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    Oceanography Basins

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    The physical sciences are a massively diverse discipline. Within the context of the physical sciences‚ one might explore a wide range of phenomena‚ utilizing a wide range of differing methodologies and theoretical perspectives. For instance‚ the same discipline that emphasizes the study of organisms‚ their function‚ and interaction with the ecosystem in the field of biology‚ may also emphasize the study of the earth itself and natural geological processes in the field of earth science

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    Throughout its history‚ the Navy has successfully met all its challenges. America’s naval service began during the American Revolution‚ when on Oct. 13‚ 1775‚ the Continental Congress authorized a few small ships. Creating the Continental Navy. Esek Hopkins was appointed commander in chief and 22 officers were commissioned‚ including John Paul Jones. From those early days of naval service‚ certain bedrock principles or core values have carried on to today. They consist of three basic principles

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    Comparison Essay

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    schools of thought that are noted in the field of philosophy. The three schools are continental‚ pragmatic‚ and analytic philosophies. We are going to take a look at all three of theses and compare them‚ and see which one most appeals to me and why. The first school is continental philosophy. Continental philosophy is a general term that is associated with the philosophical views that originated on the continental England in the 20th century (dictionary.com staff‚ 2012). It contains many theories

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    Continental Congress: The First Continental Congress was made up of delegates from the colonies and met during 1774. In 1775‚ the Second Continental Congress began meeting right after the Revolutionary War. It declared that America was independent from Britain and in 1781‚ ratified the first national constitution‚ the Articles of Confederation. Constitutional Convention: The Constitutional Convention took place from May 14 to September 17‚ 1787 in Philadelphia. The task before the Constitutional

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    Ordinary Courage

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    Martin Reviewed by: Michael Axe 10-5-10 Ordinary courage is a book that tells the story of an ordinary man who is inlisted in the continental army in the revolutionary war. Joseph Plumb Martin is the young man fighting in this war‚ at the time he entered he was just a mere 16 year old kid but by the time his time in the continental army was up he became a man. This is a first person memoir of what it was like for a regular person living in a war zone‚ and dealing with the everyday

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    forming the first independent government for the colonies. In 1774‚ the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia. The members voted that the British Parliament had no right to tax the colonists without representation‚ nor should they trade with Britain until the British government gave in. The British monarchy did not grant the colonies representation. In 1775‚ the American Continental Congress

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    Beginning Battle Did You Know... That there was actually two battles of Saratoga? The first battle was the Battle of Freeman’s Farm. The second Battle was called the Battle of Bemis Hills. Benedict Arnold and the Continental Army fought against John Burgoyne and the British Army. These generals helped lead to the American victory. The British gave up and surrendered to the Americans. Another factor that changed the outcome of the war was that the Hudson river went right through the battle. Another

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    He also wrote about Nathanael Green. He was the major general of the continental army. Before this he had no military experience. He was the youngest general in the continental army at 33 years of age. He was blamed for many losses but Washington had trust in Greene. He commanded the battle of Trenton and it was a victory. Henry Knox was one of Washington’s best friends he became the chief artillery officer in the continental army. One of the first things

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    In 1915 the first edition of The Origin of Continents and Oceans‚ a book outlining the Continental Drift theory of Alfred Lothar Wegener‚ a German meteorologist‚ was published; expanded editions were published in 1920‚ 1922‚ and 1929. About 300 million years ago‚ claimed Wegener‚ the continents had formed a single mass‚ called Pangaea (from the Greek for "all the Earth"). Pangaea had split‚ and its pieces had been moving away from each other ever since. Wegener was not the first to suggest that the

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    Why its good to follow orders On June 30‚ 1775‚ the Second Continental Congress established 69 Articles of War to govern the conduct of the Continental Army. On April 10‚ 1806‚ the United States Congress enacted 101 Articles of War (which applied to both the Army and the Navy)‚ which were not significantly revised until over a century later. The military justice system continued to operate under the Articles of War until May 31‚ 1951‚ when the Uniform Code of Military Justice went into effect. The

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