...Boonville I knew joining the south will be very complicated because of the much war that we are going to have later. We already had three battles already this is going to be fourth battle. I barely survived through some of the battles we had. I had family, but they died in the war. I was sent to escort Governor Jackson and General Price. When I escort Governor Jackson and General Price we had arrived on June 12 in Jefferson City order us to burn the bridges on the main rail lines. It didn’t take that long to burn down the bridges I like to get my work fast because I don’t like wasting people time. So after burn the bridges we went to do something else. General Price wanted to buy time consolidate state guard units from Lexington and Boonville all though he withdraw from Boonville. Later that day when I was bored so then boring turned from exciting because the battle we were about to have. The battle was intense it was not my first battle that I been in. I was ready and a little terrified because how big there were there men were trained I barely knew how to fight. For a minute I was just waiting to get in to action but, I didn’t feel like because the guys seem like they were doing is like they have everything under control. I was just sitting while the soldiers were taking care of business then joined in because there was nothing else to do so I just came in. Also the war was epic I was just doing so good at fighting I barely got hit by anybody I was moving...
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...Just and Unjust Wars Do people ever fight unjust wars? I believe people do fight unjust wars. An unjust war is when one group tries to take over another group. This can be because of power, religious beliefs, economic gain, etc. The online definition I found for unjust war is “any conflict in which one party will attempt to enforce dominance on a different party. This may be carried out for a number of reasons like power, economic gain, religious differences and ethnic cleansing. Theory of unjust war is contrasted with just war theory” (ask.com). An unjust war is fought with the wrong intentions. If a group hasn’t tried all non-violent options to solve their issue, then I feel that the war they engage in is unjust. A good example of an unjust war is the war that is going on in Iraq. This war has been going on for over eleven years now. During this time span there have been no real answers to what we have accomplished, but yet our soldiers are still dying along with Iraqi civilians. In addition to the lives lost, our economy is horrible with a big impact being from oil and gas prices. Even though immense fighting still exists, our troops need to start leaving Iraq. How long must we continue to fight a war that seems to be leading us nowhere? Also, ever since the beginning of the human race, there has been war. One group feels that they can take over another group and not only take over their land, but also use their resources and people for their own profit...
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...How to Fight a Price War By Akshay R. Rao, Mark E. Bergen and Scott Davis IN THE BATTLE TO CAPTURE THE CUSTOMER companies use a wide range of tactics to ward off competitors. Increasingly, price is the weapon of choice – and frequently the skirmishing degenerates into a price war. Creating low price appeal is often the goal, but the result of one retaliatory price slashing after another is often a precipitous decline in industry profits. Look at the airline price wars of 1992. When American Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and other U.S. carriers went toe-to-toe in matching and exceeding one another’s reduced fares, the result was record volumes of air travel-and record losses. Some estimates suggest that the overall losses suffered by the industry that year exceed the combined profits for the entire industry from its inception. Price wars can create economically devastating and psychologically debilitating situations that take an extraordinary toll on an individual, a company, and industry profitability. No matter who wins, the combatants all seem to end up worse off than before they joined the battle. And yet, price wars are becoming increasingly common and uncommonly fierce. Consider the following two examples: • In July 1999, Sprint announced a nighttime long-distance rate of 5 cents per minute. In August 1999, MCI matched Sprint’s off-peak rate. Later that month, AT & T acknowledged that revenue from its consumer long-distance business was falling,...
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...true on most of points. I have never given much thought to the definition of violence until reading Zinn’s piece. Most people’s first thought of violence would be that it’s something physical, it’s the pain we feel at the hands of others rather than the emotional or psychological effects of the act. Zinn also points out how we perceive people differently, “The idea, I believe is based on two failures of vision: one is failure to recognize how much overt violence has characterized our behavior toward other nationalities, other races - outgroups of our society; the other is a failure to recognize the place of violence - both overt and hidden - in whatever important change has occurred in American history.” I like how Zinn uses America as his example because this country, throughout history has used violence to enforce nonviolence. Zinn also talks about the double standard of social change and peace. Social change is not possible without violence, but peace cannot coexist in this situation. If peace is valued over violence, then social change is sacrificed. I find it...
