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When looking at my future career path and education, I have clear goals that are driving me towards success. To begin, I’m planning on attending Northern Illinois University in the fall to continue my pursuit in a social work degree. NIU has a program that specializes in family social services which will allow me to follow my passion. As a freshman I started out at Aurora University and was placed on the dean’s list finishing out with a GPA of 3.875. My academics are my top priority, because I…

army Robert E. Lee demonstrated his military genius through his ability to anticipate enemy movements. Lee also showed his military genius through developing new battle tactics that positioned his generals to take strategic territories towards the northern border of Virginia.Thomas J. Jackson, also known as Stonewall, portrayed his military genius through his decisiveness and timely actions. He was a disciplined leader and received great credibility for his…

Antonio sat on the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster which held, including himself, 50 soldiers. They were on route to Vietnam to assist Southern Vietnam who were struggling against the Northern Vietnam. The Chinese and Russia helped the Northern Vietnam, this action needed to be countered immediately by the United States. Lyndon Johnson sent soldiers to Vietnam, not to fight, but to train the Southern Vietnam’s soldiers. Antonio sat on his side of the aircraft, fumbling with his fingers. “Eugene, Leone…

North was an inevitable victor. Here we will examine the advantages and disadvantages of both sides and come to a conclusion to this question. We can begin with the most obvious advantage for the North, which was in sheer manpower. The twenty-three Northern states had a total of nearly 21 million citizens, compared with 9 million for the South, in their eleven Confederate states. Included in the number for the South…

topics. These include topics of economics, social, military, and political ideas. At the end of the Civil War, the rural South and urban North were able to come together as a single and strong nation. Firstly, there was a major difference between Northern and Southern politics. The South mostly consisted of Democrats. Southerners favored a system of government with strong states and weak federal government, with the right to secede if they disagreed with the federal government. Southerners…

Battle of Antietam was a failure. So in June 1863, General Lee decided to try again. This time he would march North to Pennsylvania and have the Union army of Potomac pursue him. When they did follow him Lee would chose a ground that would terrify the Northern Union and impress the British…

The Civil War is to be one of the worst times in American History, with two sides of America battling over American rights and different views from the the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South). During this war there was countless American lives taken and countless battles, but one battle that probably stands out more than others is The Battle of Gettysburg for many reasons. Why do historians and many others consider The Battle of Gettysburg to be the bloodiest of all battles in the Civil…

What is the major issue with collegiate sports? Most Americans would condemn college athletes for the negative connotations that people associate with college sports. However, the real issue is the NCAA circumventing any charges for the illegal trusts they have developed. The NCAA’s no-pay rule creates both an unlawful form of wage fixing and a felonious group boycott and therefore should be revoked. College athletes bring billions of dollars to the NCAA each year, making the NCAA one of the…

The article I read was The American Civil War The Battle of Gettysburg, from http://www.ducksters.com/history/battle_of_gettysburg.phpAmerican I read about the The battle took place on July 1-3 1863 Gettysburg Pennsylvania. Robert E Lee invaded the north, the north held him off. That was a huge turn around in the war. Robert E Lee lead the south’s army. The north was lead by General George.The battle ended up taking place over three days, the south outnumbered the north and caused them to…

Russia was not known as a world power through out the duration of the Great War until the battle of Poltava came. The battle of Poltava was the decisive point when Russia became known as a military force. With a little luck and tactical exploitation, Peter the Great was able to overpower and outman the Swedish Army in Poltava. This was important for Russia so they could end a streak of battle losses to prove their military superiority to the rest of Europe. To understand why Peter the Great was…