Operation MARKET GARDEN was a strategic plan proposed by British Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery and approved by Supreme Allied Commander General (GEN) Dwight D. Eisenhower. Considered a gamble‚ especially coming from the cautious Montgomery‚ its level of risk and probability of success were questioned by leaders and staffs of all effected echelons before it was conducted. And in the end‚ it was an overall failure. Between 17 and 26 September 1944‚ there were over 11‚000 casualties among
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While serving as G-2 for General Patton‚ Brigadier General Oscar Koch developed and employed early Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) practices‚ laying the groundwork for the modern intelligence cycle. Koch’s disciplined approach fused traditional and non-traditional intelligence sources and established the forward-leaning‚ product-driven intelligence process used today (Confidence‚ n.d.). Throughout campaigns in North Africa and Europe during World War II‚ Koch honed the intelligence
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University of Phoenix Material Risk Identification Scenarios Review each of the following scenarios and identify the risk events‚ the probability of those risks‚ and the impact of the risk events. Some scenarios may have more risks than others. Scenario One A retail firm has a project that is focused on expansion into third-world countries to sell pharmaceutical products. The project timeline is‚ as always‚ aggressive. The scope is well documented and understood by the project team and key members
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Case Background George Lassiter makes t-shirts for special events such as concerts. The upcoming concert presents another opportunity for George to make and sell t-shirts; however the question is how many t-shirts to produce. There are two fundamental case questions that must be answered: 1. What are the possible financial outcomes if Lassiter orders 5‚000 T-shirts? 7‚500? 10‚000? As shown in the Exhibit‚ a rather simple but detailed decision tree has been made which represents the various options
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slavery. Blacks wanted to be recognized as humans and wanted to have the rights that were given to the whites. Others saw slavery as a way of life and thought that slaves were content under the conditions forced upon them. John C. Calhoun and George Fitzhugh make strong‚ intellectual arguments defending slavery‚ but Fredrick Douglass and William Craft provide a compelling challenge to these pro-slavery arguments. In Calhoun’s essay‚ "A Defense of Slavery‚" written in 1837‚ he states that slavery
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eye opening. While The Forest Unseen encouraged me to ponder the impact human behavior has on nature and religion‚ “The Creation” revealed intriguing insight regarding the impact the natural environment has on human understanding of religion. David George Haskell’s The Forest Unseen offered a new perspective on the intrinsic value of the interactions among the multitude of factors at play in nature. In “April 2nd−Chainsaw‚” he discussed how we attempt to justify our destruction
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George Byrne Ms. Elizabeth Devore English 11002: College Writing 1 stretch February 25‚ 2014 Food Traditions Never Change In the autobiography‚ Lobster Lessons‚ the author Aleksandra Crapanzano tells her story of her love‚ John and how after a year of dating he takes her away from her comfort to a small cottage on the beach of Nantucket. Not only is she far from home but she is going to meet his permanent other women‚ great-aunt Margaret. Aleksandra Crapanzano believes that the rituals
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Messrs. Twomax Limited‚ Reginald A. S. Goode and John Robert Gordon raised actions for reparation on the ground of negligent misrepresentations against Messrs. Dickson M’Farlane and Robinson‚ a firm of chartered accountants. Twomax (UK 1983) demonstrate that audit firms may be liable to third parties in certain circumstances. It is a case also involving the decision to acquire shares‚ based on negligently audited financial statements. The auditors should be able to anticipate that third party
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TD Canada Trust 1 Describe how TD Canada Trust competes. Td Canada Trust competes with the other banks in many various ways. One of the ways that they compete is by offering what other banks do not. A good example of this is how TD offers Sunday banking hours. No other banks have Sunday banking hours; they are all closed except for TD. Another example of this is extended banking hours. This is huge because lots of people get caught up in traffic on their way home‚ and not only that but people may
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1. Identify the ideology of kingship during China’s Shang dynasty. How did it compare with that of the Zhou Dynasty? - Early China’s cities‚ Shang and Zhou‚ have very distinctive features in the ideology of kingship. In the Shang dynasty‚ the king and his administration were the controllers‚ where the king was the intermediary between the people and the gods. However‚ in the Zhou dynasty‚ the ruler was chosen by gods to justify power‚ and if he/she misbehaved or acted inappropriately‚ they would
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