... , always stayed cool and was everyone's friend. They all shared a common bond, that was they all wanted to stay alive, and the wish that the war had never started. The soldiers had many thought's the plagued them. Their missions were as unclear as the enemy they were fighting. They would travel cautiously from village to village. The pressure of staying alive ... would eat at them. "There were times of panic, when soldiers squealed or wanted to squeal but couldn't. They would make stupid promises to God and to their mothers and fathers, hoping not to die."(O"Brien The Things They Carried...

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... Cambodian society is a difficult task due to the fact that past statistics were unavailable and no bookkeeping or monetary transactions had been recorded. Phnom Penh effectively turned out to be a ghost city consisting of around 32,000 individuals in 1978 compared to the initial 457,000 individuals in 1970 as the majority of the urban population migrated to the country to ... government did not reach the day to day ration of 570 grams/person, causing major discord in the population. This major failure of government caused major disparity as factory workers, soldiers, and party leaders r...

• Word Count: 1843
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate