10th Mountain Division

This week CSM Smith and I are make the last of the December circulation visits to MDW and New York Companies Stations; Blacksburg, Charleston and the Manhattan FEC. In conjunction with the visit to New York, MAJ Zeller, MSG Carter and I are conducting the ICI for New York. We also continue drive recruiting operations as we prepare for the 9 January board; for this board we preparing to send up 35 packets. As a result we are anticipating to close 4 RA AOCs (60N, 66P, and 67 HPSP 3 and 2 Year),…

The movie “Snow White and the Huntsman” takes a lot of creative liberties. It expands greatly on the original story which many new elements and even removes some parts. Like the addition of an evil queen with super powers. How she not only wants to be the most beautiful and powerful person, but can take life from other people to maintain her beauty and power. The opening of “Snow White and the Huntsman” is done just as the story in the Grimm brothers’ book. The queen pricks her finger (on a…

Once upon a time I was in an enclosed elevator in Hecht Residential College at the University of Miami. As I stood there, I noticed several interesting things, such as everyone who entered were either already on their phones or immediately took them out, all not brave enough to interrupt the awkward silence. I was particularly intrigued by the resident assistants, dressed in fishnet stockings and morph suits, handing out candy to each student who entered the elevator. They were the only ones…

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths” (Walt Disney). Curiosity is an advantageous tool for life. It leads to many situations, such as the positive ones of Walt Disney’s. In Disney’s situations, he made his curiosity run on creativity. As shown in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Walt Disney was a very creative individual. True love’s kiss shows that Walt Disney was imaginative. It all started when…

In reinforcing the claim that Simcoe was indeed forward thinking, a look at his latter governing position in northern Canada provides much insight. In his journal he writes, “The Governor is very anxious to oblige and please the Indians; his only son, a child of four years old, is dressed as an indian, and called Tioga, which name has been given by the Mohawks. This harmless farce may be of use in the intercourse with the Indians.” While the Americans typically destroyed relations with the…

George Orwell A Comparative analysis George Orwell’s Animal Farm (1945) and Shooting an Elephant (1938) both share two major characteristic features, namely politics and history. Animal Farm is mainly an allegory of the Russian Revolution which took place in 1917. All of the characters in the story represents the biggest names in the Russian Revolution and the early start of the Soviet Union. The farm itself is also supposed to represent the Russian Federation, which they fight for in the…

Calculators have been a touchy subject in mathematics classrooms all over because of the different uses. They are great for any type of math, but the real worry is that if they are allowed in classrooms all the time, won’t students forget their basic math skills? The pros do not outweigh the cons and vice versa with the use of calculators, however, both sides are valid. A calculator is an important enabling tool and if used strategically, can make math enjoyable and easier for all students.…

For division, teachers should help students identify and use different meanings of remainders to help the learners understand and apply different rules. As students become knowledgeable of the different meanings that the remainder possesses they will be able to interpret the quotient in different ways. Throughout this paper, I will describe the different interpretations of the remainders and division problems using various examples.…

Took charge of the Terrain Shaping Obstacles (TSO) activity and led efforts that advanced it from a nascent conceptual organization to a fully functional Branch dedicated to advancing the capability across the DOTMLPF spectrum. Was instrumental at securing approval from the MSCoE, CG to mature the TSO Branch into a TPO (TRADOC Project Office)--lending maximum assurance that the programs supporting TSO will be fully integrated into the Operational Army to support Combatant Commanders.…

Many historians have found it difficult to precisely define a reason as to what caused ‘The Terror,’ this is due to it being a culmination of terrible events leading to tyranny. ‘The Terror’ can be defined as the period within 1793 and 1794, when the Robespierre subjugated Jacobian group executed, without remorse, any opposing citizens to their regime. Through the critical analysis of Maximilien Robespierre’s speech ‘On the moral and political principles of domestic policy’ in conjunction with…