Every day‚ people see pictures. Whether they are selfies on social media‚ family pictures on the refrigerator‚ or photos from a family vacation‚ pictures have a large effect on people when they see them. However‚ the photographs with the largest impact are horrifying photographs of others‚ especially those on the news. Shocking photos‚ like ones from a war‚ can make people uncomfortable and cause them to act‚ like protesting wars or writing petitions. Sometimes‚ the media will not publish images
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Douglas MacArthur Douglas MacArthur is a name most Americans should know. Born and raised in a military family MacArthur rose to become one of the most important Generals in U.S. history. MacArthur played important roles in World War I and II as well as in the Korean conflict. MacArthur was a very controversial figure being a great general but having a burning desire to destroy the communist governments that might have led to World War III. Born in the barracks of unnamed military base in Little
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Comte de Rochambeau was born in Vendôme‚ Loir-et-Cher‚ France on July 1‚ 1725. Comte de Rochambeau‚ also known as Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur‚ was the third son of a family with a long military military tradition. In fact‚ this long family tradition was the reason why he joined the army. His father‚ Joseph-Charles de Vimeur‚ was a governor of Chateau de Vendôme‚ and his mother‚ Marie-Claire-Thérèse Begon‚ was a governess. Later in his life‚ he married a woman named Jeanne Thérèse Tellez d’Acosta
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How far was Napoleons rise to 1798 due to his own skill and talent? Napoleon had significant input into many major event leading up to 1798‚ which all contributed to his rise. Not only did his skill and talent play a huge part in this‚ but other factors like key events all played a role in his rise to 1798. For many reasons‚ his rise to 1798 could be seen as due to his own skill and talent. His skill and talent was seen from very early on in his childhood. Due to his Corsican upbringing‚ he was
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Document A 1. Document Information a) Three northeastern members of the Federalist Party had doubts about the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 b) The constitution didn’t authorize territorial acquisition‚ thought the United States was no safer acquiring this large territory‚ for fear the eastern states would become less important as the country expanded c) The United States purchased the Louisiana in 1803 d) The U.S. constitution does not state ways the federal government may acquire territory e)
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Heartbreak Ridge was a demilitarized zone that divided North Korea from South Korea. This area was known by the veterans as “no-man’s land”‚ due to no one ever returning from the rocky slopes. When the 2nd Infantry Division commander‚ Brigadier General Thomas Shazo‚ derived an assault to overtake the ridge he was unaware how much the opposing force had prepared for an attack. It was a back and forth battle between both forces for the first few weeks. When one side would capture and secure
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invasion the preferred ratio is at least 4:1 for the attacker. ) The commander-in-chief of the expedition was Major General Jeffery Amherst. Amherst’s naval commander was Vice Admiral Edward Boscawen. Amherst’s field commander‚ was recently promoted Brigadier General James Wolfe. A slender‚ sickly man who suffered from several maladies‚ but a shortage of courage was not one of
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Lee Hsien Loong was sworn in as Singapore’s third Prime Minister on 12 August 2004. Mr Lee was first elected Member of Parliament (MP) in 1984 as a candidate of the People ’s Action Party (PAP) and has been re-elected six times‚ most recently in 2011 as an MP for the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency. He was elected to the Central Executive Committee of the PAP in 1986‚ and became its Secretary-General in 2004. Mr Lee was appointed Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry
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Battle of Fort Sumter Many threats were made after Lincoln’s election in November 1860 to Federal troops that guarded forts in the south. Confederate States have been seizing U.S arsenals‚ forts‚ and navy yards within their borders and as a precaution‚ General Robert Anderson asked for reinforcements to the War Department and and made a plan for some of his men to move to a more secure location close to Fort Moultrie; in this case‚ the unfinished Fort Sumter. Anderson put his plan into effect on
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a. World War I. Promoted to captain on February 7‚ 1915‚ Alexander returned to the Western Front. That fall‚ he took part in the Battle of Loos where he briefly led the 1st Battalion‚ Irish Guards as acting major. For his service in the fighting‚ Alexander was awarded the Military Cross. The following year‚ Alexander saw action during the Battle of the Somme. Engaged in heavy combat that September‚ he received the Distinguished Service Order and the French Légion d’honneur. Elevated to the permanent
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