Online lesson - poem

Online lesson - poem
Task 1
Hubert Wilson is a Vietnam War veteran who served in the USAF security service. With a dozen school graduates, they prepped for about 14 months at Kelly AFB in San Antonio, Texas.

This poem speaks of a modern day ingredient of warfare that has caused appalling death and suffering. Agent Orange is contaminated with TCDD, which is very dangerous. During the war, about 4.8 million Vietnamese people were exposed to Agent Orange, resulting in 400,000 deaths and disabilities, with 500,000 children born with birth defects.

From 1962 to 1971, Agent Orange was the most widely used in the herbicidal warfare program. During the production, dioxins were produced as contaminant, which caused numerous health problems to millions of people exposed to it.

This poem is to emphasize on the point that wars aren't over when the wars are over. Although this sentence may seem contradictory, but it basically means that even though wars have ended, but the effects of the war still remains, which shows the danger of modern warfare. It will not only affect the generation at that time, but also affects the younger generation like the newborn babies who are either dead or born with defects. This also shows the danger of starting a war and wants people to think twice before starting a war.


task 2
Steps in Analysis
Point Evidence Elaboration
1. Point of View Generations untold WILL pay Feels that war alone has its side effects and although it is over, the mental and physical scars will forever stay.
2. Situation and Setting Nefariously America led astray
Execrable effects of agent orange spray caused numerous health problems to millions of people exposed to it
3 Language/ Diction Expecting others to pay a high price
Toll on the innocent and unborn
All the deceit continues to spread A angry and a warning tone that all generations will pay the ultimate price although they themselves are innocent
4 Personal Response .Now thinking twice? Wants everyone to think twice about going to war