WW2 weapons from the ETO / Warfare History The best American Infantry weapon had to be the M1 Garand. Even General Patton credited the American semi-automatic rifle as one reason we won the war. While other nations were equipped primarily with WWI vintage bolt action rifles that held no more than 5-6 rounds‚ the Garand held 10 rounds and was semi automatic. This increased the fire power of a 12 man squad dramatically over that of a similar squad armed with only bolt action rifles. The Germans
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Benjamin Bradley was born a slave in Maryland‚ around 1830‚ but became an engineer and inventor. Although it was against the law to teach a slave how to read or write‚ Bradley learned literacy from his enslaver’s children. Bradley was also good at mathematics‚ and showed a natural talent for making things. As a teenager‚ Bradley was put to work at an office where he built a working steam engine from pieces of scrap metal. Others were so impressed with Bradley’s mechanical skills that he was given
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Date: 09/17/2014 To: Dr. Rich Cooper‚ Instructor: ENGL210- Section572 CC: Bethany Tolar‚ Graduate Assistant‚ Facilities From: Jia Geng‚ student Texas A&M University Subject: Proposal for completing recreational facilities at TAMU The purpose of my proposal is to request more complete and efficient recreational facilities in campus‚ which include shallow waters zone (swimming pools) and the badminton courts‚ to avoiding the lack of facilities or the long-time
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The Effectiveness of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal Hannah Mickelson United States History Hour 4 After suffering three long years of economic hardships‚ Franklin Roosevelt was elected president which gave the nation hope of overcoming the awful years of the Great Depression. The New Deal was Roosevelt’s response to the depression and became effective as soon as he was elected into office. The New Deal was intended to bring relief‚ reform‚ and recovery to the country. Although the New Deal
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Benjamin Banneker Excerpt The Declaration of Independence‚ a well-respected document responsible for seceding the United States of America from the oppressive Great Britain‚ had a false allegation written in it: that all men were created equal and endowed with unalienable rights. The only men who proved to be equal in the eyes of society were the property owning white men‚ and slaves‚ after some of them having had helped their American allies achieve freedom‚ were once again subjugated to the
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STARBUCKS The story about success and the company that had a vision Subject:Human Resources Management LIST OF CONTENTS: 1)INTRODUCTION 2)COMPANY PRESENTATION AS A KEY TO ATTRACT SUITABLE CANDIDATE 3)THE TYPE OF WORK DESIGNED ADOPTED BY THE COMPANY‚ AND ROOM AND SCOPE FOR CHANGE 4)MAIN CRITERIA ADOPTED FOR SELECTION AND CAREER 5)CONCLUSION 6)BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION There are many reasons why I chose to cover
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felt about the Indians. Because of them‚ she lost her loved ones as well as her possessions. Clearly‚ no human being could offer some positive perspective on someone if they caused such pain. Franklin‚ on the other hand depicted the natives as more civilized than the Europeans. Additionally‚ he also points it out the discriminating remarks toward the natives when he describes the meeting of the white people to discuss how low they would pay for the products the natives were selling. Benjamin Franklin
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“Success” Some may think that the rich and famous are remarkably successful‚ but few people may know the true definition of success. Whether you hear it in the news‚ or see it while browsing the Internet‚ you can almost always see those “successful” celebrities overdosed on drugs‚ in rehab‚ or even mixed up in messy situations. Now‚ if that’s what success is then who would honestly want to be successful? According to Merriam-Webster‚ success is defined as a favorable or desired outcome‚ yet the
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Benjamin Franklin had many jobs; he had been an inventor‚ scientist‚ politician‚ librarian‚ postmaster‚ and writer‚ just to name a few. Franklin was a genius that wanted to help his people. He founded the first public hospital in the United States of America‚ developed a concept for a public library‚ instituted and established the post office‚ organized the first volunteer fire department‚ and also insured the people for fire damages to their homes. In addition to his “famous firsts‚” he is also
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distance traveled when the acceleration is zero. (Ans. (a) 1s ‚4s (b) 1.5m‚24.5m) Q3. A motorist is traveling at 54 km/h when she observes that a traffic light 240 m ahead of her turns red. The traffic light is timed to stay red for 24 s. If the motorist wishes to pass the light without stopping just as it turns green again‚ determine (a) the required uniform deceleration of the car‚ (b) the speed of the car as it passes the light. ( Ans. (a) -0.4167 m/s2 (b) 18 km/h) Q4
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