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    Unlike Carter who knowingly kills his father, the sniper has no clue who he kills. “Then the sniper turned over the dead body and looked into his brother’s face.” (O’Flaherty 166) Throughout the battle, the sniper does not know the enemy is his brother. Once the enemy is killed, the sniper discovers it is his brother. Although these characters have various similarities, they have a countless number of differences. For example, Carter hesitates before…

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    B. Mytilene debate 1. According to Thucydide, the revolt of Mytilene took place in the year 428 B.C and the debate took place in the city of Mytilene who had surrender to Paches (2013 p 94) 2. The Athenians believed that the revolt at Mytilene was premeditated as the Mytilenean people had planned to unify with Lesbos and revolt against the Athenian Empire (2013 p 94). Their government had plotted a rebellion with the help of the Spartans and Boeotian’s as well as cities on other islands to…

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    The book Killer Angels, by Michael Shaara, illustrates the American Civil War at the Battle of Gettysburg. This was a three-day battle in 1863. This book draws you in and really makes grasp what it was like to be a witness as well as apart of the Civil War. The battle was in no way humane. Shaara conveys the brutality of both views from the Confederates and the Union side, emphasizes humanity of army generals, and showed each side could not comprehend their opponents’ way of thinking. Shaara…

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    INTRODUCTION Sparta was one of the most influential warrior city-states in Greek society. They reached the height of power after defeating a rival city-state called the Athenians in the Peloponnesian war which was in 431-404 BC. On loyalty to the state, military service was essential in Sparta. Men were trained to be soldiers for life. Life in Sparta mainly revolved around being a warrior. GOVERNMENT The Spartan political system had two hereditary mighty monarch kings from two separate…

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    Why Was Germany Successful

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    Germanys success is due to the charisma of their leader Adolf Hitler, and the blind followers of his preaching’s. However, the success did not extend beyond the Battle of Britain leading to Germanys downfall as the other powers aligned to help Britain push…

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    Peloponnesian War Analysis

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    (Concepts) To defend themselves at the land they had adopted a strategic defensive posture. They constructed ‘four-mile long Phaleric Wall and a wall around the city’ , and order to the citizen for ‘carry their property from the country, not to go out to battle, and come to the city and guard it. They fought wars of exhaustion on along the coastline by utilizing superior sea power, and ‘sent out cavalry to prevent raids on the lands near the city from the enemy.' To defeat an opponent at sea,…

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    Peloponnesian War Essay

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    They constructed ‘four-mile long Phaleric Wall and a wall around the city,’ and ordered the citizens to ‘carry their property from the country, not to go out to battle, and come to the city and guard it.' They fought wars of exhaustion on along the coastline by utilizing superior sea power, and ‘sent out cavalry to prevent raids on the lands near the city from an enemy.' Athenian maintained the powerful fleet…

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    Memorial Day is a great day to celebrate. Memorial Day started as an event to honor Union soldiers, who had died during the American Civil War. It was inspired by the way people in the Southern states honored their dead. After World War I, it was extended to include all men and women, who died in any war or military action. Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day. The current name for this day did not come into use until after World War II. Decoration Day and then Memorial Day used…

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    Leadership of the forces, and the morale of each army, played an important role in the Union’s victory over the Confederate forces at Fort Donelson. Unity of command was lacking on the Confederate side, and their overall morale was suffering. The Union forces had just completed an easy victory at Fort Henry, and expected to have similar success at Fort Donelson. General Grant also had better working relationships with his senior Officers, and his division commanders were willing to exercise…

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    This essay will be made on Apollo, In the book The Hidden Oracle, in the series The Trials of Apollo. In the beginning of the book, the only thing he cares about is himself and how to become a god again and how to get back to Olympus. After he is cast down to the earth by Zeus, most of his memories taken away from him, in an unfamiliar body, and only $100 to start on, he lands on some garbage in an alleyway and get beat up by some thugs, and has his money stolen from him. A little girl named Meg…

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