United States Army Rangers are elite members of the United States Army. Rangers have served in recognized U.S. Army Ranger units or have graduated from the U.S. Army’s Ranger School.[1] The term "Ranger" was first used in North America in the early 17th century; however‚ the first ranger company was not officially commissioned until King Philip’s War (1676) and then they were used in the four French and Indian Wars. Rangers also fought in the American Revolution‚ the War of 1812‚ and the American
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Comparing my Education to Sherman Alexie’s Indian Education Sherman Alexie’s Indian Education tells of the hardships‚ such as bullying and racial discrimination‚ that Alexie faced in reservation grade school; I‚ on the other hand‚ faced minimum hardships since I went to private grade school. The rules of the private school I went to are based on the Bible‚ and this created a friendly Christian environment among the students‚ so bullying of any sort was scarce. Alexie faced constant bullying in
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Doctors Choose to Smoke Camel Brand Cigarettes Devry University Doctors Choose to Smoke Camel Brand Cigarettes Camel is a brand of cigarettes developed by R.J. Reynolds‚ an American company‚ in 1913. The company has had many advertising slogans since its development. The first noted was “I’d Walk a Mile for a Camel”. In the 1940’s‚ the pitch was that Camels were “Slow Burning” and this helped reduce nicotine levels. With the U.S. entering WWII‚ the ads started to include soldiers and suggested
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The lone Survivor What is the lone survivor? Most of us know it know it as a movie that is based on a true story and that’s it. But the Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of four Navy Seal members tasked on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda. The mission is operation Red Wings‚ tasked with overlooking a village and try and capture or kill a highly dangerous Taliban member that was in links with another dangerous Taliban member Osama bin laden. Faced with an impossible moral
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1 Smoke Detector ∗ Sardar Nimisha Sankhe∗ ‚ Nisarg Vinod† and Ekta Vira Patel Institute of Technology‚ Mumbai-400058‚ India‚ nimisha.sankhe@yahoo.com † Sardar Patel Institute of Technology‚ Mumbai-400058‚ India‚ naughty.nisarg@yahoo.co.in ‡ Sardar Patel Institute of Technology‚ Mumbai-400058‚ India‚ ekta vira@ymail.com Abstract Most of the smoke alarms available in the market use one or another kind of smoke sensor which increases the cost and also require complicated interfacing circuitry
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the Iranian film "Persepolis" a few months ago. I was enthralled by the films subject matter and characters. With this in mind‚ I felt enticed to revisit Marj (the main character of "The Veil" and "Persepolis") and her wild shenanigans. But‚ after reading "The Veil‚" I was unable to say that "I enjoyed the comic strip‚ as much as I enjoyed the film." Therefor‚ I explored the other stories‚ and eventually‚ I concluded on Sherman Alexie’s "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" and Margaret
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Art vs. Art 1. Introduction Literature can‚ at times‚ have a fascinating connection with film. Whether it is a film or a piece of literature‚ both are written by someone that wants to leave an impact on an audience. However‚ movies and books have different roles. They each have different strong points: books give better characterization‚ stronger revelations and inner conflict‚ but movies create better mood with music and visuals/effects. You should always read the book first because it
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Do you smoke? -Yes‚ it doesn’t cost me very much because I smoke a packet in one month. Do you know the dangers of tobacco? -Yes‚ the risks are having lung cancer‚ oral cancer‚ chronic cough‚ etc. Have you ever tried to quit? -No‚ because I know I’m not addict When/why do you smoke? -Social occasions because I love how it tastes with alcohol. Have you ever had health problems as a result of smoking? -No Does your addiction affect other people? -Not really because I don’t have
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Lone Scherfig employs the technique of lighting in the scene when Jenny arrives home after uncovering the truth about David and his marriage‚ to convey the idea that David is a vague‚ mysterious and untrustworthy by always having David partially in the dark. The scene emphasises the value of trust within relationships‚ by using lighting to like David’s untrustworthy status to the conflict taking place in the scene. This technique encourages the audience to contradict all of what David has proclaimed
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In the novel Reservation Blues‚ Sherman Alexie utilizes the characters dreams to illustrate the relationship between the Native Americans and the white people. These dreams show an ongoing struggle amongst the two societies‚ in addition to the deterioration of the Indian culture. These dreams are better described as nightmares because not a single one of the dreams are positive and bare anything respectable about the Native American society. Sherman Alexie attempts to disclose the humiliation and
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