The Book I am reading (Most Dangerous By: Steve Sheinkin) is about the secret history of the Vietnam War. It talks about the information that Daniel Ellsberg found in the pentagon that was kept secret from other parts of the government and the world. It explains the decisions that were made about the war and the responses of American Citizens. This book talks about the real stories of the Vietnam War both things that are out lined and clear and those that are fuzzy and mysterious. The main conflict is that Ellsberg knows about secret documents and can't decide if he should tell the world about what he knows. The book ends when he finally tells the NY Times about the information he has found. This book can teach us that the truth will always pull through and that telling the truth is better than keeping something important to your self. After Ellsberg turned in the information he said "I Hope that I will have hastened the start of that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America" (Sheinkin 315). This is important because alot of conflicts can be solved by telling the truth or getting the real information. This book matters because alot of people don't know about the Vietnam War and this book tells us the real stories of what happened during the War. If we remembered all the good that came of Daniel Ellsberg sharing his information we can use these ideas in the future to prevent conflicts. That is why the book Most Dangerous By: Steve Sheinkin matters even to this day.
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Sydney P
5/13/2017 08:36:12 am
I think this sounds interesting because your book illustrates both things as big as decisions in war to what the guy feels emotionally, which can help normal people connect with this book.
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