Use of elephants as war animals has been dated back to as early as 331 BC by the Persians. King Darius the 111 of Persia was the first to use elephants in the battle of Guagamela‚ against Alexander the Great of Mecedon. Kind Darius’ army consisted of 15 well trained Indian elephants which was used to frighten the opposition. War elephants were used in elephantry which involves a parade of elephants with military troops mounted on top. These elephants were used to charge at the enemy‚ separate their
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Wars are fought for the freedom of a country‚ the land it desires‚ or even the religion it foretakes. Most wars are fought for a worthy reason‚ but some are just mistakes that never should have happened. The war in Iraq is a significant American mistake that has been ignored for years as a result of Iraq always being portrayed as the “bad guys.” When American troops were sent to Iraq‚ they took control over the people and their way of life. Unfortunately‚ the United States troops had mostly gone
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The War on Terror The attack on September 11‚ 2001 was an event which shows the violent and damaging effects that race thinking can cause. 9/11 marks not only the terrorist attacks of a select few Muslims‚ but sparked a fundamental change in the social and political world of America. It represents the perfect example of how governments – in particular‚ the Bush administration – use race thinking to commit acts of violence while furthering their own ulterior motives. These motives were created far
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In 1948‚ there was war between Israel and a military alliance of Arab states. Israeli forces overthrown the Arab military coalition which forced thousands of Palestinians to flee the country for their own safety. As a result of the 1948 War‚ many Palestinians became refugees and the state of Israel was born. Residents of Palestine attempts to go back to their own villages‚ but they were forbidden to do so. Even though Palestine refugees failed to return to their homeland‚ they achieve success in
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What is war driving? War driving is the act of locating and possibly exploiting connections to wireless local area networks while driving around a city or elsewhere. To do war driving‚ you need a car‚ a laptop‚ a wireless Ethernet card set to work in promiscuous mode‚ and some kind of an antenna which can be mounted on top of or positioned inside the car. There are 77 businesses in Richmond‚ VA that provide Wi-Fi access. These websites that list these hotspots give you the address‚ the telephone
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Martinez Dr. Allison World Politics 20 October 16‚ 2011 War on Terror September 11‚ 2001‚ already ten years ago but the events are as vivid as the day it occurred. I was eight years old‚ and a third grader not knowing anything that happened in the “outside” world. As a little girl I did not realize that the event that happened would change or lives forever. As the years progressed my fear of the terrorists grew. The so called “War on Terror” increased the fear of all Americans and propaganda
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previous events. In our history between Russia we have had our struggles for peaceful relations. The cold war was a big factor that lead to the ultimate fall of the Soviet Union and the United States played a role in that part of history and because of that you cannot blame Americans for having a negative view because at one point we were at war with the Soviet Union now Russia. The cold war can be seen as a big reason as to why
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Anson‚ the secretary of a farm organization stated‚“We’re charged with wanting to get rid of the Japs for selfish reasons. We might as well be honest. We do. It’s a question of whether the white man lives on the Pacific Coast or the brown men.” "The War at Home." More jobs opportunities would open up for the white people causing
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Andrea Perez October 22‚ 2012 English 115 Mahta Rosenfeld The War on Christmas In the United States‚ strange things are happening during the holiday season. A jolly “Merry Christmas” is met with offense‚ nativity scenes illicit anger‚ and people are fighting over tradition! People have named this “The War on Christmas”‚ which is a tad dramatic‚ but there is a ridiculous amount of unnecessary conflict surrounding the holiday season. These conflicts primarily began to arise in the 1950s‚ due
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Drone War (Pakistan History) [pic] The United States government has made a series of attacks on targets in Pakistan since 2004 using drones (unmanned aerial vehicles). Under the George W. Bush administration‚ these controversial attacks were called a part of the US’ "War on Terrorism" and sought to defeat the Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants who were thought to have found a safe haven in Pakistan. Most of these attacks are on targets in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas in Northwest Pakistan
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