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George Rex Jr married into the Knauss family. This was the backwoods idea of a power couple via the mid 1700's. The Knauss family in America took their ancestry seriously. The family genealogists organized an impressive show in the late 1800's in Pennsylvania. How many people would you consider a complete family reunion? Fifty, seventy-five , even one hundred people? How about twelve hundred people? The Knuass elders leaders organized such a reunion. Their ability to gather information in…

James Graft Military S-7 SGM Gissel 28 Jan 2016 General Patton on Battle of the Bulge "Compared to war, all other forms of human endeavor shrink to insignificance." This quote from General George Smith Patton, Jr., exemplifies the philosophy that he followed in his life. General Patton is considered to be one of the most successful United States field commanders of all time. He is also considered by many as one of the most flamboyant and outspoken military leaders in United States history.…

other species are lost because of this reason. According to, Cynthia Rhines, squirrel monkeys are the smallest primate family. This is the reason they are strongly fearful of other primates who are looking to attack them. In addition, Cynthia Rhines mentions that, “they have a slender, lithe build, with a short greyish coat and bright yellow legs and their non-prehensile tail often curls over one shoulder when they are resting” (Rhines, 1). Squirrel monkeys are as the size of a newborn baby. I…

lower Rhine River. The Franks had what can be considered the impact that lasted the longest on Europe. They didn’t move much from their position at the lower level of the Rhine, instead they grew. They expanded slightly west into modern day France, and from there they gathered power. While the Roman Empire was still powerful, they were not allowed to cross the Rhine, unless of course they were to join the Roman legions. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the Franks finally crossed the Rhine,…

woodland by around 1600. Europe’s most important forest industries today are woodworking, paper products, construction, and construction and furniture products. Having the Rhine River running throughout Europe and other waterways was a huge advantage for trade and growing industrialization. The transportation uses of the Rhine River are linked to the growing industrialization of its watershed since the late…

Pompeii was covered in ashes after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79. The eruption discharged lava to a height of 33 kilometers. The volcano spewed out hot ash and molten rock at a rate of 1.5 million tons per second. The overall deaths that occurred are unknown but they have discovered over 1500 body remains at Pompeii and Herculaneum. The screams from all those who were in shock and who were injured crying out to love ones who had lost their life. Misery occurred on the town after the…

In order to be an effective leader there are many needs and skills in order to be the most successful. One of the most important things a leader should do is properly organize and plan the goals that need to be reached in order to achieve the full potential of success. Strategic and organizational plans are the two main ways to achieve proper planning. Each have their own time and benefits to which they are most appropriate to use. Although there are other factors to be an effective leader,…

World war II is long gone, but not forgotten. It brought destruction, and it gave evil a face and a name. Hitler was seen as an anti-Crist trough out the world. It was not surprise, since in his ambition for power he left destruction and death as a reminder that he once lived in the same planet as we do. He had great success accomplishing every single goal he wished for; but at the end Hitler’s struggled for power became a reality once more. as for we all know that time forgives no one, and what…

of Teutoberg in what was then known as Germania. Germania, which laid just beyond the Rhine, was seen by the Romans as being beyond civilization, and inhabited by backwards, uncivilized people: the tribal Germanic peoples. The land beyond the Rhine was full of superstition and myth to the average Roman soldier. Some of the mythological creatures from horror today come from beliefs of what lied beyond the Rhine. The defeat of the Roman legions—an unprecedented defeat for the Roman army at the…

system” (Rhines, 1996, p44). This movie grossed $11 million at the box office with an initial budget of $1 200 000. Régis Dubois gives another example of these cheap and very profitable movies. Superfly (1972) directed by Gordon Parks Jr and produced by Warner Bros yielded $11 million for a bugdet of $ 500 000. “ The film industry hoped simply to make money by indeed exploiting an audience need. These films were released during the height of the civil rights/black liberation movement” (Rhines,…