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    Hypocrisy Much of this current novel 's liveliness originates from the clever way with which Crane combines these topics into a basic, absurdity driven at society. In the initial three chapter , Jimmie battles an rival gang, a part of his own pack and strikes his sister. His father kicks his child and battles with his wife. Maggie drags the distress Tommie down the road to the apartment. her mother who also does violence to her spouse and destroys the furniture and beats her, however in…

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    ABM-1 CALLEJA, ARIAN B. MUYALDE, MARY GHEL S. TITLE: "Life is Beautiful" By Roberto Benigni Life is a battle in a battlefield, a battle that is worth fighting for. We have a beautiful world and life, they say when we were still kids. Their smiles made us think that life is really beautiful, it's not a lie. We're innocent enough that time to know what's with their smiles and behind those smiles. Our parents, the people who'll put into our innocent mind that life is beautiful despite of what they…

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    rapier and her Dad picked his grand longsword. The decisive battle begin, the dance of blades was in full action. Fiora’s dad spun his sword giving some grievous wounds to Fiora. Master of the House Taurna ran towards Fiora for the final blow, but the potion started acting which gave Fiora time to come back and parry the blow. This also gave Fiora a chance to lunge forward and rest his rapier in his father’s heart. Fiora won the battle and became the leader of the House of Taurna. Everyone in…

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    Let’s get this out of the way right up front: the Second Battle of Winterfell, the titular Battle of the Bastards, does for medieval and fantasy warfare what Steven Spielberg did for World War II cinema in Saving Private Ryan. The intensity of the battle, the intimacy, the choice to stay in narrow focus on Jon Snow in the midst of chaos during an extended long-shot, all worked together to create an experience that had me not only on the edge of my seat, but holding my breath as I watched. But…

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    less its use in Sioux Falls’ own Battle for the Arts. Intended as a witty turn-of phrase, “the pen is mightier than the sword” has taken on new meaning where a Sharpie Magnum is the weapon of choice. With a keen eye, a skilled hand and a time limit, artists are wielding the mighty maker for victory in Sioux Falls own Battle for the Arts. Currently in it’s second season, Battle for the Arts began in January 2010, the brainchild of local artist Micah Luke. The first Battle for the Arts took place…

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    Contra To The Strategic Thought : • Jomini Most often, Jomini is treated as the opposite opponent of Clausewitz, even military educators often give them the nickname "Jominian" and "Clausewitzian" to each other as if these single words somehow summed up the views and defects of their opponent's wrong world. Private character. In fact, Jomini and Clausewitz see many of the same things in war, but see them through very different eyes. Despite these similarities, their approach to military theory…

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    Parker’s explanation of the western style of war also underlines the lifestyle of the typical farmer-soldier aka hoplites in ancient Greece, which is another one of many reasons for the decisiveness of the battles the west has always preferred. The average hoplite was a farmer and while willing to go to war, preferred that the war didn’t last more than a single-day as he had to get back to his farm and not lose out on any standard of living he would otherwise…

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    , and during that short time, was able to create a nearly unstoppable military force that never lost a battle while Alexander was alive. The son of Phillip II, he was able to continue his father’s mission to make Macedon into a powerful military and economic force. (Walbank, 2016) The conquests and empire-building of Alexander the Great changed the history and culture of Europe, with his battle tactics being used by many future military leaders, as well as Hellenistic influence being spread…

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    Future armed conflict will be complex, in part, because threats, enemies, and adversaries are becoming increasingly capable and elusive. State and nonstate actors employ traditional, unconventional, and hybrid strategies that threaten U.S. security and vital interests. The complexity of future armed conflict is due to increasing momentum of human interaction, threats emanating from dense and weakly governed urban areas, the availability of lethal weapon systems, and the proliferation of CBRNE…

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    What Is Wartime Adaptation

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    WARTIME ADAPTATION: AN EDGE OVER PEACETIME INNOVATION Do you know that, mere rodents beat the massive Dinosaurs into evolutionary dusts about 65 million years ago? Similarly, the strongest militaries will follow the Dinosaurs into oblivion if they fail to adapt to the changes. Though many scholars emphasize on innovations during peace, this paper argues that victory in the war depends more on wartime adaptation than peacetime innovation. Murray in his seminal book, “Military Adaptation in War:…

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