...In Colombia's war-torn indigenous villages, three brave women from distinct tribes use nonviolent resistance to defend their peoples' survival. Warfare between the guerrillas, paramilitary groups, and armed forces endangers Colombia's 102 aboriginal groups, dozens of which face extinction because of the conflict. Despite being trapped in a prolonged conflict financed by the drug trade, indigenous women are resourcefully leading and creating transformation imbued with hope. Doris is a young Awá tribal leader who takes charge to protect a group of internal refugees fleeing combat between the army and the guerrillas. While speaking at a U.N. press conference in Colombia’s capital, she learns that five people from her village were slain by masked men. Despite the risks, Doris returns to her village. She continues leading the vulnerable Awá people whose living, growing coca leaves, which are the base for cocaine, makes them targets for the U.S. funded fumigations. Doris is determined to defend her people and end the violence by speaking out. Ludis is a Kankuamo widow, and mother of three, who is framed and imprisoned on false charges of rebellion. After a year, Ludis is released from prison. She returns to her village and forms a weaving collective with other female victims of the systematic murders perpetrated by paramilitary bands. Later, Ludis confronts her husbands’ killer and spares her sons from perpetuating this cycle of violence. Flor Ilva is the first woman entrusted to...
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...samurai were not just fighters, but also warriors that followed an unwritten code of conduct. A samurai a japanese warrior that is described in many tales their code of chivalry. The origin of the “The Tales of the Heike” was believed to be written down by priests as a collection of stories. The text is a reflection of the conflict between two clans the Genji and the Heike. The Heike clan holds all the power at the beginning but by the final blow the Genji clan defeats the Heike clan. The story not only show the struggle between the two clans, but also represents the code of Bushido that samurai’s followed in life. The text “The Tales of the Heike” gives examples of Samurai that abides to “The Bushido Code: The Eight Virtues of the Samurai.” Four of those virtues practiced in the text are rectitude, benevolence, loyalty, courage. Rectitude deciding one’s way of conduct without wavering like choosing to fight or dying. A...
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...A knight, cowboy, and a samurai were not just fighters, but also warriors that followed an unwritten code of conduct. A Japanese warrior who follows a code of chivalry is a Samurai. The origin of “The Tales of the Heike” was believed to be written down by priests as a collection of stories. The text is a reflection of the conflict between two clans the Genji and the Heike. The Heike clan holds all the power at the beginning, but by the final blow the Genji clan defeats the Heike clan. The story not only shows the struggle between the two clans, but also represents the code of Bushido that a Samurai followed in life. The text “The Tales of the Heike” gives examples of a Samurai that abides to “The Bushido Code: The Eight Virtues of the Samurai.” Four of those virtues practiced in the text are rectitude, benevolence, loyalty, courage....
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...TERRACOTTA WARRIORS Blake Rogers 2/6/2017 English Since the finding of what is considered the 8th world wonder to some, there have been many new exciting discoveries about China’s first emperor and the Chinese civilization. The 7,000 and counting terracotta warriors were discovered by a local farmer who was digging a well for his family. The Terracotta Warriors were made during the rule of Emperor Qin Shi Huang- who was the first emperor to rule China as a whole in Chinas known history. The terracotta warriors were created and then fired in a kiln 100’s at a time by the citizens and craftsmen inside of the Qin Empire. Terra Cotta warriors were very important to Chinese culture. Even, archeologists are excavating the...
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...Resource Links Wounded Warrior Resource Center The Wounded Warrior Resource Center Web site (WWRC) is a Department of Defense Web site which provides wounded Service Members, their families, and caregivers with information they need on military facilities, health care services, and benefits. It supports access to the Wounded Warrior Resource Call Center and trained specialists who are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by phone at 1-800-342-9647 or by e-mail at wwrc@militaryonesource.com. Advocacy/Support - Disabled American Veterans* www.dav.org The DAV’s 1.2 million members provide grassroots advocacy and services in communities nationwide. From educating lawmakers and the public about important issues to supporting services and legislation to help disabled veterans — the DAV is there to promote its message of hope to all who have served and sacrificed. Advocacy/Support - National Veterans Foundation* www.nvf.org Our Mission: to serve the crisis management, information and referral needs of all U.S. Veterans and their families through: * Management and operation of the nation’s only toll-free helpline for all veterans and their families. * Public awareness programs that shine a consistent spotlight on the needs of America’s veterans. * Outreach services that provide veterans and families in need with food, clothing, transportation, employment, and other essential resources. Advocacy/Support - Salute Inc.* www.saluteinc.org SALUTE, Inc. is a...
