with a grenade. Tim had to pick pieces of me out of a tree. 8. ______ Dave Jensen breaks my nose because I stole his jackknife. 9. ______ My real name is Bob. I was the platoon’s first medic. 10. ______ I snuck my girlfriend into Vietnam. She ended up leaving me for Green Berets. 11. ______ I wore my ex-girlfriend’s pantyhose on my neck as a good luck charm. They worked too! 12. ______ I used to always pop tranquilizers to calm myself and like to say we were in a “mellow” war. 13
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Open Carry: Homeland Defense Aid or Hindrance Milliahn Valentino Wilmington University Armed and ready‚ the Miracle family of Sterling Heights‚ Michigan is fully prepared to take on any terrorist threat. Like a growing number of Americans‚ they believe such readiness‚ including a house with 25 firearms‚ is their civic duty. According to Lee Miracle‚ “We see preparedness as like having a fire extinguisher – you never want to use it‚ but it is there”. Lee Miracle also believes in his right to
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Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain what leadership style Lieutenant Colonel Yaron exhibited as the commander of battalion for the evacuation operations. This paper will give three examples of his leadership action and behaviors. This paper will also analyze the leadership style that Lieutenant Colonel Daniel exhibited and give three examples of his leadership action and behaviors. It will discuss the pros and cons of each example given. This paper will then compare and contrast the
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Why Peaceful Protest is Beneficial in a Free Society Peaceful Protest and civil disobedience have been a hallmark of change from the early 20th century onwards. Though nonviolent efforts‚ multiple civil movements have peacefully broken a law in order to protest an injustice of said law. Usually done in a coordinated manner by a large group of people‚ these protest have been strikingly effective in bettering the systems they have set out to change. Peaceful resistance is therefore one
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Gun Control Gun Control is a broad term that covers any sort of restriction on what kind of firearms can be sold and bought‚ who can possess or sell them‚ where and how they can be stored or carried‚ what duties a seller has to vet a buyer‚ and what obligations both the buyer and the seller have to report transactions to the government. This law is basically made for white American men‚ like most laws are. According to Gunsfreedom.com‚ “The Federal government started its gun control policies in response
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shootings. And I think regulation of guns is a necessary action that needs to be taken in order to save lives. Gun control is necessary in order to have a peaceful country and world. Guns are very powerful weapons‚ and they are way too easy to access nowadays in America. The United States has the highest gun ownership rate in the world‚ The U.S. has 88.8 guns for every 100 American residents‚ gun crime and murders had been increasing every year. Without gun control‚ many lives are being taken for
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a shotgun? Gun rights and gun control are always hot items during any political discussion‚ whether it is between peers or politicians. One of the many great advantages to being an American is the ability to choose for one’s own self what to believe in. Another advantage‚ in my opinion‚ is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Laws should not restrict gun rights because first‚ it would infringe the second amendment‚ second‚ guns are a part of our culture‚ and finally‚ if guns were outlawed
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Gun Control There should be a crackdown on guns. Is this world safe from gun violence? We all know this world is really out of control with the use of guns and it seems like as the years passed by‚ there have been so many killings happening that involving a gun. Also‚ just about anybody on the street can get their hands on a gun and you don’t have to buy it from a store. Maybe if there was a big crack down on guns it wouldn’t be so many needless deaths. It seems like as the years goes on there are
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Does peaceful resistance to laws positively or negatively impact a free society? I feel it ultimately impacts in a positive way by raising awareness of pertinent issues. Non-violent action tends to win more support than does violence. Peaceful resistance is a method of social change that can employ strategies such as strikes‚ sit-ins‚ boycotts and civil disobedience. One example is of the numerous protests against the petroleum industry to transition to a renewable energy source. We have become so
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Gun Control One of the most important objects in America’s history are guns. At the start of America‚ there were all kinds of conflict with the Natives and with Britain. Guns were used as self protection to fight off warring Native Tribes‚ and to fight against the British in the Revolutionary War. For many decades guns were used to hunt for food and for protection when settlers expanded deeper in the North American Continent. Firearms are also used in a misguided way. For example‚ in many homicide
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