Last Stand of the 300 Isabelle The battle of Thermopylae was fought between the Greeks (Sparta and Athens) and the Persians. The Persian leader‚ Xerxes‚ wanted revenge on the Greeks for the destruction of Sardis‚ a Persian city‚ so he led the Persian army of up to 300‚000 men to invade Greece (which was not known as Greece at the time‚ just as separate city-states). The Spartan leader‚ Leonidas‚ learned of the attack and gathered 7‚000 men (only those who had fathered a son)‚ to meet the Persians
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Thesis On 14 November‚ 1965‚ LTC Harold G. Moore led the 1st Battalion‚ 7th Cavalry Regiment‚ 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) (hereby referred to as 1/7) into the Central Highlands of Vietnam‚ specifically the Ia Drang Valley‚ in order to find and kill the enemy. His unit became decisively engaged in a fight for their lives that lasted until 0900 17 November‚ 1965. The battle ground‚ known as LZ X-Ray‚ was the stage for a fight that changed the war in Vietnam. LTC Moore utilized the principles
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many lieder composed in the 19th century‚ Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” was composed in February 1817 identifying two characters; Death and the Maiden‚ exemplifying a different concept on the musical theme of seductive death. Set to text of lyricist Matthias Claudius who did not merely profess simplicity like the other poets‚ Schubert introduces a different perspective to the use of music in the 19th century. Death and the Maiden can be clearly split into three sections with distinct feelings.
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SYNOPSIS Hinilawod is an epic poem written by the early inhabitants of a place called Sulod in Central Panay. It recounts the story of the exploits of three Sulodnon demigod brothers‚ Labaw Donggon‚ Humadapnon and Dumalapdap. The word means tales from the mouth of the Halawod River.Hinilawod is not just a literary piece but also a source of information about culture‚ religion and rituals of the ancient people of Sulod; showing us that ancient Filipinos believed in the “sacred‚” in the importance
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There have been many military strategies over the many years the earth has existed. Some have worked other not so much‚ but one of the most effective military strategies ever‚ came from one of the mightiest empires‚ the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire existed over hundreds and hundreds of years. The Roman Empire adapted their military strategies and when most of the Roman Empire fell‚ even changed them completely. When the Roman Republic first came to be the tactics were heavily influenced by the
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Evaluate Greek Unity as the main reason for Greek Victory against the Persians in the years 490BC-479BC. There is much discussion over whether it was Greek unity that caused the victory against the Persians in the years 490BC-479BC. The three main points of view on the matter is that they were not united at all‚ which can be seen from the accounts of Herodotus‚ that they were united‚ which can be seen in the Themistocles Decree and that it was Themistocles himself that made them unified. It
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Every entry in his diary shares the progression of his involvement in the cavalry and the air corp. The end of the book was concluded by his brothers‚ Lothar and Bolko‚ due to his early death. Canadian Ace‚ captain Arthur Roy Brown‚ was credited with the victory against Manfred and he would have his own entry in the book commentating
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Women in the media A quick glance into the latest women ’s magazine will instantly reveal new ways to look younger‚ thinner‚ and prettier. An article written by Michael F. Jacobson and Laurie Anne Mazure entitled "The Iron Maiden: How Advertising Portrays Women" sheds light on the excessive attention paid to a woman ’s appearance. The article states that "women have always been measured against cultural ideas of beauty but advertising has joined forces with sexism to make images of the beauty ideal
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with that maiden almost everyday. After hunting‚ his beloved cooks food for him. They spend time together. One day‚ while I was feeding the chickens‚ I saw a maiden and a man. I looked at the man and it’s the first time I saw him. I was surprised to see my Lord’s beloved with that man. I would like to tell Lord Randall about that but I wasn’t sure. Days after‚ I heard Lord Randall and his mother arguing. Lord Randall was advised by her mother to stay away from his beloved. This maiden just likes
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influenced by many powerful groups‚ such as the Celts‚ Carthaginians‚ and the Romans (source). The Moorish conquest of Andalusia and most of the Iberian Peninsula in 711 AD had the biggest impact on modern-day Spanish horse bloodlines (source). The cavalry that invaded Andalusia were mounted on Arab and Barb horses. During
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