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- 2381: Women In Combat
- ... After the war, Russian women were banned from all combat positions While in these positions it has been documented that they performed extremely well. The women pilots were soon called "Night Witches" due to their great performance (The Journal of Military History, 1993, p. 320). Israel during the War for Independence, also used women in direct combat positions. The need for women to serve in combat positions became great because so many men had been killed on the front lines. Like the Russians, after the conflict ended the Israeli military prohibited women from serving in these positions (Harvard International Review, 1992, p. 58). Many ... the military community determines that women in combat would not lower effectiveness, only then should women be given the chance to serve in combat units. Bibliography WORKS CITED Campell, D. (1993). Women in combat: The great world war II experience in the united states, great britian, germany, and the soviet union. The Journal of Military History, 57(2), 310-325. Decaw, J. W. (1995). The combat exclusion and the role ...
- 2382: The Pit and the Pendulum
- ... the prisoner tells the story of his torture. Given this you know he is going to survive which helps make the mystery so much more complex. The plot is very believable and consistent. Poe shows great detail in the setting of the dungeon. The plot is hard to fathom, in that it is difficult to believe that a man could survive so much adversity without going crazy. The consistency in the ... motives at first seem to be to cause death on the prisoner. Later, the torturer seems to enjoy torturing the prisoner in the cruelest possible way. The prisoner seems to be rounded because of his great resourcefulness in finding a way to survive. He thought of the rats when he was about to be taken over by the Pendulum by putting the rancid meat on the leather straps. The character was ... Another truth that lies in the story is that torturers in this time of life were horrible people, who knew no limits. Morals seemed to be non-existent The Pit and the Pendulum was a great mystery and kept you on the edge of you're seat all through the story. The author did a great job of building the intensity and then letting it all go in the end.
- 2383: Lord Jim
- ... and others cowardice and shortcomings, it shows the vast conflicts that take place in the story. Lord Jim shows the many hardships the main character,Tuan Jim or Lord Jim, had to go through with great detail. Lord Jim tests the basic worth of a man and the truth that lies within one’s soul. The central irony in this book balances itself upon morality and guilt with a tragic result ... often felt isolated and alone. But his love for the sea kept him going even in tough times; ironically it would be the same love that would lead to his destruction. Indeed, Jim had a great love for the sea. He respected it and its powers. Although it took a tragic event to learn the seas authoritative powers , Jim still admired it. The sea was Jim’s motivation and his passion ... as a sailor. Jim was left on his own. Experiencing betrayal at its peak caused Jim to wonder. Never wanting to go through the pain again and afraid to commit to something with such a great responsibility Jim ‘s soul was forever tormented. Yet, Jim was left eternally empty, without honor and struggling to overcome his own disgrace after the Patna incident. Jim felt such heartache and a great need ...
- 2384: The Battle of Gettysburg
- ... score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great Civil War; testing whether this nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. We have met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting-place for those who here gave their lives that this nation might live. It is altogether fitting ... It is for us, the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far nobly advanced. It is rather for us to here dedicated to the great task remaining before us– that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion– that we here highly resolve that these dead ...
- 2385: MEDLINE
- ... language. They still had to dial into the database, pay connect time charges and citation charges, but the software would mediate their encounter and guide them through the database's complex structure. Grateful Med was great software. A 1988 study conducted by the NLM, one of the very few available on actual success rates of MEDLINE use, showed user satisfaction with search results at 86%, and well over half of the ... after they were published, according to a priority indexing schedule in use at the National Library of Medicine. Internet Grateful Med became free in June 1997, and at the same time PUBMED was introduced, with great fanfare. The databases are different: PUBMED includes PreMEDLINE and MEDLINE, while Internet Grateful Med includes MEDLINE, plus AIDSLINE, TOXLINE, HEALTHSTAR and others. PUBMED uses a very simplified interface which permits complex Boolean search strategies IF ... of search results, and in certain conditions, this can have important research or clinical implications. No consumer health focus. Regardless of the interface selected, MEDLINE is a poor choice for many topics that are of great interest to consumers, such as common conditions, lay descriptions of diseases and conditions, and alternative and complementary therapies. The contents of MEDLINE was never intended for consumers. The journals covered by MEDLINE almost without ...
