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- 26691: Offensive At St. Mihiel
- ... thought it better to make the size of the area to be defended, smaller. So the initial close range artillery strikes did little to no good. Though some of the longer range artillery found it’s way to withdrawing Germans. When the order for withdrawal was given, General Fuchs believed that the American attack would take place later in the month. So a full withdrawal was ordered. So German Soldiers fighting ... Map 2). The V Corps advance was not quite as spectacular as the I and the IV, but progress was still being made. Though the entire V Corps was unable to make it to it’s first day objective. The Americans were advancing quickly. Yet, by the end of the first day, there was still a 10 km between elements from the South and elements from the West. This gap was ... made which called for them to move to a different battle. The battle of St. Mihiel ended on September 13, 1918 and because of this battle it was shown that the American Army and it’s commanders, were very much capable to handle an operation on their own. The St. Mihiel Salient which had stood for four years was now non-existent. The German front line had been drastically reduced. ...
- 26692: How Much Power Should The Fede
- ... child has parental permission to be out after curfew, he will still receive a punishment from the government. Though curfew was initiated because of safety concerns, it allows the government to impose on a parent's child rearing abilities. Curfew should be a repsonibility of a parent, rather than that of the federal government. A federal commission in the early 1980's created a minimum drinking age of 21. By 1987 this law was in effect in all 50 states. Once again, the federal government has chosen to impose on a parent's responsibility. Parents should determine when a child is mature enough for alcohol consumption. This may occur at the age of 18, or at a later time. However, the government has decided that parents are ...
- 26693: Luggerhead Turtle
- ... Luggerhead is born underground in sand near the shore and takes about thirty-six hours to dig itself out of the nest. When it is born it is the about the size of a child's hand. It eats the Portuguese Man of War, a very deadly jellyfish. It has very tough skin so it does not have to worry about getting stung by the jellyfish. It lives in the ocean ... for the turtle since there is a lot of offshore dumping by ships, polluting the ocean. There is a total of thirteen tons of trash being dumped every one minute. The danger of the turtle's environment is made up of lots of trash. Almost every turtle found has plastic in it's gut, which causes it to die. The other danger is the dolphin fish which preys on the turtle for food and sharks off all kinds. The other is rain which causes the water to ...
- 26694: Maturing In The Faith
- In the course of reading Chapter 1 of our book, I came across something that I have known all along but taken for granted, as though it was not more important than my upcoming doctor s appointment. It is the simple yet breaking fact that I do not know what I believe in, or rather, I know what I believe, but I don t exactly know why I believe. And I am not alone in my plight. Most Filipinos, unfortunately, are guilty of this folly. We all have faith in God, not because we know the Sacred Scriptures to ...
- 26695: Mark Twain
- ... school systems across the country either ban it from or restore it to their classrooms. The social classes that Twain portrays in this novel are extremely slanted, and they are not just about racism. It s more like a rich-poor issue, which is illustrated by Huck and Jim (poor) versus the upper-class townspeople (rich). The upper-class people are racist and keep slaves. Huck, being part of the lower class, is not racist and makes friends with the slaves. Basically, Twain s opinion is that they are wrong and separationalist. He continually portrays the upper-class people as immoral, unintelligent, and bigoted. On the other hand, the lower-class people, such as Huck and Jim, are portrayed ... end up as heroes, successful in their quest for freedom. The illusion of freedom is a powerful one. It allows people, in this case,Huck, to rest in a false sensew of control over one s own life. When Huck is with Widow Douglas, he feels that he can sneak out at night and be by himself, but she is constantly trying to control his every constriction. After he ran ...
