Today marks a very special day in Canada, the 72nd anniversary of the battle that marked the end of the biggest war in history. D-Day was long, treacherous, and seemingly unbearable battle- yet our soldiers came out victorious. Here to share what it was truly like in the trenches is blank blank. Why, from your perspective, was the D-Day campaign significant? At the time the planning and strategizing that went into preparation for D-Day was far greater then any other battle before it.…
what was best for his country. He showed this when he made the decision to leave Dido. Aeneas demonstrated leadership by always encouraging his men, even if the situation did not seem favorable. Not only did his men love him, but all the gods, except Juno, favored him too. Not only was he virtuous, but Aeneas was also accomplished. He did not just found a new Troy, but he also led his countrymen there. He survived Juno’s obstacles and fought the Italian tribes to establish a land for his own…
tanks. The first wave landed 2,000 yards South of the planned spot. Half of the allied troops were American. Allied casualties have been estimated at 10,000. The battle of Normandy lasted from June 1944 to August 1944. They codenamed the beaches Gold, Juno, and…
Hera is the queen of the ancient Greek gods, and is the goddess of marriage and family. She descended from her father Cronus and mother Rhea. Cronus swallowed her at birth along with her sisters, Demeter and Hestia, and her brothers, Poseidon and Hades; however her youngest brother, Zeus, was hidden from this fate and he later helped rescue his siblings. Because of Hera’s natural physical beauty she was forced to marry her brother, Zeus, when he fell in love with her. Many people deemed…
asteroids seen today (Space.com). In the 1800's, Giuseppe Piazzi discovered what he thought to be a new planet. He named the asteroid Ceres and by the 19th century, there were several smaller bodies found and that were named; including Pallas, Vesta, and Juno.…
In Virgil’s Aeneid, Aeneas’ continuous pietas and subservience to the gods and fate lead him to the foundation of Rome; however, even though he follows the authority of the gods, Aeneas shows true heroism and human characteristics by following his own morals, values, and freedom. For Aeneas to be able to reach his fate, the gods had to interfere multiple times in order to help him achieve the qualities he needed to found Rome. Because Aeneas is a man that follows the traditions of revering the…
D-Day the turning point in the war that gave the allies in the foot hole into France. Hitler was trying to take revenge on the jews because they lost the war for Germany in World War I and Germany was trying to take over the other countries in Europe in response Allies were formed. D-Day Invasion that was ordered by General Eisenhower to launch the invasion on June 6,1944 in decent weather and on omaha beach where the americans lost 2,000 soldiers. Who gave the orders for the D-Day invasion to…
Every child deserves a loving, caring, and supporting home. Every child is not privileged to be born into a home with their biological mother and father. There are some parents that are not blessed to have a child or children. Adoption and foster care are optional procedures for taking as one’s own a child of other parents. Adoption usually means the legal transformation of a child’s familial status, through which individuals permanently assume the major responsibilities of birth parents.…
Our calendar comes from the Romans as well. All the months in our yearly calendar are named after what the Romans called them. Some examples include. January after the roman go Janis, March after the Roman god Mars and June after the Roman goddess Juno. The word calendar comes from the Latin word Kalends which means the first of the…
Religion in Rome The Roman Empire included most of what would now be considered Western Europe. As Rome expanded and grew, they came in contact with people who worshipped other gods. During battles for the conquest of territories, Rome faced diverse armies. If those people fought extremely well, Romans figured their gods must be powerful, so they adopted and made them theirs. With the conquest of Greece by the Romans, they had contact with the Greek gods. The Romans were amazed with the…