"It is easy to sit up and take notice. What is difficult is getting up and taking action." This quote by Al Batt helps us to realize that when life gets too comfortable‚ it’s easy to get complacent and notice things in the world that are wrong and need to be changed‚ but people don’t always do things about it. When life faces you with horrific tragedies and circumstances this is what causes you to wake up and make a difference. This is something that the citizens of Aplington-Parkersburg learned
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Napoleon vs. Bismarck How were they alike? How were they different? Napoleon Bonaparte and Otto von Bismarck affected not only the outlook of their own countries‚ but the outlook of Europe as a whole. These two men were solely responsible for their countries preeminence during their reign. Although‚ Bismarck was not the king of his country he seemingly ruled it. Bismarck and Napoleon compare through military success‚ dominance in Europe‚ and ruthlessness. The two men differ by military expansion
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people not want to have to fight for some ideas they didn’t even believe in. But even after all this some militarists in Europe still believed that war was a necessity of human nature. While looking at a source for a European militarists‚ Friedrich Von Bernhardi‚ and a U.S. Pacifist‚ William James‚ I will compare these two sources to how both authors define war‚ if they believe it’s possible to eliminate war‚ and what they believe is the solution to fixing war is. I will also give my opinion on what
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Illustrate‚ sports are heavily dominated in perfectionism and often times failing is not an option because failure to them is the most stressful situation they can experience and they would go to such great lengths to avoid failing. According to Roger von Oech in his essay called To Err Is Wrong‚ he introduced the concept of “playing it safe” and he mentioned “Most of us have learned not to make mistakes in public. As a result‚ we remove ourselves from many learning experiences except for those occurring
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Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision in the Al-Bashir case In this essay‚ I will be discussing the Pre-Trial Chamber’s decision on the elements of the crime of genocide. In order to do this‚ first I will be explaining what are the contextual elements‚ required for a crime to be classified as a crime of genocide. Further‚ I will point out the criteria for the targeted group‚ developed by the Pre-Trial Chamber‚ in their process of identification of the group targeted by Al – Bashir. Moreover‚ I will be explaining
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Do you like having GPS‚ Weather Reports‚ and TV Broadcasts? Well you can thank the Nazi’s for that and the tireless efforts of Werner Von Braun. The analysis of the piece of literature I chose “Von Braun: Dreamer of Space‚ Engineer of War” by Michael J. Neufeld is quite difficult because there is a lot of controversy surrounding Von Braun and his contribution to the United States of America becoming the first country to put a man on the moon. There is‚ perhaps‚ no one in the history of spaceflight
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FA102: Art From the Renaissance to Modern Times Paper #2—Jan Jansz den Uyl‚ Breakfast Still Life with Glass and Metalwork Breakfast Still Life with Glass and Metalwork is an oil on panel produced by Jan Jansz den Uyl‚ an artist of the Dutch Baroque period. The painting is dated around 1637-39 and measures 130.5 x 115.5cm. It depicts a disarray of objects—pewter‚ goblets‚ plates and unfinished food—strewn across the tabletop on top of a piece of rumpled white linen. Although it may seem like
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The Torrio-Capone organization‚ as well as the Sicilian-American Genna crime family‚ competed with the North Side Gang of Dean O’Banion. In May 1924‚ O’Banion discovered that their Sieben Brewery was going to be raided by federal agents and sold his share to Torrio. After the raid‚ both O’Banion and Torrio were arrested.[18] Torrio’s people murdered O’Banion in revenge on October 10‚ 1924‚ provoking a gang war.[19][20] In 1925‚ Torrio was severely injured in an attack by the North Side Gang; he
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Thirty Years’ War: Ernst von Mansfeld Ernst von Mansfeld was a German military commander in the Thirty Years War. Although he fought for the Protestant cause‚ Mansfeld was a Roman Catholic. He was considered one of the most dangerous opponent of the Catholic League. He was born in 1580 as the illegitimate son of Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort and Dorothea von Solms- Lich. In 1594 he served under Archduke Leopold. Then‚ in 1610 he joined Frederick V and the Protestant Union. At the age 36
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Reflective Thanking Essay I am a good leader. One who takes initiative in getting the tasks completed while keeping the morale tempo up and making it a good experience to all. I’m one who will take criticism and can listen even though I may not like what I’m hearing‚ but in turn apply those criticisms and make a better me. Simply being said‚ I like to take charge‚ inspire those around me‚ complete the mission and wait for the next challenge. Thank my mother for who I am‚ she inspired the person
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