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...The problems faced by Developing Countries This is my essay on the problems faced by developing countries. A developing country is a poor country faced by many problems like Civil War, drought, famine and lots of diseases including Cholera and Typhoid. One of the problems is civil war. Civil war is a war between two areas of a country fighting for leadership. During a civil war many people are wounded or die. Children as young as 5 years old are made to fight in the war and some children are separated from their families. The government spend their money on weapons to help the country to fight. The money to pay for the weapons has to be borrowed from richer countries. This sometimes puts the government into debt, therefore they don’t have enough money to spend on building new schools and improving the health care in the communities. Drought and famine are another two problems for developing countries. Drought occurs when there is a shortage of rain water resulting in no clean drinking water. Famine is when there is not enough food for everyone. Famine is sometimes caused by drought because there is no water to help the crops grow, therefore there is a shortage of food. Unfortunately they do not have the resources to overcome the consequences of famine and drought which can result in dehydration, starvation and premature deaths. Cash crops are crops which farmers grow to sell to other countries to make money to buy food and clothing for their families. Some examples...
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...War of the Revolution The war of the revolution was what made the United States what it is today. Although it happed over a couple hundred years ago it is still something that we still talk and study about now in days. Many important people were involved in this war. There is no real beginning to how everything started. There were so many thing that happened altogether that caused this war. The general view was the fact that we broke free from Britain to come and gain our independence. The colonies we runned from England under the direction of the King of England. This didn’t seem to work for the American people so they did everything in their power to help themselves gain freedom. Because of this came a lot of battles and acts of boycotting. For this reason the stamp act, sugar act, Boston tea party, and so many acts happened. There were some pros and cons of it all. Some pros were the fact that we all came together as one to fight for our right. We gained freedom after the war. Although to every pro there was a con. Some of the cons was the fact that many lost their lived to give us the freedom of speech. There was also a price to pay for being in a war. A lot of the soldiers were made fun of and humiliated. But in the end everything turned out for the better. After it all we are what we are because of all the brave people that choose to fight for something greater then themselves. I’m happy to call myself an American. I thank the people that chose to fight for others...
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...about how they want to preserve freedom. However, Roosevelt’s speech wants to support the war but not send troops and fight in the war whereas Kennedy’s speech wanted to negotiate with other countries to work together. When Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedoms speech in 1940 World War 2 was raging on in Europe. The U.S was not yet involved in the war. European countries were falling to Nazi Germany one by one. Roosevelt wanted to support England and other countries that were part of the Allies by giving them guns, tanks, planes, bombs, and other war supplies, but not send troops over to fight. This speech was given two years before the bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japan and U.S involvement in World War 2....
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...based on the influence diagram presented in Case 1.3 and complete all the criteria provided in the exercise, beginning with claim. Claim: “The U.S. should return to the 55-mph speed limit in order to conserve fuel and save lives. Information: Authorities consider reducing highway speed from 70-mph to 60-mph could reduce gasoline consumption between 2% and 3%. Which would explain the price reduction at least by 10%. With today’s prices at 38 cent a gallon. However, a lower speed limit saves approximately 167,000 barrels of oil per day and would save approximately 6,400 lives a year.” (Dunn, William N. (2012), Para. 3. P. 24). Warrant 1: While reducing the speed limit can increase the fuel efficiency on the vehicles. Backing: Some cars are already made with fuel injection while driven between 30-mph and 60-mph. Mileage will drop noticeably if driven over 65 mph. Slowing down would reduce the amount of gasoline used as well as limitation grants. On a central standpoint these changes will cost less. Warrant 2: Reduced speed limit will also decrease the loss to of aid due to increasing gasoline prices. Backing 2: Reduce the number of victim will also reduce the governments cost of medical care. Objections: Shortening the speed will rise travel time as well as leading to traffic jams on major highways. Claim: “The U.S. should return to the 55-mph speed limit in order to conserve fuel and save lives. Claim: “The U.S. should return to the 55-mph speed limit in order to conserve fuel...
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...are all different events that summarize how the American colonists were living during the years of 1764, to around 1776, when being held under British rule. Desperately, the colonists wanted change and independence. Even though some people may argue that the colonist were not justified in separating from Great Britain, many believe the American colonists were justified in separating from Great Britain due to the taxation that was placed on them, and the acts of tyranny by King George. And yes, the American colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. The taxation that was placed on the American colonists is a prime example of why they were justified in separating...
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...counterinsurgency which is a military or political action taken against the revolutionaries. These two led to the rise of dictatorship in China leading to oppression to the citizens. Mao Zedong was the prominent person in the fight against imperialism as he championed the transformation into a semi-colony and later into a colony. In this assignment, we will look at how the Chinese revolution tells us about anti-imperialism and counterinsurgency. Chinese...
