However there were candidates within the Austrian and French kingdoms. The countries battled over who is going to take the kingdom. During the war‚ countries had used privateers who are privately own armed ships who are commissioned by the government to fight or harass other countries on the sea (Privateer History: A General Overview‚ n.d.). However‚ after the war was over the privateers were withdrawn and to be sent back to their home countries‚ but a good deal of them stayed and became pirates. This
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490 B.C. Persian leader‚ darius I‚ sent 25‚000 men to fight 10‚000 Greeks. The Persians were light armored and lacked training‚ they were no match to the Greeks disciplined phalanx Athens won a crushing victory killing more than 6000 men and only losing less than 200 men The battle took place in a plain north east of Athens called marathon Ionia of the coast of Anatolia is a place where Greeks have been long settled‚ however around 546 B.C. the Persians conquered the area. Later the Ionian Greeks
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There are many warriors in the Greek culture. Some are real humans and others are of the Gods and Goddesses. One of the most known and skilled warriors was Achilles‚ he was the hero of The Battle of Troy. Achilles was the most feared warrior of them all killing everyone of his enemies with no mercy. He was fast and swift and graceful with his movement‚ smooth and quick thrusts with his swords‚ every soldier was afraid of him. Achilles‚ son of Peleus‚ the king of the Myrmidons and
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June 23rd 1960‚ he became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of the Congo. Also Joseph Kasa-Vubu won the election for the President of the Congo. On that Independence Day in 1960‚ Patrice Lumumba gave an impromptu speech speaking about how the independence was not gained without years of oppression and injustice (Bio.com). The speech he gave was well liked by the public‚ however‚ the higher-up officials did not like the tone of the speech and the negative words toward the Belgians. As
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a sense of the legacy they have inherited‚ and to help them come to terms with their own personal leadership style. The indispensable condition of Marine Corps leadership is action and attitude‚ not words. As one Marine leader said‚ "Don’t tell me how good you are. Show me!" Marines have been leading for over 200 years and today continue leading around the globe. Whether in the field or in garrison‚ at the front or in the rear‚ Marines‚ adapting the time-honored values‚ traditions‚ customs‚ and
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undefeated Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight titleholder embodies a love-me-or-hate-me shoulder shrug‚ her overwhelming sense of purpose‚ reactions she readily expects‚ embraces and dismisses. This contrast is on full display in “My Fight/Your Fight‚” a personal look at the professional highs and lows of the MMA star. With co-writer Burns Ortiz‚ who also happens to be the champion’s sister‚ Rousey details the good‚ the bad and the ugly. The ability to cut through the noise that allows Rousey
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Samuel Adams was born on September 27th 1722 in Boston in the British colony of Massachusetts. Samuel Adams was the son of Samuel Adams Sr. and Mary Adams. Samuel Adams family was Puritan and belonged to the Old South Congregational Church. After Graduating Harvard in 1740‚ he began earning his master’s degree. In his thesis he argued whether “It is lawful to resist the Supreme Magistrate‚ if the Commonwealth cannot otherwise be preserved” to which he believed it was (Allen‚ 5). This clearly shows
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Fight‚ or Flight? In 1820‚ the binding force that held America together for nearly 100 years had started to collapse. After 41 years of crumbling down‚ the force had broken‚ leading to the Civil War - the bloodiest war in the history of wars - and the darkest part of American History. Thousands of civilians‚ including 65‚000 Texans‚ went forward to serve in the Confederate military. Unfortunately‚ 1 in 5 of every Texan soldier that went to fight died. But‚ in the first place‚ why did Texans fight
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Alvar Nuñez Cabeza De Vaca commenced his exploring under the king of Spain in 1527. Panfilo Narvaez was appointed leader of the expedition by King Charles of Spain. Their mission was to affirm land for Spain in Florida and Mexico. Narvaez called De Vaca to be Treasurer and High Sheriff of the expedition. However‚ Panfilo Narvaez‚ additionally‚ inquired Alonso Castillo Maldonado and Andres De Carranza to be Sheriffs. Narvaez set sail in 1527 with 5 ships. Early in their journey‚ they stopped on the
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geriatric population – diagnostic symptoms for dengue. Ajay Hotchandani Address: Mercy Clinic-NHI‚ 1955 Mercy Lane‚ Belize City‚ Belize Email: mercyclinicmd@gmail.com Keywords: dengue‚ geriatric‚ asymptomatic‚ loss of appetite‚ anorexia Abstract: In dengue endemic regions‚ a chief complaint of nocturnal fever often is a pathonomonic phrase that triggers an investigation for dengue. This article looks at cases of patients who were tested for dengue based on their symptoms of weakness and loss
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