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...SGT Rodriguez, Shanna, Marie LC10 “What does the Warrior Ethos mean to me?” As Soldiers we all originate from various backgrounds, but we hold common beliefs once we voluntarily pledge an oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. The Profession of Arms reflects American ideas and values. The people of America place special trust and confidence in us to never betray certain principles. “I will always place the mission first, I will never accept defeat, I will never quit, I will never leave a fallen comrade.” These four short but strong statements are the Warrior Ethos that every Soldier regardless of combat or non-combat related MOS live by in order to go the extra mile. These common beliefs, values, and ethos bind us in a brother and sister-hood that empower us to place our mission first, not allowing distractions to defeat that purpose. The Warrior Ethos were written for Soldiers to live and fight by, both on and off the battlefield. However, the Warrior Ethos are remarkably more versatile to keep only within the confines of warfare. The Warrior Ethos goes substantially beyond the battlefield. As leaders we are taught to analyze situations with an organizational perspective. Seeing through that perspective, one understands that a warrior contributes while leaving a legacy and ethos means character which describes the ideology of the Army. The Army is not a job or a career, it is a calling. As a Soldier, a leader, a spouse, a parent, a...
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...central characters; Achilles and Hector. Both these warriors are highly respected by their people. These warriors, at some point in the poem, know that they are fated to die in the war. However, they approach this fate of theirs differently. They both differ with each other in many ways beside the way in which they approach their fate. Achilles is a Greek warrior fighting for his immortal glory on a foreign land of Troy whereas Hector is fighting on his own soil in order to save his country from being destroyed by the Greeks. The main contrasting differences between these two warriors is the reason for their participation in the war, the ethic which drives them towards it and the decisions they make in their moment of isolation from their comrades....
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...claims, “The Crow women (and Blackfeet also) are not handsome, and I shall at present say but little of them. They are, like all other Indian women, the slaves of their husbands, being obliged to perform all the domestic duties and drudgeries of the tribe”(Oldershaw 2). During this time era, early anthropologists’ observations were indeed contradictory to European culture and the domestic roles of their women, as well as their observations ignoring the actual cultural context of Blackfoot Indians. Furthermore, women did all the in-village duties while men tended to the duties outside of the village. The women received a great ordeal of respect from the men. But, women didn’t always stay in the village. The Blackfoot tribe had many woman warriors that joined in on raids and fought in battles. Part II: Description In Blackfoot culture, the women were considered the builders of the tribe. The skills they obtained were remarkable and never went unnoticed. Their skills were respected, their ability to bare children was strongly valued and their involvement in spiritual ceremonies, such as the Sun Dance, was highly appreciated. It is safe to say that women and men of the Blackfoot Indians were equal within Blackfoot culture, which was in no comparison to the gender hierarchy of European culture. The men had their roles and the women had theirs. Superiority did not exist amongst gender in Blackfoot tribes. Alice Kehoe states, “The economic role of women was clearly recognized by...
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...Aztec assignment 1. The role and importance of warfare in Aztec society. Role (warriors)- The Aztec empire was constantly expanding so it's no surprise that the Warriors and warfare is Itself played a very important role is the culture of the Aztecs. Aztec society was very inflexible and had a class system in which each class had a role specifically to support Aztec warriors. In saying this we can see Warfare was the main power force of both Aztec economy and religion.The military itself also played a huge role in Aztec society. The Aztecs were also extreme concerned about growing their slave labour trade and also capturing live sacrifices for their Gods. In order to maintain these two things and other resources they had to establish and...
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...Sarpedon says that warriors are considered as gods by their people, and that this is because one day, when the time comes to protect those people, the warrior has to step up to his duty to protect them, even if he knows that death is upon him. He says that if he could escape this destiny and live forever, he would never fight in the front lines, and neither would he command his comrades to go to war. He makes the point that the glories obtained from being a warrior would not be worth it if they had a way of escaping their fate. But he knows that his destiny won’t allow him to escape his fate. Hence, he lives and dies as a warrior, always with his comrades, serving for the common purpose. Even though, he could have a better life if the situation...
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...13 - 15 Price 16 - 17 Channels of Distribution 18 Advertising, Sales Promotions, PR Plans 19 - 20 Budget for 3 Years 21 Reference Page 22 - 23 Executive Summary The following marketing plan will help guide the Golden State Warriors back into the respectability of the league. For the past sixteen years, the organization has been unsuccessful in all aspects of the business. Aspects include: forming a competitive team that consistently makes the post season year in and year out, staffing a highly qualified management group, and increasing single & season ticket sales over a three year span. With the goal to build a “winning NBA franchise,” we will first focus on the aspects of improving the culture and employing a new face for the team. With this, it will provide a more attractive setting for “big name” free agents to come join the Warriors and bring them back into a respectable state. With the marketing strategy that I will implement, it will give the Warriors increased amount of leverage against the other 30 NBA organizations by increasing the market share by at least 4.36%. With every available free agent in the market, the Golden State Warriors have a 3.33% chance which does not include the 12 big market teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics. Of the 12 big market NBA teams, they share an 8.33% percent chance as a result to the glamour of their team and culture. My goal is to...
