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    South-West Airline

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    uth-West AirlineA07-05-0006 Southwest Airlines 2005 You are now free to move about the country.™ In 2005‚ Southwest Airlines (Southwest)‚ the once-scrappy underdog in the U.S. airline industry‚ carried more domestic passengers than any other U.S. airline. The company‚ unlike all of its major competitors‚ had been consistently profitable for decades and had weathered recessions‚ energy crises‚ and the September 11 terrorist attacks. In recent years‚ Southwest had become more aggressive with its

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    Zklav Diary Entry

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    New Jersey‚ and across the Delaware River.After that there was a huge fading of hope for people and continental troops during that time.It was truly a sad sad day for the continental army.”But never mind that Zklav we have to go to and see how Yorktown is doing and see if anyone else wants to join us in this war”‚”Hopefully there is replied Zklav”.Washington and Zklav traveled with the continental army to Yorktown it them a few days to get their.When they got their Washington and Zklav were surprised

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    Courage‚ Commitment Throughout its history‚ the Navy has met all its challenges with success. The United States naval service began during the American Revolution‚ when on October 13‚ 1775; the Continental Congress authorized a few small ships be constructed. These small ships created the Continental Navy. Commodore Esek Hopkins was appointed commander in chief and 22 officers were commissioned‚ including The famous Captain‚ John Paul Jones. From the very beginning of naval service‚ certain

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    would give the continental army much needed artillery to be used in future battles. Second Continental Congress Made decisions when and where to attack the British and how to protect themselves. They issued paper money and set up a system where the government would borrow from the citizens and pay it back with interest. They also created a postal system and the First American Navy was formed. The congress was never given power to levy taxes to finance the war. The Second Continental Congress convened

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    Braveheart vs. the Patriot

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    Storyline of Braveheart In 1280 A.D.‚ King Edward "Longshanks" (Patrick McGoohan) of England‚ has occupied much of southern Scotland‚ and his oppressive rule there leads to the deaths of William Wallace (Mel Gibson)’s father and brother. Years later‚ after Wallace has been raised abroad by his uncle (Brian Cox)‚ the Scots continue to live under the iron fist of Longshanks’ cruel laws. Wallace returns‚ intent on living as a farmer and avoiding involvement in the ongoing "troubles". Wallace seeks

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    Washington did not trust Colonel Cadwalader‚ he would not have performed as well as he did in the Battle of Princeton‚ but since Washington did trust the Colonel and took advice from the Colonel‚ he won a major battle and boosted the esteem of the whole continental army. Adding on‚ Washington proved his humbleness towards others and their advice in the Battle of Saratoga. Washington put his trust in

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    Summary of WWI

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    General Nathanael Greene‚ Colonel Henry Knox‚ Brigadier General Hugh Mercer were Washington’s Lieutenants. Battle of Trenton: Background “Having been defeated in the battles for New York City‚ General George Washington and the remnants of the Continental Army retreated across New Jersey in the late fall of 1776. Vigorously pursued by the British forces under Major General Lord Charles Cornwallis‚ the American commander sought to gain the protection of the Delaware River. As they retreated‚ Washington

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    implementation plan for the company. Company Overview United Continental Holdings‚ Inc. was created by the recent merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines as of October 1‚ 2010. The new company operates under the name United Airlines‚ using the former Continental’s logo and color schemes. The combined company has about 86‚000 employees (United Continental Holdings‚ Inc.‚ 2012‚ p. 2). “United and Continental transport people and cargo through their mainline operations‚ which

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    going to have no soldiers. I am guessing that over half of the soldiers left after all of the things they went through including sickness and diseases probably would or did leave the Continental Army and did not even second guess their decision. So far in this essay I have been giving you all the bad things the Continental Army went through. The main reason I would stay is if I would be lucky enough to not get sick or get a disease and would have the people I liked in the same hut as me it would not

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    Have you ever wondered what happened during the Revolutionary war‚ and how our country came to be? Well the men at Valley Forge took big part in forming our country .What I believe is that the men at Valley Forge took a stand against the British Continental army. The men at Valley Forge during the revolutionary war took a stand by showing the British and the Hessian soldiers that they hired that they wanted to be an independent country. This was taking a stand because they stood up to the most powerful

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