...up against Japan up until 1941 is often discredited or even disregarded because the attack on Pearl Harbor and the United States’ dramatic entrance into the war gets associated to Japan’s first military offenses. Crucially drained from fighting years prior to the official start of the world war, the battered state that China was in during the course of the war seems to take credit away from their resilience in battle, despite being at an obvious disadvantage when everyone else joined in on the fight against Japan. Viewed as weak and dependent on other Allied Powers to defeat Japan, China deserves to receive credit for being a major ally in World War 11 for the brutality they endured during and after the war, and for how their forgotten role significantly shaped how defeat would play out for the Axis Powers. Becoming a united force with the Allies was in China’s interests because it not only meant military support and resources China was critically in need of, but also it was an opportunity China to receive global recognition that seemed impossible prior to the War. Over the course of fighting four years against Japan’s dominate forces; a large portion of China’s supplies and troops had been depleted. China was automatically at odds against Japan because of their weak government that the failure of amalgamation between the communists and nationalists created. The lag of time it took to unify troops and effectively create military support and resources certainly did not help...
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...2012 RACE GUIDE Racing for GB F Race for the nation and visit Middle Earth? Sounds good to us. One age-grouper explains why he’s aiming to be in Auckland come October 2012 rom Athlone to Australia, China to Pontevedra, age-group triathlete Robbie MacNab has been a part of the hugely successful British team. But what does it feel like to pull on the GB kit? I always feel proud to put the GB kit on. I’ll never forget the feeling the first time I qualified; I grinned all the way on the three-hour drive home. Added to that was seeing my parents’ faces when they saw the kit for the first time at the Euro Champs in 2010. Even if I never manage to qualify again, those moments stay with you forever. The sheer size of the GB Team is impressive. You start to recognise people from races during the year, and it only takes a few minutes of waiting at the airport before someone with the telltale bike box says hello. In Beijing all the GB guys were racked together and everyone was wishing each other luck. You get great support from the crowds too; for the Euro Champs in Spain it could’ve been a home race with the number of GB supporters! Racing for GB means I’ve visited places I may not otherwise have gone to. I’ve seen the Great Wall of China and spent time in Australia. But I’ve never been to South America so if the Worlds were over there it would be a great excuse! I’d like to race the Worlds in Auckland, and I’ve moved up an age group so it’ll be interesting to see where I fit in...
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...it becomes advantageous to for strategic alliances with people and businesses in all the countries in which you hope to operate. What is a strategic alliance? A strategic alliance is a merging or working together of businesses for mutual gain. It goes all the way back in history to when government started signing treaties to protect their borders and interests, a good example is during World War 2 when there were the Allied powers and the Axis Powers. Those were military strategic alliances for getting rid of the opposition and strengthening your borders while decreasing your expenses. When conducting business across borders a strategic alliance can help open international markets. How? One way is that the businesses with which you ally yourself should better understand the people in the country, and that will make it easier to sell your product and protect your interests. For instance names and words have power, especially in marketing. A lawyer advertising in England would never say something like "Let us help you get out of that bum rap" as bum there means Ass" Selling products can mean you need to shift names and phrases, a strategic alliance will help with this. Your new partner, and that is really what a strategic alliance is, developing beneficial partnerships, will have connections and understand the legal ins and outs. This can be a big advantage! British liability laws are vastly different from American and then throw in the European Market rules and you...
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...appease .” These historians agree that Eisenhower’s political awareness in regards to the handling of his generals was the reason for success; Eisenhower was plagued by generals who did not respect him due to his lack of experience. Eisenhower however was experienced, he was the Commanding General of the European Theatre of Operations and he was the SCAEF of the North African Theatre of Operations. For example Dr Andrew Gordon wrote “Eisenhower, and his chief of staff General Bedell Smith, had worked and won with these officers from as far back as TORCH ” Professor Samuel J Newland agrees “D-Day is the prime example of the power and synergy that can be created by a strong alliance. ” Eisenhower recognised this and he realised that for the allies to win the war they had to be a single unified front in their decisions. Newland also wrote “Roosevelt sensed early on that Eisenhower held unique abilities to work within an alliance structure. ” This is ultimately why Eisenhower was chosen to be Supreme Commander because unlike many others of the American generals at the time (such as Patton) he had the...
