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- 15001: This Is Audie Murphy
- ... after his father deserts them. He joins the army at the age of 18 and through the course of the war is decorated for valor nine times thus becoming the most decorated combat soldier in World War II. Audie does one of the bravest acts any soldier ever did during the war. He climbs aboard a burning tank destroyer and single handedly keeps the enemy from advancing on his position. He ... Merit; Good Conduct Medal; Distinguished Unit Emblem with First Oak Leaf Cluster; American Campaign Medal; European-Aftrican-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver service star, three bronze service stars and one bronze service arrowhead; World War II Victory Medal; Combat Infantry Badge; Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar; Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar; French Fourragere in Colors of the Croix de Guerre; French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier; French Croix ...
- 15002: Civil War - The Battle Of Vicksburg
- ... where the bright flank was secure on the mountains. On the Mississippi River, south of Columbus, fortifications were also placed on island number 10 and on the Chickasaw Bluffs north of Memphis. Seventy miles below New Orleans, two powerful masonry forts supported Jackson and St. Philip stood guard at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Anxious to confront the task, Union land and navel forces moved from two directions. In a ... Grant was still at square one. On March 29, 1863, Grant opted to march south. Grant ordered Major General John A. McClernand of the thirteenth corps to open a road form Milliken’s Bend to New Carthange on the Mississippi River below Vicksburg. The movement didn’t actually begin until March 31. Grant’s infantrymen made their way south through Louisiana, building roads and bridge each step of the way. On ...
- 15003: Creative Writing: In An Oldster's Mind
- ... my eyes. My eyes shutter reluctantly. I see my school, my night school. I am glad that this recall is not being erased. I remember that Angus sat beside me. "Do your best. You are new to this subject. Everything here is brand new to you. Don't worry. Just try your best." Angus held up his head by his hand and murmured. His eyes were staring on the page of a novel, but I knew he was talking ...
- 15004: Antigone 4
- ... a tragic hero. Although, they have their differences, their battle with one another illustrates them both as moral characteres full of pride and arrogance. Antigone was born full of superiority and courage, yet leaves the world as a conquered personage. She respects her family despite what has happened in the past and always seems to be loyal towards her brothers, Polyneices and Eteocles, as well as her sister Ismene. Antigone feels ... decision towards Antigone's punishment. Though he recalls his promise to the people, it seems as if he is completey blinded by his love for power. Creon absolutely isolates himself from the rest of the world and believes himself as being right all the time despite the circumstances. He strongly believes in a powerful kingdom and feels that everyone should dwell by his rules as a king. This reveals him to ...
- 15005: The Role Of Fate In Oedipus Re
- ... answering the Sphinx's riddle and ridding Thebes of the monster, Oedipus was considered a hero. When the people learned of Laius's death, believed to be the fault of bandits, they made Oedipus their new king. Oedipus eventually had four children: Eteocles, Polynices, Ismene, and Antigone. This fulfilled the other half of his horrible fate. Eventually Oedipus learned of what he had done was consumed by despair. After finding Jocasta ... unaccepted because of the curse that was thought to be on him. Eventually Oedipus made his way to Colonus. He requested to see the king, Theseus. It is revealed to Oedipus by Ismene that a new prophecy has been told. The city that possesses the grave of Oedipus will receive continued good fortunes. She then warns that Creon knows of the prophecy and will try to force Oedipus back to Thebes ...
- 15006: Satellites
- ... they lead prospectors to mineral deposits invisble on earth's surface. Relaying communications at the speed of light, they shrink the planet until its most distant people are only a split second apart. They beam world weather to our living room TV and guide ships through storms. Swooping low over areas of possible hostility, spies in the sky maintain a surveillance that helps keep peace in a volatile world. How many objects, exaclty, are orbiting out there? Today's count is 4,914. The satellites begin with a launch, which in the U.S. takes place at Cape Canaveral in Florida, NASA's Wallops ...
- 15007: The Communications Decency Act
- ... won fans and infuriated rivals with his media savvy, obsessive knowledge of the law, and knack for arguing opponents into exhaustion." Since 1990 he has written on legal issues for magazines like Wired and Internet World and spoken endlessly at universities, at public rallies, and to the national media. Although this all helped the cause, Godwin didn't become a genuine cyberspace superhero until what he calls the "great Internet sex ... censor means granting it the power to determine what information we can and cannot have access to." Temptations to sin will always be with us and around us so long as we live in this world.
- 15008: The Phenomenon Of Professional
- ... and feuds among the performers. Storylines may last several weeks or months before they play themselves out. The writers, known within the industry as bookers, are constantly in a think tank to come up with new ideas and gimmicks. The performers play characters who may be normal atheletes on a quest for the championship or bizarre gimmick characters who look like cartoon characters in their outlandish outfits. The matches produce the ... Wrestling is entertaining because of a number of reasons. First, it has a certain overtone that makes it funny or interesting to reminisce upon. Also, there are never reruns. All year round, you'll see new misadventures on a weekly basis. Something about wrestling is perfect for a get-together with one's friends. Personally, I watch it religiously and have a small "monday night group." Professional wrestling is quite simply ...
- 15009: Methods of Social Investigation
- ... this Research Statement there are several variables : ‘college's', ‘students', ‘complete' and ‘degree courses'. These variables will be defined as follows: `College's' We will take this to mean students at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. `Students' Undergraduates on a first degree (excluding post graduates and so on). `Complete' Graduate `Degree courses' The course for which the student originally registered. By defining the variables above there can ... process is made easier by the fact that we have already defined the variables in the Research Statement. The research group has been thus so far defined as those students of Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London who did not graduate from the first degree course for which they originally registered. To concentrate the study group further, the research will be based on those students who left during ...
- 15010: Bhutan
- Bhutan World History Period 4 By:Chris Murphy Fact Sheet Area: 18, 147 square miles Population: 1,660,000 Capital: Thimphu (pop. 20,000) Languages: Dzongkha (official) Gurung, Assamese Ethnic make-up: Bhote 60%, Napalese 25% Religion ... in cities and Bhutan’s largest city, which is the capital, has only 20,000 people. So to me, Bhutan isn’t sound like a good place to settle down in. Bibliography "Bhutan". The 1996 World Almanac, 1983. "Flags of Bhutan". www.theodora.com/flags/bhutan_flags.html, 5/30/97. Kaminsky, Arnold P. "Bhutan". Microsoft Encarta 97, 1997. Karan, P.P. "Bhutan". Lands and Peoples, 1983.
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