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    In every modern civilization, the role of police has a significant importance. Policing has undergone an evolutionary process to develop to the well-established agencies that are existent today (Purpura, 1997). Police are tasked with maintaining public safety, enforcing laws, apprehending offenders and testifying in courts (Wilson, 2012; Purpura, 1997). Though the functions of police are the same across the board, the laws that govern how they administer themselves and enforce the law are quite…

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    This time would be different, I told myself, no longer was I the guy to simply just pass by or merely getting through situations. I felt something within myself that tugged at my determination and motivation to strive towards my ultimate goal in furthering my education. At one point I felt completely powerless over my obstacles, my grades throughout high school were never up to par with the high ranking college requirements. Just thinking of asking my parents to provide thousands of dollars to…

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    Pork Options: (Write a reunion piece) It was a gloomy day, the sun was gone and it was partly cloudy. There was an army who were in the helicopter, tried to find one island to make a ambush tactics. They suddenly saw a fire signal in one island while they were flying, they felt something abnormal and they decided to land their helicopter and all the troops felt shock when they were finding all the boys who almost pined away. They seemed like long time they not eating anything and all…

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    On the morning of July 7th, 1937, Haruto went to go see his friends, Atsuhiko, Akatsuki, and Riku, as Haruto was walking he came across a paper stating, “Enlist to Fight for your Emperor against the Socialist Chinese scumbag”. Haruto was a little bias when it came toward the military so he just ignored it, as he walked up the steps toward the door, he did a special knock, 1 2, 1, 1 2 3. Immediately Atsuhiko came running to the door and greeted him with a smile and invited him in, “Your excited…

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    After reading The Ugly American, I have identified multiple situations through fictional characters that damaged or diluted foreign relationships and interest abroad. The authors use well-elaborated fictional views to target the readers. This allows readers an opportunity to intellectually wear the shoes that United States foreign policy manufactures. Particularly, in providing an understanding of diminishing and disconnected relationship with countries and governments abroad, To illustrate…

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    How Did Rommel Fight

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    Since ancient times Europe has been arguably both the most advanced and most dangerous continent on the planet Earth. The constant conflict, struggle for survival, and the race for a better livelihood has shaped its inhabitants for thousands of years. Fast forward to the 20th century and things are no different. The year is 1914 and Europe is engaged in a great continental war. Among many valorous men, a young German named Erwin Rommel fights in northern Italy and France, enduring the hardships…

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    Bell Abernathy and William l. Abernathy, a farmer and a deacon. After graduating from high school, Abernathy was drafted in the U.S. Army during World War II. During World War II he enlisted in the military as Ralph David, and rose to the rank of Platoon Sergeant before earning an honorable discharge…

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    Lea’s piece is an intereptation of war because the painting brings to attention to the chaos of war and how it affects the lives of everyday soliders in ways we commonly do not realize. This solider could have been any number of men serving in the war, allowing viewers to project their own military viewpoints and experiences onto the painting, as civilians or former armed forces. The unknown solider stands at the center point of the canvas’s attention, he faces away from the skirmishes and…

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    Autobiography: CAPT ILTIREH .A. DOUALEH I was born in ALI-SABIEH, Djibouti, on 03 August 1983. It was during the summer time and my family moved from the Capital City, Djibouti to this town of ALI-SABIEH because of the weather which has been cold and pleasant there. In addition, most of the families were moved from the capital city to the south or the northern part of Djibouti during the hot period. My father was a civil engineer and by the year of 1990, my…

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    touches on the war subjects as well through their poems. Is difficult to describe what a horror is during a war, since is an individual appeal to each person. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien he describes each aspect of the war itself in a platoon of young fellas. “I was drafted to fight a war I hated. I was twenty-one years old. Young, yes and politically naïve, but even so the American war in Vietnam seemed to me wrong.” (pg. 40) O’Brien was scared to go to war; he talks about how the…

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