- 2386: A Heritage Denied
- ... is implied in “Everyday Use” that she goes to the extent of burning down her family’s home due to her spite of it. Dee’s mother observes her daughter, under a tree, watching with great fascination as their home is destroyed (Walker 73). Dee believes that her mother subjects her family to substandard living conditions, by choice. In a letter to her mother, Dee writes, no matter where she (Dee ... Wangero” to feel as though she can keep Dee hidden. Dee, embarrassed at her home and the life it provides, fears that her prosperity as “Wangero” may be attributed to her family. Dee goes to great lengths to shelter the new life she has created for herself. When Dee arrives at her mother’s home, before greeting anyone, “she gets out of the car with a camera taking picture of her ... has evolved to a greater life than what her upbringing provided. Dee exploits her past to fulfill her selfish need to conceal her heritage. Family artifacts, passed from one generation to the next, contain a great deal of family history. While visiting her mother, Dee makes claim to a few family artifacts she is incapable of appreciating. Dee tells her mother that she needs a particular churn top to use ...
- 2387: The Importance Of Accounting In Our Modern Society
- ... society, the demand for good accountants for exceeds the supply. As our country has expanded, business and industry have become more and more complex, so control here is very important. And control depends on a great deal of the bookkeepers and accountants who can analyze figues and advise management on what should be done. They are using more scientific ways changing money, figuring change, and collecting sales taxes. Moreover, department stores ... completely recorded, or the company’s waste and loss whether to be saved or not. High schools, colleges or universities are also need accounting professors to teach students accounting techniques. Teaching accountants, who know a great deal about accounting and has had some practical experience in dealing with persons and businesses, ready to pass along their knowledge and experiences to students and future accountants. In small schools, teachers have other duties ... It can be the world of achievement for the women who is looking for a higher ststus than what is offered by ledgers and journals. Accountants in today’s society is expected to know a great deal about management, business practice and theory, taxes, cost accounting, auditing, and systems and controls. To the woman who can train these and other subjects gose the opportunity to work at the management level ...
- 2388: Tomb Raider 2 Walkthrough
- ... use it on groups of enemies for wide spread damage or when at close range to inflict serious damage on a single opponent. Auto-Mags More powerful than the pistols; these auto-firing weapons are great for long range targets and groups of enemies. Harpoon Gun The reload time on this weapon makes it good for usually one a single shot. Use it to stall your enemy so you can swim ... on, but DON'T! Save it for the final levels and the larger enemies you encounter there. So if we are finished with all the preliminary info; let's get on with the game.... The Great Wall Our journey begins in a valley very near the Great Wall. Enter the water and go to the left of the big rock. A Tiger should appear so get on the rock and kill the Tiger then jump forward to continue down the path. ...
- 2389: Hummer Review
- ... over by people that don’t believe in its abilities. Although the different models have slightly different specifications, they are all equally good off-road. But these specifications are very minute. Although not noted for great towing capabilities, they can tow around 7800 pounds. One of the things I appreciate most on the Hummer is that they have sixteen inches of ground clearance. This is great when going over rough terrain and obstacles. Another awesome fact about the Hummers is that they are capable of taking on a slope of sixty degrees. That is tremendously good in the off-road world. Going along with that last fact, they can also go on the side of a slope up to forty degrees. That is really impressive. They do not have a great turning radius, but when you can go up a hill of sixty degrees, why have a good turning radius. The Hummers great ground clearance is attributed to many things. The tall tires is one, ...
- 2390: Kim Kim
- By: Luke Kim Kim gives a vivid picture of the complexities in India under British rule. It shows the life of the bazaar mystics, of the natives, of the British military. There is a great deal of action and movement, for Kipling's vast canvas painted in full detail. The dialogue in the novel makes use of Indian phrases translated by the author, they give the flavor of native speech ... Ali, he played the part of horse boy and saved the trader's life when he overheard two men plotting to kill the horse dealer. At Simla, Kim stayed with Mr. Lurgan, who taught him great, many subtle tricks in the art of makeup and disguise. For, as Ali said, he was now learning the great game, as the work of the secret service was called. At the end of the summer Kim returned to St. Xavier's. He studied there for a total of three years. In conference with ...
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