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...An Irregular Warfare Strategy for Somalia Staff Sergeant Ondrae L. Meyers Enlisted Professional Military Education- Career Course 9 June 2014 In Somalia there is a constant battle that the country faces with a terroristic organization called Al Shabaab. Within these battles they do not use conventional warfare. The Al Shabaab do not have the support of the people and rule by commanding obedience through fear. In a conventional war military forces attempt to achieve strategic objectives against a recognized state. Irregular Warfare is when adversaries seek to isolate themselves from their external supporters and undermine their opponent’s legitimacy and credibility. Irregular Warfare is defined by the Department of Defense Directive 3000.07, (December 2008), as “A violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s). Irregular warfare favors indirect and asymmetric approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and other capacities, in order to erode an adversary’s power, influence, and will.” There are specific applications of “keys to success”, in order to carry out the Irregular Warfare campaign. The two applications are unity of success and understanding the operational environment. Irregular Warfare is defined by Thomas Edward Lawrence, better known as ‘Lawrence of Arabia’, as “Granted mobility, security (in the form of denying targets to the enemy), time, and doctrine (the idea to convert every...
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...eventually falling of that huge cliff. The death of Alie has also causes Holden to have constant guilt about it. Holden states that Alie”was also the nicest, in lots of ways. He never got mad at anybody. People with read hair are supposed to get mad very easily, but Allie never did,(43)) Holden thinks that Allie never deserved to die and that eats him up inside thinking that this great kid this great brother was taken away even though he did nothing to deserve it. And like critic Edwin Haviland Miller says in In Memoriam: Allie Caulfield in The Catcher in the Rye “Holden has the ‘crazy’ idea that he should he should have saved Allie, and that in the future he will save children abused by adults. If he is savior, he is also victim.” and Allies overall death is the stem in Holden's deteriorating behaviors and actions now. Yet Holden's overall past can seem very traumatic in of in itself. Holden has gone through so much during his childhood years that the very cause of his deteriorating behavior and what will drive him over the edge of his great fall is all rooted in his past.In the novel there is an instance were Holden lets us know about implications of childhood abuse. When spending the night at his childhood teacher and father like figures house Mr. Antolini Holden wake up to Mr. Antolini rubbing his forehead. Holden states that “When something perverts like that happens, I start sweating like a bastard. That kind of stuffs happened to me about twenty times since I was a kid...
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...Concerning Friday, june 6, universe pioneers In like manner veterans will assemble In those war internment truth in Normandy, over northern france. They will regard an enormous number from declaring tumbled universe War ii troopers who untruth secured along those french coastline of the english channel. The associations will quantify those 70th affirmation from ensuring D-Day, those start from attesting universe War II's An enormous piece vital battle. Examining june 6, 1944, united troops struck Nazi-controlled france by strategy for sea. Those creature interruption control joined a group about around 54,000 warships and around 300,000 officers, from those what's to look for U. Experienced with urban decay because of deindustrialization, building made, government lodgi. , England, new zealand Moreover a couple separate countries. Once shorewards, the troops fought their lifestyle through Normandy, town by town, pounding then again hammering again the German qualities for their way under liberal banning from those air. It may have been a savage three-month battle. Taking every last sort things out, around 100,000 warriors once both sides, and around 20,000 normandy nationals, were executed. The snare poor the German control from ensuring europe. It additionally liberated those unnerving nazi coldblooded confinements, furthermore done those level headed discussion that left to a great degree a touch about Western europe in physical Besides money related ruin. For the 70th...