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...Fine Arts The Marble Statue of a Wounded Warrior is a Roman statue from A.D. 138-181; it is a copy of a Greek statue that was cast around 460-450 B.C. The subject matter of this statue is a warrior in the midst of battle and as the name indicates the warrior is wounded despite the subject not appearing wounded at first glance. The ancient Greek statue depicts a Greek war hero in a contrapposto position caught in a stance of action – the way he is immortalized in the statue directly correlates with Ancient Greek art of its time period and the belief that human body features should be idealized. By evaluating several elements we will be able to see how the Ancient Greek’s act of idolizing the warrior’s physical features is further illustrated in our modern day portrayal of the statue. We will review such things as the statue itself, the history of which it originates from, and the modern day depiction of the statue as viewed from the analysis of the museum’s placement and description of the work of art. As one walks into the corridor where the Wounded Warrior stands, his presence is immediately felt. The frame of reference for us as the viewers is pre-determined. The statue seems to be on a downward slope, his body is at a slight angle where his left foot stands in front of a bent right foot with his head looking down. As we grow closer to the statue, our position in correlation to him is inferior – we are meant to be looking up at him and, as the original probably would have...
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...Christianity Beowulf was told through a Christian poet. The poet does reference to biblical thoughts and ideas, it’s mixed within the basic Anglo-Saxon principle. Which is pretty impressive. The fact that one can use Beowulf as a way to look at and understand the Anglo-Saxon culture, which may have been lost without it, is an historical feet all on its own. The values shown in the characters in Beowulf are the same values the Anglo-Saxon had. When it came to the values of the warrior class, it’s especially similar. Beowulf is in a sense the quintessential Anglo-Saxon warrior. Warriors at that time were first and foremost loyal to his people and his thane. A warrior was also brave and valorous. Without these what kind of warrior would one be? The warrior had to be courageous to go out to battle without certainty of coming home. Along with courage, a warrior also had to be proud. Not too proud as to offend the thane or his lady, just enough to make him seem worthwhile. Strength was a very sought after trait in a warrior. Strength was so highly viewed in the world of Beowulf it, like seen in line 196-198. One of Hrothgar's horsemen described Beowulf as he arrived at the land of the Danes to help them defeat the demon that was attacking them: “There was no one else like him alive. In his day, he was the mightiest man on earth, Highborn and powerful.” Surprisingly the values of women, mostly a queen, were talked about in the heroic eulogy....
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...When I think of a warrior it's a man/woman engaged or active in warfare, battle, struggle or even some type of conflict. The word warrior to some people is fighting to protect their own rights, land, and freedom. A lot of police officer's definitely goes through that on a daily basics when they put that uniform on; they are even consider a warriors on their off duty time. Police Officers are put on the front line of the streets trying to protect and serve us daily. That's a fight within it's self because people in this world is hard to deal with no matter how you look at it. They try to solve everyone problems they come in contact with regardless how big or little the situation maybe. Nonetheless, they are considers warriors just like soldiers in the Army. The Army uses the word warrior to brand new soldiers coming in to give them the confidence and motivation that no one else had the courage to do, which is join the military service. Soldiers join the military to fight for their country just like police officers are doing for their city, county, or state. The only difference is that soldiers are away from their families for months at a time and police officers go home everyday. The bad thing is that we don't know if they will make it back home to their families without any harm done to them. I can definitely relate to everything they go through daily when putting on my uniform. The acronym COPPS means Community-oriented policing and problem solving that doesn't compare to...
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...Dr. David D. Ireland, Phd. “The Kneeling Warrior”. Lake Mary: Charisma, 2013 Introduction The very Son of God spent many entire nights praying in order to fulfill His ministry. It took Him three arduous hours in Gethsemane to find strength to face the Cross. “He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears” (Heb. 5:7). We, on the other hand, have mastered the art of one-liners in prayer, and think if we give God a two-hour service once a week we’re fairly spiritual. “Easy does it” might be good advice in a few situations, but for most of life, including prayer, easy doesn’t do it. Anyone long associated with the Church of this century, especially in America, knows that our problems do not result from a lack of information or material strength. If we fail in achieving what God asks from us as we run our race, it will be a failure of heart and spirit. I believe our prayers do more than simply motivate the Father to action. They actually release the power of the Holy Spirit from us to accomplish things in the earth realm. In his book, “The Kneeling Warrior,” Dr. David D. Ireland sheds much light on the importance of persistence in prayer and intercession. He takes the time to help us understand that there is literal power from the Holy Spirit which can be released from us is absolute. The power of God that brings life, healing and wholeness to the earth flows out from us---the Church. Content Summary The Bible talks about being watchful in various...
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