On December 7th‚ 1941 tragedy struck when Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. Many ships were sunk during the attack‚ but one of the most recognizable was the battleship the U.S.S. Arizona. This was one of the that was in line in the infamous battleship row. Because of where the U.S.S. Arizona was located it was a sitting duck to dive bombers‚ and torpedo bombers of the Japanese. Once the ship was hit it went down in nine minutes. The sinking of the U.S.S. Arizona caused 1‚177 service men
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Virginia and Maine in the similarities and differences of the Nurse Practice Act. Virginia and Maine have policies regulating the education‚ application‚ and licensure for registered nurses‚ licensed practical nurses‚ and licensed vocational nurses. Virginia and Maine are compact license states allowing nursing to practice between thirty and ninety days while awaiting licensure from the new state board of nursing. Virginia requires continuing education for renewal of licensure while Maine does not
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One way that “morale” was boosted was a naval battle that involved the USS Constitution. While fighting a British ship‚ the British ship fired and the canon-balls bounced harmlessly off of the wood on the USS Constitution. Thus giving our ship the nickname “Old Ironsides” and our men the courage that if our navy can fight‚ so can our army. America’s army was not alone in our fight‚ French
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Report UCR - The Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program is a nationwide cooperative effort of over 16‚000 cities‚ county and state law enforcement agencies voluntarily reporting data on crime brought to their attention. The monthly contributions of Maine ’s 150 law enforcement agencies represent the initial step in establishing an efficient statewide criminal justice information system (CJIS). Ideally‚ the UCR data will eventually merge with that of the other major components of the criminal justice
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areas were under Vietcong control - the ARVN (South Vietnamese army) could not defeat them. In 1963‚ the US supported a military coup‚ which murdered Diem and put a military government in South Vietnam. In August 1964‚ sailors on the American warship USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin claimed they had been attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. The US Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution‚ allowing the American President Lyndon B. Johnson to take direct military action in retaliation. In
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Japanese had researched this prior to the attack and that is a major reason as to why the outcome of the attack was in favor to them. Also it is accurate to say that the men in the USS Arizona were still trapped in the ship. All the while with fellow navy men who were trying to get them out but were unable to do so. The USS Arizona is still there today as a memorial to all the men who died trapped within it. As for the speech displayed in the movie‚ Franklin D. Roosevelt is famously quoted saying‚ "Yesterday
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Assessment Oxford County is located along the western border of Maine with a total area of 2‚175.26 square miles. There is a total land area of 2‚078 square miles of land accompanied by 97.26 square miles of water. (Oxford County‚ Maine - Wikipedia; the free encyclopedia‚ 2012). The total population of Oxford County based upon the 2010 census is 57‚833. (State and County Quickfacts‚ 2012). Oxford County is one of 16 in the state of Maine‚ formed in 1805 and contains 13 towns. Over 80% of the area is
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“They’re all gonna laugh at you” Hello my name is Stephen Edwin King‚ I was born in Portland‚ Maine 1947 September 21. My parents married in 1939 July 23‚ and I have an older brother‚ David. My parents divorced when I was just a toddler. I spent a few years of my life going between Indiana and Connecticut until I started living with my mom. I went to Lisbon falls high school‚ and the to the university of Maine. I made my first short story that was professional The Glass Floor in 1967. The Glass Floor
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with every one that hits the ground‚ Jonas’s ears rattle‚ the ground shakes‚ and there are screams of agony and pain. Jonas wants this to be over. He wants all of this to stop. He watches outside the hole in the wall as a ship with a name on the side “USS Oklahoma” tips over on it’s side and emerges to the deep‚ stained red sea. He watches men struggle in the sea swimming to the land trying to get away. But he focuses more on the bodies drifting with the now uneasy and harsh current of the sea. Jonas
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Professor: Tyler Pruett Part 1: Revised Letter to the Editor To The Editor of the Kennebec Journal and Waterville Sentinel‚ respectively: In 1984‚ there were 40 people in the State of Maine diagnosed with Autism. Now a one child for every 150 in Maine is diagnosed within the Autism spectrum. Every year more children with Autism reach adulthood. At that point there is an incredible shortage of programs available for these young adults. Many adults with Autism still
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