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    The book here in discussion is “War Fighting”. The main and over all purpose for this book is to explain and give examples of fighting wars. The book consists of the chapters‚ the first “Nature of War”. In this chapter the writer had many different topics‚ The Evolution of War‚ Violence and Danger‚ The Human Dimension‚ Uncertainty‚ and the definition of war just to name a few. The Definition of war is; War is a violent clash of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use

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    Fighting the War on Drugs

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    Using Advertising to Fight the War on Drugs: The Power of Social Marketing or a Waste of Money? Belch & Belch   Purpose/Objective: • Preventing children from trying and using drugs. Problem: • ONDCP and PDFA couldn’t prove that the money being spent on anti-drug messages were reducing drug use among children and young people. Key issues within the case: • Between 1987 and 1989‚ advertisement produced by the Partnership for a Drug Free America (PDFA) relied on scare tactics

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    THE PUDDING LIKE A NIGHT ON THE SEA Ann Cameron “I’m going to make something special for your mother”‚ my father said . My mother was out shopping. My father was in the kitchen looking at the pots and the pans and the jars of this and that. “What are you going to make?” I said. “A pudding” he said. My father is a big man with wild black hair. When he laughs‚ the sun laughs in the windowpanes. When he thinks‚ you can almost see his thoughts sitting on all the tables and chairs. When he is hungry

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    War At Sea (world War 1)

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    Throughout the war the British fleets were superior. This was probably due to its large empire. 1914 The first naval battle was on August 28 when the British raided Heligoland Bight. British destroyers entered this German naval base and fired torpedoes but the Germans sent out cruiser ships‚ which were bigger and stronger. The destroyers retreated to open sea whilst being chased by the Germans and shot at by Battle ships. In September‚ submarine warfare began when German submarine U-9‚ sank 3 British

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    The fear of communism extends into the US‚ Over 80‚000 communists in the US after WWII‚ Some members of the government turned over documents to a pro-communist magazine. Loyalty review board for government employees created by Truman from 1947-1951 3.2 million were investigated‚ 212 were fired as a result‚ and 2900 quite to avoid being investigated. HUCA- House Committee of Un-American Activities: Developed a committee to search out disloyal Americans before WWII. In 1947 they began investigation

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    Plowing With Dad!!! It was early one morning‚ far before anybody was awake. The wind was starting to pick up‚ and it was also snowing with 3-inches already on the ground. That made it worse because it was causing snow drifts. Dad and I got in the very cold truck‚ (we didn’t wait for it to warm up) and were ready to go. As we were leaving‚ we plowed the driveway just to be safe‚ and to make sure my mom could get out later. We went to the shop to get the 4500. Of course the one we were going to take

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    would harm others. We also never had to experience real bullets coming at us‚ harming us or others. A claim that can be made between the texts “Armed & Underage” by Jeffrey Gettleman and “The Charge: Genocide” by Lydia Polgreen is that children fighting in wars have negative effects on them and others. Jeffrey Gettleman states‚ “And it isn’t just boys: Girls are often pressed into duty as cooks or messengers. Many are subjected to sexual abuse‚ including rape.” The author was basically telling us that

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    2013 My Silent War There’s a silent war brewing inside me and I refuse to allow this invader to win: an invisible threat that has tried to claim victory over my life‚ for the past four years. A war I’m still trying to analyze and accept. However‚ I am not alone. There is a mysterious battalion of soldiers living amongst each other invisibly‚ fighting an unpredictable battle. A camouflage war that should bear no entitlement on us‚ a war that is known to me as‚ “My Silent War”. My body is under

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    The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought during May of 1942 between the allied American and Australian forces and the Japanese. Combat took place over thousands of kilometers in the Coral Sea‚ located off the east coast of New Guinea and Australia. Japan wanted to continue to expand their empire further into the Pacific Ocean. They hoped to establish a base in the Solomon Islands and take Port Moresby‚ New Guinea at the same time. By taking Port Moresby the Japanese would get safety from attacks‚ have

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    originally titled the book‚ The Poems of Terrence Hearsay‚ but changed it because his publisher told him to. At first‚ the book sold very slowly‚ but during the Second Boer War in 1899‚ it became a bestseller. It became a best seller during the war because of the way Housman described the rural life and young men’s early deaths. During World War I‚ the book even increased its popularity. Houseman was very

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