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...The Role of Online Social Media in Brand-Consumer Engagement: An Exploratory Study Abstract Submitted to the Direct/Interactive Marketing Research Summit Proceedings August 31, 2012 Andrew J. Rohm Associate Professor, Marketing Department, College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, arohm1@lmu.edu George R. Milne Professor, Marketing Department, Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, milne@isenberg.umass.edu Velitchka Kaltcheva Associate Professor, Marketing Department, College of Business Administration, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, velitchka.kaltcheva@lmu.edu Researchers have noted the importance of generating more effective brand-consumer engagement with respect to increased profits, customer satisfaction, and customer loyalty (Palmatier et al. 2006). Customer engagement is defined as active interactions with a firm, with prospects and with other customers (Kumar et al. 2010). We focus on engagement because consumers’ interactions with brands are now more similar to a multi-party conversation than to a brand-dictated monologue (Deighton and Kornfeld 2009; Hennig-Thurau et al. 2010). Social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter have become integral elements for companies and brands seeking to develop intimate online customer relationships; conversely, they provide consumers an online “soapbox” with which to publish and disseminate personal evaluations...
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...disappointment, anger and despair. The catalyst of the group is Bender (Judd Nelson), a rebellious working-class punk who seethes with rage and attacks his peers with sarcasm. A cigar burn on his arm is a sign of the abuse he receives at home. Andrew (Emilio Estevez) is a Varsity letterman in wrestling. He's spent most of his youth trying to measure up to his father's machismo image of him. This entails winning in athletic competition and preying upon weaker peers. He and Bender clash. Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) is an unhappy honors student who wishes he could be accepted as a person and not valued just as a brain. Upset over a poor grade in shop, Brian has contemplated suicide rather than live with the ire of his disappointed parents. Allison (Ally Sheedy) is the eccentric of the group. "My home life is unsatisfactory," she confides. Living in her own fantasy world, Allison can't really tell the difference between the truth and the lies she fabricates. These teenagers don't like or respect their parents very much. One asks: "My God, are we gonna be like our parents?" Another in the group replies: "When you grow up, your heart dies." But the storm clouds over their lives are really the result of rigid high school caste systems. Despite an inappropriate music-video sequence and a phony up-tempo finale, The Breakfast Club offers a breakthrough portrait of the pain and misunderstanding which result from the social hierarchy created by youth themselves. The lookers and the jocks are popular...
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...flood of supplies to the Allies (Stewart 23). These supplies gave the Allies a means of continuing and bolstering the war effort, as it helped to maintain their army. Since the United States had cut off relations with Germany and was not trading with the Central Powers, this made it harder for them to continue their war effort and gave the Allies the advantage (“World”). After the United States had declared war on the Central Powers because of the attacks from submarine boats, the United States allowed for the Allies to continue a war effort through trade. The Allies could no longer afford to keep up the war effort, so the United States kept the war effort alive. The United States produced armaments, not only for themselves, but also for France and Great Britain. The United States gave those countries enormous extensions of credit and loans worth over $7,000,000,000 (“World”). Without the United States upholding the war effort, the Allies would not have been able to get the supplies that were needed to maintain the war effort. All of this support through trade to the Allies gave the Allies the upper hand, and it partially led to the Allied victory of World War...
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...compatibility of psychology and the Christian faith. As a result, there have been many attempts to create models that would show that integration of the two is plausible. The Allies model is distinct in that it’s reasoning of why it is possible to integrate the two is laid out well and provides reliable sources for its claims. These sources will be shown in detail as well as the strengths and limitation of the Allies model. It is these sourrces that will show why the Allies model is the best choice for coming as close to integration as possible. For many years, there have been debates surrounding the ability to integrate psychology and Christianity. Are they compatible? Can they work together...
