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    The oldest treaty invoked as a part of the cause of WWI was the treaty of London in 1839, which secured Belgian independence and perpetual neutrality. The five of the biggest nations involved at the outset of WWI: England, France, Germany, Prussia, and Russia signed treaty of London. The British pursued the treaty in order to ensure that France would not annex Belgium, as well as to create a neutral buffer between the British Isles and Germany. In addition to the treaty of London in 1839,…

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    had reached a boiling point. Germany and the Austro-Hungarian empire prepared themselves for an inevitable war against France and Russia. Germany had been planning for war for nearly two decades. Helmuth Johann Ludwig Von Moltke, German Chief of Staff, placed the fate of the entire German army into the success of the Schlieffen Plan, a grand mobilization plan he had inherited from his predecessor, which eventually lead to the Battle of the Marne. Historians generally agree that Moltke was an…

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    Schlieffen Plan was only used by the Germans. This plan was set out to have a war with France and Russia, but in 1905 it was all revised. The Schlieffen Plan was by Alfred Von Schlieffen who was the Chief of the Imperial, and also German Chief of Staff. The idea was to find a new war plan that would be understanding of the new factors that happened since the Franco-Prussian in 1870 and 1871. These factors included the Diplomatic Isolation. The Diplomatic Isolation left Austria-Hungary as the…

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    in order to better protect itself from potential European aggression, in combination with Naval superiority. In 1892, France and Russia entered a mutual defense treaty. Germany, the Austrian Empire, and Italy tied their fates together in the Triple Alliance. These alliances were essentially built on the belief that if power was in rough parity and victory was unlikely, aggression was less likely. The resulting actions bear close resemblance to Jervis’ description of the spiral model, which…

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    and refused to put service members in danger. After the aforementioned incident, General Shelton decided to share his experience with the other Chiefs of Staff so they could see the true intentions of Donald Rumsfeld. General Shelton’s reputation had been documented with many examples of his integrity and honor resulting in the Chiefs of Staff supporting General…

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    Charles Lane Analysis

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    Charles Lane, in his weekly column from the The Washington Post, consistently uses facts and figure, a concerned tone, and a cause and effect expository mode in order to convey his argument about a current issue. However, he uses varying levels of sophistication in the three articles “The GOP’s health-care plan goes in the exact wrong direction,” “Who is to blame for the opioid epidemic,” and “Rahm Emanuel gears up for a modern day- Brown v. Board.” Lane supports each of his arguments with ample…

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    Ever wanted to be magical? Be a hero? Well at Abookutopia everyone is divergent, a runner, a tribute, a wizard, or a demigod. Our rides, food, and staff are all magical. This is a place for fangirls and/or fanboys. The park is based off young adult books. You will never want to leave this place ever again. Find out who your godly parent is, or what faction you are in. Even muggles will have fun. Then again we are a one of a kind park and voted the best because we are unique in so many ways. Now…

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    and risk his life for the greater good of Middle Earth. I can’t say the same for Albus Dumbledore because he spends most of his time in the castle and on the sidelines letting the children of Hogwarts fight the battles that he should be fighting. He only fights when he needs to protect the reputation of Hogwarts. Dumbledore also never voluntarily goes into a fight, it’s always a last…

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    initiated by the series of letters addressed to him. The letters are delivered, but they are intercepted by the Dursleys and the Dursleys vanish with harry. Finally, Hagrid a half-giant delivers the message that Harry is a wizard and he is welcomed into Hogwarts. On the other hand, Boon unlike harry is not hindered to receive the "Call" and even helped to receive it. Boon is sent to steal the…

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    Though in the beginning of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Harry does not yet know how important turning 11 is in the wizarding world (a child’s first year at Hogwarts), he finds his birthday to be meaningful. He is waiting for his birthday to happen and wanting to share it with someone, but he does not have anyone with whom to do so. “[Harry] lay and watched his birthday tick nearer, wondering if the Dursleys…

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