Wounded Warriors continue to pay the ultimate price The charity Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) is a house hold name it seems these days. Everyone has heard of the charity‚ specifically after the 9/11 attacks which ignited a war in Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001. The purpose of the Wounded Warrior Project is stated on their website and quoted below: • To raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of injured service members. • To help injured service members aid and assist each other.
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The Wounded Warrior Project is an organization that provides aid to wounded soldiers in need. There are many organizations out there to donate to‚ but people have to find the right one like Wounded Warrior Project. This organization spends their valuable time and money to help veterans coming back from Afghanistan and Iraq. There is a website and various project’s individuals can use to donate to this cause. The project’s goal is to help these soldiers recover from their wounds. Before there was
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story of Beowulf and The 13th Warrior written by a Christian Monk and the story called Eaters of the Dead what was later know as The 13th Warrior written by Ibn Fadlan who was Moslem which was later written by Michael Crichton. Then there was a movie called The 13th Warrior. The two things that will be compared and contrasted are going to be the movie of The 13th Warrior and the Epic of Beowulf. Instead of doing a translation of Beowulf‚ the writer of the "The 13th Warrior" used his creativity to fabricate
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Breaking a Ruler with Atmospheric Pressure Introduction In this experiment‚ I will try to use air pressure‚ along with some sheets of newspaper‚ to attempt to break a ruler. Air pressure is the weight of the atmosphere pressing down on the earth. A device called a barometer measures it in units called millibars. Most barometers use mercury in a glass column‚ like a thermometer‚ to measure the change in air pressure. I came up with this idea from when I read in a book about how some kids tried to
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Samurai Warriors did not back down it was called an honor to die in the name of the emperor‚ want to know why? Because of a code called Bushido. The most important thing to a samurai warrior was to follow the bushido code. Bushido was important to Samurai because it was a code taught to them by their master. The Bushido code stated that all Samurai Warriors were required by their master to be loyal to the Shogun no matter what happened to them. The Bushido code stated that even though they were
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skills the new ruler should have‚ that is wisdom‚ strategy‚ bravery‚ strength‚ and ruthlessness . “Those who become rulers through strength of purpose [vie virtuose]‚ as they did‚ acquire their kingdoms with difficulty‚ but they hold on with ease (Machiavelli 19). He identifies that the worst ruler is the one who is opposed to the people or makes them feel any kind of fear‚ and if that is happening‚ the ruler would have a lack of support from their people who can also go against the ruler (Machiavelli
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The Warrior Ethos by Steven Pressfield is a look into the culture of a warrior. He looks back on history and explains how different cultures have a code of honor and ethics when it comes to warfare. He persists that a person does not need to fight for a flag or cause in order to have a code of honor. Ethos is defined as: “The moral character‚ nature‚ disposition and customs of a people or culture.” Pressfield’s book is about all of these things as they pertain to warriors throughout history. He
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State under a Machiavellian Ruler vs. Utopian State By Donald Collett A Machiavellian society is ruled by a princedom in which peasants worked most of the occupations. Nobles did not perform any physical labor. And the military is strong and follows the prince. In a Utopian society there is a community of senior phylarchs who discuss state issues. Everyone spends time in the farmlands for two year periods. The Utopians despise war and at all costs do not get involved in war. In Machiavellian
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Fact or Fiction: The Terra Cotta Warriors are an interesting subject to the say the least to many scientist‚ conspiracy theorist and archaeologists. In Xi’an‚ China‚ hundreds of years ago‚ the making of what is known to some as the 8th wonder of the world. It was March 1974‚ a very dry time of year‚ a peasant farmer‚ Yang Zhifa was digging for a well‚ and he was shocked when he discovered a piece of old terracotta. He was excited that he may have found an old abandoned kiln and could get some free
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"The Warrior Ethos" By Steven Pressfield The book "The Warrior Ethos" written by Steven Pressfield is about what it means to be a warrior‚ in the present time‚ and also in ancient times. In the book it gives many examples such as the ancient Spartans as well as modern day war fighters such as the Marines. It also discusses the differences and similarities as to what the warrior ethos actually means to the individual‚ as well as to the unit. The author breaks the book into three parts‚ academies
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