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Alexander Hamilton was one of the important pioneers in the early formation of the American government. He participated in Washington's Revolutionary War from 1777 to 1781. After the war, Hamilton co-wrote the famous 'Federalist' Papers with John Jay and James Madison, which served as a primary source for Constitutional interpretation. Hamilton signed his essays as 'Publius'. President Washington appointed Hamilton as the country's first Secretary of the Treasury in 1789. He held this post until…

characterize warfare throughout the age of Napoleon. Placing these concepts within historical context, the continent of Europe experienced an enormous amount of change at the onset of the 19th century in response to the French and Industrial Revolutions. Knox and Murray regard these upheavals as catalysts contributing to the second and third military revolution. And, the new concepts introduced to warfare are labeled Revolutions in Military Affairs (RMAs). Identifying the RMAs associated…

Cole Shimek Austin Harris Atm Sci 100 5/11/16 Atmospheric Science 100 – Final Project Topic 1: Explain the difference between climate, weather, and meteorology. The three terms climate, weather, and meteorology are all part of the same subject matter. However, they all have key differences from each other that make it especially important to be able to differentiate between each of them. Meteorology is the main category, while climate and weather are separate entities of it. Learning the…

Catholic Charities Foodbank gathers, warehouses, and distributes 3 million pounds of food yearly to more than 90 soup kitchens, food pantries, senior centers, youth centers, and other charitable organizations. The Foodbank aids those in Clay, Greene, Knox, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo counties in Indiana through a network of emergency food supply associate agencies and involves the state in the fight to end hunger. Terre Haute Catholic Charities Foodbank offers enough food for the…

Growing up he remembers always doing some sort of art from my earliest years, and eventually went on to college to study Fine Art in Buffalo, New York. After he graduated he worked as a photo-realist painter and had his work exhibited in the Albright Knox Art Gallery also known as the Burchfield Penney Art Center. With the encouragement of some friends he decided to make use of his creative drawing and photo-realist air brush skills and began working as a commercial illustrator. Originally he…

The Knapp Commission was started in the 1970’s after Frank Serpico in the New York City Police Department had enough of the police corruption and abuse of authority over the community. Frank Serpico is known as the whistleblower that began the investigation into police corruption in the New York Cities Police Department's so called finest. The police officers back then were doing everything that they were trained to look for in order to make an arrest. “The Knapp Commission’s report…

History has shown that the rise of nations follows a specific path. First, urbanization grows as individuals move to cities in order to find jobs and resources. Next, modernization and industrialization occur as a result of more people living in close proximity to one another. Evidence of this can be seen in the change of architecture since houses normally become restructured to fit more buildings in smaller spaces. Other aspects that often occur while a nation is rising is militarization along…

Dystopia (noun) — an imagined world or society in which people lead wretched, dehumanized, fearful lives. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 is a book that introduces a dystopian society, founded on concerns about where the world was heading in 1953. Fears of how censorship and anti-intellectualism are affecting the world. The year is 2023, and there are no longer mass book burnings, but Bradbury’s concerns are still prominent today. Anti-intellectualism controls much of the censorship in society,…

I have been in the Army for 22 years. My family and I have been to ten duty stations and I have been away from my family quite a few times. My wife and children have had to adjust to each duty station each time we moved. My wife has had some good paying jobs, and established friendships with people from work and the neighborhood. My kids have also made friends with children from various duty stations. I have missed a substantial amount of time from my family such as when my oldest son…

General Knox during the retreat of New York City was cut off from the main Continental Army and moved his troops into Bunker’s Hill to wait for orders and the events to play out. Major Burr rode up to their position and in complete confidence challenged General…