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    Samurai Weapons

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    samurai. There where some women who where samurais, they didn’t get much freedom being a samurai and over time samurais became officers. The samurais or “Bushi” in Japan where known to have become the premodern warriors of Japan. They made up the military unit that became the highest ranking social caste of the Edo Period. The Samurais had a big choice of weapons they could choose from bows and arrows, spears, guns but they were mostly well known to use swords. The sword was like a symbol to…

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    Dishonesty In Military

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    tanks to their battalion, and this data is passed on to the highest levels of army command. The army aims for ninety percent readiness in case of war. The outgoing officer's dishonesty was inconsistent with my (and his) military training; officers trained at the United States Military Academy take an oath from the first day of matriculation to maintain a strict standard of integrity. The cadet creed states that, "a cadet will not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do." I internalized…

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    Shouldn’t everyone have a right in they own choices? In some countries every young person must serve two years of military service. But, I honestly don’t think that’s right. We should all have a say so in our choices that we want to make. They shouldn’t take away a person’s right in choices. Not everyone mind is set mentally strong for war. It’s not fair for some people who are not capable of fighting in war, because not everyone is made to fight in war. Having their rights of choice taken away…

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    exactly does it mean to be a profession of arms? How does the military cultivate such a vast culture of professionals? And finally, what does a human resources (HR) sergeant do and how does the HR sergeant fit into this proclaimed profession of arms in today’s modern military? In this paper I will answer all of these questions in order to paint a clear picture of just how important human resources sergeants are in today’s military. First of all, before we can engage any further into…

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    """Today we fight, tomorrow we celebrate!"" Because we had a slim chance of surviving, seeing our families again, or staying healthy. I would have quit at Valley Forge. To begin, there was miniscule hope at Valley Forge, we weren't prepared, i'll clothed, and unmotivated. Some me signed up to volunteer for one or two years, although, many men only volunteered for about nine months, before they went home, countless others deserted. (Left without permission) This left Washington with ill trained…

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    Hundreds of years had passed yet there are still those remarkable people that have their names and history survived until now. One of the discoveries that had made great contribution to the history is the Spartans. Spartans were known to have their power grow strongly when they won the battle against the Athens during the Peloponnesian War. They were considered to be fearless. They were raised to be strong and dauntless enough to face their civilization from modernization. Spartans had set some…

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    The samurai and knights are one of the most skilled warriors that has ever existed. This essay will discuss whether a samurai or knight would win in a battle against each other. While knights and samurai have many similarities, in one battle, the advantage would be to the samurai and this can be seen in weapons, beliefs, and training. To begin with, the first way that the samurais have an advantage is because of their weapons. For example, in document D, “Samurai did not wear armor on their…

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    Heroism. The stereotypical hero has super strength or super powers and saves the lives of innocents and defeats the bad guy or the super villain although superpowers is not the only thing that can make a true hero. Characters like and The man from the poem A Man and Mrs. Riley from October Sky can be seen as a hero although they are nothing but a normal person like you and me. What makes them a hero is their actions. They may have helped someone or was influential or inspiring to others. Those…

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    War in Afghanistan – Media Perspectives by Keren Ighalo The media source I liked the best was the documentary: Waging Peace on Canada in Afghanistan by Richard Fitoussi. This media source has the most information on its topic, it gives true facts on the events throughout the war, and the documentary doesn’t cut out any important information just because it isn’t dramatic or cinematic enough. The narrator’s voiceover is scripted and provides context for the on-screen picture. The video is shot…

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    and joined the workforce. Some women went overseas while others worked in the homefront providing for the war (“Get a War”).The amount of women working increased by 50%, leading to almost 6 million women working, while 300,000 women served in the military (“Rosie the Riveter”). Women served in many groups including, the Women’s Army Corps, the Navy Women’s Reserve, the Marine Corps Women’s Reserve, the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve, the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots, the Army Nurse Corps, and…

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