protect the Philippines from Japanese control in 1941-42‚ which resulted in the capture of over 550 American and allied POWs. The capture of the Philippines was essential to Japan‚ who would be able to use it as a resupply point‚ as well as eliminating the natural barrier that existed between them and China. The raid was organized three years later in an effort to release the POWS and further the mission of the Allies reclaiming the Philippines from Japanese control. On December 7th 1941‚ Japanese
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The Merry Wives of Windsor CHARACTER DESCRIPTION: Mistress Page: a resident of Windsor that is married to Master Page and is friends with Mistress Ford. Later on in the play Mistress Ford and Mistress Page decide to lead Falstaff on and ruin him after he sends the same seducing letter to them. Ford: Married to Mistress Ford who tends to be jealous of his wife when Falstaff tries to seduce his wife so he puts on a disguise and goes to garters inn to find out information from
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POW #13 Corey Camel Problem Statement: Corey the Camel has a small banana grove in the desert‚ her harvest this year was 3‚000 bananas. The market where Corey sells her bananas is 1‚000 miles away. Corey has to walk to the market to sell her bananas‚ for each mile Corey walks‚ she eats one banana. Corey can only carry 1‚000 bananas at a time. In this POW the goal is to find the number of bananas that Corey can get to the market. Process: To find the answer to this POW I did the mini POW‚ as suggested
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Jeevandhara Sanjeevani generic stores a big hit‚ benefit Rs.2 cr to patients A Raju Hyderabad Monday‚ February 18‚ 2013‚ 08:00 Hrs [IST] The chain of Jeevandhara Sanjeevani Pharmacy generic drug stores launched with the support of the state government are yet to spread to all over the state. Yet‚ these generic stores have helped to save up to Rs.2 crore to the patients in the state so far. The Jeevandhara generic outlets have turned out to be a big hit among the poor patients and have been
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Memorial‚ “Over 30‚000 Australian servicemen were taken prisoner in the Second World War and 39‚000 gave their lives.” The treatment of POWs during the WW2 varied extremely depending on race‚ country they were prisoner to‚ morals and numerous other varying factors. The Geneva Conventions were set in order to control and maintain the same level of treatment for all POWs‚ they were international agreements created in Geneva‚ Switzerland. The Conventions place restrictions on the cruelty of war and improve
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Death March was very harsh. The Death March was a long march in the Philippines of American and Filipino POWs (prisoners of war)‚ where they were treated very harshly. During the march‚ the POWs faced intense treatment‚ where the Japanese guards beat‚ beheaded‚ shot‚ and bayoneted them. The heat was unbearable; temperatures of over 100° in the open sun. Another example of this torture is that any POW was not allowed to stop to go to the bathroom. If they would try‚ a guard would
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products 3. Describe the major differences between the Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). The ICS is a personnel management structure through which disaster response is controlled. ICS was developed by the State of California as a method by which earthquakes and other emergencies could be handled efficiently. NIMS is designed to prepare for‚ prevent‚ and manage response to emergency and disaster situations‚ and to coordinate emergency response
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New Banking License Summarize the guidelines released by RBI: Owners/Promoters: Any Indian group or entity shall be eligible to promote a bank through a wholly owned Non-Operative Financial Holding Company (“NOFHC”). The group/entity certainly should be having sound financial condition‚ integrity‚ credentials and must be operational for 10 or more years. The NOFHC will be registered as a non-banking financial company (“NBFC”) with the RBI and will be governed by a separate set of directions
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Naples’ Prisoners of War Camp Conditions There were 700 POW camps in the United States during World War II. One of these POW camps was in Naples‚ New York. This camp was very well kept and prisoners were treated fairly. The prisoners worked and got paid daily in the POW camp in Naples. The prisoners had to work ten hours per day and they were paid $.80 a day. They were handed a check when they left and the war was ended. The prisoners were put in work teams‚ some worked in the vineyards. Other pressed
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American-born Japanese‚ was quickly isolated from her home after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. As for an American POW‚ Louie Zamperini‚ war meant years of hard labor‚ beatings‚ and starvation‚ all while he had no communication with his family or the outside
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