involvement in Vietnam. They were using the “mobilization paradigm,” a theory for persuading others to commit to reasonable goals. It is a method in which protesters share a common interest and come together to fight for it. (Jasper) This demonstration was broken up by the police and many protesters were arrested. This shows us the changes in protests from peaceful demonstrations to more aggressive demonstrations. As I said before, the movements were mostly talks and teachings. Since this showed that American citizens did not agree with sending more troops to Vietnam, the protesters became a little more violent in their anti-war movements. It is impossible to prevent war and create peace. According to the book “Peace and Conflict Studies”, the author states: “The problem of a peaceful settlement in the world is infinitely more difficult than the conquest of space, infinitely complex than a trip to the moon”. (Barash and Webel) Furthermore, there are 3 types of peace movements: movements to eliminate war in general, movements to stop particular aspects of war or particular weapons, and movements to stop particular wars. In this case, the movement was created to stop sending troops to the Vietnam War. However, practice is sometimes different from idealism, and the government also has so much power in its hands. Therefore, citizens should have control over the country, so that people have access to the ability to make a change for peace. It is a hope of what a living democracy can look like. Then, four days before 300 more Special Forces were sent to Vietnam, "a petition signed by more than five thousand college instructors was delivered to the State Department. It called on the United States to make every effort to ensure the neutralization of the North and the South Vietnam". (Davis, p.27). With all these protests and demonstrations going on, not just in New York or Washington but across the United States, their concerns were