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    Key Points of an Army White Paper‚ the Profession of Arms The white paper is written in 2010 when the U.S. had been fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan for nine years. The Army had evolved to meet new challenges arose from these unconventional wars‚ and it had brought significant changes to how soldiers trained and fought enemies. These changes demanded a need for the Army to assess itself as a profession of arms and determine whether the right key attributes had been identified and reinforced. The

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    When George Washington decided to step down from presidency at the end of his second term in 1796‚ he announced his farewell address for the people. During this time‚ Washington had done many significant things such as being a leader in the revolutionary war and being the first president of the United States. He set a path for the future presidents. This was one of the most important speeches of his and one of the most important speeches in the history of the U.S. He never gave the address as a speech

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    This paper evaluates the strategic position and activities of the microchip producer ARM by means of a PESLE analysis and a Porter’s six forces analysis to review the company’s internal and external environment. Using these analytical tools‚ the author deems how well ARM’s strategy fits within the constraints of the external environment‚ the distinctive elements of ARM’s products and services that distinguish it from its competitors and the sustainability of this strategy in the long-term. The paper

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    Goodbye‚ Superboy! A Fond Farewell to the Last Romantic." MANILA‚ August 21‚ 2003  (STAR) BY THE WAY By Max V. Soliven  - Much has been written about Ninoy Aquino‚ whose name needs no introduction to many of our readers. Commuters pass by his statue daily on Ayala Avenue in Makati’s Golden Mile‚ and another monument to him in Manila. But monuments and statues‚ and glowing encomiums do not a hero make. But my thesis is that today‚ Ninoy is a forgotten hero. There was so much hype in the first halcyon

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    The title "Arms and the Man" derives from the opening lines of the popular epic of Virgil‚ "Aeneid" : "I sing of Arms and the Man" However‚ as Virgil highly praises war as described by its heroes‚ Shaw’s aim in writing "Arms and the Man" is to provide a more realistic picture of war and to remove all pretensions of the nobility from war. As General Philip Henry Sheridan put it "Many of you here believe that war is all glory; but let me tell you‚ boys‚ it is all Hell". Even though Shaw is

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    Welcome Address-Farewell Day Festivity Respected Principal‚ Vice- Principal‚ Director‚ teaching faculty‚ non-teaching faculty‚ management faculty‚ teachers and the taught‚ a warm welcome to everyone here. Today‚ we host the valediction day. A day in which we host a farewell to the outgoing students ofour school . The existing students bid farewell to the outgoing students. A full academic year has passed by. A full year of tuition and learning. And now it is farewell. It is with nostalgic memories

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    Historical Analysis of the film “Farewell My Concubine” (1992) (ASIA 355‚ Section 921‚ Dr. Wang‚ Rui) Yohan Kim #37635125 23 July‚ 2013 Most compelling film “Farewell My Concubine” by Chinese filmmaker Chen Kaige depicts clamorous historical events broken out in China in twentieth century as well as human desire of love and ambition. Chen’s brilliant direct and cast of the love triangle within the film stimulate the viewers and smoothen the connections between rapid developments of the story

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    Directed by Chen Kaige‚ a highly acclaimed fifth-generation Chinese film director‚ Farewell My Concubine has received many international film awards and nominations; among them are the Best Foreign Film and the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993. In the film‚ Cheng Dieyi‚ a Peking Opera actor playing the leading female characters‚ becomes obsessed with his role as the concubine of the King of Chu and blurs his stage role with the real life he leads. The circumstances in which one grows

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    Comparison of the “1914 V: The Soldier” and “Soldier’s Farewell” We’ve come so far in terms of civilisation‚ yet war is still a concept that is prominent and even thriving in our world. The poems “1914 V: The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke‚ and “Soldier’s Farewell” by Mike Subritzky both counter the prospect of war but uses different viewpoints. Putting into mind that Brooke came from WW1 while Subritzky wrote the poem during WW2‚ their mindsets might differ. “1914 V: The Soldier” had a very patriotic

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    The Big Green Armchair a) i. The mood of the setting ii. “Staring into the grim winter/ Only slate – grey skies” iii. The author uses adjectives like “grim” and “slate – grey” to describe the winter’s day‚ which conveys a very dull and dreary mood. The author compares the grim winter’s day and the dull mood to the old woman. This helps the reader understand how the woman is feeling. b) The author creates a dull mood by describing in detail what the old woman sees outside the window. “Staring

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