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    The Vietnam War versus the Iraq War With a husband in the Army and currently on his third deployment to Iraq‚ I am often asked how I think this war is different from past wars. In order to answer this question properly‚ I found that I needed to do a little bit of research and acquaint myself with some war history. As I learned about previous wars that Americans have been involved in‚ I learned that only two wars have had a great deal of controversy. The Vietnam War and the Iraq War‚ while almost

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    Chemical agents have been around for many decades and have helped in the winning of wars but have also introduce a way to killing people that almost anyone can come up with and this has allowed terrorist organizations to have more ways to terrorize people throughout the world. Chemical warfare is really where it all began in World War One from the French. Normally we hear that the Germans started this but in fact the French did and the Germans were the first to study it with great detail and use

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    Heroes Have you ever seen a person in trouble? How about another person that comes to their rescue? You might consider that person a hero‚ or a superman of sorts. What really defines a hero? To me a hero is a great deal of different qualities and behaviors. My hero is my mother because she guides me‚ she is always there when I need her‚ and she always drives me to do my best. Heroes are important in society because without them where would our world be? To me a hero is a person who would do

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    Voices from Vietnam Voices from Vietnam‚ a book by Barry Denenberg to some it can be comforting‚ some gruesome‚ and to some informative. This book is not just a group of facts with the main events of the war‚ it talks with many different people that had very important jobs during the war. To me this book was very informative because I knew very little about the war. A few well known people have writings in this book such as President Dwight D. Eisenhower. It is very interesting to see the very

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    Should we admire heroes but not celebrities ? Arthur Ashe in Worth Repeating once said ‚ " Heroes have the urge to serve others at whatever cost . So these people can easily acquire respect . Celebrities are other group of people who can be easily known by people . Many people believe celebrities are not as good as heroes ‚ because there are so many different kinds of celebrities and some of them are known for their bad behaviors . In my opinion ‚ those notorious people are not real celebrities

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    In 1985‚ The Iran and Iraq war is feuding overseas and America had an embargo against selling arms to Iran. Our President was Ronald Reagan and the National Security Adviser was Robert McFarlane. “Iran made a secret request to buy weapons from the United States‚ McFarlane sought Reagan ’s approval” McFarlane told Reagan “that the sale of arms would not only improve U.S. relations with Iran‚ but might in turn lead to improved relations with Lebanon‚ increasing U.S. influence in the troubled Middle

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    HEROES ESSAY Hero stands for different things to different people. Some people understand hero as a film or sports star. In some societies‚ a hero is someone who is handsome‚ rich and powerful. Are these requirements‚ rich‚ handsome and powerful really a hero? All these may help make a hero‚ but it is not necessary one should be rich‚ handsome and or educated to be a hero. What is hero and what makes person a hero? Heroes are role models of society because they have several important characteristics

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    HEROES - HOW THEY INFLUENCE OUR LIVES WHAT IS A HERO? A hero is someone of moral excellence who is looked up to and admired by others Heroes mean different things to different people but TRUE heroes have one extraordinary thing in common - a firm sense of right and wrong‚ good values and morals and the strength of character to live by that. True heroes are heroic in both their personal and public lives and are the people who will be remembered for their positive influence in the lives of

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    opportunities from meritorious contenders. Communication was essentially prohibited between the two regions‚ for easterners were forbidden to travel to the west. Easterners were only granted permission to visit the west under dire circumstances by the discordant Eastern government‚ and west Berlin citizens did not want to visit their socialist neighbor. According to the westerners‚ life was great. The wall had just become a custom for them‚ but for the east‚ it was much more. The wall divided them from their

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    Heroes (1998) is a short novel by American author Robert Cormier aimed at teenagers. The book is set in Frenchtown‚ Massachusetts during World War II. The novel focuses on the protagonist‚ Francis Joseph Cassavant’s return to Frenchtown after coming back disfigured from the war‚ and wears a scarf covering his face to save others from seeing the horror of his injuries and wanting to be anonymous. We learn that Francis has specifically returned to Frenchtown for a purpose‚ which is to kill Larry LaSalle

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