Pocahontas was born in 1596 to the daughter of an Indian chief leader of Virginia‚ named Powhatan (Egloff). In the year 1617‚ she died from a terrible illness at the age of twenty-two years old (Pocahontas‚ 1595-1617). Chief Powhatan had many children‚ but Pocahontas seemed to be the most liked. Pocahontas nickname meant “the playful one”. She was often called “Amonute‚” and also called Matoaka (NPS). Pocahantas will always be remembered as an important person in history that participated in the
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bank of the river of the same name. First‚ he sent some of his men to lodge among them‚ then he surrounded their village and‚ at an appointed time‚ launched a swift and deadly attack. Two dozen men were slain. The women and children‚ along with the chief‚ were captured and presented to Wahunsonacock so that they could ‘doe him service’; and to intimidate visitors‚ the scalps of warriors were hung between two trees at Wahunsonacock’s residence at Werowocomoco.” (13) 2. “Taking up the settlers’ own
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are the Chief Executive Officer‚ Foreign Policy Leader‚ Commander in Chief‚ Joint Chief of Staff‚ the Judicial Leader and Chief of State. Each one of these roles exemplifies how the President of our Nation must behave to protect the country and to symbolize it. The first role of the President is known as the Chief Executive Officer. This role ensures that the President oversees the Executive Branch‚ which in other words means the President must enforce laws or when he/ she does
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It was a chilly Thursday night at Arrowhead Stadium and the Kansas City Chiefs were playing the San Diego Chargers. The air smelled of hot dogs and sweat. My grandpa and I were sitting nine rows back on the 50 yard line‚ Chiefs’ side. There were punters‚ kickers‚ running backs‚ and wide receivers of both teams warming up on the field‚ and with kickoff nearing‚ my grandpa and I started getting anxious.With me being younger‚ I had just gotten done contemplating on whether or not to go to the game
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probably not going to be approved by Congress‚ and public opinions are strongly against military action. According to what we learned in chapter 2 “The Constitution” Article II: The Executive Article‚ we know that the US president “acts as commander in chief of the military.” In this case‚ although Congress does not support him‚ President Obama still has the right to go to war. He will deliver a national address from the East Room of the White House to discuss the situation in Syria. “The president
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I would like to mention another important leader‚ whose policy is differently considered. He is Joseph Stalin. There are contradictory opinions on what he was like but there is no doubt he was a great leader. One of the main reasons for thinking this way is the fact that Stalin managed to recover the country from the havoc that the revolution‚ the First World War and the Civil War had caused. Joseph Stalin was not afraid of taking responsibility‚ making decisions and making his plans a reality.
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Hazing is an issue that has attracted much attention over the last few decades. College fraternities‚ high school programs‚ professional sports‚ and the military have all had their fair share of attention. The military is frequently held to a higher standard than these other organizations and has developed a bit of a black eye since the 1991 “Tailhook” scandal. Motion picture portrayals like that in the 1992 film “A Few Good Men” showed the public‚ not inaccurately‚ the dark side of command sponsored
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Velupillai Prabhakaran (November 26‚ 1954 – May 18‚ 2009) was the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers)‚ a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka. For over 25 years‚ the LTTE waged a violent secessionist campaign in Sri Lanka that led to it being designated a terrorist organization by 32 countries. Prabhakaran was wanted by Interpol for terrorism‚ murder‚ organized crime and terrorism
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to his friends. He was willing to compromise his personal and professional integrity. This is not considered lobbying because it was not initially mentioned that there was an interest to influence any policy. However‚ it was a tactic to get the chief fired. Duty and public interest are at the center of the ethics triangle. Mayor Burns breaks many of the key values listed as guidelines and the ethics triangle concepts. His duty/obligation to the public interest is questioned. His character
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“Chief Seattle’s 1854 Oration” On October 29‚ 1887‚ Dr. Henry A. Smith published a speech in the Seattle Sunday Star newspaper. The speech was his translation of Chief Seattle’s 1887 Oration concerning the transition of Native American lands between his people and the white settlers of the time. There was great conflict when coming to an agreement on the land‚ but President Grover Cleveland came about granting the Native Americans the land to prosper on. This speech was originally spoken by Chief
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