...inevitable.55 First off, the manpower on the Union side was much larger and outnumbered the Confederate army strength. There were 20 Northern states fighting against 11 Southern states. When the war broke out, the Confederate Army had an estimated 750,000 soldiers, whereas the Union Army had about 2 milliion soldiers. The Confederate soldiers had many odds against them. A Yankee stood a 1 in 18 chance of dying due to illness and a 1 in 8 chance of dying in battle. A Rebel faced a 1 in 5 chance of dying from disease and a 1 in 8 chance of dying in battle. Military officers such as P.G.T. Beauregard, Stonewall Jackson, and Robert E. Lee brought major victories for the Southern Army. Their military strategies were efficient and powerful, but then again, so were the actions of the Northern Army. Some of the best military officers on the Union side were Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman and Winfield Scott. It is said that the Union Army had much better teamwork and respect towards their officers, when in fact the Confederate Army often disagreed on many orders and military decisions. Altogether, certainly the South’s army was nothing to match the North. From an economic standpoint, it is clear to see that the Union Army had greater access to supplies due to their largely industrial economy. To their advantage, the Union controlled most of the technology in the nation. Since there were mainly cotton and...
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...America and Germany: Military Institutions War and Culture are intertwined with Politics as well as Religion. The reasons are because the Human Psyche governs these four things and such it is within the whims of those who have the powers or are have the power within the society or community to control it. It can be said that culture is equivalent of “any group of humans living or working together over time develops “habitual practices, default programs, hidden assumptions and unreflected cognitive frames” that inform their choices, or indeed they will have created “a repertoire or ‘tool kit’ of habits, skills, and styles from which people construct ‘strategies of action’.” (Lee 2011, pp.3) As such, war can result in a cultures ideology, socioeconomic background and religious beliefs. Most Wars have a main/central or focal point or theme as to why they are being fought, and it is the underlying cultures belief that governs the reason for said wars. (The Holy Wars due to Religion, the Civil War due to political beliefs of freedom and liberty, World War II due to religious and political propaganda). Americas Perception in regards to “Death’s Significance for the Civil war generation arose as well from its violation of prevailing assumptions about life’s proper end-about who should die, when and where, and under what circumstances.” (Faust 2008, pp. xxii) Before the war, dying was due to natural and normal circumstances. Rules of conduct for the dying was practiced (the Good...
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...policy Ventures requires a strong and abled military force more powerful than the rest of the world. America's interest lie around the belief that American Military might should regulate world affairs. The reality of being a superpower requires increased military spending that protects America and her allies interest across the United States. Most Americans lack knowledge of the conditions of our current military weapon systems. Many of our most important weapons-grade systems date back to the 1950s or 1960s. In fact many current pilots fly planes used during the Korean and Vietnam War. (Blanken) in fact the M1 Abrams battle tank, one of our primary tank uses, first entered service in 1980. The B-52 bomber first flew in 1955. The most modern of...
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...that the man behind the attacks, Osama bin Laden, finally got what he deserved…death. Two years later, American troops are still fighting in Afghanistan, dying every day. The mission President Bush set out to accomplish had been completed, so it is time to bring the troops home and stop dying for the sake of other countries. The fight against terrorism will forever be an ongoing process, that much is understood. It is the goal of Presidents to come to keep the fight off American soil, something which can be checked off the list for the past 12 years. Like previously stated, war on whomever committed the 9/11 attacks was at the top of many American’s agenda, but who is to say that after 12 long years priorities have not changed. Once the death of bin Laden had been confirmed, the process of sending American troops home should have gone into effect immediately. Granted many troops have already landed safely on American soil, one troop still in Afghanistan is one too many. According to CBSNews, 2,164 troops had died in total as of January 7, 2014. ("How Many Troops Are Still in Afghanistan.") Although it may not seem like a lot, 686/2,164 troops have died in some form on combat since May 2011 after bin Laden’s death had been confirmed. (http://icasualties.org/oef/ ). Those deaths can be attributed to helping the Afghan Military regain control and power over the Taliban. “Roughly...
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...share experiences and also take care of yourself by doing so. It’s a place to blog or unwind about an experience, there are many resources listed for certification for palliative care and how to treat patients. It’s written with a very open and warm way and it’s a safe place to share your experiences, not formal and official like the NCI website. Communities like this are very important for health professionals to have a place to talk openly about experience which have a huge impact personally and learn from the experiences of others. The priority here is really the well being and training of the health professional. Part 1: Definition of the Topics on End of Life: 1. The Clinical Definition of Dying a. Clinical manifestations and complications -Signs of the Preactive phase of dying: * increased...
