“Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools‚ because they have to say something” (Plato). This theme becomes prevalent in William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar‚ a historical tragedy. In Act III‚ Brutus and Antony both deliver eloquent speeches to the plebeian crowd discussing Caesar’s recent death. Brutus‚ who arises after Caesar’s death as the next leader‚ speaks only to appease the crowd‚ but Antony‚ a close friend of Caesar’s‚ speaks to rally the people for his causes. Throughout the
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The BBC documentary ‘Welcome to Lagos’ is a series which explores life at the sharp end of one of the most extreme urban environments in the world: Lagos‚ Nigeria. At first sight one would assume this slum city is a rough‚ lawless‚ dangerous place. It is easy to assume that. Through this documentary we get to see what an everyday looks like for those who DO live and work there. It is amazing to see these individuals practice resilience‚ they are people to admired rather than pitied. This film expresses
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While reading "The Inequality Hype"‚ there was a particular paragraph that really resonated with me. This paragraph talked about how Karl Marx essentially expressed that "all human labor has the same value". The article then goes on to explain that Marx thought this because "we are all equal in what he deems people’s most important characteristic—their humanity". This resonated with me because I don’t necessarily believe this to be true. I mean‚ I do believe that our most important characteristic
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The Evolution of the US Army from the Cold War to Present The evolution of the US Army from the Cold War through today has transformed from just a traditional army to a multifunctional army. That means the army can fight in all types of terrain and environments simultaneously and then transition immediately into a peace keeping force. The Army has undergone many changes since the Cold War in references to equal opportunity‚ civil rights‚ and sexual harassment. During the Cold War the U.S.A.’s
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demanded is a major difference between the civilian world and the military world. The Army has even come out with an Army Regulation‚ which is a manual on how to show proper respect and etiquette. The manual covers such things as personal salutes and honors‚ courtesy visits within the Army‚ and even Inter Service and Military-Civilian visits all that I think are important things to know as a future officer in the Army. A salute is defined as "show[ing] respect and recognition to (a military superior)
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for his autobiography. Frederick was so motivated to learn how to read and write‚ that he was willing to go above and beyond. Even though‚ Frederick escaped slavery at the time‚ he still mastered the ability to properly use ethos‚ pathos and logos Douglass immediately used ethos in the beginning to set the mood of the story. In the first paragraph‚ he stated how he has lived with his master for seven years. Douglass used this statement to show that he was a slave like others. Douglass wanted to
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Role of an Army Leader and Respect (RBI) The role of an army leader is to provide purpose‚ direction‚ and motivation to soldiers while continuing to carry out the mission or task that is at hand. As a leader in the army‚ one must maintain their knowledge of the standards of conduct‚ policy‚ law‚ rules of engagement‚ and the Geneva Conventions. Leaders of the army must be able to understand that their actions‚ behaviors‚ and decisions are a direct reflects of their leadership and the army as a whole
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INFORMS The US Army Uses a Network Optimization Model to Designate Career Fields for Officers Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel—G1‚ 300 Army Pentagon‚ Washington‚ DC 20301‚ dan.shrimpton@us.army.mil Division of Economics and Business‚ Colorado School of Mines‚ Golden‚ Colorado 80401‚ newman@mines.edu Dan Shrimpton Alexandra M. Newman In 1999‚ the United States Army instituted a new career-progression pattern for its officers. This pattern assigns‚ or designates‚ Army officers to
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story of Beowulf and The 13th Warrior written by a Christian Monk and the story called Eaters of the Dead what was later know as The 13th Warrior written by Ibn Fadlan who was Moslem which was later written by Michael Crichton. Then there was a movie called The 13th Warrior. The two things that will be compared and contrasted are going to be the movie of The 13th Warrior and the Epic of Beowulf. Instead of doing a translation of Beowulf‚ the writer of the "The 13th Warrior" used his creativity to fabricate
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What is the British Army responsible for? The British Army‚ together with the UK’s other armed forces‚ is responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom. It also performs many peace keeping operations and is currently deployed in over 80 countries around the world. For example‚ shortly after the invasion of Iraq‚ the British Army were peacekeeping by patrolling the borders between Iraq and Iran to prevent confliction between the countries. It is in the role of the British Army to make security for
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