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Introduction

The second battle of Fort Fisher was an important war in which the Union force’s commander, General Alfred Terry, applied most of the six principles of mission command to secure the union victory. From constituting an effective team, making clear his intent, taking initiative and motivating his force, to taking prudent risks and promoting independent actions amongst his subordinates, the commander demonstrated a remarkable degree of commanding competence. The battle was a joint attack against Fort Fisher by the United States Navy and the Union Army. Generals Alfred Terry (Union Army) and David Porter (US Navy) fought Braxton Bragg, Robert ...

Espionage has a long history characterized with various prominent people, activities, and events. However, the global community has essentially associated the history of espionage with some iconic events and people. The paper analyzes the roles that different people and events played in the History of Espionage and the various aspects of the history from the ancient time to the future.

Based on Sun Tzu’s Art of War, he talked about espionage in the form of spies where he stated that hostile armies could be confronted with each other for years, as they both strive for their own victory that ...

The use of the Battle of Ideas to exploit weaknesses in terrorist organizations

The Battle of Ideas is predicated on the need to solve terrorism using alternative means that is all inclusive. The approach attempts to win the favour of moderate Muslims. It is the position of the paper that the extremist character of terrorism can be exposed and its religious fallacy that deliberately misuses Islam to advance terrorism activities defeated. In that context, it is essential for the United States of America to play its main role by first positioning the America image as embracive and respectful of Islam and secondly cooperative with the moderate Muslims in the war against terrorism. ...

According to scholars, the West defeated East since the war between the Greeks and the Persians.i The military history analyzed seven battles that is, Gaugamela, Lepanto, Rorkes Drift, Midway, Cannae, Poitiers and Salamis. The scholars wonder why the West won the war and if this commenced as an important battle in the world of history. Victor Davis, a scholar, overestimated the number of armies and causalities of the battle. According to him, Persians had about 250,000 men in the battlefield of Plataca in 479 BC. The number of armies had increased since Xerxes had migrated to Persia. On contrary, ...

War against Polio

Throughout the history of humanity, viral diseases have been with people, and for a very long time, medical scientists have sought various ways to stop and eliminate them. In the developed states, vaccines were produced to make humans immune to diseases such as rubella, mumps, measles and whooping cough. However, it was just once that any virus has been eliminated from its last defense in both the body of human and the wild and effectively treated completely. This virus was smallpox, which was totally eliminated outside high-security laboratories in 1977. From that day on, people have been free to inject ...

Colonialism, social change as well as resistance to revolution and colonialism are overarching themes throughout the films, Salt of the Earth, the Battle of the Algiers and the Memories of Underdevelopment. This paper seeks to review the films with a view to exploring how revolution and resistance are dealt with, in the films. This exploration will also provide answers to the critical questions of the intention of the film makers while making the film. In this process, the paper shall conduct an audit of the success or failure of the filmmakers in putting across their message to the audience in ...

Why were the battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg significant? How did they change the tide of war strategically?

The Battle of Vicksburg was significant due to the important role it played in restoring dwindling morale in the Union Army. Before that point, Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg had ended in defeat for the Union, but Ulysses S. Grant saw a chance to make up for that in Vicksburg. Once there, one Union Army handled two Confederate armies at once, defeating them after a pitched battle. Tens of thousands of prisoners were taken, the Mississippi River fell under Union Control, and the Confederate army became bisected, cutting their effectiveness in half. This made them a lot easier to defeat for the remainder of ...

- In March 1766, Declaratory Act was passed by the British Parliament to affirm the Parliament’s right to pass laws in their colonies “in all cases whatsoever”. This news of repealing gave colonists confidence that British government respected and understood their situation regarding taxes. Few appreciated and recognized the claim of Parliament in passing laws “in all cases whatsoever” through the Declaratory Act.
- Colonists wanted to be represented in the Parliament by some one of their own, whereas policies of British were determined by a sole leader. Apart from the colonial legislatures, mobs in many cities demonstrated ...

Part One

Socialism refers to the ownership of general property by the people or the state and has at times been related to the rights of a government in power over the revenue of production and manufacture (Butgereit and Carden, 2011, p.41). It is important to note that this form of property ownership will be at the hands of the people but controlled by the government voted into office at a stipulated time. Communism on the other hand has been defined as the ownership of property by a given community with each person having equal rights over the same. In other words, communism ...

