Extremism Today Extremism is the act of taking on extreme views and actions to make a statement. This way of thinking seems to be on the rise in the world today. Many groups of people have gone to this level of thinking. These groups consist of very different mind sets. One mind set is the radical extremists. These types of people go out very extreme lengths to get their message out; sometimes these lengths can even be deadly. There is one group and one date that first comes to mind when thinking
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showed the discipline‚ training‚ strategy and technological skill of the Roman army as demonstrated by the Siege of Alesia. “The soldiers took weeks or even months to build the kind of elaborate defenses and booby traps Caesar employed at Alesia; or to erect gigantic earthen ramps or long underground tunnels to gain access to the two or fortress they were besieging. In almost every Roman siege‚ therefore‚ dogged persistence and patience‚ along with sheer manpower‚ won the day.” (Nardo‚ p.72) The many
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soldiers began marching out and stacking their guns. The city of Vicksburg would not celebrate the Fourth of July as a holiday thereafter until well into the 20th century. Despite the prolonged shelling they’d endured‚ the Confederates’ losses during the siege had been light. Some 29‚500 surrendered.u With the fall of the Confederate Gibraltar‚ the last remaining Southern stronghold on the Mississippi‚ Port Hudson‚ also surrendered. On the same July 4‚ Robert E. Lee’s army was retreating toward Virginia
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Hannibal resumed his siege of Saguntum and conquered it after a terrible and costly siege. Hannibal‚ although he held preeminence in Carthage‚ still had to rely on his allies to keep him in power. A delegate was sent to Rome to answer a question regarding whether Hannibal had acted on his own or had the approval of the Carthaginian senate. The delegate‚ according to Livy‚ was the best orator in Carthage. He quickly quashed the argument regarding the border of Hasdrubal because the Carthaginian council
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How to Handle Hamas The Perils of Ignoring Gaza’s Leadership By Daniel Byman September/October 2010 Article Summary and Author Biography Hamas is central to Israeli security and Palestinian politics‚ yet the international community refuses to work with it. This is a mistake -- Israel‚ the United States‚ and others should exploit Hamas’ vulnerabilities with a mix of coercion and concessions. DANIEL BYMAN is a Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and a Senior Fellow
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teenage girl who later became a warrior and then a saint. Also known as the Maid of Orléans‚ Jeanne‚ also spelled as Joan‚ d’Arc fought during the Hundred Years’ War in the Lancastrian phase and first rose to prominence when she helped to end the siege of Orléans only nine days after her arrival at the city. She was captured by the Burgundians at a later time and handed over to the English where she was put on trial and consequently executed by burning at the stake. Although her death was fiery spectacle
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Topic 2: In the Prologue to The Travel of Marco Polo the author claims that his book is "an accurate record"�‚ free from any sort of fabrication"�. Is this Statement true? How reliable and useful is this book as a source of historical information (Support your answer with evidence from the primary sources)? Marco Polo has discovered much of central Asia. Over the years many manuscripts‚ evolve around the controversial issue‚ on whether Marco Polo did go to China. How accurate his account and reliability
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Grant’s leadership tactics and battle strategies were not only adequate‚ but they were remarkable. At first‚ Lincoln disagreed with Grant’s plan to siege Vicksburg. Even though Lincoln did not agree with Grant’s plan‚ Grant continued because he thought he knew best and did what he thought would win the North Vicksburg. Grant’s plan was to surround Vicksburg and cut of all supplies. While doing this
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stone‚ nor boundless sea‚ 2 But sad mortality o ’er-sways their power‚ 3 How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea‚ 4 Whose action is no stronger than a flower? 5 O how shall summer ’s honey breath hold out‚ 6 Against the wreckful siege of batt ’ring days 7 When rocks impregnable are not so stout‚ 8 Nor gates of steel so strong‚ but time decays? 9 O fearful meditation! Where‚ alack‚ 10 Shall time ’s best jewel from time ’s chest lie hid? 11 Or what strong hand can hold
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different uses of colour by an author in their writing can have an incredible effect on the way that a novel is perceived. In the novel The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway‚ the lack of colour sets the tone appropriate for a book about a city under siege‚ this is punctuated by spots of colour‚ which give light to the depressing mood. In the book‚ Sarajevo is a city that has largely been destroyed. Each of the characters in the book is given hope by a cellist who sits on the street each day and plays
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