him to correlate real time war to epic ancient battles. He idealistically thinks that his first battle will be “one of those great affairs of the earth (6).” Henry desperately wants to follow in the footsteps of Ancient Greek heroes and become a hero himself. He lacks experience in war; he can only imagine what war is genuinely like. The Red Badge of Courage to Henry is a battle wound received in the war. Henry thinks that getting a wound during battle means that he had the courage to fight the war
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telegraph‚ the use of rifles that would change tactical warfare forever and the introduction of new medical practices and ambulance corps. One of the major technological advancements brought on by the Civil War was the introduction of the Ironclad into battle. These new craft were mainly made by encasing wooden vessels with thick plates of steel. These new ships could repel enemy fire as well as ram inferior wooden ship into pieces. One such ship built by the confederates was the Virginia‚ "The Ironclad
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War Powers FRQ A. Congress has the power to declare war while the President is commander in chief. This creates an ever-lasting battle for power when it comes to military action. Many times in history‚ the President has deployed troops without the approval of Congress‚ thus inducing wars/conflicts that Congress then has no choice but to back. It also goes back to Congress’ power of the purse. They determine the amount of funding that the Department of Defense receives. This leads to stark
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have it. Also‚ (for text to self) parents fighting battles. Sometimes parents help their kids by fighting the battles for them. I think Nikolai Polov made a connection with his book by saying his hometown was mouse town and Germany was frog town because there was conflict between them and all of the nice things that were in Nikolai Polov’s hometown were destroyed just like the land in “Why?”. I made a text to text connection with the Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss because both books are trying to
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Cited: Beevor‚ Antony. The battle for Spain . n.d. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles. http://www.historyhome.co.uk/europe/spaincw.htm#foreign. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/international_brigade.htm. http://www.internationalschooltoulouse.net/ibhistory/spain/phillips_ex_essay
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are influenced and stimulated by a greater hierarchy. The personal issues in my life‚ as much as I would like to think I have complete control of‚ are influenced by the characteristics in the society I live in which have created the very obstacles I battle this day. During high school‚ especially the community I went to school in‚ there was a unique way in which military members were regarded. It was encouraged to take up arms and defend the country you live in and to represent your community. Every
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soldiers physically as well as psychologically. Furthermore‚ I also researched the types of ways the Viet Congs used guerrilla warfare such as tactics‚ booby traps‚ and the element of surprise. The effects of guerrilla warfare were seen in different battles where the Viet Congs prevailed and won with the use of those techniques. In conclusion‚ guerrilla warfare was not the only cause for the win in the Vietnam War but it was a large contributing factor. Because guerrilla warfare put such stress on American
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------------------------------------------------- Beowulf‚ Defeater of Evil and Great Protector Objective To defeat all evil and gain high status among my people as well as to protect my kingdom and other kingdoms. Experience Stronger In a battle for who could swim farthest against Brecca‚ I came out on top in the freezing waters of Norway. While I was battling for my life I also killed nine sea monsters and made safe the waterways at finnish lands. Braver I drove five giants into chains
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the colonist also had to rely on people to warn them about incoming enemies‚ which is where Paul Revere came in. The fastest reconnaissance at the time was Revere coming in on horse which bought the colonists some time at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. In the Battle of Cowpens‚ the British could have used the help of airplane reconnaissance to know that there would be hundreds of militiamen hiding and waiting to attack. Instead‚ they blindly ran across and suffered a tremendous loss that
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and was untouched by the poor marksmanship and inferior technology of the French. He leads groups of local men (who obviously were not too happy with the French either) against the Emperors army. The book is full of Good examples of leadership and battle tactics. One of my favorite aspects of this book was the big picture it gave along with the individual efforts of Rifleman Matthew Dodd in constant skirmishes with French units. The book gave the reader a perspective from both the French perspective
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