75). The perception and concept of what journelism is has been forever changed. The war lasted nearly a decade. Almost fifteen thousand Americans alone had been killed and more than one hundred thousand Americans had been wounded. By the end, involvement in the war was costing the United States nearly forty thousand dollars a minute (McCormick, 34). Even with these large sums, the Vietnam War was probably not the most devastating war as far as body count, and economic value. However, it certainly left irreperable scars on this country. The social effects of the movements associated with that time were both influencial and helpful. It inspired a whole subculture based on togetherness, art, and happiness, because these qualities were in such contrast to what was really going on. Some of its battles created triumphs within our nation, such as expanded rights. Yet some only The Vietnam 11 drove a wedge between the people and their government which may never be completely united again, even today there is a certain distrust between the citizens and the power-force over them. The close-mouthed nature of the government forced the media to go to further lengths to get the truth. It tested the limits of our free speech, and today the American people's demand for and assumed right to information has never before been equalled. Technology of the time aided both sides. For every step taken there was a different step taken in another direction, yet in the end it balanced out into the society we live in today. Where we are now is somewhat in the median, but bouncing off into the extremes every so often. The prevailing attitude these days is that we have the right to know whatever is going on, and we have the right to tell our government exactly what we think of it (Gaullucci, 3). Despite our elasticising the boundries, no longer will we ever trust the government the same way. No longer can we sit back and let the powers that be control things withou...
