Always Outnumbered

allowed America to get the upper hand when they were clearly outnumbered by Japan. It will show what strategies were used to prepare for the attack. Also how America received the naval code used to predict the attack. “On June 7, 1942, the Battle of Midway–one of the most decisive U.S. victories in its war against Japan–comes to an end”(Battle of Midway Ends History.com). America when fighting Japan in the Battle was completely outnumbered by a lot. The only way that they could win would be…

Sparta, Athens, and Sparta’s Women If one was to look at the people of the Hellas, they would come to the conclusion that they are a very unique people. The different groups of people within Ancient Greece which stretched from the Atlantic to Turkey, had many prevalent similarities and differences. Ancient Greece was divided into many separate city states. Two extremely important and distinct city states that flourished during ancient times was Sparta and Athens. Even though they had their…

we should assume jobs in STEM are male dominated while jobs in English and Philosophy are female dominated. As Prinz points out, that is not the case. As of 2012, when “Gender and Geometry” was written, male professors in engineering departments outnumbered female professors 36 to 1. That seems to follow the stereotype until he points out that even in Harvard's English and Philosophy departments, departments that are supposedly more fit for women, male professors still outnumber female…

stealing cars, holding up gas stations and fighting. They exhibit loyalty which made them almost as close as brothers which sets them apart from the Socs. In Chapter 7, Two-bit and Steve walk into the Curtis home, and Ponyboy mentions that Darry always kept the front door unlocked in case any members of the gang needed a place to spend the night because Darry doesn’t want any of his friends to get into trouble, so he opens the door to his home for them to relax and composed…

influence in Roman society and government. Their privilege granted them high positions of leadership in their communities. The rest of the population were the plebeians. They were considered non-nobles and commoners. Despite the fact that the plebeians outnumbered the patricians, plebs didn’t hold any influence like the patricians did. The inequality and divide between the patricians and the plebeians led to a longstanding conflict, which interfered with Roman affairs, both internally and…

The Socs and the Greasers always have major conflict due to many reasons such as their style, their wealth, and who is better. Both Johnny and Ponyboy are Greasers along with their other relatives. Greasers is a wild gang that has an edgy style with their hair long hair slicked back with a generous amount of grease, hence the name given, Greasers. On the other hand Socs are completely different when it comes to their looks. Socs wear basic madras shirts and usually are wealthy with light colored…

The use of speeches in history, though not always historically accurate, is very powerful. Speeches make the reader feel included, so the immediacy of the speech can make the audience feel as if they are in the time frame of that speech. Listening to a great leader is something people still do today, and the use of speeches in history helps the listener put his or herself in the place of that people- essentially feeling what they feel. Herodotus was a military commander before he was exiled and…

once than live always in fear of death.” From the time Caesar became consul everybody knew he would be the greatest leader that Rome has ever seen. The heroic and courageous leader, Julius Caesar, has proven over time that he is the best military leader because of his exceptional work in leading his army, winning the Gallic Wars, and defeating Pompey in the Roman Civil War. Julius Caesar was the kind of man that didn’t hide behind his army; he led. Suetonius once said, “He always led his army,…

of the old and newly revised version of the Alamo. Is the revised version a myth? Or was it created to be more modern and understandable? The fact is that the Texas solders who defended the Alamo were not properly armed, trained and were greatly outnumbered, but had a heart of bravery the odds were truly against them, but that didn’t keep them from what they believed in which was liberty, justice, freedom and their independence. Bodily they stood awaiting long days and nights in a rather bitter…

While religion refers to a community sharing similar beliefs and the text and rituals connecting them to said religion, faith rather refers to the seeking of answers one hopes to find in practicing a religion, regarding ones purpose or meaning in life. Thus, Black religion I believe is the religious and spiritual practices of people of African descent all around the world, it isn’t just the act of going to church but rather every aspect the religion reaches in individual’s everyday life as well…