A Place in Which to Think

Author(s)
John Fiske
Edition
2
Copyright
2026
Book Type
Academic

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After you spend some time at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, you may have new questions and ideas, thoughts that were not with you before. What are they? 

This book, intended for college students in their first-year writing course, provides a collection of those ideas. The book contains no information about the Vietnam War; you can get that elsewhere. Rather, the book bombards you with ways to think about the Memorial. When you have those thoughts in your firm grasp, you can begin to express them, and yourself, with written words. 

John Fiske teaches first year writing at several colleges in the Boston area. 

John Fiske

John Fiske teaches First Year Writing at several Boston-area colleges. He enjoys sailing, wood working, and travel.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial has been a complicated topic to dissect. It is a relatively simple monument, of which all its parts are immediately visible while also being deceptively complex in concept. An observer can see all its pieces with little difficulty, but it requires more mindful inspection to fully comprehend.
Dan Gallegos 
Salem State University '28

I never thought I would take an interest in and find something so raw and beautiful as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I haven't ever seen the memorial itself, let alone known how many people served and died. Learning more about Maya Lin and her design has become something I didn't know I had missed out on until this year.
Hailey Bettencourt
Salem State University '28

After you spend some time at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington DC, you may have new questions and ideas, thoughts that were not with you before. What are they? 

This book, intended for college students in their first-year writing course, provides a collection of those ideas. The book contains no information about the Vietnam War; you can get that elsewhere. Rather, the book bombards you with ways to think about the Memorial. When you have those thoughts in your firm grasp, you can begin to express them, and yourself, with written words. 

John Fiske teaches first year writing at several colleges in the Boston area. 

John Fiske

John Fiske teaches First Year Writing at several Boston-area colleges. He enjoys sailing, wood working, and travel.

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial has been a complicated topic to dissect. It is a relatively simple monument, of which all its parts are immediately visible while also being deceptively complex in concept. An observer can see all its pieces with little difficulty, but it requires more mindful inspection to fully comprehend.
Dan Gallegos 
Salem State University '28

I never thought I would take an interest in and find something so raw and beautiful as the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. I haven't ever seen the memorial itself, let alone known how many people served and died. Learning more about Maya Lin and her design has become something I didn't know I had missed out on until this year.
Hailey Bettencourt
Salem State University '28

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