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    The Battle of Gettysburg‚ one of the most well-known battles of the civil war‚ was considered to be one of the bloodiest and most decisive battles of the civil war. It is thought to be one of the most decisive battles because the Confederacy marched into the north after a victory but were then beat and forced to retreat‚ after this they never fully recovered eventually leading to the Union winning. In the 3 days it lasted some where between 46‚000 and 50‚000 casualties occurred‚ 8‚000 of those being

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    The Battle of Midway is one of the most famous battles from World War II. It took place in the Pacific theater between 4 and 7 June 1942. This was only six months after the Japanese had devastatingly bombed Pearl Harbor propelling the United States to join the war. Despite the short time-frame for the U.S. being involved in the war‚ Midway would prove to be the turning point in the Pacific and if the U.S. had not managed to preserve that tiny atoll the Pacific Ocean could very well be dominated to

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    Poem - Battle Within. Battle Within. Each day gloomy as the last‚ with the dimmest light shining through. Everyday an invisible battle‚ fighting to keep on going‚ to not let the demons win. The smallest light of hope helps you to find your way. Trying to break free from its hold‚ this is the dark battle of depression‚ we can never give up this fight‚ no matter how many times it tries to control us‚ for we are stronger than this demon‚ we can make it through no matter how tough it gets. We just need

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    The Battle of Bunker Hill The Battle of Bunker Hill was one of the critical turning points in the Revolutionary War. Interestingly enough‚ the battle was not actually fought on Bunker Hill‚ but on Breed’s Hill. The original orders to the American Colonel William Prescott‚ was to fortify Bunker Hill‚ but he decided to fortify Breed’s Hill because it was closer to Boston. Because of the original orders‚ after the battle was over everyone continued to refer to it as the Battle of Bunker Hill. The British

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    The battle of waterloo may be considered the greatest battle in the Napoleonic wars. It was also napoleons greatest defeat. This battle brought the down fall of napoleons reign‚ and helped restore the king of France to his throne. This restore Europe back to its original state. Napoleon had returned to from his exile on the island of Elba to build an army and reclaim his empire. Many states joined together forming the Seventh Coalition to fight Napoleon. Napoleon had to act fast‚ so he split

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    The Battle Of Vimy Ridge Essay The Battle of Vimy Ridge took place between April 9th‚ 1917 and April 12th‚ 1917. The Battle of Vimy Ridge is one of the greatest victories and battles in Canada’s history. The Canadians won the Battle of Vimy Ridge because of these reasons. The first reason why the Canadians won the Battle of Vimy Ridge is because they had massive training and preparation. The Canadians spent months of intense preparations. A full-scale replica was laid out for them and

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    The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought during May of 1942 between the allied American and Australian forces and the Japanese. Combat took place over thousands of kilometers in the Coral Sea‚ located off the east coast of New Guinea and Australia. Japan wanted to continue to expand their empire further into the Pacific Ocean. They hoped to establish a base in the Solomon Islands and take Port Moresby‚ New Guinea at the same time. By taking Port Moresby the Japanese would get safety from attacks‚ have

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    Battle of Fort Sumter - April 12-14 - South Carolina - Confederate victory. Battle of Sewell’s Point - May 18–19 - Virginia - Inconclusive. Battle of Aquia Creek - May 29 – June 1 - Virginia - Inconclusive. Battle of Philippi - June 3 - West Virginia (then Virginia) - Union Victory. Battle of Big Bethel - June 10 - Virginia - Confederate victory. Battle of Boonville - June 17 - Missouri - Union victory. Battle of Cole Camp - June 19 - Missouri - Confederate victory. Battle of Hoke’s Run - July 2

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    Philosophy 110-6326 May 10‚ 2012 1. In this story about pacifism‚ Douglas P. Lackey explains the ethics of murder. In a quote‚ Lackeys makes a very argumentative statement. He states‚ “If the congress decides to set a speed limit of 55 miles per hour on federal highways‚ more people will die than if Congress sets the speed limit at 45 miles per hour. In my opinion‚ this is a very true statement. I think if the congress was to lower the speed limit in many areas‚ they will be prolonging many

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