Gates of Fire By: Steven Pressfield Subject Person- Spartan Warriors Place- Greece 480 B.C. Event- Battle of Thermoplae. Concept- Xeones recounts his life leading up to the battle. Object- Greek city-states consisting of 300 Spartan Warriors‚ 400 Thebans‚ 700 Thespian Volunteers And around 900 Helots Fought The Persian Empire at the pass of Thermopylae. Reason For Choosing Book Prior to reading this novel I had some knowledge of the Battle of Thermopylae. I watched the movie 300last year
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Steven Pressfield’s The Gates of Fire is set in the fifth century B.C. in Greece. The story revolves around the famous battle of Thermopylae where three hundred Spartans held off hundreds of thousands of Persians‚ saving Greece. Pressfield creates a fictional story around the battle where one man‚ a squire named Xeones‚ survives to tell the Spartan story of the battle and the events preceding it. Xeones‚ who is the protagonist‚ tells his life story to the royal Persian historian while in captivity
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Brandenburg Gate Speech “Mr. Gorbachev‚ tear down this wall‚” stated Ronald Reagan in front of the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin. June 12‚ 1987 was the day a speech was given that was the start of unity for all of Berlin. Within two short years of this speech being presented‚ the wall that divided freedom and totalitarianism was tore down for good. President Reagan’s purpose was clear to all. His duty was to visit Germany as all of the past presidents had done‚ and promote the means of freedom
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October 14‚ 2013 [Instructor Name] Famous Thinkers There are many famous thinkers that have lived on this earth who have made significant changes to everyone ’s lives. A couple famous thinkers stand out amongst them all. These two are Mr. Bill Gates and Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. Their contributions society have been great and were based off of their personal‚ social and political environments. They had both sought to solve problems or issues that people faced and they were able
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A Book Review Barbarians At The Gate The Fall of RJR Nabisco By Bryan Burrough and John Helyar Barbarians at the Gate has been called one of the most influential business books of all time - the definitive account of the frenzy that overtook Wall Street in October and November of 1988 from the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco‚ Inc. by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. for $24.9 billion. It was the largest takeover in Wall Street history. It was co-written by Bryan Burrough and John Helyar
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have defined how a soldier should act in modern day. From Greek mythology’s Hercules to Alexander the Great’s conquest of the Middle East‚ men have been given prime examples of strength‚ heart‚ and a passion for defending their country. In the novel‚ Gates of Fire‚ author Steven Pressfield shows an unseen viewpoint of the Battle of Thermopylae. In this novel we see the Spartan army‚ unlike any other of its time‚ leading a prime example in strength in individual characters‚ heavy training and passion
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I was very outgoing and friendly‚ but I felt like a shy and quiet soul. While my friends were shining stars and found merriment in groups‚ I was just merely a shadow behind them‚ finding content in being alone. However‚ teachers would notice this trait of mine and try to pull me out of my shell time and time again. When facing the judgemental eyes of my teacher and curious classmates‚ I would freeze up and an uneasiness would fill my body from head to toe. Panic would set in and my words would come
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3) NOR GATE Schematic View: Program: * SPICE export from S-Edit 12.00 Tue Sep 15 04:22:22 2009 * Design: NOR * Cell: Cell0 * View: view0 * Export as: Top level Cell * Netlist port order: default * Exclude model statements: no * Expand paths: yes * Root path: E:\__________________________ ********* Simulation Settings - General section ********* .probe .option probev ********* Simulation Settings - Parameters and SPICE Options ********* .include "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My
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BOOK REPORT Book Title: Gates of Fire Author: Steven Pressfield Why I chose this book: I have no particular reason why I chose this book. While searching through the commandant’s new reading list‚ the title of the book stood out to me. It did not seam like a boring documentary or and endless biography that goes on and on but rather an interesting read that would keep me interested. When I went to go check it out from training I read the summary on the back of the book and was immediately
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SN74LS00 Quad 2-Input NAND Gate • ESD > 3500 Volts VCC 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 http://onsemi.com LOW POWER SCHOTTKY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 GND GUARANTEED OPERATING RANGES Symbol VCC Parameter Supply Voltage Min Typ Max Unit 4.75 5.0 5.25 V 0 25 70 °C TA Operating Ambient Temperature Range IOH Output Current – High – 0.4 Output Current – Low 8.0 1 mA IOL 14 mA PLASTIC N SUFFIX
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