sir

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, [film, 1 hour 24 mins] craft a response to the following questions in a post of at least 250 words:

In your estimation, what were the top four reasons (rank them most important through least important) why public opinion of the war turned in 1967? Provide a brief explanation of each.

Though there was significant domestic dissent concerning the recent US wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, this dissent did not seem to manifest itself to the extent that Vietnam Era dissent did. In your estimation, how much of this historical difference is ascribable to there being an all-volunteer fighting force in recent years (compared to a fighting force comprised of both draftees and the enlisted during the US-Vietnam War) and how much is ascribable to other factors? Be sure to also make note of these “other factors.”

Identify the argument made by the author of the passage. Once you have isolated the argument from any extraneous material, analyse the argument into the premises, sub-conclusions (if any) and conclusion. I would prefer you to do this in point form, simply listing the premises, sub-conclusions (if any) and conclusion. Be sure to make a very clear statement of each point. (So, for example, do not use the word „I‟ to refer to anyone but yourself.) Second, evaluate the quality of the argument, giving reasons to justify your evaluation. Write out your evaluation in the form of a very, very short essay: a long paragraph or two should do nicely. For purposes of evaluation, assume the speaker is a woman named Angela Andrews, assume that she is a member of this section of Critical Thinking, and assume that her audience is you, the class as a whole. 

Shame by Angela Andrews

 I didn‟t have a lot of fun in grade six. My breasts started growing before any of the other girls‟ breasts, and so the boys teased me a lot. Some of the girls seemed very hostile too. At the time, I didn‟t really understand how immature they were all being. I didn‟t understand that I had every right to be proud of my body. Instead, I felt ashamed. People feel ashamed for all sorts of reasons. Some people are ashamed of being fat, or of having thick eyebrows. Other people are ashamed that they failed a test, or dropped out of school. Some people are even ashamed of everything about themselves, because some parent or teacher never let them feel good about themselves, but always criticised everything. Probably everybody is ashamed of one thing or another. These days, people like Oprah Winfrey and John Bradshaw are spreading the word that shame is bad. They say that shame is a harmful feeling that no one should have to feel. Maybe you expect me to feel the same way. After all, I suffered from shame too. But I don‟t agree at all. Instead, I think that it is ok to make people feel shame sometimes but not other times. There is a time and a place for everything: why not shame? Just think of someone who eats and eats because of pure greediness, and who gets so fat he can‟t even fit on a single bus seat anymore. If that person was ashamed of himself, he might lose some weight, which might even save his life, since there‟s the risk of heart attacks. So a friend would be doing him a favour by asking, “Aren‟t you ashamed of yourself?” Or think of a woman who makes a simple fashion mistake, like trying to wear a short dress when she has short, thick legs. If she was a bit more easily embarrassed, she would not go out of the house looking bad, which is probably what she would prefer. People should not be made to feel ashamed of things they cannot control, of course, such as maturing early or late, but in other cases shame is sometimes appropriate. At least, that‟s what I think. I hope you have found this interesting. Note: You may wish to consult your fellow students, parents, or friends about your assignment. I encourage you to do so.

This week of class we explore intellectual property in Chapter 9 and international trade in Chapter 10. I have posted a video relating to the legal issues raised with flash mobs. Watch the video and respond to the following:  

1.  Intellectual property can be one of the most valuable assets of a business.  What protection is available to a business under US law for various types of intellectual property?  What protection is provided for intellectual property under the World Trade Organization agreements explained in Chapter 10 of the textbook?

2.  If you currently work for a business, what type of intellectual property is owned by that business. If you don’t currently work, please include information for a business you are familiar with from a family member, friend or where you have worked in the past. 

3.  The attorney on the video raises various legal issues with a flash mob.  Considering Chapters 9 of the textbook, set forth two intellectual property issues that arise with a flash mob.  Make sure to incorporate the legal concepts from the textbook in your response and fully explain how these issues relate to flash mobs.

Instructions:  

Each student must post an answer to my question which would be your initial response (200-500 words in length) and contain two references to the textbook readings. Your initial response (which is the answer to my question) should be completed by Saturday, March 16th at midnight. In addition to this, you must post four additional substantive posts in response to your classmates messages. All posts on Discussion Board 5 must be made by midnight on March 26th.  For full participation board credit, you must post at least five posts (your initial response to my question and four responsive substantive posts to your classmates messages).  Make sure to carefully review what counts as a substantive post as set forth in the course syllabus.

Decorate Ltd (Decorate) is a large office interior design company which has ordinary shares only, 
listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The majority of shares in Decorate are owned by Colour Ltd 
(Colour), who holds 85%. The remaining shares are held by Light Pty Ltd (Light)who holds 11%, Bright 
Ltd (Bright) who holds 3% and Julie McMahon, who holds 1%. 
Decorate has a brief constitution which states that the company will employ Julie McMahon as 
company solicitor. The constitution states that all other matters are to be dealt with under the 
replaceable rules in the Corporations Act. 
At a recent shareholder meeting, Colour indicated it would like to increase it’s shareholding in 
Decorate to 100%. The directors of Decorate agree and believe it will result in large tax and 
administrative savings for Decorate. The directors of Decorate have also become aware that Light, 
originally an interior design company specialising in residential design, has recently established a 
new company, Office Design Pty Ltd (Office). Light owns 100% of the shares in Office and the new 
company specialises in interior design for offices. The directors of Decorate believe that Office is in 
direct competition to Decorate and are concerned. 
To assist Colour in gaining 100% ownership, the directors of Decorate propose a change to 
Decorates constitution as soon as possible, allowing the majority shareholder (Colour) to 
compulsorily acquire the shares of the minority shareholders (Light, Bright and Julie). It is proposed 
that Decorate will provide detailed information relating to the constitutional amendment to all 
shareholders. In addition, an independent valuer will assess a range of matters, including market 
value, to ensure a fair share price for the minority shareholders. 
Bill, the managing and sole director of Light indicates that he will not support the amendment and 
Light will take legal action against Decorate to stop the amendment if necessary. He asks the other 
minority shareholders (Bright & Julie) to join him in the legal action. 
Tony, the managing director of Bright tells Bill he and his board will not support the amendment to 
the constitution and will join in the legal action. However, the shareholders of Bright disagree and 
have repeatedly expressed their desire to sell the shares in Decorate and believe the amendment to 
the constitution is a good opportunity to do so. 
Julie McMahon informs Bill she is not sure if she supports the amendment or not. She is having 
financial difficulties and would like to sell her shares in Decorate but is concerned if she does, she 
can no longer rely on the clause in the constitution stating she is the company solicitor. 
With reference to legal authority discuss the legal implications for Decorate Ltd, Colour Ltd, Light 
Pty Ltd, Bright Ltd and Julie McMahon. 
The parties involved DO NOT require any information on statutory member remedies or takeovers.

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9. What was the point of the ideology of the “separate sphere” promoted in the mid-nineteenth century by men like the evangelical minister Philemon Fowler?

[removed] a. Women and men in reform movements should hold separate meetings. [removed] b. Women should focus on domestic life, not public life. [removed] c. Whites and blacks belonged in separate spheres of society. [removed] d. Women should be housed separately from men in prisons and institutions for the mentally ill.     6.  4. The Mormons differed from other communal experiments in their   [removed] a. emphasis on traditional patriarchal authority. [removed] b. practice of complex marriage. [removed] c. practice of celibacy. [removed] d. emphasis on individualism.       7.  3. Which statement assesses the historical significance of the Shakers, Fourierists, and Oneidians?   [removed] a. They gathered extremely large followings. [removed] b. They radically questioned sexual norms and class divisions. [removed] c. They explicitly addressed questions of racial inequality. [removed] d. They pushed American crafts to new artistic levels.     9.  12. Women at the Seneca Falls Convention based their Declaration of Sentiments on   [removed] a. the Declaration of Independence. [removed] b. transcendentalism. [removed] c. abolitionism. [removed] d. the Constitution.     10.  11. The national women’s rights convention of 1851 declared that which of the following was the cornerstone of the goals of the women’s movements?   [removed] a. Property rights [removed] b. Abolition [removed] c. Moral reform [removed] d. Suffrage       11.  10. What did women reformers refer to when they spoke about “domestic slavery” in the 1840s?   [removed] a. Slavery in the United States vis-à-vis slavery in South America [removed] b. Women’s loss of legal rights in the institution of marriage [removed] c. The service of maids and female servants in upper-class households [removed] d. The experience of house slaves in the South       12.  1. Why did Ralph Waldo Emerson’s ideas have the greatest impact on the middle class?   [removed] a. The middle class had already embraced moral perfection and moral free agency. [removed] b. The middle class was the most likely to promote abolitionism. [removed] c. The middle class was already involved in moral reform. [removed] d. The middle class had already rejected organized religion.