Army Ants Anthony Palmieri November 20‚ 1996 Contemporary Science Topics A quote made by Lewis Thomas‚ "Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungus‚ raise aphids as livestock‚ launch armies into war‚ use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies‚ and exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television." I am going to focus this report on the part of the quote‚ "..launch armies into war..‚" which sets a metaphor of ants and our armies
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“In peacetime‚ we practice tactics‚ strategy‚ and weapons firing. We must do the same with our values”. General Donn A. Starry.” Loyalty‚ Duty‚ Respect‚ Selfless Service‚ Honor‚ Integrity‚ and Personal Courage; The 7 army value soldiers past‚ present‚ and future are taught to live by. None of these takes precedence over another. All are of equal importance in application to life. My favorite by far is integrity. It is Do what is right‚ legally and morally. Be willing to do what is right even
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The Importance of Maintaining Accountability for Equipment Accountability‚ what is accountability and what does it mean? The definition found on the website dictionary.com states: 1. The state of being accountable‚ liable‚ or answerable. / 2. Education. A policy of holding schools and teachers accountable for student’s academic progress by linking progress with funding for salaries‚ maintenance‚ etc. Now you may ask yourself “What kind of fucking vague ass definition is this?” at least I did when
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POWERPOINT IN THE ARMY USAACE NCOA SSG Kermit F. Lugo 15Z SLC 17-003 SFC Maradol The PowerPoint program developed by Microsoft in 1987 is a technological advancement utilized daily. We use it at work‚ we use it for school and we see it in other professional environments. This technological tool is very helpful when presenting ideas that otherwise would be hard to put into words or to explain to others without the nifty slides. It seems like everything that involves public speaking nowadays
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Accountability pertains all the processes and procedures of being responsible to any area that is designated to a person. The health care industry is a very sensitive sector of the economy and therefore maximum accountability is required. The fact that the industry deals exclusively with the people makes it very sensitive. It has to ensure that whatever activity it undertakes‚ be it curative or preventive processes‚ it is done with the maximum care that is needed to prevent any calamities that may
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Accountability Legal Accountability: this means you have to follow the law that has been made at all times and you have to be seen as following the law. The police enforce this is taken very strictly. For example‚ the police have the: • Authority whose job is to oversee their work • Inspections by the Queens inspectors • Inspection by the Adult Commission • The independent Police Complaints Commission • The media‚ as they will publicise and may even twist things up to make it sound worse
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The Assyrian army became famous for its extraordinary cruelty and military effectiveness. For the first time it was a strictly professional formation which introduced or improved a number of military innovations. The Assyrians for the first time‚ on a large scale‚ armed their army in iron‚ introduced large‚ organized use of horsemen‚ descent troops and sapper units. The army was commanded by professional officers and military staff. Assyrian siege art‚ for hundreds of years‚ was the best in the world
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The Terracotta Army. TYPE OF MONUMENT: Tomb. It holds the remains or statues of the terracotta warriors from the first Chinese emperor. LOCATION: Xian China DATE OF CONSTRUCTION‚ and/or CONSECRATION: Construction is believed to have started between 259-210 BC and was completed 37 years later. However‚ the monument was discovered in spring 1974. The time span in which the monument was built was during China’s first emperor and it was a depiction of the Qin Shi Huang Army. During this time
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The Role of the Spartazn Army Sparta‚ a city in Southern Greece‚ was a militarist state‚ whose territory included all Laconia and Messenia‚ and was the most powerful state in Peloponnesus. Having the army to conquer and then command such a vast range of land must be put down to the high skill and tactical minds of the army. If it were not for their formidable attacking and defensive capabilities‚ which they had trained for so many years to perfect‚ Sparta would not have been the power we know
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The Responsibilities of a Soldier As an opening I will be giving a short summary on the different responsibilities a soldier has and what I will be covering in this essay. The Army itself is a large responsibility that every soldier has. As I’m often told it’s the little stuff that really matter because all the little things amount to bigger things. Each and every soldier is responsible for their appearance‚ being on time‚ physical fitness and a good deal of other thing that form their responsibilities
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