Katsumoto was a Japanese warlord in the 1500s. There was never an American soldier who had fought against the Native Americans that had gone to Japan to help the Imperial Army. Captain Nathan Algren is a fictional character that is loosely created from the life of Jules Brunet. a French military officer who was sent to Japan to help westernize. Brunet fought in the artillery division and won the French medal Légion d’honneur for his services. He was sent to Japan by Napoleon to help modernize
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stealing from the public to build their fortunes. By increasing goods‚ creating jobs and expanding markets‚ others would argue they were captains of industry and served their nation in a positive way. As pioneers of the modern industry‚ having ultimately acted in the best interests of society in America‚ I believe in the end‚ they were more characteristic of captains of industry for
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high school drop out rates Purpose: To allow people to better understand why the high school drop out rate is such a large issue in the u.s. Thesis: High school drop out‚ we’ve all heard about it but what do you really know about it? From teen pregnancies to financial problems to really just not caring. I. Introduction Attention Material: unemployed in prison living in poverty receiving government assistance less healthy divorced single parents Thesis Statement: High school drop
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ruthless pirateer known as Captain Hunter. To start he is a very determined person letting nobody stand in his path towards glory. When the time comes to prepare for his risky voyage; he shows great detail and thought in what he needs. First‚ he meets with Whisper: the only survivor from the Matanceros raid‚ which of course is where Captain Hunter is planning to set sail to. This island is heavily garded with many spanish soldiers including the most ruthless of them all: Captain Cazalla. This cold-blooded
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story is Captain Ahab. Captain Ahab is a man who is obsessed with finding the Great White Whale. I believe that the most interesting thing about Captain Ahab is how he is so obsessed with trying to find the great white whale that in my head I think that his obsession will make him insane. The reason for his obsession for finding the Great White Whale came from When Moby Dick Bit off one of his legs which left him with a prosthetic leg made out of whalebones. This is the reason for Captain Ahab’s obsession
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Imagine… you are getting all dressed up for that big day. You get anxious and scared because it’s the graduation for eighth grade. You get all dressed up and put on your gown and cap. Then you arrive at the school. You sit in the assigned seat and watch the children before you get up and shake hands. You feel your hands get clammy as you wait. You wait till you hear your name and realize that it’s your time to shine. You stand up and hear the creaking of the harwood on your shoes. Then you feel your
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The author creates the poem though several literary devices‚ such as internal rhyme‚ apostrophe‚ and metaphor. In the metaphor‚ “Captain” symbolizes the President Lincoln. In the poem‚ the captain seems that he has tough times and succeeds through his trip‚ but is ultimately dead before he returns home. Through the captain‚ the author relates the character with the President Lincoln who led the United States to peace and was assassinated in the middle of the presidency. In addition‚ the author uses
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speaks to seniors at Wellesley High School in June 2012. McCullough is trying to get the audience to understand the importance of their high school diploma. McCullough gives a touching‚ stern speech that grabs the students attention quickly. Think about a parent lecturing their children‚ that’s how it was. David McCullough uses very good examples in this speech. McCullough points out that marriage can be taken away and never thought of again‚ but your high school diploma will carry on with you forever
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Running head: CASE STUDY: CAPTAIN EDITH STRONG 1 CASE STUDY: CAPTAIN EDITH STRONG 6 CASE STUDY: CAPTAIN EDITH STRONG MICHAEL J. BONNIE CJA474 September 25‚ 2014 Fred Hammett Case Study Captain Edith Strong is the first woman to be promoted to captain. She has spent 18 years working through the ranks to achieve this high of a position in her agency and she is familiar with the internal problems her agency has a problem with. All the patrol officers believe they have a heavy workload and complain
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In a letter to Captain Thomas Auld published in a newspaper‚ Frederick Douglass confronts Captain Auld in a public manner about their previous relationship as slave and slave master. Douglass presents himself as intelligent and sophisticated‚ which proves that he is capable of acting in a manner that is opposite of current stereotypes. Some of these stereotypes of slaves are that they are uneducated‚ always violent‚ of low class‚ and inferior to white men. Douglass presents himself in this way by
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