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- 2191: A Knights Purpose
- ... top of the hill, they could see their town, Kidlen. Kidlen was a quaint, tiny town, with a lord and a few nobles. They've been fighting for their independence for thirteen years now. Every war against Adbun brought on new hope, but that hope was then taken by the raiders of the east, when they did their monthly raid on Kidlen. Time after time, Kidlen was able to defend against the raids, but as food and rations became more and more scarce, so did their chances of living through another war. The military was bubbling with excitement as the squires greeted the four lone knights who came back from the war. Bursting with excitement, Lance, who was the son of Kain, was a young rambunctious little brat. He never did what he was told, and when he gets into fights, the other person usually comes ...
- 2192: Napoleon 2
- During rough times in France in the late 1700 s, an anarchy was being formed. A revolution turned into civil war and the people were unhappy and needed a leader. At this time, General Napoleon Bonaparte took an opportunity. Napoleon s fame for winning battles in the Middle East and Egypt and crushing royalist uprisings back ... for all. Though many accomplishments were shown in government as well as religion, Napoleon s main interests were focused on building an empire. After defeating Italy and Austria, and persuading Russia to withdraw from the war, Napoleon named himself Emperor. Though Napoleon was very successful on land and in battles, he also had many unsuccessful attempts. Napoleon s rage against Britain remained unsuccessful. He attempted many tactics against the British ...
- 2193: "Gunpowder Plot" By Vernon Scannell
- ... excitement on Guy Falkes night with children and woman running around shouting and screaming, with fireworks exploding and filling the night sky with bright coloured sparks. The second and more sinister meaning is that if war, when explosions devastate and the children running around screaming are running for their lives. That in war time these beautiful fireworks kill and injure people. The man in the poem was in a war and being around the antics on a Guy Falkes night bring back evil, unpleasant memories of war with people dying. Later in the poem we learn that the man's brother had dies in ...
- 2194: Chad
- ... cotton, which accounts for 48% of exports.1 The industry of Chad is mainly based on processing agricultural products. It is run by a republican government and it's legal system is based on French civil law system and Chadian customary law. The recent president is Idriss Deby and head of government is Prime Minister Joseph Yodoyman Chad had gained its independence from France on August 11, 1960. Its national holiday ... Kebbi, Moyen-Chari, Ouaddai, Salamat, and Tandjile. Chad had gained its independence on August 11, 1960, from France. They had gained their constitution on December 22, 1989. Chad's legal system is based on French civil law system and Chadian customary law, it has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction. The national holiday is held on the 11th of August. The political parties and leaders of Chad are the Patriotic Salvation Movement ... of Chad's economy; the climate and geographic location, and lack of infrastructure and natural resources make Chad one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world. Its economy is burdened by the ravages of civil war, conflict with Libya, drought and food shortages. In 1986 real GDP returned to its 1977 level, with cotton the major cash crop, accounting for 48% of exports. Over 80% of the work force ...
- 2195: Nuclear Weapons: Destructors or Saviors?
- ... may back into him." In an attempt to prevent ourselves from backing into this proverbial tiger, we will discuss the following subheadings of nuclear arms: should countries dismantle their nuclear arms; and whether a nuclear war can occur, without resulting in a total nuclear holocaust of both conflicting parties. Virtually all, who know of the rise in modern-day technology, oppose the first subheading, dismantling nuclear weapons; but, before stating their ... at the mercy of this group's sanity, since the world is currently nowhere near an acceptable defensive system. So from this scenario, one can infer that in the present, the only deterrent to nuclear war is the existence of nuclear arms in opposition to each other. The second subheading, whether a nuclear war can occur without escalating into a victorless, nuclear holocaust, is an evolving argument due to its dependency on modern technology. The two stances on this topic are known by their acronyms of NUTS and ...
