Why Was the First Day of the Battle of the Somme (1st July 1916) Such A Disaster? The Battle of the Somme began on the 1st of July 1916 just north of Somme. This was over a month earlier than planned but the British needed to attack early in order to draw out the German troops from Verdun and save the French army. The battle was intended to create a rupture in the German line which could then be exploited so the Allies could get deep into the enemy lines. But the first day was a disaster and
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UNFORGETTABLE INCIDENT The memory of that night is etched in my mind till now. After all‚ that was the most eventful day of my life‚ which changed the person I was.Everything started on 18th of November when my aunt sent a car to my mother‚ a beautiful blue Audi‚ the latest in 2004. It was raining heavily when we received the car. My brother and I were so excited because we planned to coax mom to give the new car to my brother‚ as she has already had a car and she refused to give hers to my
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An Unforgettable Experience It was a very tough year.When I look at the menu written by myself‚vividly‚the small tidy noodle restaurant crosses my mind.The menu seems to smell of Kung Pao Chicken?Mapo Tofu?Anyway‚just dishes cooked by Mom.Mom is so good at cooking that one day she decided to set up a restaurant on a sudden impulse in the spring of 2009. "Xi Yang Yang‚like the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf!"Mom put it when we thought over the restaurant’s name.To support her‚I volunteered
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The first day of my job Yesterday was 5th of June‚ the first day of the ESL class and the first day of my job‚ what a bad coincident! Anyway after ESL class I went to work. I was familiar with the office and the workers because it was my brother’s office and my sister‚ who I have to sit in her place‚ was working there. I had visited the guy who was responsible of training me before he was amazing but I found him a little bit serious. He started to explain about the program that I had to
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An Unforgettable Event in My Life Last Sunday‚ I went shopping eagerly at the largest shopping mall in my town. My elder sister was accompanying me. As the important Christmas Day was just around the corner‚ the shopping mall was packed with people. There were many girls and ladies who were hanging their handbags loosely over their shoulders. I also did likewise. Although my mother always advised me not to bring a handbag‚ or if I wanted to bring it‚ I must hang it carefully over my shoulder
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1 10-7-12 First five weeks of high school High school is an enjoyable‚ but challenging part of life. From the first day of school to the 5th week of school I was confused‚ excited‚ and lost. My challenges are getting A’s in all of my classes and being one of the top students in my classes. My successful moments have been getting A’s on my History‚ English‚ Geometry‚ and Biology tests. My goal in AVID is to find which college would best suit me. Also‚ I would like to increase my public speaking
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Lead Kahuna emails Anthony‚ you can only send 150 emails per day and make sure you use the “Lead Aware” check box. I tried to send this out before and from a list of 125‚ it only recognized 75. When you do at first‚ put in a dummy list of a few emails that go to you. I want to ensure the email received looks ok. Run tests until you are sure its ok. You can forward one to me after testing. When your ready make sure if you add in 150 emails that all go through or figure out which ones
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An Unforgettable Moment It was November 5‚ 2012. It was raining and you could notice the clouds in the sky even though it was dark. While my father was driving the car‚ my mom was talking nonstop and my brother was taking a nap on my lap. I was staring out of the window and was thinking of that moment I was barely waiting for; the unforgettable moment of having my last thoughts while traveling to the airport‚ facing my dad’s feelings and saying goodbye to my parents . Many times I had thought
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them. It is on August 27th‚ 2012 that I first went to my university. The impression of the first day completely made my heart miss a beat. I surprised because my university is not as large as I had expected. My university is a small block which is combined with two wings. One is called block A and the other is block B. Not only is the campus small but the parking space for students is also overcrowded sometimes. Despite lacking of land for more constructions‚ my university has its own distinguished
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My family and I went on an unforgettable trip that felt like paradise. We all enjoyed ourselves visiting new places and trying new things but the worst part of the trip was when my sister kept complaining every second about how tired‚ hungry‚ full she was etc. and embarrassed my family and I in front of foreign strangers because of her childish. I was screaming so loud at the top of my lungs that I lost my hearing as my mom’s twin brother surprised my sisters Versa and Larsa‚ my
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