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Imagine waking up early on a Sunday morning and getting dressed for church, going downstairs to make breakfast. After breakfast the walk to church begins, seeing as it is just down the road from home. The September air is crisp and a little cold, and the sweater you put on has proved useful. Shoes crunch against the dirt road beneath them, the sound amplifying as neighbours begin their walks as well. Even from across the field people are walking in the direction of the church. Entering mass, the…

Heading: Breaking the Ice by Dave Barry Speaker: The author of this article Dave Barry is a journalist for the New York Fawcett. It appears the Dave Barry seems to make his whole article a joke and make fun of boys liking girls. The bias of this article is that Dave Barry doesn’t take any of what the kid asked him seriously in so he is not going to answer honestly. (64) Occasion: The reason that Dave Barry is writing this article is because a kid has asked him a question about how to ask out…

Introduction Alfred Thayer Mahan recognized the existence of the intermediate field of study and practice between naval policy, strategy and tactics. His theories created a foundation for modern operational art and operational warfare while analyzing contributing factors of politics, social and economic conditions while keeping maritime interests at the forefront of his beliefs. As classical naval theoretician, he shaped the service culture and military doctrine for a multiplicity of navies on a…

against Germany. A little more than two months prior, on January 31, the German government had reported its resumption of "unhindered submarine fighting." With the declaration, German U-pontoons would without cautioning endeavor to sink all boats going to or from British or French ports. Under the new procedure, U-vessels had sunk three American trader ships with a substantial loss of American life in March 1917. Two days after Wilson's discourse, the Senate overwhelmingly proclaimed that a…

On the 28th of December in the year of 1856, little “Tommy” Woodrow Wilson was born in a small town by the name of Staunton, Virginia. Although Wilson suffered from dyslexia when he was just ten, his father constantly drilled him in political lectures and debates to enhance the skills everyone thought the youngster was nowhere near capable of. By the time Wilson had reached adulthood, he was able to land entrance into one of most prestigious schools titled The University of New Jersey, which is…

What is civil forfeiture? This law is a nationwide procedure; however, Mississippi is considered the worst for encouraging this abuse called policing for profit. It’s a law where police and prosecutors confiscate the private property of an individual who is allegedly suspected of an illegal drug activity but has never been convicted. “What (doth it) profit, my brethren, through a man say he hath faith, and have not works?” (James 2:14 KJV). The state and federal civil asset forfeiture laws,…

How the Russian Revolution caused the USA Patriot Act of 2001 The Russian Revolution was the effect of a civil uprising, and caused many events in the early 20th including the PATRIOT ACT of 2001. This 342-page piece of legislation was responsible for more than 150 amendments and 15 federal laws. The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, the full name of the USA Patriot Act, primarily deals with combating the…

From 1939-1945, the world was experiencing a state of total war include mass genocides, the evolution of modern warfare and machinery and the ultimate dueling of the Allied and Axis powers – World War II. The rise of fascism and dictatorships throughout Europe and some parts of Asia contributed to the start of the war. At the time, Britain and France were allies with Poland. As Russia and Germany began to invade Poland, the allies-by-treaty retaliated and so began the start of WWII. Britain…

* Phony War * Period between 1939- 1940 * there was very little combat as both sides built up their armies and arsenals * Axis * Alliance between Germany, Italy and later Japan * The 'Blitz' * in September of 1940, bombings of London and other major cities occurred in what the British called `the Blitz` * Italian Campaign, 1943 * in July 1943, Canadian, British, and American forces launched an assault on the Italian island of Sicily * by…

World War II was a byproduct of World War I and Germany’s anger toward the League of Nations for issuing The Treaty of Versailles. The German government and people felt cheated at the outcome of World War I because Germany had been blamed for the war itself and left to pay the debt of the war. The Treaty of Versailles, produced by the League of Nations, was a treaty forced upon the German people which not only took land from the Germans, including France, Belgium, Denmark, Czechoslovakia and…