The Siege of the Alamo is an under recognized battle of American history. It was a thirteen day siege between the rebellious Texians and the Mexicans. Lt. Colonel William Travis and James Bowie led the Texians, while General Antonio López de Santa Anna led the Mexicans. The Alamo lasted for thirteen days, because of the reinforcements that Colonel James Neill established earlier. At San Antonio Bexar, there were twenty-one various pieces of artillery. Neill was chosen to lead the Alamo, because of
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of the Marine Corporation. It was discovered that the one who ordered the code red was Colonel Jessup. This order was to be a secret. One attempt made to cover this up is discharge papers were produced falsely. The action of Colonel Jessup was a crime and unethical to the law, also the United States Marine Corps. One ethical issue in this movie is the unintentional murder by the two marines, and another is Colonel Jessup initiating a code red, and trying to cover it up.
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given and order that turned wrong. Dawson and Downey went into that room with no intent on killing Private Santiago. These marines were very honorable and were all about the code of honor, and believed they were doing their marine duties by following Colonel Jessup and Lieutenant Kendrick’s orders of the code red. However I do believe that Dawson and Downey are guilty of conduct unbecoming of an officer. Meaning, that there are certain attributes that an officer must add up to, a lack of which is indicated
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be that the Sheriff's department is smaller than SLCPD. However, the community of Levy County may be a "tight knit group" and help the Sheriff's office when the help is needed. The Levy County Sheriff's Office has a Sheriff, Sheriff's Assistant, Colonel, Major, Captains, Lieutenants, Sergeants, Corporals, Deputies, and Administrative. The SLCPD has their departments divided into three major bureaus; Operations, Investigations, and Administrative. Division directors are assigned to departments that
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The novel Looking for Alaska, is a fictional novel about a young man named Miles Halter who is fascinated by people's famous last words. His interest in the last words of a poet named Francois Rabelais, leads him in search of a "Great Perhaps". Miles Halters experience in Florida was not so great. Although Miles was an introvert and did not have many friends, his parents forced themselves to think that Miles was popular and was happy. Miles did not seem to have the same thoughts as
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of communism. America entered Vietnam in 1965; one of the first major battles was the Battle of La Drang. The Battle of La Drang took place from November 14-18 1965. The American troops were out numbered 3,000 to 300. The American army was led by Colonel Harold G. Moore. This battle was the first major battle in which constant air support was used. The strategy was helicopters would bring and take men in and out of battle every thirty minutes. This strategy would save over 200 American lives. The
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At Shubrick's Plantation the British were cornered in a sense and Colonel Lee and General Marion opted to wait for General Sumter to arrive before pressing the attack. The reason for the delay in the attack on the British was so that General Sumter could arrive with his artillery to support he attack and the present Patriots also lacked bayonets for close quarter battle.1 The first action that began to drive a wedge between General Sumter and the Patriots was his slow response to the battlefield
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He was a leader who wanted the best for his men and understood the strength and weakness of his soldiers. He was a proud egoistic leader who followed his military discipline and code despite of the torturous conditions he and his men were put through. Although from completely different cultures both Nicholson and Saito shared many personal attributes that formed their style of leadership and command. Both men were completely devoted to an idealized view of their cultures. Nicholson bound by duty
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English 101A09 Sherman Avatar : When life and Greed Hang In The Balance The film Avatar takes place in the distant future, on a planet called Pandora. It is inhabited by both beautiful, and dangerous creatures. The indigenous people called the Na’Vi reside in the rainforest. Planet Earth is experiencing serious environmental problems causing this big corporation to start mining on Pandora in search for Unobtainium. Throughout the movie
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“Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat” I am going to analyse the story entitled “Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel’s coat”. It was written by the British writer whose name is Roald Dahl. Roald Dahl born in Wales, to Norwegian parents, he served in the Royal Air Force[->0] during World War II[->1], in which he became a flying ace[->2] and intelligence officer, rising to the rank of wing commander[->3]. Dahl rose to prominence in the 1940s, with works for both children and adults, and became one of the
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