In August‚ 480 BC while the Persians took over their city and scorched it‚ the Athenians fled to Salamis after the Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle‚ which was fought in September‚ 480 BC between Persia and the Greek city-states. It took place on a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens‚ Greece in the canals between Salamis and Piraeus. Effectively under Themistocles and led by the Spartan Eurybiades‚ the Greeks had 371 small oared ships known as triremes and pentekonters
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streets of Canada‚ with little to show for on the actual battlefields of Europe. However‚ on the battlefields of Europe‚ volunteer Canadian troops had gone up and above the call of duty during their careers‚ specifically during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During that battle‚ the Canadian Corps fought as a single unit instead of four
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Beowulf’s Battles The epic poem Beowulf is one of the oldest epics in English literature. Beowulf is a great Anglo-Saxon warrior. He has super human abilities that set him apart from other men. He is a servant to Hrothgar and eventually becomes a beloved king. Beowulf is a true hero in this epic because of his accomplishments in battle. Beowulf fights Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and a dragon throughout this poem. The three battles Beowulf engages in differ by his attitude‚ preparation
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Compare and Contrast Essay Christina M. Nelson 21 July 2014 Battle Royal is a short story that speaks about discrimination‚ immorality‚ and prejudice due to the color of an individual’s skin. While lying on his deathbed‚ the Grandfather tells his son to teach the younger generation of children how to behave in a socially acceptable manner; a manner that could be considered respectable in accordance with the white man’s way of life‚ this he declared with his last dying breathe. (Ellison‚ 1947). While
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Name: Dan Kenneth Abellar Course: BSTrM The Battle of Mactan INTRODUCTION: A pleasant morning to all of you tourists! I am Dan Kenneth Abellar‚ you can call me ’Ken’ for short.I am studying at Colegio de San Antonio de Padua taking up Bachelor of Science in Travel Management. I am your tourguide for today and I’ll be explaining to all of you a brief history about how the Battle of Mactan started. HISTORY: It was on April 7‚1521 when the three remaining galleons under the command of
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"Battle Scars" This is an anthem for the homesick‚ for the beaten‚ the lost‚ the broke‚ the defeated. A song for the heartsick‚ for the standbys‚ Living life in the shadow of a goodbye. Do you remember when we learned how to fly? We’d play make-believe; we were young and had time on our side. You’re stuck on the ground‚ Got lost‚ can’t be found. Just remember that you’re still alive. This is a call to the soldiers‚ the fighters‚ the young‚ the innocent‚ and righteous. We’ve got
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Gettysburg Battle The Civil War took place in the years of 1861-1865 in the United States. The two sides that fought this war were the North and the South. The War that changed the United States as a whole and fought for the rights of the Union to better the nation was the Civil War. Slavery was one of the biggest causes of the war because the North and South had many disputes about whether slavery should be abolished or not. The union was in favor of having Free states so the idea of expanding
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The short story Battle Royal from the novel Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison is from the perspective of an African American man. The main character has a struggle of whether to be himself or to conform to be the black child that white men want him to be. He was immensely affected by the words uttered at his grandfather’s death bed. He said “Son‚ after I’m gone I want you to keep up the good fight. I never told you‚ but our life is a war and I have been a traitor all my born days‚ a spy in the enemy’s
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The Battle of Hue Col Stanly S. Hughes The Battle of Hue in 1968 was the bloodiest battle of Vietnam. On the night of January 30th 1969 the North Vietnamese (NVA) launched a massive offensive against the south called the Tet offensive. This offensive attacked all major political and military objectives within South Vietnam. This offensive was supposed to conduct a “shock and awe” that would demoralize the South Vietnam and Allied Forces. The city of Hue was one of these cities. At midnight
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The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was the most decisive battle for the North‚ and it lasted for a total of three days. It began on July 1 and ended on July 3‚ 1863. The Confederacy was going on the offensive and was beginning to venture into Pennsylvania‚ Maryland‚ and Washington D.C. They encountered Union troops as they advanced towards Harrisburg where they planned to cut off Union supply lines and to steal provisions that they needed. The Battle of Gettysburg became the
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