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    Terence Parkin Adley Rose Terence Parkin is an amazing swimmer who is deaf. Parkin is considered the Michael Phelps of the deaflympics. Terence Parkin was born on April 12, 1980 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is a place in South Africa. Parkin is currently 36 years old and he still currently lives in South Africa. His parents are Neville and Bev Parkin. He is also married to Ingrid. He has 2 daughters; Shayla and Leya Parkin, they are also swimmers. Terence Parkin has had many accomplishments…

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    Japan Paper: The Bombing of Pearl Harbor From the Japanese Perspective World War II was the result of many countries attempting to obtain what did not belong to them. Germany, led by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi political party, was attempting to forge a massive German empire out of the German homeland and surrounding territories. The Japanese were attempting to create a massive empire that fanned out in all directions from the mainland islands. With these attempts at gain, massive amounts of…

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    It is December 7, 1941 and Pearl Harbor has been bombed, America is entering World War II. However as war quickly approaches there are problems that arise, such as the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean being in the way of us getting to the enemy. These bodies of water raise many logistical problems, for example how do we transport thousands of soldier with weaponry, food, fuel, and tanks all the way to the Pacific Islands and Europe? The answer is one that you don’t often learn about in your high…

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    07:25 hours. It was cold. It normally was that high in the sky. Ocima Iwominso was a Japanese pilot of a torpedo bomber in 1941. He flew in formation with many other planes. They all knew their target a military base on a small Pacific chain in the middle of the ocean.Ocima knew he only had one order, aim for the ships. They wanted to cripple the fleet of the country that controlled this island. He looked at the clock in his plane, the time was 07:55. They were only a few minutes away from the…

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    nations.In this essay I will explain the major battles of World War II. One of the major battles in World War II is Pearl Harbor. On December 7, 1941 the japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S Naval Base Pearl Harbor in Hawaii using bombers, torpedo bombers, and midget submarines. Nobody knew that several flights of Japanese warplanes were already in the air and needed towards of the islands. The Pearl Harbor attack had two goal: the destruction of American aircraft carriers known to…

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    family in Brookline, Massachusetts. John graduated from Harvard in 1940 with honors. he learned firsthand about World War II and realized that the U.S. would likely be involved before it was over. So he joined the Navy and was in command of a patrol torpedo boat when it was sunk. He survived and became something of a war hero. John's father Joe had the dream that one of his sons would become president. He sent them to the best schools and expected that his oldest son, Joe Jr., would be president…

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    battle, Britain had the advantage, in which resulted in Scheer’s heading back home. Fortunately, for Germany, as they were on their way home, they ran directly into the British fleet. In a sudden panic, Scheer had ordered his battlecruisers and torpedo boats to attack the British fleet. Admiral Jellicoe, who was shocked by the incident, had turned away, heading home north in a complete panic as well. The battle then came to an indecisive end, in which both sides claimed a…

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    Arizona Memorial History

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    Few historical events have created a symbol so impacting on the American psyche as the Arizona Memorial. Americans over the last few decades have taken the pilgrimage on the Navy launch taking them there. Let’s review how it happened. Ensign Parker held the Jeep as he bounced around the wet and muddy road to Opana Point, with Captain Smith and Ensign Jones, to reach the Army radar site. The Commander dropped the Ensigns at their destination, saying he will be back with their relief at 8:00am. It…

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    Kara Walker: Kara likes to make art work based on the illusion of past events, and the illusion it is only about one time in history. She likes to make silhouettes because it leads to avoidance of the subject. She first wanted to be an artist when she watched her dad draw when she was three. She likes to make art based on the hardships of her own life. She was also inspired by the book “Gone with the Wind”. She claims most of her pieces are based on exchanges of power and racism. I think this…

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    Weapons In The Vietnam War

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    The Vietnam war is probably the most controversial war in United States history. Many people wanted the U.S. to never join the war, but then when we joined, people got mad. People in the U.S. even rallied to leave the war. There were many new weapons and war tactics that were introduced in the Vietnam war and have become well known today. The biggest thing that was introduced and was a huge factor in the war was the war tactic, Guerilla warfare, that the Vietcong used. It was a very successful…

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