CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM Background of the Study Victory Liner Inc. Is one of the largest and pioneer bus companies in the Philippines‚ also it has more than ten times the number of units it had when it was incorporated in 1953. Mr. Jose Hernandez ‚ the pioneer‚ was a pre-machine. He collected bits and pieces of machinery‚ metals and spare to build from scratch a delivery truck for his family’s buy and sell business of rice‚ corn‚ vegetables and their homemade laundry soap. Upon completion of the
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Herschel Walker’s Victory over D.I.D. Micah Holtgraves Ivy Tech Community College PSYC101-HAF September 27‚ 2012 Herschel Walker was one of the most important running backs in NFL and college history. Because he contained great speed and strength‚ he soon became one of the greatest football players of all time. In 1982 at the age of only 20‚ he became the Heisman trophy winner (Brown‚ 2009). He went on to play 15 years of professional football. This was all before he became diagnosed with
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The Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13‚ 1862‚ involved nearly 200‚000 combatants‚ the largest concentration of troops in any Civil War battle. Ambrose Burnside‚ the newly appointed commander of the Army of the Potomac‚ had ordered his more than 120‚000 troops to cross the Rappahannock River‚ where they made a two-pronged attack on the right and left flanks of Robert E. Lee’s 80‚000-strong Army of Northern Virginia at Fredericksburg. On both ends‚ Lee’s rebel defenders turned back the Union assault
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Battle Analysis Outline 1. Define the Subject 1. Who‚ What‚ Where‚ When 2. Resources used 1. Set the Stage 1. Consider the strategic factors 1. What caused the war? 2. Who were the opponents? 3. What were their war aims? 4. What armed forces did the nations possess? 5. How well trained‚ equipped‚ and armed were they? 6. Did any social‚ political‚ economic‚ or religious factors
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1943 von Paulus ordered the 6th Army to surrender on February 2 in StalingradOn January 31‚ 1943 von Paulus ordered the 6th Army to surrender on February 2 in Stalingrad 9 The battle of Stalingrad lasted for about 200 days and nights. This battle probably had the most casualties of all urban battles-or even of ANY battle of ALL time. The number of deaths‚ wounds‚ and casualties was unbelievable. This number
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welcome to the interview show joining us today is a roman gladiator who has just survived the coliseum and earned his freedom. Here he is right now maximus the gladiator (audience cheers) Dave: So then maximus before we get to know about your life in the arena I would like to know about your background and why you were chosen for the arena instead of labour? Maximus: When I was young i use to watch my father‚ neighbours and family practice fighting‚ this inspired me to fight and train
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While the city of Troy was being burned and sacked‚ a survivor known as Aeneas would begin a mission to deprive the Greeks of their victory of Troy not through the sword and spear‚ but through his words. Aeneas knew that the Greeks would tout themselves as brave strategists who managed to outwit the Trojans. The Greeks would make Aeneas city appear as though they were full of imbeciles that fell to the mighty hands of the Greeks. In order to tarnish the image the Greeks would no doubt boast‚ he
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Overall‚ 3‚397 men lost their lives in the Battle of Midway‚ 3‚057 Japanese men and 340 Americans died. Thus the Japanese never fully recovered from the major casualties. In 1942‚ the Battle of Midway‚ a battle in the Pacific between the Japanese and the United States‚ was the turning point of the war and a major victory for the United States of America. Before the Battle of Midway‚ plans were made and many little events occurred. The Japanese wanted to eliminate United States carrier forces.
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Was Dunkirk a moral victory or a military disaster? Firstly‚ let’s set the scene for this event. Neville Chamberlain had declared war on the Nazis eight months ago and currently there was a stalemate between both sides called the “Phoney War.” On May 10‚ the Germans launched a blitzkrieg attack on the Netherlands and Belgium. By May 15‚ they had already broken through the French defenses and started to head straight for the English Channel. A week later‚ German forces had the British Expeditionary
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Account for Viet Minh victory in the first Indochinese war The People’s Army of Vietnam was able to defeat the French in the first Indo-china war due a variety of reasons. It was a combination of Vietnam’s strong sense of nationalism and popular support of the people that made a major contribution to its success. Also the support provided form overseas allies such as China‚ its military tactics used and the mistakes made by the French made the Viet Minh victory inevitable. A leading factor was
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