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...Persuasive Essay Forced military service should not be a law, because since the U.S. is a “free country” we should be able to choose what we want to do instead of someone forcing us. A lot of people had lost friends, people they saw everyday or familiars because of military service, and that is really sad to hear, because they die trying to save lives and making the world better. Even if being in military service is not that bad as being in war there is a lot of people that go crazy or come back from the military being a total different person, and their families need to deal with that every day which is very sad to know. I mean, services for two years in military services by obligation in the United States? More people die, less children without their parents, sisters, brothers and them loosing family. Military service is something really serious you can not just send anyone to war that is why military services is by choice, not everyone has the courage and strength that soldiers do. Imagine how many people die in this wars in other countries they are doing it by choice not because they are being obligated, and still a lot of them are dying still going with fear of loosing their families, and they might not come back and get the chance of seeing their wife one more time, their kids growing up, their parents, friends, now think and imagine if you send someone that is not prepared of living that horrible experience. In my opinion, military services should be only for...
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...Hannibal, who is a Carthaginian general, is known as one of the best military commanders in history. He made a series of accomplishments that give him this title. His accomplishments, all being war related prove his superiority as a military leader. Hannibal became leader when his older brother, Hasdrubal was assassinated. This came right before the Second Punic War. The original plan was made by Hasdrubal proving that the strong military leadership skill ran in the family. The journey to Italy took out almost half of his enemy force which left him with fewer numbers than he was expecting to have. He was responsible for the mobilization of 60,000 to 100,000 troops over the Pyrenees and Alps with elephants. However, Hannibal new his enemies...
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...Serving in the army Task A Nowadays many youngsters from the western world seek towards serving time in an army. Militaries attracts many, both rich and poor, and as former American politician Barry Goldwater once said "You don't have to be straight to be in the military; you just have to be able to shoot straight." Question 1 The names of the texts illustrate very well, how each of them approach, what it will say to serve in the army. Text one engage the subject with the question; why they serve. For Track, and most other youngster, the major motivational factor is family. They simply want’s their families being able to live in a safe world. They feel some sort of duty to protect them from anything that will try to harm them. This idea comes in connection, with Palin's experience, that Americans are patriotic, and boys like Track therefore feel this duty. Palin does also express, that they want to defend America as country but also as an idea. Fundamentally America is built up around the idea of freedom, so when they enlist to defend they are not only defending a piece of land, but they are also defending the fundamental principles of America. Sarah Palin, suggest that citizens should support their fellow American soldiers, who risks their lives for the country. The second text is focusing on a Veteran who got both mental and physical scars. He has been diagnosed with Post-traumatic stress disorder. Like text 1, it is expressing that support was/is important; text...
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...I don’t like that rule because the government is not giving young people a choice. What if the young people don’t want to be associated with the military? If young people want to do something else with their life then they should do it out of choice. You can’t force someone to do something if they don’t want to do it. Some of the main points of why I don’t particularly like this rule are: what about the young person’s family and friends, what if they want to do something else, and what if we don’t want to join the military. When someone says that you had to fight in war you would be pretty worried and scared. Also when they force you to join you also get mad. You especially get mad when you have to fight in a war that your country...
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...has been called everything from a military genius and heroic soldier to a delusional dictator and paranoid executioner. Whatever one’s opinion may be, one thing is certain: Napoleon Bonaparte redefined post-Revolutionary France and, in turn, redefined the idea of what it meant to be a military dictator. To say that there was chaos and political unrest during the French Revolution is a huge understatement. After decades of oppression amidst a feudalistic society, the country peasants revolted against wealthy landowners and the aristocracy. The gap between the wealthy and powerful and those who were less fortunate was enormous, and the majority of Frenchmen would no longer tolerate living amidst poverty, hunger, and sickness while the French aristocracy lived the life of luxury off the taxes they imposed on the impoverished. After the uprising, France quickly fell into political unrest and financial disaster, with different men rising to power on nothing more than their own aspirations or “reigns of terror”, a la Robespierre. France was spinning out of control and nothing seemed to stabilize society or wield control on the population. The French were desperate for a hero, someone who would come and not only save their dying country, but also reinstate their dignity, power, and sense of national pride. Napoleon recognized himself as just the savoir France needed. He was already a well-established and highly regarded military tactician when he seized his moment...
