"A description is an arrangement of properties, qualities, and features that the author must pick (choose, select), but the art lies in the order of their release--visually, audibly, conceptually--and consequently in the order of their interaction, including the social standing of every word." (William H. Gass, "The Sentence Seeks Its Form." A Temple of Texts. Alfred A. Knopf, 2006) Ads #1 Reason Men Pull Away www.beirresistible.com The Biggest Mistake Women Make That Kills A Man's Attraction
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Gregg Zoroya’s book, “The Chosen Few,” provides a comprehensive account over the small skirmishes and the three major battles that paratroopers from Chosen Company—and soldiers from sister units, pilots, and faithful allies who assisted—of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade fought during their fifteen-month deployment to Afghanistan that ended in the summer of 2008. Paratroopers, from all walks of life, would come together and face some of the most daring
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Due to Japan’s unwillingness to surrender and communication errors, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay, piloted by Colonel Paul Tibbets, dropped the “Little Boy” on Hiroshima, a 9,700-pound uranium bomb . The Little Boy killed over 70,000 people (including 20 American prisoners), injured another 70,000, and in the five years following the bombing, killed 340,000 more people from radiation sickness . Following Hiroshima, President
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The Battle of Verdun has been labeled the lengthiest and greatest world in history. The battle was fought on a the Western Front in the city of Verdun during WWI from February 21 to December 18 of 1916 between the German and French armies. In February 1916, the French military strength was half of the assailant. The Battle of Verdun commenced on the morning of February 21, 1916, with an artillery bombardment by Germany that lasted 10 hours, firing around one million shells by 1,400 cannons packed
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The term “strategic thinking” is heard often in the world of business and leadership. What does this term actually mean? A simple Internet search will turn up dozens of different answers from dozens of experts. Our text states “Leadership is nothing without strategy. If there is no strategic thinking, leaders have nowhere to go, nowhere to point. Effective leaders, by definition, have a strategic view and direction.” Author Ian Wilson says, “strategic thinking is merely thinking about strategy
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Catanduanes State Colleges College of Health Sciences Department of Nursing Virac, Catanduanes Reaction Paper A Rose for Emily Submitted by: Sheila Mae T. Tapar BSN 3A Submitted to: Mrs. Victoria Gianan Professor I. Summary/Synopsis A Rose for Emily" is a short story by American author William Faulkner first published in the April 30, 1930 issue of Forum. This story takes place in Faulkner's fictional city, Jefferson, Mississippi, in the fictional county of Yoknapatawpha County
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If it was not for militia men such as the Marblehead Regiment, the American Revolution may have had a very different ending to it. The militia men not only fought in the American Revolution, some even donated the ships to help fight the British at sea. Many of these men were not paid for their services. Often the men of the militia are over looked, when they are some of the biggest heroes of the American Revolution. Major General John Glover was in charge of the Marblehead Regiment from 1775 to 1776
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One of the major themes portrayed in literature following World War I was the realization that a difference existed between ideas and reality. The public had preconceived ideas about the superiority of their country and that battle would bring honor to oneself. The communication systems in place at the time could be prone to error or intervention from outside influences. In addition, staff officers lacked sufficient battle experience or enemy intelligence to plan battles that their troops were capable
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The Battle of the Plains of Abraham (13 September 1759) was a pivotal moment in the Seven Years’ War and in the history of Canada. A British invasion force led by General James Wolfe defeated French troops under the Marquis de Montcalm, leading to the surrender of Québec to the British. Both commanding officers died from wounds sustained during the battle. The French never recaptured Québec and effectively lost control of New France in 1760. At the end of the war in 1763 France surrendered many of
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"Miss Emily had been a tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of hereditary obligations upon the town. (Pg 80)” Miss Emily was not compelled, or to be forced to adhere to any request made by the town. Since the town was under new authority and not Colonel Sartoris who was already dead, but had previously remitted Emily's taxes, so she felt under such circumstances it was necessary for her to pay them. When the smell developed in her house and disturbed the neighbors, she did not fell obliged to do
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