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    I am Timothy Neely and I am from Chicago, IL. When I was in high school I thought the last thing I would ever do is join the military. I was not very athletic so I knew the physical demands of any military branch would be a strain on me. After applying for several jobs I reluctantly started to look into military branches. When I started to look into them, I chose the Marine Corps strictly because it was widely regarded as the hardest branch and I thought if I could make through that, then I…

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    Military leaders do not necessarily have to come from combat or even been in the military. They just needed to have made a change in the way that warfare is done and made a difference to the men, and later women, in the military. One such man was John P. Holland. He is widely considered the Father of the Modern Submarine and I consider him influential because he made a major impact on the way that battles at sea are fought. Holland was born in Ireland where he grew up and worked as a teacher,…

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    1807, the British made it to be were neutral countries had to get a license from the leaders of the Orders of Council before they could trade with France or any French colonies. Also, the British Royal Navy had also been capturing American merchant ships and forcing the seamen to work as part of the Royal Navy, which really aggravated Americans.…

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    Crucible Training

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    “Get off the bus! And stand on the yellow footprints!” he viciously screamed at the top of his lungs, as his veins almost burst from his forehead. The young scared men, bumping into each other with fear in their eyes, jumped off the bus so fast that they appeared as they were flying off the bus. All the young men frantically scared ran hard to line up on the yellow footprints, which were marked so perfectly on the asphalt at forty-five degree angles. With sweat seeping out of my face and heart…

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    Harm's Way Analysis

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    In Harm’s Way, by Doug Stanton is among the top of my list for truly gripping survival stories. Tasked with a secret mission by the U.S. government; the Indianapolis was moored in the San Francisco Bay - undergoing repair work from her last scuff with the well-disciplined and ruthless Japanese Empire. Caught off guard and seeming almost corralled into the mission, Captain James Butler McVay, a competent and respected man, was ordered to sail components of the world's first operational atomic…

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    Expeditionary Force 21 is a new strategy that spells out how the Marine Corps will be used to support the evolving requirements of the Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCCs). There are threats popping up all over the world and the requirements of the GCCs are increasing to be able to eliminate and suppress these threats. The Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) are the forward deployed units that are at the ready and able to help fulfill the requirements the GCCs request within their Area of…

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    In my opinion Oliver Hazard Perry was a good leader. In my opinion, Perry was a good leader because he was smart, paid close attention, and knew what to do. Also he wasn’t dumb, he knew what he had to do and did it with no questions asked.(At least that’s all I know) Perry was a good leader because not only was he an American naval commander, but he destroyed the British at the Battle of Lake Erie. During the war against Britain, Perry supervised the building of a fleet at Erie, Pennsylvania. He…

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    The American colonist rebelled against the British to gain identity as a republican society. Among the colonies raised an issue on who will rule the home font. During the revolutionary war, there was a rebellion against the trade restriction that Britain was imposing on America. Therefore Americans were influenced on Patrick Henry by wanting freedom from the king that was Patrick Henry’s purpose for his speech. The British colonist decided to stay loyal to the king because they thought there…

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    Paul Revere's Ride Poem

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    “The Landlord’s Tale. Paul Revere’s Ride” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tone and Foreshadowing Belfry- a bell tower or a steeple housing bells, especially one that is a part of a church Muster- assemble (troops), especially for inspection or preparation for battle Grenadiers- solder armed with grenades Sombre- dark and gloomy Sentinel- a soldier or guard Impetuous- acting/done quickly and without thought or care Fleet- fast and nimble in movement Spectral- of or like a ghost Alders- a type of…

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    sleepwalking scene. During this scene, the doctor is first introduced. He is awakened by the situation in which the royal family finds themselves. He is completely bewildered by the state of the Royal Queen as she unleashes all the families vile, corrupt, and dishonorable secrets. Left…

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