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    force caused heavy metal balls to spread out in a closed steam valve which slowed the engine down. It was considered as a very efficient device at that time. To keep it from running out of control the more important to keep it in those steady regular uniform motion. They are also used for powering factory…

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    Why Marines Are The Best

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    On November 10th, 1775 a legacy was born. 234 Marines sailed with the Navy on a mission to capture the supply the british had for the first amphibious raid.The Marine Corps have had a name for themselves since the revolutionary times. Like the Marines dress blue uniform is known, has been since origins dating as far back as the revolutionary time. In 1776, Marines wore green jackets with a high leather collar to protect…

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    The United States of America is one among the states that have the most powerful form of government. Notably, the American government commonly referred as American Federal Government has the best administrative policies. The American Federal Government has three main branches and each branch has powers delegated to it by the constitution. The core founders of this nation sought to ensure that each branch had its powers to exercise and that the branches relied on each other (separation of powers)…

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    The Civil War had a positive impact on the way the United States views Liberty and Equality. There were many major events during the Civil War that had a major impact on the amount of rights given to African Americans after the War. African American slaves had little to no rights during the war, and one document called The Emancipation Proclamation followed by the thirteenth Amendment changed the way African Americans are treated today. The Civil War was between the North, a manufacturing…

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    Naval Academy and served in the Navy for five years before he contracted tuberculosis and was forced to retire in 1934. Heinlein tried many careers, but found a niche writing science fiction for pulp magazines in 1939. In 1941, during World War II, Heinlein was rejected in his attempt to reenlist in the Navy for health reasons and instead conducted engineering research in support of the war effort at Philadelphia’s Naval Aircraft Factory. After the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima…

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    Napoleon's Rise To Power

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    Napoleon then went on to take the name of the first consul, and assumed the power of dictators. Any sudden seizure of action similar to Napoleon’s, was called a coup which the word came from the French phrase ‘coup d’état’ meaning blow to the state. Countries were getting very concerned and didn’t like Napoleon being in control, so Britain, Austria, and Russia gathered together to force Napoleon out of power in 1799. But, instead of pushing Napoleon out of power, the three nations signed a…

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    the National Defense Authorization Act was born which stipulated that the members of the military were not able to ask, tell, pursue, or harass. Because of the rules this bill would be known as “don’t ask, don’t tell” (DADT). The military of the United States treated members of the LGB unfairly, before and during DADT, because of attitudes of society and not because of necessity. The general public influences the military as exemplified by the change in its views on homosexuality compared with…

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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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    Since the creation of the United States Marine Corps on 10, November 1775 men and women have sought to earn the title of Marine. There are only two places in the world where Marine recruits are trained. Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, California and Paris Island, South Carolina. For women there is only one place to receive training to become a Marine and the location is Paris Island South Carolina. However unlike other branches of the military Marine recruits training is not integrated…

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    of the largest armed conflict in human history. It stretched between six different continents and it is estimated that were 50 million military and civilian deaths. The extent of the war was global, therefore producing a new world, both in the United States and overseas. With this new era came significant steps toward acquiring economic, political, and social rights for women. Because more men were enlisting in the war effort, the work force began to disparage and so began the influence of women…

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