As an American Soldier‚ for the past 4 years I have proudly served my country. With completing one tour to Iraq and endless amount of training being a Soldier is “My Way of Life.” Being a Soldier is important to me because I have the opportunity to serve my country‚ provided a stable life for my family‚ and lastly facing daily adversities and overcoming them. To begin with‚ having the opportunity to serve my country has given me nothing but great pride and joy. The United States of America as
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How Artillery Affected World War 1 Artillery was one of the most important weapons in the First World War. The first modern state of the art artillery was invented in 1897 by a French team lead by General Deloye. The gun was called the gun of 75mm or French 75mm. This had some major improvements then older guns and became state of the art for many years. All of the artillery pieces of World War 1 were adopted from the French 75mm even improving on the ideas. The first major improvement
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This essay will outline the factors that led to the First World War‚ these include: Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ Militarism and the assassination of Duke Franz Ferdinand and his wife. The First World War started on the 28th of July 1914 and finally ended on the 11th of November 1918. The formation of Alliances was one factor that significantly contributed to the commencement of World War One. These alliances allowed smaller countries with weaker military forces to seek help from larger and more
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What it means to be a professional soldier Before becoming a professional soldier‚ to become a professional of anything means being dedicated to your professional development both for yourself and for those people who are affected by your work. It is about being trustworthy‚ reliable and committed. Being professional means being an expert. It means being competent and skilful‚ but it also means behaving in an ethical way. It means putting others first‚ and acting in the best interests of the public
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Justina Saed Mr. Caldron 4/8/13 Per.7 World War I World War I was a destructive and horrible war. It lasted from 1914 to 1918. The causes of WWI were alliances‚ militarism‚ and imperialism. What do you think was the underlying cause of WWI? The idea of the term underlying simply means the main idea. Also‚ the definition of the word cause in this case meant the reasons WWI began. The three causes of WWI were alliances‚ militarism‚ and imperialism‚ however the main cause was imperialism.
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World War I was a time that affected almost ever country or region in the world in one-way or another. The common wealth of Canada was no different. Although not located in Europe where the war was primarily fought‚ our dominion was still a major contributor to the war effort and fought valiantly in defending the ideals of democracy and a free world. Many of our soldiers lost their lives in various battles throughout the war but without their efforts the war may have swung Germanys way‚ causing more
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Dear Michael‚ It has been quite some time since I have last written‚ the more I learn about this god forsaken war the less I want to discuss it‚ however I know you are sixteen now and may see it a duty to follow my footsteps. So I am taking the time to describe the theatrics of my life in the trenches and the daily occurrences. Firstly I must enquire on the home life‚ how is your brother and mother? Has the grieving process of father slowed‚ are they coping? Make sure you take good care of them
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outbreak of war in 1914? The alliance system is an important factor in the outbreak of war in 1914‚ however it is only one of the causes of the First Word War and many other factors led to the war. These included militarism and nationalism. However the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the most immediate cause. The alliance system in Europe linked countries together in larger groups. Germany’s alliance with Austria- Hungary was responsible for turning the war into a global
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Germany was to blame for the First World War‚ but only to a certain extent. Germany were not solely to blame‚ but did contribute greatly to the sequence of events that led to war. Germany were a major contributor to the Arms Race‚ caused tension between many European countries‚ made alliances‚ were extremely nationalistic and encouraged Austria – Hungary to declare war on Serbia. Despite this‚ Germany were not the only power hungry nation to blame for the war. Germany was part of the reason that
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help soldiers overcome the fears and mental pains from the war. The soldiers who were depressed‚ timid‚ afraid‚ and hopeless later transferred to a normal‚ happy human beings. Several things shocked me throughout the documentary. First‚ I was shocked on how brittle the soldier’s mental mind was right after the war. Their emotions were full of sorrow‚ fear and sadness‚ and just looking at the attitudes of the soldiers‚ despondent‚ anxiety‚ and despair was clearly evident. Not a single soldier shown
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