The story of the biblical hero David and his battle against the giant Golliath was very popular among Italian Renaissance and Baroque artists. Four great artists of the two periods have created statues with this theme. Each of these represents the genius of the artist and the ideals of the period during which it was created. Donatello’s David is the earliest, created in c. 1428-1432 (Tansey and Kleiner, 688). Verrocchio’s sculpture was made in c. 1465-1470 (Tansey and Kleiner, 715). Both belong to the Early Renaissance. Michelangelo’s David is part of the High Renaissance, created in ...

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the members of Papillomavirus family. These viruses infected the stratified epithelium of the mucous membrane or the skin (Schiffman, et al, 2003, p.1). Statistics indicate that around 20 million people are currently living with HPV. More than 50% of the sexually active people are likely to get infected with HPV. Prevalence studies have found that around 6.2 million Americans get infected with the HPV every year (Battle, 2009, p. 374). In women it has been found that about 70.9% of all cervical cancers are caused by HPV (Type 16 and 18) alone. HPV ...

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MUMFORD, Tex. — Across the parched American West, the long drought has set off a series of fierce legal and political battles over who controls an increasingly dear treasure — water.

Just outside this minuscule farm town, Frank DeStefano was feeding a 500-acre cotton crop with water from the Brazos River 16 months ago when state regulators told ...

Since time immemorial, English literature has incorporated pagan ideas as well as Christian beliefs. In the pagan culture, warriors got the treatment of heroes, people believed in battles with blood and gore, and revenge was carried in the presence of wrong doings. On the other hand, Christian values ensured they promoted loyalty, sympathy, and sacrifice to make the world a better place for every individual. In this paper, I will elucidate on how the two concepts amalgamated to establish most appreciated literary works in the history. The Dream of the Rood and Caedmon’s Hymn portrays several incidences associated with ...

Introduction

Regarded as the icon of German militarism, Paul von Hindenburg was one of the most popular field marshals, politicians and the second president of Germany. Hindenburg, a man of discipline and fortitude, served gloriously in the Prussian army retiring from the military in 1911. However, during the World War I, he was called back in service to serve the nation and he, with the help of his deputy, Erich Ludendorff, fought the Russian army victoriously bringing glorious victories in the eastern front of Germany.

Because of his immense popularity as a war hero, he was nominated to run for the German ...

The first step in combating any type of high-tech crime is to inform the public of its dangers and educate them on ways in which they can protect themselves. As the popular phrase states, “knowing is half the battle.” The best way to raise public awareness would be through a community public education campaign. At a minimum, the campaign should: (1) define what Internet fraud, illegal file sharing and online harassment are; (2) explain why it is illegal; (3) explain ways the citizens can fall victim; (4) explain what citizens should do if they are a victim; (5) explain ways that ...

Andrew Jackson is the 7th President of the United States of America. Before being a President, he was known for his extraordinary skills in warfare. Andrew Jackson is the controversial personality due to some of his decisions. Some people call him a hero, while for some of them, he is a villain. For Jackson's critics, he was like American Hitler, who ruled like a dictator throughout his Presidency. He was a villain in the eyes of some of the people because; during his presidency he took many selfish decisions. They also think that he drove away those people whom he didn't like. ...

Part one

‘A Modest Proposal’ by Jonathan Swift is about how to solve the issue of hunger. Jonathan begins by describing people who are living in the streets. The streets are filled with starving beggars. Jonathan Swift uses ethos, pathos and logos to make a strong case for his suggestion of using babies as a source of food. He does establish his credibility, and he shows the readers his logic throughout his proposal. He does back up all the points raised in the proposal with hard evidence and facts. He does show how the consumption of infants would support everyone.

Pathos refers to ...

In a world where winning in sports is gradually becoming a do-or-die affair, the problem of illegal use of performance enhancing drugs and other substances is bound to continue if not checked on time. Year in, year out, the number of sportsmen and women who use these substances have been on the increase, and the major drive behind this is the competitive advantage that the illegal use of these substances bring. So far, many prominent athletes such as Marion Lewis, Lance Armstrong, etc. have been suspended due to this habit. The question now remains, is there a way to stop this abuse ...

Monteverdi is one of the famous Italian composer, singer and musician. The audience regards his compositions as revolutionary composing in the Baroque Period. He created two new styles of composing, Polyphony and Basso Continuo technique of baroque. He was a renowned composition and enjoyed a lot of fame and popularity in his life. He has written many compositions, and most of them are revolutionary compositions. He faced a lot of criticism on his compositions throughout his life but still he is one of the most popular composers of his term.

Madrigal

A madrigal is a secular music composition, a part-song of the early baroque period. ...