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...plan to do is be as healthy as possible. This new idea is their attempt to make a list items on their menu with low calories. The idea is to wage a war against overweight people while offering good food at low price. Organizing this plan is about the setup and how they are going to delegate the task of implement these new foods. Shipping to all the stores and surveying people to get ideas on what to put on their menu needs to be setup. Directing the subordinates and influencing their ideas on this war against obesity is the next step in McDonalds plan. The idea here is to get more and more people on board with the healthier side on McDonalds in order to produce hirer profits. Profits and the moral beliefs of Mounds are hoping to attract more and more investors who want to open stores in their home locations. Now the overall effect of McDonald’s war against bad foods needs to be monitored and watched. If the idea fails in the eyes of the people and these items are not being capitalized on then they will slip off the menus. McDonalds is trying to create a menu that attracts all but will not keep unwanted goods on the shelf. McDonald’s believes that reducing portion sizes and adding foods less than 400 calories will help those who want to lose weight. Their belief is that, with advertising and marketing, good food at cheap prices does not have to be bad for a person’s health. “We trust our customers to make the choices that are best for them.” (Unnamed McDonald’s spokesman)...
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...Detergent wars: Nirma, Wheel & Ghari HLL entered India in 1957 and was the undisputed leader in detergent space. Surf was the most selling detergent in India. However in 1980's Surf suffered huge losses at the hands of a new and small firm, Nirma Chemicals. Nirma was launched in 1969 and its primary focus was to create a good, branded product at affordable prices. The product was priced far lower than the market leader - Surf. Nirma caught the attention of the middle-class and lower middle class customers and had such great sales that it evicted HUL's Surf from the No. 1 position in 1985. HLL then had a look at the situation and found that there was a large market segmentation in detergent space and then came up with lower priced Wheel (green) and Rin (blue) detergent powders targeted at different market segments. This segmentation helped HLL regain part of its lost market. This post deals with price wars which are becoming an essential part of business. But a cut in price is the last resort in a price war. We will discuss more on various tactics to fight a price war. I will primarily focus on price wars in the detergent space, will also chip in with more examples as and when suitable. Before i delve into more theories and strategies, lets have a look at some stats and series of events: The detergent market in India can be divided into premium (Surf, Ariel), mid-price (Rin, Henko, Tide) and popular segments (Ghari, Wheel, Nirma, Mr. White). They account for 15%...
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...common themes.For example, both the American Revolution and the Civil War were both fought over the ideal of freedom. The wars of 1812 and the Mexican American war both defined America as a powerhouse in the world. In this regard, this paper will look at how the Westward Expansion and the Chicago turf wars in particular the gang violence were promoted by the false promises and ideas of the rich on people poor hoping to make a better life for themselves. From the period of 1783 to 1850 settlers from the eastern and southern parts of the United States expanded west for new lands and new promises of...
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...Canadian Economy during World War II A New Decade, A New War, A New Economy: With the fall of France during the Battle of Dunkirk, pressure was placed upon Canada and other countries with relation to Britain to enter the war and help the latter fight back against the Nazi army, in any way it can such as providing necessary supplies as well as soldiers making Canada change its decision into making it a total war, and thus WWII officially had started in 1939. This decision had made a large impact upon Canada’s economy in such a way that the war could be seen as something as a sweet poison in which it had help Canada get out of the Great Depression due to it gearing towards war and the re-opening of factories to produce many products to aid the allies. This not only greatly lessened the unemployment rates so much that it almost seem non-existent which can be clearly seen in the comparison of the unemployment rate in 1939 which was 11.4% and that of 1945 which was 1.6%, it also made Canada very wealthy having generated a large sum of money through selling goods to the allies, and with the help of the government introducing several new concepts such as the Unemployment Insurance Act and Wage and Price Controls being imposed to fight wartime inflation, they were able to prevent Canada from going into debt with the large production. Such benefits of the war however still do not justify its atrocious backlash which is the loss of human life, which is why it can be seen as a double ended...
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...answer the questions in your notebook. Section 1: From Neutrality to War Nationalism-Pride is ones nation. Francis Ferdinand- heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary Casualties- soldiers killed, wounded, and missing. Militarism- glorification of the military stalemate- when no side is winning or losing. U-boats- submarines Arms race- a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons Western Front- in France, critical battle front. Lusitania- British U-boat off the coast of Ireland. Alliances- when countries join together to battle. trench warfare- a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from trenches facing each other 1. Explain and analyze the causes of World War I - Nationalism, assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. 2. Why did both sides embrace trench warfare as a strategy to win the war? - they provided protection and a place to hold weapons. 3. Why did President Wilson fear that the war would set Americans against one another? -People critized German Americans and he thought people would go after them. 4. Why did the US enter the war on the side of the Allies? - We had made treaties with them that if one of them went to war we would join to help. Section 2: The Home Front Selective Service Act- act that drafted men into war. Conscientious objectors- people whose morals or religious beliefs forbid them to fight in wars. Espionage Act - allowing postal authorities to ban treasonable newspapers ...
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