World War I: Trenches – Weaponry and Tactics Tactics – Germans * Gases: Mustard gas was the most poisonous chemical used in the war. It was odourless and took about 12 hours to take effect. Gases caused internal and external bleeding and completely burn the throats and lungs. * Tunnelling: Specialists dug tunnels under the enemy defenses and place mines to collapse the opposing trench. * Scorched Earth: Retreating German troops applied scorched earth policy to prevent any use of facilities
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effective were the guerrilla tactics of the Viet Cong – History Plan * What tactics the Viet Cong used against US/ARVN troops. * How the Viet Cong dealt with the decisions made by the US troops. * How guerrilla tactics were better than those used by the US troops. * How the environment in Vietnam suited the Viet Cong and how it was a disadvantage for the US troops. * How the surroundings in Vietnam were an advantage to the Viet Cong. The Viet Cong had many tactics which they used against
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In the age of change‚ the society is progressing rapidly on various fronts. Yet at the same time‚ many issues appeared‚ one of them is the families have been becoming more and more alienation than they used to be. In this essay‚ I will analyze the possible causes of this phenomenon and then propose some solutions. It is obvious that the causes are comprehensive. Firstly‚ pace of the life is very quick nowadays‚ especially in cities‚ the competitions are becoming increasingly stiff‚ people have
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Titus – Seeing the Dark Side of the Moon Titus Andronicus is a study of the conflict between personal responsibilities and duty to the state. Shakespeare establishes the character of Titus early in the play. He is a loyal subject of Rome‚ a commander of legions‚ and a career soldier who devoted his life to defending and expanding the Roman Empire. Titus serves the state in such blind loyalty that it gets to the point of neglecting his duty to his family as a father and patriarch. Throughout the
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McDonald’s to implement sustainable practices throughout their operations and supply chains‚ and working to align business needs to societal and environmental needs. This shift of consumers to go green‚ has forced McDonald’s to include a sustainable edge as a pivotal focus in maintaining its competitiveness‚ however this can be viewed as only ‘buying time’ - delaying the eventual destruction of the environment. More needs to be done by the company and its competitors to ensure that theirs (and our)
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lifetime. It’s not necessarily always a bad thing‚ but when does it become serious enough to cause an epidemic to our society? One such instance is through music‚ songs‚ videos‚ and lyrics‚ specifically related to the song‚ “I Love the Way You lie”‚ by Eminem Ft. Rihanna. This song has become number one on almost all pop charts and has become popularly honored by people of our society‚ myself included. At first what seemed like a powerful song about tough love‚ was soon discovered as a parent’s worst
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Raihane and ‘Life on the Edge’ by Rachida El-Charni from the collection of short stories titled Sardines and Oranges. These stories are set in post-colonial North Africa in Morocco and Tunisia respectively to intended read by the members of the authors’ society. In the red spot‚ the protagonist is forced to marry a distant relative by the choice of her mother. During the story‚ the author’s opinions of oppression and lack of freedom is revealed. In contrast to Life on the edge‚ the father punishes his
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The preface to Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ “The Custom House”‚ serves to introduce the society and times in which the story is set; also‚ this essay provides the background story for the finding of the scarlet letter. The Custom House also provides a definition of what a romance is. Excerpts from “The Custom House” essay closely link to The Scarlet Letter’s text. Two notable examples of these parallels can be found in the descriptions given of the townspeople in Salem who live by ancient moral
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Jacquelyn Gucciardi Ms. Waechter Honors English May 24‚ 2015 The Bluest Eye Although Claudia and Frieda are embarrassed and hurt for Pecola‚ their sorrow is intensified by the fact that none of the adults seem to share the same feelings of grief and their hopefulness tries to heal their disjointed society. In the passage Claudia begins to describe how she can see the baby‚ the living human that everyone else wanted dead. The baby that is still in the womb‚ she pictures the baby‚ in a dark place
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Medea’s first public statement‚ a sort of "protest speech‚" is one of the best parts of the play and demonstrates a complex‚ at times even contradictory‚ representation of gender. Medea’s calm and reasoning tone‚ especially after her following out bursts of despair and hatred‚ provides the first display of her ability to gather herself together in the middle of crisis and pursue her hidden agenda with a great determination. This split in her personality is to a certain degree gender bias. The lack
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