help if you could? Desmond Doss is the man that did. He was an American combat medic during World War 2‚ a conscientious objector who wouldn’t use a weapon. Despite not wanting to use a weapon‚ he volunteered for the military. A soldier without a weapon‚ yeah I know how that sounds‚ but you’d be surprised at what a weaponless‚ peaceful soldier can actually do. Remember‚ he was a medic‚ his job was to medicate and save people‚ which is something he did… very well. Desmond Thomas Doss saved the
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you wish to see in the world.” -Mohandas Gandhi. Both Nelson Mandela and Mohandas Gandhi lived by that quote. Nelson Mandela forever changed South Africa‚ dismantling apartheid‚ while Mohandas Gandhi changed the world when he fought for freedom of British rule in India. Mohandas Gandhi and Nelson Mandela had many similarities; in fact‚ Gandhi inspired Mandela. Mandela and Gandhi mostly used peaceful methods to achieve their goals‚ but Mandela used semi-violent approaches. He bombed bridges (to decrease
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Desmond Doss Desmond Doss was a WW2 hero. He saved about 75 men without firing a single bullet or even caring a single weapon. I believe that Desmond is one of the most remarking WW2 soldiers. He was considered a objector. An objector is a soldier that refuses to carry or use a weapon in battle. Desmond was the first soldier to receive the medal of honor for actions above and beyond the call of duty. Desmond was raised a Seventh-day Adventist‚ his mother was one also. This is the reason he would
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A comparison of Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Ghandi. Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Ghandi are both two revoutionaly men. Racism was and is a problem in todays and yesterdays culture. These men fought for equal rights of all men and women‚ no matter the color or origin. This paper will compare the two men not competitivly but as a "based on the facts" comparison. Both men tried to stop the violence and racial hatred by using non-violence techniques. Ghandi has been known for fasting. Fasting means
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Compare Harold MacMillan‚ Nelson Mandela and Hendrik Verwoed’s interpretations of Apartheid. What course of action does Mandela advise against Apartheid? In MacMillan speech‚ the wind of change‚ he states that the Apartheid policy that the South African government had pursued was dangerous‚ threatening and would only cause bloodshed (MacMillan‚ 1972: 486). He also stated that the South African government would not last for ever; the end was unpredictable and went against the wind of change (MacMillan
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departing monarch‚ President Nelson Mandela delivered his last major address to Parliament on Friday‚ February 5‚ 1999. He called on South Africans ‘to build the country of our dreams.’ The man who emerged as South Africa’s President‚ after spending 27 years in prison‚ preached peace to a nation that had centuries of white domination over the black majority. Mandela urged his compatriots to build on the country’s peaceful transition from white minority rule to democracy. Mandela stepped down after the
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Nelson Mandela the Leader Nelson Mandela possessed strong characteristics of worthiness‚ modesty and coolness. He has shown that his word is his bond and he can be counted on when times are hard. He clearly demonstrated this when he was able to encourage Black South Africa to reconcile with the White South Africa. Despite the fact that Mandela is looked up to and greatly recognized‚ he still maintains a humble‚ modest attitude in which the people of his country can relate to.”Good leaders do not
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Desmond Doss Desmond Doss is a virtuous person I have chosen‚ as to his contributions he is obscure to the much well known society. To modern audiences‚ most of whom will have little experience of Frontline conflict‚ Doss’s feats belong to the realm of the unimaginable. During battles in the Pacific island of Guam and‚ most famously‚ in Okinawa‚ the then-26-year-old risked his life again and again‚ exposing himself to gunfire to carry his injured companions to safety – and doing it all while refusing
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Horatio Nelson History 3/1/2013 Index Abstract In this paper‚ you will be reading about Horatio Nelson generally. You will understand why if it wasn’t for the death of Nelson’s mother‚ there wouldn’t have been Lord Nelson‚ a Trafalgar or an ‘immortal memory’. Horatio Nelson Horatio Nelson “was a flag officer famous for his service in the Royal Navy‚ particularly during the Napoleonic Wars. He was noted for his
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following to say about Nelson ’s early life: Horatio Nelson was born on 29 September 1758 in a rectory in Burnham Thorpe‚ Norfolk‚ England‚ the sixth of eleven children of the ReverendEdmund Nelson and his wife Catherine. His mother‚ who died on 26 December 1767 when he was nine years old‚ was a grandniece of Robert Walpole‚ 1st Earl of Orford‚ the de facto first Prime Minister of Great Britain. She lived in the village of Barsham‚ Suffolk‚ and married the Reverend Edmund Nelson at Beccles church‚ Suffolk
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