In August‚ 480 BC while the Persians took over their city and scorched it‚ the Athenians fled to Salamis after the Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle of Salamis was a naval battle‚ which was fought in September‚ 480 BC between Persia and the Greek city-states. It took place on a small island in the Saronic Gulf near Athens‚ Greece in the canals between Salamis and Piraeus. Effectively under Themistocles and led by the Spartan Eurybiades‚ the Greeks had 371 small oared ships known as triremes and pentekonters
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streets of Canada‚ with little to show for on the actual battlefields of Europe. However‚ on the battlefields of Europe‚ volunteer Canadian troops had gone up and above the call of duty during their careers‚ specifically during the Battle of Vimy Ridge. During that battle‚ the Canadian Corps fought as a single unit instead of four
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Canadian history and use of the Atlantic Cod Fishery In the 1990’s‚ the Canadian Atlantic Cod fishery suffered a collapse when the populations were extremely overexploited and caused a massive dip in the cod’s biomass. Presently‚ the populations have still not fully recovered and as a result‚ the cod fishery is very limited in terms of catch. Thinking back to the collapse‚ one may wonder what factors contributed to the drop in biomass and if people have changed their outlook on fisheries enough
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Gettysburg Battle The Civil War took place in the years of 1861-1865 in the United States. The two sides that fought this war were the North and the South. The War that changed the United States as a whole and fought for the rights of the Union to better the nation was the Civil War. Slavery was one of the biggest causes of the war because the North and South had many disputes about whether slavery should be abolished or not. The union was in favor of having Free states so the idea of expanding
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The Battle of Hue Col Stanly S. Hughes The Battle of Hue in 1968 was the bloodiest battle of Vietnam. On the night of January 30th 1969 the North Vietnamese (NVA) launched a massive offensive against the south called the Tet offensive. This offensive attacked all major political and military objectives within South Vietnam. This offensive was supposed to conduct a “shock and awe” that would demoralize the South Vietnam and Allied Forces. The city of Hue was one of these cities. At midnight
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Virgin Atlantic’s Marketing Approach Introduction Britain’s the second largest carrier service. Its huge popularity has ensured its success worldwide. This success is also due to a strategic plan implemented buy Virgin Atlantic. This presentation will attempt to point out some of these key strategies Isolating Its Target Market The airline decided early on that its target market would be business men and leisure travelers. By catering solely to this target‚ virgin created a niche market for
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The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was the most decisive battle for the North‚ and it lasted for a total of three days. It began on July 1 and ended on July 3‚ 1863. The Confederacy was going on the offensive and was beginning to venture into Pennsylvania‚ Maryland‚ and Washington D.C. They encountered Union troops as they advanced towards Harrisburg where they planned to cut off Union supply lines and to steal provisions that they needed. The Battle of Gettysburg became the
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that Ontario’s Zink servers dominate the basic server segment‚ and therefore the introduction of the Tronn server would mean that the two companies would be competing directly against one another. Further‚ Ontario holds a supply-chain advantage over Atlantic‚ in that they ensure that their products are widely available to all consumers‚ e.g. the majority of their sales are generated online. However‚ when loaded with the PESA software‚ Tronn’s servers run at an efficiency of 4 times faster than their
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ANALYSIS FOR VIRGIN ATLANTIC � DONE BY: FATIMA ASLAM GHULAM HUSSAIN ID: 200600347 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW: � The idea for the airline stemmed from the creator of the Virgin brand‚ Richard Branson. In 1977‚ seventeen- year-old Branson started an advisory service that flourished into Virgin mail order record company within three years. After establishing Virgin Records as one of the world’s top six record companies by the early 1980s‚ Branson launched his new creation‚ Virgin Atlantic Airlines‚ by
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Marisol Ms. Jordan US history P.2 23‚ October 2012 The Battle of Vicksburg The battle of Vicksburg was a major siege of the Civil War. The great battle and controversy was all about the Mississippi River‚ and who would have dominant use of it. Of course with its major benefit‚ who could possibly not want the rights to use of the Mississippi? With steam boat technology especially‚ this made commerce a very profitable game. This regular route would also
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