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Ben Knopf Mrs. A Summary Response Things Carried The article that brought my attention to the book was the State of the Union Address by Lyndon B Johnson 1966. He addressed many issues but he focused most on the Vietnam War. Johnson says that there are five steps that needed to be taken to eventually let Vietnam rule itself. The five themes were strength, effort, build, improve life and support of national independence. In the State of the Union Address by LBJ, his lack of focus towards the turmoil in Vietnam shows he is regretting his decision, suggesting that he knew the facts and just wanted to curb them to make the war seem less destructive. In the speech Johnson beats around the bush to the point of the war and he never addresses how to save more American lives. LBJ got to the point of how to set up the government and how to make Vietnam better but it made him seem to not care for the lives lost. Questions: What makes a story, war or not, real? How does embellishing the truth make the story better/worse? What was the point of the story about the group that had to wait and listen for a week? Why do you think they called in the Air Strikes if it was just music?

Opening Activity: Telephone, How do stories change under certain conditions...

Works Cited "Vietnam War." __American History__. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 30 Apr. 2008 http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com. "Lyndon B. Johnson: State of the Union message (1966)." __American History__. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 30 Apr. 2008 .(This for s/r) "Fighting the War at Home, 1954-1975 (Overview)." __American History__. 2008. ABC-CLIO. 30 Apr. 2008 . Ben K