superiority of the rapidly developing North in the coming Civil War. The lack of emphasis on manufacturing and commercial interest‚ stemming from the Southern desire to preserve their traditional agrarian society‚ surrendered to the North their ability to function independently‚ much less to wage war. It was neither Northern troops nor generals that won the Civil War‚ rather Northern guns and industry. From the onset of war‚ the Union had obvious advantages. Quite simply‚ the North
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bad ways. War is a good place to look for these kinds of extreme shifts in character because these stories convey the harsh conditions under which soldiers must make critical decisions with little time to think through situations. For example in Remarque’s All Quiet on the Western Front‚ the protagonist Paul Baumer enlists in the war after he has just graduated from high school. He is a young‚ naive teenager who has never seen the likes of war‚ and he does not even understand what the war is all about
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THE NIGHT THE POWER WENT OUT! It was a dark rainy night; the rain came down hard‚ sheet upon sheet‚ of bone chilling rain. I lay relaxed on the couch watching a horror movie when suddenly there was a loud crack of thunder and then there I lay all alone in complete darkness. I felt a little nervous but hazardously made my way to the kitchen by the guidance of the moons light. I went in search of a torch and found one on the kitchen table. I flicked it on and at that precise moment I heard a crash
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how arduous the situation may become‚ it is not the definite outcome. For instance‚ this past Christmas‚ my sister had money saved up and a significant plan to achieve. If nothing went wrong‚ she would be spending Christmas and New Year’s with her new fiancé‚ which‚ may I add‚ lives in San Antonio. Again‚ If nothing went wrong. However‚ of course‚ her car gave up a day before Christmas Eve‚ and there was no way to fix it due to my dad not having the efficient tools and everything being closed. Consequently
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The Day Everything Went Wrong! Where do I begin? I woke up early feeling refreshed. I had completed my morning workout and routine. I thought this would be the best day ever‚ but at a blink of an eye everything started changing for the worst. Even though we have bad day everyday is a learning experience. On the morning of November 23‚ 2010‚ I’m very excited that it’s my anniversary on my job. Around 7:45 a.m. this morning I received a disturbing call from my special friend. The first thing that
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There were several Union war strategies and tactics that were used to win the war. The Union war strategies and tactics from 1861-1865 were derived from policy objectives. The war’s primary objective was simply the reoccupation of the government installations seized from the Union. So‚ their main goal was to basically reconcile and restore the Union. In order to successfully do this‚ the Union had to invade the Confederacy. However‚ President Lincoln promised that “the utmost care will be observed
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Lebron James‚ a NBA player for the Miami Heat is recently all the talk in sports news‚ but why? I think it is all just a lot of hype for no reason‚ I mean all this publicity for a single basketball player seems kind of outrageous. Miami’s season tickets were sold out after He made the trade to the Heat. Who buys season tickets to see one player? People really thought that he was going to change that team and make it an unstoppable force. He has taken advantage of this attention and banked off of
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What went wrong at AIG? Despite US$110 billion in annual sales and assets in excess of US$1 trillion‚ on the 16th of September 2008‚ AIG accepted the Federal Reserve’s US$85 billion rescue package in order to prevent itself from facing a Chapter 11 filing. In exchange‚ AIG had given a 79.9% stake in the company to the government and also the right to suspend dividends previously issued to common stock and preferred equity. In all‚ US$184 billion in shareholder value was wiped out in less than a
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Research Report LeBron James Computer Science Class Xavier Henry November 2‚ 2009 Period 3 Lebron James is one of the greatest professional basketball players ever. He plays for the Cleveland Cavilers. He has won many awards‚ accomplished many things‚ and much more. Here are some things about Lebron James. Lebron James was born December 30‚ 1984 in Akron‚ Ohio. He was a natural athlete and played football and basketball. He attended St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. He was a starter
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Nicholas Farrell Year 11 Modern History Miss Campbell James Naismith The invention of Basketball was a complete change to sport and how sports can be played. James Naismith was a Canadian man who moved down to the United States seeking a job. James came across a job at the YMCA International Training School in Springfield‚ Massachusetts. He was given 14 days to create an indoor game that would provide an "athletic distraction". Naismith’s game of Basketball is now played by over 300 million people
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