Caliber

Air Defense Artillery has been an essential part of our nation’s military history since 1917. Knowing the importance of the history of the Air Defense Artillery inspires esprit de corps in the branch as an Air Defender. The Air Defense Artillery Branch would see major growth and change in its role throughout its involvement in World War Two. Air Defense Artillery, formally known as the Costal Artillery Corps, consisted of a variety units and weapons; its transitions to Antiaircraft Artillery;…

UNDERSTANDING THE “CALIPHATE”: WHY PEOPLE JOIN ISIL The world has had a keen eye pointed towards the Middle East for years, but the recent conception and rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, has garnered a new caliber of attention. Gaining notoriety for their barbaric acts and militant extremism, ISIL is edging out al-Qaeda as the most powerful jihadi organization. The threats stemming from the existence of such a group reverberate far beyond the immediate Arab nations;…

Speech Evaluation Lia Mills in, Anti-Abortion Speech, she feeds us a powerful speech that touches not only our hearts and our morals, but also our common sense and judgement of good and evil. She brings us emotion, Logic, and Credibility, and with that she leaves us with an argument hard to ignore. Lia Mills never sways from her purpose, and she never loses her main focus of her speech which is that abortion is ethically and morally wrong. In her last sentences she writes, “Thank you for…

In baseball, teams must use their money wisely. Blowing money on big-time players is not an option for all teams, as some teams cannot afford to purchase those high caliber players. Also, people are not always what they seem to be right off the bat, and the dark horse can be a winner in the right circumstances. The film Million Dollar Arm, directed by Craig Gillespie and the novel, Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, written by Michael Lewis, demonstrate that a team does not need a…

In American History we are currently studying the concept of sectionalism. Sectionalism is division within a country based on regional beliefs and interests. In the early to mid 1800’s, sectionalism in America grew as slavery divided the Nation. Slavery was ignored, compromised, and argued about by the stated until the conflict drove our country into the civil war. Although regional differences are not as distinct these days, many issues are currently causing division among the states and people…

mp40s were screaming at Charles. He was scared but he thought quickly that what would his dad do? Charles told Ethridge ,"pass me a grenade." Charles quickly tossed it down toward the village. After the bomb blew up Charles started firing his .30 caliber M1 carbine and all he remembers is Nazis…

Please discuss the key factors you believe may be affecting employee performance at St. Jude’s and explain why these factors may be related to performance, using your readings from this week. There are numerous explanations for why employees might be underperforming at St Jude’s. In order to meet the ever increasing needs of its patients, St Jude’s was forced to bring in more and more employees. The growing staff meant that quality began to suffer and old problems became more apparent as they…

AI is divided into three calibers: artificial narrow intelligence (ANI), artificial general intelligence (AGI), and artificial superintelligence (ASI) (Andros). ANI is called the weak AI with the ability to only perform one task. If an ANI was programed to identify a specific breed…

During my time in the Army, I have had plenty of obstacles, one in particular would be when I was a RTO (radio tech operator) and we were attached to another battalion to go raid a village. We patrolled all night until we walked twelve miles to our location avoiding helicopters flying in the sky looking for us. Once we finally set up an OP (observation post) we had a team go out and recon the village and we established a plan on how we were going to attack the village. My squad only had about…

In any city, township, county, or state, the caliber of people varies within the geographical areas as how much of a law enforcement presence they want to see. Stable neighborhoods and stable apartment complexes are likely referred to routine activities theory as a high-crime stressed neighborhood. The triangle explained in the routine activities theory basically covers every area on the map. Regardless of the amount of income within a neighborhood, simple visibility is an effective tactic…