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Mike Michael Corleone was once a war hero with plans of a bright future to go to college and stay away from the family Mafia business his father Vito Corleone also did not want Michael to be involved in any form to the family mafia business Michael end up dropping out of Dartmouth College and signing up to enlist in the Marine Corps during World War II Michael fought in the Pacific as time passes Michael becomes a captain and and is awarded the Navy cross for bravery in 1945 he is discharged do…

Absolute Monarch Philip II of Spain was born May 21, 1527 in Valladolid Spain , he was the son of The Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and Isabella of Portugal. Philip II became king before his father died in 1556 and inherited Naples, the Netherlands, Sicily and Milan from his father. He ruled one of the most powerful empires that shaped him into an absolute monarch. During his reign Spain began their Golden Age. They had notable advances in literature, music and art(Goodman). Philip II was…

307th Engineer Battalion Best of the Best Choi, Hong S. NCO Academy Author Note Hong S. Choi, Construction Engineer Sergeant. 5th Special Force Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to SGT Choi Hong S., 5th Special Force Group (Airborne), Group Support Battalion. 6102 Tennessee Ave. Fort Campbell, KY 42223 Contact: hong.s.choi.mil@mail.mil. ABSTRACT The engineers have been leading the path to the where enemy sleeps, eat, and…

Base commander, Colonel Noel F. Parrish, worked to establish a good relationship between Tuskegee town officials and black personnel on base. He spoke out against segregation saying, "A segregated unit is always slightly phony" (Sandler 29). Parrish was told that he “need not worry about conditions and enforcing standards at Tuskegee. His job was to ‘Just keep 'em happy’" (Sandler 28). Parish saw the potential and the determination in the cadets who knew their personal effort and success or…

spectators (from gladiatorial combats). The skene was further adorned with many statues and other sculptures. After the first century AD most of the existing theaters we remodeled to the Roman ideal of theatre architecture like this theater at Taormina (Sicily). However, Theater was deemed a threat to Roman morality. In Greece, the theater was a symbol of democracy, but the Roman Republic was aristocratic. The oldest truly Roman stone theater was not built in Rome, it was built by colonists in…

would parachute into hostile territories to fight. Germany first used airborne during the invasion of Norway. Allies soon learned of this tactic when they fought German paratroopers in Crete. Later the first allied airborne division was deployed in Sicily, during Operation Husky. A great opportunity for airborne troops came when Operation Overlord came to life. The airborne forces would be dropped behind enemy lines while the main force would land on the beaches of Normandy, France. This…

The prince and the princess were married and lived happily ever after.” Well, here’s reality. Ferdinand and Isabella were much more than a married couple in rule of Spain. They had major contributions and influenced lives today. Sponsoring Columbus’ voyage, creating the Spanish Inquisition, uniting Spain’s largest kingdoms, and kicking the Muslims and Jews out of Spain. People who did not agree and went against their choices, were tortured and possibly killed. Ferdinand of Aragon was…

In year ca. 1160 Rabbi Benjamin, son of Jonah, started off on his journey from his native city of Saragossa, Spain and then travelled through many cities in what is now known as Asia, Europe and Africa. This travelogue was first written in Hebrew by Benjamin but was then much later translated and complied by Marcus Nathan Adler. Benjamin documented his travels through explanation of the people, geographical nature, culture and the existence of the Jewish populations. He was connected to his…

Supporting the flowing art market and the popularity of his portraits, Rembrandt van Rijn sold his (what is being called) Aristotle with a Bust of Homer. It is known that the piece was originally purchased in by the prince of Sicily, Don Antonio Ruffo, but whether it was also commissioned by him is unknown. Regardless, the illustrations in the imitative portrait appear to be of Rembrandt’s whole decision. Shown is a deeply pensive, abstracted Aristotle with his hand on a bust of the late-poet…

to other countries such as: India, Persia, Syria, Egypt, and majority of countries in Europe. The Black Death was the name it was given by the Europeans. It arrived to Europe in October 1347. Twelve Genoese trading ships where docked at the port in Sicily, Italy. On the ship, majority of sailors were dead and a few that were alive was severely ill. The living sailors were in fear, delirious, couldn’t keep food in their systems, and covered in…