The Battle of Manila Bay Megan Howard On April 30‚ 1898‚ six American warships and three support vessels (the American Asiatic Squadron) entered Manila Bay in the Spanish Philippines. This would become the first major battle of the Spanish-American War. Leading the pack was Commodore George Dewey who was aboard the USS Olympia. The ships were made of steel and powered by coal-fired steam engines; also on board were electrical generators which ridding the need for lanterns to light the lower decks
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony was an English settlement in North America in the early 1600’s. It was formed by Puritan settlers fleeing religious persecution in England. The lands which became the Massachusetts Bay Colony had previously been inhabited by Native Indians. The Company of Massachusetts Bay received a charter to start a settlement in the New World in 1629. The charter granted the company the right to establish a settlement. The passengers of the “Arbella” who left England in 1630 with
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There is a time before and after the events on 9/11. And that events were the reason why the Guantanamo Bay prison was established in January 2002And after the events the United States of America started the ’’War on Terror’’ by hunting down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts‚" . The goverment tried to make illegal things legal. They ignore the fact that there is a given treatment to prisoner of war. The US government tried to justify torture. Alberto R. Gonzales who was the
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Massachusetts Bay Colony government was able to be‚ at least partially‚ simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian. It was able to be partly theocratic because of the doctrine of the covenant‚ which stated that the whole purpose of government was to enforce God’s laws. God’s laws applied to everyone‚ even nonbelievers. Everyone also had to pay taxes for the government-supported church. This meant that religious leaders held enormous power in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. They
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Pelican Bay Supermax Pelican Bay Supermax After listening to and or reading the transcripts of Locked Down: Gangs in the Supermax by Michael Montgomery‚ one gets a glimpse of prison life‚ sociological issues inmates and staff face‚ and the subculture of prison life faced by staff and prisoners alike on a daily basis. However‚ instead of delving completely in to the situational circumstances of prisoner life‚ it is more important to understand the history of this Supermax prison and why
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Detention center in Guantanamo Bay. One of the main questions that are being asked is whether or not the detention at Guantanamo bay Is unconstitutional. One other key Point that has been raised in the possible closing of Guantanamo bay is where will the detainees go if it is closed. In order to better understand the reasoning behind this detention we must look at the reason for the detention in the first place. For the detainees that are being kept on Guantanamo bay They are there do to being identified
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29‚ 2014 English 102-19 Bay Leaves and Cinnamon Sticks vs. Calabash Parkway Revision American Living In English 102‚ we have read two novels entitles Bay Leaves and Cinnamon Sticks and Calabash Parkway. In both novels we read the story of women who left their home country and families to come to America‚ New York to be specific. Although both novels have similar story lines and characteristics; the major things that make them similar also make them different. In bay leaves the woman (Millie)
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Battle of Manila Bay George Dewey‚ then a Commodore United States Navy’s Asiatic Squadron was waiting in Hong Kong when He received a cable from the then secretary of Navy‚Theodore Roosevelt‚ stating that the war had begun between the US and Spain. Dewey sailed from Hong Kong on board his flagship Olympia with six other heavily armed ships. He brought with him a report on the location of the Spanish ships in Corregidor and Manila at dawn of May 1‚ 1898. Dewey entered Manila Bay almost undetected
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Massachusetts Bay Colony was simultaneously theocratic‚ democratic‚ oligarchic‚ and authoritarian in different ways. The Puritans founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1628 and wanted a well-established government‚ but they ended up mixing all of these together. This colony was important because it was one of the first provincial and true governments to be introduced into the colonies. It also provided an example to other colonies to base their governments on. The Massachusetts Bay Colony can be
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Clipper Bay is located on the tip of a peninsula within the sea and abundant marine life for fishing that revolved around the villagers that is residing at the town with a small population of 5000. The town is famous for their marine life which fishing is a crucial part for the villagers to survive or even to earn money every day. As a chief planner of Clipper Bay‚ I am assigned to furbished the place to sustain the town’s economy. Comparative Analysis Attracting tourists with environmental
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