and simplicity. 1 Napoleon had 115 maxims‚ Sun Tzu had 13 principles‚ but Nathan Bedford Forrest ’s advice was the utmost of simplicity‚ "Git thar firstest with the mostest men."2 As we look at the challenge facing our nation ’s military today‚ our leaders would do well to look at Forrest ’s campaigns and strategies as a guide. . Forrest won respect for risking his life while trying to save his aging uncle. Subsequently‚ Forrest won the affection of Mary Montgomery who‚ in 1845
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found out that she was pregnant‚ the first person she told other than her boyfriend‚ was her youth group leader at church‚ Justin; he accepted her with open arms and open heart. Her other friends reacted differently. They stopped asking her to parties and eventually stopped talking to her altogether showing that they were not all true friends. Devastated in the face of such a revelation‚ Kia’s relationship with Justin grew stronger and Kia eventually realized that she decided she needed to give
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“The Labour Party is the party of devolution.” Is this a reasonable statement to make? Devolution is defined as “the transfer of power to a lower level‚ especially by central government to local or regional administrations” (oxforddictionaries.com). It can also be defined as “the transfer of power from a superior sovereign to a subordinate parliament or assembly.” (Tonge 2010). Within a devolved state‚ the sovereign power retains the technical power to suspend the devolved government. Since Labour
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Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was the defining piece of the time in which it was written. The book opened eyes in both the North and South to the cruelties that occurred in all forms of slavery‚ and held back nothing in exposing the complicity of non-slaveholders in the upholding of America’s peculiar institution. Then-president Abraham Lincoln himself attributed Stowe’s narrative to being a cause of the American Civil War. In such an influential tale that so powerfully points out
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an exemplification of the qualities that defined a hero in his time: he is strong‚ fearless‚ and proves himself to be both selfless and generous to friend and foe alike. What most people look for in a good hero is selflessness and generosity. This trait is common even in modern day superheroes; Spiderman saves the city with no compensation‚ Captain America fights against the evil organization with no request for anything in return‚ and even Thor does not ask for anything in return when he saves the
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Aunties‚ uncles‚ and cousins that I never even knew I had were telling me to eat. Even though I was already full‚ I picked up another plate and started to eat again. Every time I go to a Filipino party‚ I find myself eating more and more. Growing up Filipino‚ I have always been accustomed to going to a big Filipino family party at least once a month. Usually‚ my family would all get together at an auntie or uncles house for a birthday‚ holiday‚ or any other reason they can think of. Each party was practically
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Mrs. Jones‚ a character in the short story “Thank You Ma’am” by Langston Hughes‚ is a woman who teaches a lesson. In the story‚ a young boy‚ named Roger‚ tries to steal her purse‚ but Mrs. Jones catches him. Instead of turning him into the police‚ she teaches him a lesson her own way. Through these actions‚ Mrs. Jones demonstrates that she is kind‚ wise‚ and strong. To begin with‚ Mrs. Jones shows that she is wise. For example‚ Mrs. Jones teaches Roger a lesson about stealing. She tells him to ask
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Voice. We all have one‚ but it is what we can do with ours is what matters. Our voice has the power to change minds and influence decisions. In Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ Harriet Beecher Stowe used her voice to attack slavery‚ altering the minds of the American people. In 2016‚ Beyoncé used her voice to energize the Black Power Movement. Subsequently in 2017‚ poet Laura Kasischke suggests the power of a voice in society to empower people. These three powerful women use their voice to illustrate different
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“Synopsis of‚ Nathan B. Young: Florida A&M College’s Second President and his Relationship with White Public Officials” This article on Nathan B. Young and his presidency was very informative not only to history students but also to the students of the present day Florida A&M University. It is good to know the history of the leadership and upcoming of such a great institution as ours. This article also taught of the influence and control that whites had over our black institution and
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FIGURE 7.7 What Can You Learn about Personality? UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY TYPE Are You ENFJ‚ ISTP‚ or ENTJ‚ and Why Does It Matter? In 1921‚ Swiss psychologist Carl Jung (1875–1961) published his work Psychological Types. In this book‚ Jung suggested that human behavior is not random. He felt that behavior follows patterns and that these patterns are caused by differences in the way people use their minds. In 1942‚ Isabel Briggs-Myers and her mother‚ Katharine Briggs‚ began to put Jung’s theory
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