island inhabited by a group of pelicans from which the island acquired its name (Alcatraces means pelicans in Spanish). In 1847‚ the United States Government began view Alcatraz as more than just an island‚ but also an excellent location for a military fort; by 1853‚ a State of the Art military fortress was protecting the Western half of the United States against any foreign invasion. With the eruption of the Civil War‚ Alcatraz began accepting its first military prisoners in 1861. However‚ it wasn’t
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For practicum II this semester‚ I accepted a placement at the Pulaski County Alzheimer’s Respite Center in Somerset‚ Kentucky. My position included assisting Alzheimer’s patients in group activities‚ and in functions of daily living. This was a small facility with only six employees total and less than twenty clients attending daily. This agency used a social model of care only so medication were not dispensed on site‚ and the clients were mostly mobile requiring only a one-person assist. Lunch and
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the chance to apply his military training in battle for the first time‚ when he accompanied his father on an invasion of Malabar. The youngster took charge of a force of two to three thousand‚ and cleverly managed to capture the Malabar chief’s family‚ which had taken refuge in a fort under heavy guard. Fearful for his family‚ the chief surrendered‚ and other local leaders soon followed his example. Hyder Ali was so proud of his son that he gave him command of 500 cavalry‚ and assigned him rule of
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obscurity until rediscovered in the 1960s when it was republished with the title Private Yankee Doodle.The following excerpts detail Martin’s activity at Fort Mifflin. Hardships sufficient to kill half a dozen horses I was soon relieved from this guard‚ and with those who were able‚ of our two regiments‚ sent to reinforce those in the fort [Mifflin]‚ which was then besieged by the British. Here I endured hardships sufficient to kill half a dozen horses. Let the reader only consider for a moment
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Igorot Revolt - The Igorot Revolt was a religious revolt in 1601 against Spanish attempts to Christianize the Igorot people of northern Luzon‚ in the Philippines. - Flavio Maniago in Alliance with Magalat of Cagayan was the leader of this revolt. Governor-General Francisco de Tello de Guzmánsent Captain Aranda with Spanish and Filipino colonial troops. - The Spaniards were determined to convert the Igorots to Christianity. They launched a crusade to proselytize the highland natives of Luzon
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assumption of kingship‚ Mahmud had lead the Ghaznavid contingent deployed in the Samanid Empire. In 994‚ he assisted the Samanid king Nuh II in the successful conquest of Khorasan. Early Career : In 994‚ Mahmud joined his father Sebuktigin in the capture of Khorasan from the rebel Fa’iq in aid of the Samanid Emir‚ Nuh II. During this period the Samanid state became highly unstable‚ with shifting internal political tides as various factions vied for control‚ the chief among them being Abu’l-Qasim Simjuri
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Since the foundation stages of American history‚ the American spirit has always waved its valiant attempts to not only remain free‚ but to the best. From the Civil War all the way to current operations in the Middle East‚ the Field Artillery has been a major component to the success of all and any major conflicts. Modern day Army calls artillery‚ “King of the Battle”. This has earned its dynamic name from the many conflicts in which Field Artillery lived to tell the tale. Many components to a
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rights of former slaves would impact society for years to come. The first Ku Klux Klan was an organization that thrived in the South during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. The first branch of the Ku Klux Klan was established in Pulaski‚ Tennessee‚ in May‚ 1866. (www.encyclopedia.com) One year later an organization of local members were established in Nashville in April‚ 1867. During the next two years Klansmen wearing masks‚ white cardboard hats and draped in white sheets‚ tortured
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the better. The Civil War had originally started because the Union was ready to end slavery‚ and the Confederates didn’t want to let that go because it was considered a “blessing.” They had many wars and it concluded with the battle of Fort Wagner. The Battle of Fort Wagner had been a Confederate victory‚ but this battle showed the determination of African Americans in the Union army with the brave assault led by the 54th Massachusetts Infantry. The lives of many were lost‚ and African Americans were
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The novel‚ “The Bully Boys” by Eric Walters chapters 15-18 continues about a farm boy named Thomas who rides alongside James FitzGibbon as a companion due to the fact the Americans are hunting him down. First‚ FitzGibbon is hit by a musket ball and is injured. Thomas needs to defend FitzGibbon from getting hit again so‚ Thomas kills 1 soldier‚ badly wounds 1 while the third one escaped. The injured soldier tells Thomas to deliver a letter to his wife and kids because he thinks he is close to death
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