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4. LBJ is known for the Great Society and the Vietnam War. The Great Society was the begining of the modern welfare state, so that is very significant. It was a milestone for liberals, like the New Deal. Tax-payer money went to those less fortuitous, meaning, those without fortitude. Since that time people can afford their rent and cable TV bill while only working 25 hours a week at McDonalds. The American dream lives on...
 
4. LBJ is known for the Great Society and the Vietnam War. The Great Society was the begining of the modern welfare state, so that is very significant. It was a milestone for liberals, like the New Deal. Tax-payer money went to those less fortuitous, meaning, those without fortitude. Since that time people can afford their rent and cable TV bill while only working 25 hours a week at McDonalds. The American dream lives on...
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5. The 80th congress balanced the federal budget. This is an incredible feat for a government that spends as much as ours does. It showed that even in a time of crisis (the Little Richard craze) a nation can still unite and create wealth. Prosperity is still possible today, if people can get past the cries of another black man with new ideas.
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5. The 80th Congress balanced the federal budget. This is an incredible feat for a government that spends as much as ours does. It showed that even in a  
    
6. Wow, what a question. I couldn't decide between Douglas MacArthur and Jackie Robinson and Elvis and Lyndon B. Johnson and Henry Kissinger. There are so many possibilities to choose from.  
 
6. Wow, what a question. I couldn't decide between Douglas MacArthur and Jackie Robinson and Elvis and Lyndon B. Johnson and Henry Kissinger. There are so many possibilities to choose from.  
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H1. What is your view of whether Muhammad Ali was entitled to a conscientious objection based on Islam?  
 
H1. What is your view of whether Muhammad Ali was entitled to a conscientious objection based on Islam?  
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First of all, this was not a great war for America. Second, people should retain the right to choose whether or not to be a soldier, especially in a conflict as controversial as Vietnam.  However, even if the war was unquestionably right, and if the draft was constitutional,
    
H2. Write about any issue or debate in the lecture, or relating to the period 1945 to 1980:  
 
H2. Write about any issue or debate in the lecture, or relating to the period 1945 to 1980:  
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