... War that moved audiences" emotions. These myths reflect the demands of drama as opposed to the requirement for historical truth. C.D. B. Byran labels the resulting movies "the noble-grunt film," as generic narratives that feature "the gradual deterioration of order, the disintegration of idealism, the breakdown of character, the alienation from those at home, and finally, the loss of all sensibility save ... ...

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... not mean that John F. Kennedy was a bad president for the United States, but it also does not mean that Richard Nixon could not have been a better one. In the movie TV and the Presidency they discuss the 1961 election and how Kennedy was better looking on television than Nixon and so he acquired more and more votes, although many believed Nixon ... ...

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... the Chinese Communists want? They don't just want Quemoy and Matsu. They don't just want Formosa (Taiwan). They want the world" - Statement from Richard Nixon in 1960's Kennedy-Nixon President TV debates in Waugh,S., (2001), Essential Modern World History, Thomas Nelson: UK Yet if the US were to try and contain China, it would need the support of at least some ... ...

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... their primary means of escape) and the 9 to 5 work ethic. As Kerouac wrote, "we all work for the privilege of consuming all that crap we don't really want anyway, refrigerators, TV sets, cars, hair oils, deodorants, junk you see in the garbage later imprisoned in a system of work, produce, consume, work, produce, consume ."" The Beats also imagined that blacks were "freer ... ...

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... McGovern's issue positions is due in part by poor advertising strategy. Jamieson faults McGovern for relying on half hour televised specials to layout his specific proposals. She claims that unlike TV spots that entice the unsuspecting viewer, longer programming tends to attract the true believers. Jamieson also makes the argument that the electorate as a whole was not exposed to McGovern's vision ... ...

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... what is occurring in its foreign affairs, to a certain extent. The Vietnam War for example, majority of the press posted exceedingly vague material about the war and broadcasted it on TV as well, which is far enough for American society to comprehend. When the Pentagon Papers were published by Daniel Ellsberg, he clearly invaded American security and also caused tribulations within ... ...

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... seems to be the last chapter in the history of American involvement in Vietnam. It's also been the largest single movement of people in the history of America itself." ABC-TV Evening News Report). This seven-year period, which incorporates the height of American involvement, is depicted as a matter of months, a year at tops. Within the film absolutely no literal accuracy ... ...

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