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...campaign by Nazis, was launched through the densely forested Ardennes region of Wallonia in Belgium, down to Ettelbruck in the middle of Luxembourg and then finally reaching France. It extended on an eighty-mile front. There are various reasons of why the battle was fought at this specific location. Firstly, it was the shortest route to reach Paris by land. Secondly, the winter weather was in Hitler’s favor. Low cloud and fog would not allow attacks by ‘the superior air force’ of the allies. Another reason is that the “tank busting Typhoons of the RAF or Mustang fighters from the USAAF could not be used against the German tanks”. Battle of Bulge was connected to the larger war as it was a last chance that Adolf Hitler had to push back the allied forces. This is why many people call battle of Bulge as ‘Hitler’s desperate gamble’. Germany directed an ambitious counteroffensive with the objective of capturing Antwerp and splitting the American and British armies in the area. It would then deprive the Allies of a badly needed seaport on the Meuse River. Germany also wanted to negotiate peace by force. To fulfill their objective, General Deitrich’s 6th SS Panzer army would attack in the north with the goal of capturing Antwerp. Later on, an assault would be carried by General Hasso’s 5th Panzer army to capture Brussels, while General Erich’s 7th army would move in the south to protect the side. To support the offensive, a special unit under commandment of Otto Skozreny was formed to penetrate...
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...battle of Dieppe was no where near successful. The Allies knew that if they wanted to defeat Hitler, they needed to change their tactics. Dieppe had severe losses, but they know knew what it would take to defeat the Germans. It is said that “the battle of Normandy was won on the beaches of Dieppe. For every 1 man who was killed at Dieppe, at least 10 or more had their lives spared on the beaches of Normandy.” Dieppe was the sacrifice that needed to be taken before the stunning victory of Normandy. The lessons learned regarding military decisions, secrecy, and planning at Dieppe ensured a victory at Normandy. Many poor military decisions were made by the Allies at Dieppe that caused a quick defeat. At Dieppe, airplane bombers held back for fear of civilian casualties. They also cancelled the paratroopers due to bad weather. But, at Normandy, they continually blasted the coastlines and dropped paratroopers which significantly slowed German defences. The Allies learned that cancelling these two military tactics cost them the battle at Dieppe. At Normandy, they knew what to do and ended up taking out more German defences. In war, military decisions are only important if secrecy is kept. Without it, defences will be waiting and all those decisions will be useless. Around the time of the Dieppe attack, Germany had already started...
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...Furthermore, historical significance of this battle is highlighted by the vast casualties which made the Dieppe Raid one of the catastrophic battle in Canadian history. Secondly, the Dieppe Raid is relevant as it has contributed to understanding issues in the present days. It is understood that there was lack of an adequate plan to lead the raid into success ("Dieppe Raid"). Additionally, there is a comprehension that the German strategies were underestimated and proper air and naval support was not provided to the ground soldiers ("Dieppe Raid"). As a result, analysis of the elements which led to failure Panda 2 of the Dieppe raid has identified the mistakes allies made and has made the raid a relevant topic. Furthermore, these facts are also historically significant as if these mistakes would not have occurred then allies could have succeeded in the Dieppe operation and the war would not have prolonged till 1945. Lastly, Dieppe raid also initiated changes in war plans by...
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...Canada’s Contributions to the Second World War The Second World War was a time of great struggle for the Allied nations, but it was their collective efforts on land, in the air and sea, and on the home front that helped secure their victory over the Axis Powers. In particular, Canada’s significant efforts on land in the Battle of Normandy, the Burma Campaign, and the Conquest of Sicily played a key role in securing the final victory. Similarly, Canada’s aid to the Allies was crucial in the air and sea in the Battle of Britain, the Battle of the Atlantic, and the defense of Ceylon. Finally, at home, Canada’s financial support, production of wartime goods, and training of Allied pilots were essential to allow Allied forces to continue and eventually secure the victory. Canada’s contribution to the Allied war effort was a significant one because of her major role on land, in the air and sea, an on the home front. Canada played a major role on land in securing the victory for the Allies by contributing many men and providing specialized expertise. In Europe, Canadians contributed greatly on D-Day by using their previous knowledge and experience from the Dieppe Raid. In Dieppe, “of the 5000 Canadians who took part, 913 lost their lives, while another 1950 were taken as prisoners of war.”1 The Allied nations took note of what went wrong in the Dieppe raid and made changes to their advantage in the attack of Normandy. They realized they had to “push back a full-scale invasion to regain...
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