- 2196: George Washington
- ... adjutant of one of the districts into which Virginia was divided, with the rank of major. Early Military Experience Washington played an important role in the struggles preceding the outbreak of the French and Indian War. He was chosen by Lieutenant Governor Robert Dinwiddie of Virginia to deliver an ultimatum calling on French forces to cease their encroachment in the Ohio River valley. The young messenger was also instructed to observe ... gallantly during the conflict, narrowly escaped death. In August 1755 he was appointed (with the rank of colonel) to command the Virginia regiment, charged with the defense of the long western frontier of the colony. War between France and Britain was officially declared in May 1756, and while the principal struggle moved to other areas, Washington succeeded in keeping the Virginia frontier relatively safe. The American Revolution After the death of ... response to unpopular British policies won Washington election as a Virginia delegate to the First Continental Congress in September and October 1774 and to the Second Continental Congress in 1775. The Opening Campaigns of the War When fighting broke out between Massachusetts and the British in 1775, Congress named Washington commander of its newly created Continental army, hoping thus to promote unity between New England and Virginia. He took command ...
- 2197: Once A Warrior King - Review
- ... of Vietnam. David Donavan gives his account as the Army First Lieutenant in charge of a southern Vietnamese district. Based in the southern, rural village of Tram Chim, this book shifts the focus of the war from the political misunderstanding and shortcomings to the social effects they had on both the Vietnamese people and Donovan himself. Political The war in Vietnam is fraught with paradox. The facts of the war in Vietnam contrast sharply with American perceptions of it at the time. American intentions were as misunderstood as the people they were intended to protect. The information gathered in order to report the state ...
- 2198: Michael Collins Biography Figh
- ... if Home Rule was to be introduced. Seeing the threat, nationalists in Dublin responded by forming the Irish Volunteers with the help of the IRB. Despite this persistent feuding the outbreak of the First World War, the UVF and the Irish Volunteers came together to protect Ireland from invasion. On Easter day April 24th 1916, approximately 2000 Volunteers succeeded in taking over several main buildings in the Dublin in a attempt ... was jailed but he applied for bail and once granted bail he went on the run. Sinn Fein had now aimed to achieve "international recognition of Ireland as an independent Irish Republic" and had declared War of Independence. In 1920 Collins was left in control of the guerrilla warfare strategy, which was proving enormously successful and the Irish Volunteers became known as the IRA (Irish Republican Army). With the help of ... 6th December 1921, Collins signed a peace agreement and after signing the agreement he turned to "Lord Birkenhead," and said "I have signed my death warrant." De Valera decided to reject the Treaty and a civil war broke out. Many of Collins close associates were now dead and Collins was distraught. On August 22, Michael Collins was on a tour of inspection in the Cork area when he was ambushed ...
- 2199: Destruction (holocaust)
- ... anyone with three Jewish grandparents, someone with two Jewish grandparents who belonged to the Jewish community on September 15, 1935 or join thereafter and was married to a Jew. The Jews were fired from their civil service jobs and restructing their access to public clubs, sport facilities, and other places. By 1938, most Jews had been deprived of economic means of existing and having been expelled from the professions, arts, schools ... Business, marriage, real estate and other legal obligations between Jew and non-Jew could be legally broken whenever the non-Jewish partner wished to do so. In late 1939, Hilter invaded Poland, beginning the World War II. In 1939, laws came about that pressured Jewish people. Not to own a business or have their children attend public schools. On September 1, 1939, Hilter took the first step toward his dream of ... As a result the actual extermination stopped in November of 1944, although thousands of people continued to die in the concentration camps. By that time most of the Jews who lived in Europe before the war, and millions other innocent people, were dead. The war in Europe ended six months later in May 1945. As the Holocaust recedes further into the past, historical distance threatens to obscure and abstract our ...
- 2200: Egyptian Cosmogony
- ... were sad, some happy, some triumphant. There were church songs, work songs, love songs and folk songs. As black music developed in its own forms, blacks became very polished at reproducing white music. After the Civil War it was not uncommon for blacks to be hired for all-white affairs. By the early 1900 s, the black professional musician was quite common in the North and large urban areas of the South ... the middle of the 1960 s, black singers began to come out and say what they felt. With their sound borrowed and the competition stiff for the almighty dollar, black singers had to speak out. Civil Rights in America were a top issue of this decade. Black singers joined this revolution or it could be said they helped to create it. There were no longer implications that double standards existed ...
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