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    Articles of War

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    1950 respectively and further amended by PD 116 dtd June 24‚ 1977 and further amended by PD 1968 dtd January 11‚ 1985.) Be it enacted by the National Assembly of the Philippines: Section 1. The following articles shall be known as the Articles of War and shall at all times and in all places govern the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Constabulary (As amended by RA 242) TITLE I. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS Article I. Definitions. The following words when used in this Articles shall

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    Drug wars

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    at war. We have been fighting drug abuse for almost a century. Four Presidents have personally waged war on drugs. Unfortunately‚ it is a war that we are losing. Drug abusers continue to fill our courts‚ hospitals‚ and prisons. The drug trade causes violent crime that ravages our neighborhoods. Children of drug abusers are neglected‚ abused‚ and even abandoned. The only beneficiaries of this war are organized crime members and drug dealers. The United States has been engaged in a “war” for

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    You can Judge a Society by how well it treats its Prisoners Tristan Bourne Ms. Stewart 15 January 2015 Prison is for those who fail to abide by the laws that society lays out. Though the individuals fail to comply by the rules of being a member of society‚ they are still the responsibility of the government

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    Gears of War

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    Gears of War is a military science fiction third-person shooter video game developed by Epic Games and published by Microsoft Studios. It was initially released as an exclusive title for the Xbox 360 in November 2006 in North America‚ Australia‚ and most of Europe. A Microsoft Windows version of the game was developed in conjunction with People Can Fly and released a year later‚ featuring new content including additional campaign levels‚ a new multiplayer game mode‚ and Games for Windows - Live functionality

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    The affect of The Peloponnesian and Persian Wars on the Greeks position in the Ancient World The Peloponnesian War‚ that took place from (431-404 B.C.)‚ was fought between the Athenians and the Spartans. The Persian Wars‚ which took place from (499-448 B.C.)‚ were caused from the Persians attempts to conquer the Greek city-states. These wars affected the Greek position in the ancient world and caused the downfall of Athens. The Peloponnesian War was very intense and lasted from (431-404 B.C

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    Cold War: The Vietnam War

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    Jubayer Ahmed Mr.Disiro period 8 Imagine a war without the use of weapons. The Cold War was a standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union without a use of arms (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). It was a period of time with great resentment and pressure. Even though both sides never had a direct military confrontation‚ they engaged in “proxy wars” and threatened each other with nuclear annihilation (Nuclear Weapons and the Arms Race). For over forty years the Soviets and Americans

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    Korean War "They can call it whatever they want. I think it was a war and that’s it. A lot of guys were dying or getting wounded and you can call it "the Forgotten War" or "the conflict‚" but it was a war. That’s it." as said by Eddie Rios of the United States Marine Corps. Even though we don’t remember it‚ or don’t think it was a war but it was. The Korean War was a small one but it still happened. In this paper I will go over why the war started‚ what happened and how it ended. Without further

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    Civil War Total War?

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    The definition of total war is when one side mobilizes all available resources in order to destroy another side¡¯s ability to engage in war. The Civil War was a total war because both Union and Confederate Generals like William Sherman‚ Philip Sheridan‚ and Robert E. Lee used total war tactics against each other when the other side hinted weakness. They used these tactics to try and put an end to the war. The Civil War was a total war because both sides used tactics that were defined by the Powell

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    Cold War: The Korean War

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    The Korean War is seen as the “flashpoint” in the Cold War‚ which made the Cold war a global conflict. North Korea was led by Kim Il-Sung and was communist. South Korea was led by Syngman Rhee and was capitalist. Though it is said that Kim Il-Sung‚ who headed The Democratic People’s Republic‚ which was created by the Soviet Union‚ had adopted a policy of opposition to Rhee’s government and for the unification of the Korean peninsula by armed force‚ there are still many other theories as to why the

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    Korean War This July 27th marks the 60th anniversary of the armistice agreement that ended the combat phase of the Korean War‚ but the conflict did not end on July 27‚ 1953‚ it merely came to a temporary halt. Though the Korean War may been overshadowed by World War II and the Vietnam War in the minds of many Americans‚ it had a dramatic effect on social change in the United States ("Korean War had major impact on race relations..."). We have spent the past 60 years living not in a post-war era‚

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