Victory

argument. The argument continues by quoting General Patton, ‘Americans play to win [emphasis added] all of the time, that’s why Americans have never lost nor will ever lose a war.’ Next the argument states, “Patton could look back on a century of U.S. victories [emphasis added] in major wars.” Tierney continues, “The price of military triumph [emphasis added] was often immense.” Finally, to complete the equivocation loop, “…all of a sudden, the United States stopped winning [emphasis added]…

The Hundred Years’ War, a long battle between England and France, caused several factors directly and indirectly and greatly affected both countries afterwards, changing the European societies from feudal states to modern sovereign states. This extremely long battle was not a mere fight, but a turning point that affected the way nations are ruled today. This war started in 1339 when Edward Ⅲ invaded Northern France. It continued intermittently for more than a hundred years, involving several…

He was well known throughout the county. His most notable victory was against Grendel and his mother. He demonstrated immaculate power and control over his opponent even though the monster was horrendously hideous. It is stated in the poem that, “The captain of evil discovered himself in a handgrip harder than anything…

By allowing Aslan to take Edmund’s place on the Stone Table, the White Witch believes Aslan has just handed her the victory she needed to keep her hold on Narnia’s throne. Instead, she has unknowingly given Aslan the moment he needed to prove the extent of his power. After his death, Aslan comes back to life, frees those who were imprisoned by the White Witch in stone…

this essay I will be discussing wether Douglas Haig deserves to be called “The Butcher of the Somme” or wether he could be considered a hero to the first world war. Some have said that he was a top British Military leader who led Britain to many victories, however others think that the title “The Butcher of the Somme” is more appropriate. The word butcher meaning to slaughter something in itself is horrible, however this was the term given to him by the people who believed that Haig should be…

the American side of the fight in the Vietnam War. The sub head of the report is 117 Viet Cong Body Count after One Battle. The article tells the reader about the two victories that the American and South Vietnamese army had won. These one of the victories took place in An Hoa which is located 340 miles north of Saigon. Another victory that the American and South Vietnamese army had won was located seventy miles north of the imperial capital of Hue where Marine unit reported killing forty-eight…

Since 1776, the French had been providing (secretly…) some aid to the American cause, until such a time that France felt more confident of the American rebels chance for victory, since France did not want risk another losing war with England, but with the American victory at Saratoga in 1777 and the rumors of a possible settlement with the colonies propelled France openly into the arms of the Americans with the signing of a treaty in 1778. With the entry of France in 1778 and later Spain in 1779…

Nearly all the animals are wounded (including Napoleon). The pigs celebrate their "victory" by dressing up in clothes (commandment #3) and drinking alcohol (commandment #5) inside the farmhouse (commandment #4). There wasn't any victory, even though they won. Every animal was either dead or wounded, and the windmill was destroyed. 2 days were given to celebrations of “victory” and funerals. The battle becomes known as “The Battle of the Windmill.” Squealer calls the animals…

American Civil War, such as Lieutenant General, and became the President of the United States of America from 1869 until 1877. Despite this vast array of distinguished roles, it can be argued that Grant did not receive military distinction until his victories at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, within the American Civil War, as this produced him as…

History tells many stories, such as important events, victories, failures, and mistakes that should not be repeated. In George Orwell’s novel 1984, Winston Smith, a man who is 39 years old, lives in a totalitarian state called Oceania, where he is forced to erase the past from his memory and believe what he is told by an unjust leader named Big Brother. Similar to Winston’s situation, the Penn’s State football team was stripped of their past wins and forced to give up their future wins to their…