Introduction

In the 19th century, there were many problems faced in the society such as economic depression, corruption in businesses, and labor crisis . Added to these problems, the legalized segregation, and racial violence wherein local law enforcements never exercise their responsibility intended for the issues in the society. Both Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were frontrunners in the presidential election in 1912 with progressive philosophies, attitudes, and theories.

A Republic means nothing unless there is triumph of a real democracy. The triumph of a popular government, and economic system with guaranteed opportunity to every person. The success is great when the nation ...

Brightlight is constructing a boutique hotel with 200 guest rooms, and a lighting system that would best suit the rooms has to be decided. Given a choice between conventional incandescent bulbs and compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs), CFLs are the best option as they have longer lives, consume less energy and are cost effective.

Incandescent bulbs contain a tungsten filament which, when heated to high temperature glows and emits light. But, most of the electricity is wasted as heat and only a part is converted into light. Whereas in CFLs, vaporized mercury emits ultraviolet radiation, this in turn excites fluorescent phosphor coating in the bulb ...

The introduction of the television meant a big blow to the movie industry since most people could use the television to watch movies. This meant that the studios were to look for alternative as the move meant a big economic blow. However, in 1970, there was an introduction of pay television and therefore people had to subscribe for movies and pay monthly or pay on demand. This further led to the development of pay on demand and this was meant to satisfy the public with movies whenever they required one. Predictably, broadcast network executive, who advocated successfully until the late 1970’ ...

Selected chapters of the course book deal with a current topic on counseling. A good counseling usually starts with a relationship building between a counselor and a client. It comprises the battle for structure and the battle for initiative, respectively. An important aspect is a win-win situation for both parties. Perhaps the most crucial aspect to secure once established relationship with a client is counselor’s empathy. Psychologists often choose a specific model, called the SOLER model, as part of therapy. For the best results, a therapist strives to work as closely as possible with a client. First, their work begins with defining goals and an agenda. Then, ...

- In Dante’s Inferno, the punishments somewhat fit the crimes – In the second level, “carnal malefactors,” those overcome by lust, have to constantly feel the ebb and flow that lust provides by having their souls blown around in a storm. The Fourth Circle punishes greedy people by making them fight each other while holding giant weights, representing the baggage they must carry with all their material possessions. To that end, suicides are turned into trees – these are people who violent against themselves, and so they must be transformed into creatures that cannot move or inflict ...

Abstract

A regional bank, XYZ Bank, has decided to open an office overseas for serving those businesses that are expanding internationally. India has been chosen as a large financial centre that is believed to help in increasing customer base and expand business. The various factors favourable for investing in India are its political stability, federal legal system, availability of managerial and technical skills, good infrastructure, favourable economic policies and relaxation of restrictions in banking sector. However, some key challenges are cultural diversity, need of legal expertise in opening a wholly owned subsidiary and regulatory restrictions in banking sector. In spite of the ...

Globalization is an ongoing process; every day brings us closer to an interconnected and interdependent economic footing. As we continue to lean on each other more and more for economic and financial security, questions are raised as to whether or not this is a good idea. This also extends to the idea of the government’s role in the world economy – whether or not a private business should adhere to governmental regulations and oversight in order to be allowed to operate. In the first episode of Commanding Heights: Battle for the World Economy, many different leaders and politicians vie for either ...

1. VIEW FROM ABOVE

SUMMARY

The narration starts with a trip on the atmosphere of Bolivia towards Brazil. At Beni, a Bolivian Province, snow and water can be seen covering the whole land surface flowing towards the northern rivers which form some of the tributaries of the Amazon. Countless islands of forests can be seen some of which form almost perfect circles. History has it that before 1491, America was almost untouched. Apart from the Beni’s inhabitants being involved in the building of several infrastructures, they also trapped fish in the seasonally flooded grassland. Beni’s future is uncertain as there are proposals that ...

Introduction

“Breast cancer is classified by diverse schemata.” Explains; Ivan. &. Lakhmi. (2010) “every phase influence treatment reaction and prognosis. The breast cancer can be categorized in different stages by; pathology, receptor status, grade and the presence. The initial stage (stage 0) is a pre-malignant disease or marker. The second stage (stages 1-3) this are early cancer which is potentially curable. The last stage is called the advanced stage (stage 4) it is also called metastatic cancer. At this stage the cancer is incurable.” (Ivan. &. Lakhmi. 2010)

Ivan & Lakhimi (2010) further explains that “the initial symptom ...