Peninsula Campaign

He was born between 570-580 in Mecca home of the great fair. His very name means praiseworthy and as a teen Bahira the Christian Monk foresaw his career as a prophet of God, Muhammad was clearly meant for great things. Indeed the Prophet of Islam had several significant events throughout his career. There are three, however, that I will argue to be the most significant for the growth of the Islamic faith: his revelation at Mount Hira, the unification of Meccan and Median Muslims into the…

New France was the first major French settlement in what is now the country of Canada. Prior to French settlement in the early 17th century, various aboriginals tribes lived in the region for millenniums. The encounter between the French and the aboriginals during the establishment and development of New France affected the aboriginal population in several ways. In the following, the establishment, government, trade, and the following developments of New France will be described with specific…

King Philip Ⅱ once told Alexander the Great, “O my son, look thee out a kingdom equal to and worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee.” Soon after Alexander the Great conquered Persia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, Bactria and the Punjab. Despite his age, Alexander the Great contributed more to the world than anyone because he united one-fourth of the World through Greek language and culture. Macedonian King Alexander the Great was born on July, 20 356 B.C in Pella, Macedonia. His parents…

The Pacific Northwest tree octopus (Octopus paxarbolis) can be found in the temperate rainforests of the Olympic Peninsula on the west coast of North America. Their habitat lies on the Eastern side of the Olympic mountain range, adjacent to Hood Canal. These solitary cephalopods reach an average size (measured from arm-tip to mantle-tip,) of 30-33 cm. Unlike most other cephalopods, tree octopuses are amphibious, spending only their early life and the period of their mating season in their…

McClellan’s plan to win the war, called the Peninsula Campaign, was to land on the coast of Virginia and head up the peninsula between the James and York rivers. However at the Seven Days’ Battle, the Confederates were able to stop him before he reached Richmond. John Pope was head of the Army of Virginia who was defeated at the Second…

Mughals and the Ottomans showed positive reaction to the increasing effectiveness of the firearms and gunpowder technology by producing, improving and distributing every kind of firearms. The Ottomans had good and strong army which their raids and campaigns into Europe through Balkans helped them for the diffusion of European military technology into empire (Agoston, behind turk.. 111). Gunpowder weapons remained as an essential part of Ottoman’s army for military success between 1400 and 1700…

Saragossa was an epic struggle which motivated the Spanish resistance against the French during the Peninsular war. This was after irregular Spanish troops that had succeded to defended their city from the French. As a result, Napoleon launched his campaign in Spain and the army that had retracted to the Ebro during the first siege headed to the north eastern corner of Spain where they successfully fought the battle of Tudela and a second siege was unavoidable. 8. Battle of Roliça (August of…

was the issue. For example, Diem’s “Denounce the Communists” campaign was meant to “root out subversive elements throughout the country.” However, rather than proactively root out the spread of Communism and contain the situation, Diem used this as a means to end for those who opposed. As a result, Diem’s persecution of Communists and those who opposed of him created a new enemy. The endgame for the Denounce the Communists campaign would be strategic in the United States’ unifying Vietnam…

small town life, and was determined to make a difference. He told his sister that he was going to be like Douglas MacArthur, the famous General that fought in both of the World Wars. In World War II General MacArthur was famously known for his campaigns in the Pacific and in Asia, a place where Melvin would soon have his own mettle tested. Having the desire to walk in a General’s shoes can quickly lead a man to become unsatisfied with the pedestrian life of small town USA, which is exactly what…

which means, “the recitation”. “Muslims believe the Qur’an is the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind and consider the Arabic text to be the final revelation of God.” “When Muhammad was forty, and concluding [his religious and political campaign] in 632 CE, the year of his death,” what had been “regarded by traditional Islamic schools of jurisprudence as important tools for understanding the Qur’an and are referred to in matters of jurisprudence” came to be known as the Hadith.…