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...Honoring America's Military Heroes Being a citizen of America is great but when I think of our military heroes that are fighting for my freedom is a whole another level. These men and women are dying every day, nothing could compare our veterans to that. This country stands unified, red white and blue with beautiful stars, that’s you. Honor our Americans Veterans whether they’re living or deceased, they’re on land, air, sea, during a war, and or setting up a democracy in any other foreign country, they need us, just as well as we need them. America is being protected against religious and political radicals every day. How could we not appreciate waking up every morning to a free nation? I feel we should honor them and pray for them every day because every day they do their job is another day of freedom for the United States. Could you imagine being afraid to worship as you please, having to cover your face in public, not being able to vote, go to school, become a lawyer or teacher, or even not having freedom of speech. You can be whatever you want to be in this nation, a free country that our military men and women fought for and still is. The things I see on TV, I couldn’t imagine being beaten in public, hung, or put in prison for doing things that are you’re certain unalienable rights? Without our military defending our freedom, we would be in serious danger of losing every freedom we enjoy and should treasure. So, I say go to any event that’s going on for our veterans...
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...DOES MILITARY SONAR KILL WHALES? In this report I’m going to argue against the concerns that a dolphin and whales conservation group have produced, and I will support my argument with evidences to prove my choice. I’m also going to use couple of charts and data to back up my answers. A dolphin and whales conservation group have produced artificial report. For instance they wrote ‘whenever there is a military sonar exercises, up to 200 whales die as a result of sonar damage’, which was exaggerated, 200 whales and dolphins died just once and that was on Manila Bay, Philippines in 2009. When we look at the data we can see the average number of cetacean stranded is 28.2, and ranges from 1-200 The reason I put the second graph is because it said on my sheet to plot a bar chart of the number of deaths at the time of naval exercises on the axes (3. 1) – hope it makes sense The secondary source from table one has a limited analysis; they have missed out so many years such as 2001, 2007 and they doubled up the year 2008, and it is in various locations. The second statement ‘Whales and dolphins are being damaged all around the world by military sonar exercises’ needs to be shown by having more locations that show that places with no sonar activity have no stranding. They have not told us how many military sonar exercises there were in one year or how many stranding there are when there are no military sonar exercises. They have also not told us how big the sonar exercises were so...
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...four elite military people who all worked as hitmen for the Gulf cartels until they decided to go independent. ‘The former leader of the cartel was Miguel Angel Treviño Morales’(Insight crime el 40,1).However, There are nicknames for him like El 40 or El Z. He is suspected to have committed the 2010 massacre of 72 migrants. ‘He is also very well known for “guisos” or “cookouts” in which they would burn people alive.’ (Insight crime el 40,1).He was also known for other brutal things done to many innocent citizens of Mexico so then he can strike fear into those he may see as a threat or an obstacle. El 40 was also in a rivalry with another man in the cartel named ‘z3’. They both wanted full control of the cartel. ‘He was later captured by the Mexican Marines in July 15, 2013.’(insight crime el 40, 1). The cartel was not well known for their drug smuggling but for the violence and horrific acts toward the locals. El 40 would burn people alive, as ‘they are suspected of targeting migrants who can't pay extortion fees.’(Mexico's most notorious drug cartels,1). They might also target tourists to make a quick buck by using them for ransom or kidnap them to sell for sex slaves. In addition, ‘ Leaving bodies and body parts in public places was a hallmark of Los Zetas' work, as was torture’(Mexico's most notorious drug cartels,1), These are usually a warning of death...
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... there are countries all over the world who are having similar issues. However, in the past, the United States got involved with countries’ problems when there was no reason to do so (mostly in the Cold War). People claim that by intervening with some of the more “unsafe” countries that would just be risking the lives of our military and such. But most of these countries are stricken with famine and threatening diseases, that most people from the United States have vaccines for. So, if we just turn our noses up to the countries in need are we really as strong as we claim to be. The only time we should get involved is if it is a humanitarian crisis....
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...An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Ambrose Bierce A man and his executioners stand on a railroad bridge in Alabama. The Civil War has begun and military justice is about to be served; the only spectators are a handful of soldiers. The man to be executed is a civilian dressed in the clothes of a plantation owner, and his executioners are Union soldiers. As he waits for his executioners to start, the man looks down at the water below him and imagines ways he could escape home to his wife and children. With a nod of the captain's head, the hanging begins. Part 2 introduces Peyton Farquhar, a wealthy Alabamian slave owner. Farquhar is not in the army because of personality issues, but he is determined to support the Confederate cause. An opportunity appears when a soldier dressed in a gray Confederate uniform rides up to his house. The soldier tells him that Union troops are repairing railroads in the surrounding area and have recently rebuilt the nearby bridge over Owl Creek. Apparently the chief has issued an order saying that any civilian caught tampering with the railroad will be hanged. The soldier leaves after informing Farquhar that a pile of flammable timber was piled up near the bridge. An hour later, the soldier rides past the Farquhar residence heading north. It turns out that he is actually a Union scout. Part 3 begins with Farquhar falling through the bridge. Unable to think wisely, he feels himself freeing his hands from their bindings, removing the noose around...
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