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    military forces of a country fights its counterparts of other countries, so it appears for US authorities illegal to use the military against modern terrorism, which is a non-state and a non-military entity. The gap in US foreign policies feeds the Pentagon officials’ hesitation to engage the military in a war against terrorism, especially against Al Qaeda and its constituents (Howard and Hoffman,…

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    Chair, which was released in 1996. Spielberg appears, as himself, in the game to direct the player. The Spielberg name provided branding for a Lego Moviemaker kit, the proceeds of which went to the Starbright Foundation. Spielberg speaking at the Pentagon on August 11, 1999 after receiving the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service from Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen. In 1993, Spielberg acted as executive producer for the highly anticipated television series seaQuest…

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    On September 11, 2001, four airliners were taken over by terrorists and were diverted into the World Trade Center towers as well as the Pentagon. In total, there were 3000 casualties. As Canada is a neighbour of the United States, it had to play a role in battling terrorism and attempting to bring democracy to Afghanistan. About 40 JTF2 assaulters were deployed in Southern Afghanistan without…

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    “serving on warships and flying combat jets for two decades”. Most convincing is the author's evidence to his argument on traditional roles at play. He asks readers to recall Jessica Lynch’s story. “Lynch was ‘rescued’ by U.S special forces. The pentagon and especially the media played up false stories that Lynch was tortured and badly treated by iraqis” (Barkawi). Here he backs up his argument of masculinity in the army. It was more important that Lynch was saved by men than anything she had to…

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    As an international relations and global studies major, it is safe to assume that cultures, economy, and regional differences have always piqued my curiosity. However, my interest in the multinational thought process has always been on the lighter side of global issues, including world news, economy, and basic politics. I had never ventured into the graver side of things: wars. After reading the preface, I had a good idea of what the author’s purpose of writing The Ruses for War: American…

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    Satish Chandra Poodari Homework 5 Military technology and safety. Robots use in military raises safety concerns: Introduction From the past few decades, robots use becomes very popular and common in military services. Robots are able to do some risky jobs which human beings are unable to do. There are many benefits of using robots compare to humans. Humans get tired easily during the war but machines do not get tired. They don’t know what fear of death is, never close their eyes nor hide…

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    On September 11, 2001 the US World Trade Center was under attack from terrorists associated with the Islamic extremist group, al-Qaeda. The Twin Towers were barraged by two planes, one for each building. Meanwhile another plane targeted the Pentagon, and the last one crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. 3,000 people died in this event. This attack triggered major U.S. initiative to fight terrorism. From this new-founded goal, the Patriot Act was born. The Patriot Act gave new power to the U.S.…

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    9/11 Research Paper

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    Al-Qaeda was a famous terrorist group well known for their many attacks on the U.S. but what they are really known for is their 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Many people people were astonished by these attacks. It all started on September 11, 2001, at 8:45 am 19 militants linked with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Over 3,000 people were…

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    Paths Of Glory Analysis

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    His first film Killer’s Kiss dealt with greed, masculinity and the decline in human relationships. His second feature, the superior heist film, The Killing dealt with man’s inherit goal of greed, while his third feature, Paths of Glory, reflected an anti-war sentiment that man was more destructive than any machine. In Dr. Strangelove, he concludes that man and his machines will lead to the end of the world. Almost every movie after Dr. Strangelove explored the dark side of human nature.…

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    A Beautiful Mind Plot

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    starring as the professor J. Nash, is the promising scientist that demonstrates success in mathematics. He wins the famous scholarship at Princeton University (Lee, 2009), where he creates interesting concepts. Meanwhile, Nash starts working for the Pentagon, namely, for the worker of the U.S. Department of Defense William Parcher. His assignments involve cracking of the Soviet coded telecommunication system (Smith, 2011). This job makes him obsessive, as he has to look for encrypted codes in…

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