- 26696: The Changing Office
- ... returning to an office job after a 25-year absence would have a difficult time coping with the changes that have taken place during that time. Changing technology would best describe the challenges facing today’s office worker. Two “buzzwords” which are currently being used in the office are desktop publishing and electronic mail. Electronic Desktop Publishing Desktop publishing is the process of integrating text and graphics by utilizing computer software ... Desktop publishing enables people and businesses to develop their own brochures, newsletters, and other documents at a fraction of the cost and time expended sending the work out to a professional graphics studio. Since today’s firms are more concerned than ever about creating the proper image, it is expected that a greater number of firms will turn to desktop publishing to enhance their images. Electronic Mail The second “buzzword” being ... is the sending, storing, and delivering of written messages electronically. Reiss and Dolan (1989, 529) identify two categories of electronic mail services: 1. In- house electronic mail. (E-mail which is run on a firm’s computer system.) 2. Commercial electronic mail. (E-mail which is supplied by organizations such as General Electric Information Services and MCI Communication.) Summary Desktop publishing and electronic Mail are but two of the changes ...
- 26697: Mdeical Benifits Of Animal Tes
- ... testing reaps great benefits such as finding effective drugs to combat disease, improve surgical procedures, and make products safe. When someone goes to the store and buys a product, or is prescribed medication, they don’t have to worry if the product is safe to use nor should they. The entire human race benefits from animal research. “Without animal research, medical science would come to a total standstill”(O’Neil 210 ... defects, birth defects, and abnormalities. It ensures that products are thoroughly tested and can be safely used. It is an ugly fact that animals are being killed. But surviving is a part of every animal’s nature. An as the human race has evolved we have created new means of ensuring our survival. The tests are not to kill life, but to save it. How ever crude and barbaric it is ...
- 26698: Madame Bovary 4
- In the article The Narrator and the Bourgeois Community in Madame Bovary , written by Leo Bersai, he discusses how Flaubert maintains a dual position in the novel Madame Bovary. Bersai states that Flaubert make Emma s dreams seem important and gives it dignity but at the same time ridicules her fantasies. Bersani also writes that Flaubert detaches himself entirely from the community that he writes about. Although there are parts of ... of third person allows Flaubert to describe the views of he community, but at the same time describe the characters thought. In Madame Bovary Flaubert also make use of many italicized phrases. These, in Bersani s opinion, are used to distinguish the passages from the rest in other to convey forms of speech of people within the novel. They introduce a the characteristics of each character through there form of speech. The italicized phrases are not actually what he character s say, but rather clichés used to describe a situation. Other times Flaubert uses italics to indicate that he is quoting some form of speech. Flauberts basically uses many techniques in grammar to better present ...
- 26699: The Chronicles of Narnia: Book Report
- ... went to a park of which they never have seen with Digory and were jumping in puddles and fountains. They grounded her and told her not to play with Digory anymore. Meanwhile back at Digory's house Uncle Andrew was in his room dressing up and drinking alcoholic drinks. Shortly after that they left. Now it was up to Digory to think of a plan. He thought up an idea. It ... wanted the cabby to be the king of the land and his wife to be the queen. So Digory fetched his wife and they made a crown out of a gold tree (probably Uncle Andrew's ring). It was perfect. The lion told Digory that he needed to go on a journey to get an apple off of some tree that was very far away. He would have to over mountains ... Digory brought Polly along on the journey. They flew for about a day so far and decided to take a rest. They woke up to a giant toffee tree which had fallen out of Polly's pocket. The fruit tasted kind of like toffee but not quite as good. From where they were Digory could see the garden of which the tree was in. Unfortunately it was over a big ...
- 26700: American Democracy
- ... politicians allows us the freedom of who to elect by selling us their views on how they feel our government should function. Many of the campaigns seem to dispute the candidate running against the other(s) but it normally ties into what they believe is wrong. Sometimes a candidate's campaign will run according to one of the candidates mistakes that they have made in office or in life. The candidate may then promise they would never make a mistake of that sort. The campaigns ... cause them to lose faith in our democracy. The political system has succeeded but I believe it has little to do with religion. The founding fathers may have had God in mind but in today’s society when dealing with our democracy, religion has nothing to do with it. There are way too many diversities of religion in this country and “we the people” do not agree upon them. In ...
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