War is a state of armed and often prolonged conflict carried on between states, nations, or parties[1][2] typified by extreme aggression, societal disruption, and high mortality.[1] As a behavior pattern, warlike tendencies are found in many primate species,[3] including humans, and also found in many ant species.[4][5][6] The set of techniques used by a group to carry out war is known as warfare. An absence of war is ususally called peace. War generally involves two or more organized groups or
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in Dublin when the moon beams were piercing through the fleecy clouds and casting a faint light, there was heavy firing around the besieged Four Courts. The two conflicting groups namely the Republicans and the Free Staters were indulging in a civil war in Ireland for establishing their supremacy over the city of Dublin. The Republican sniper, a crack shot with his gun, perched himself on the rooftop keeping a close vigil on the enemy hiding on the opposite roof. He had a rifle laid beside and a pair
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like the way it hurts Just gonna stand there and hear me cry Well that's alright because I love the way you lie I love the way you lie I love the way you lie Now there's gravel in our voices Glasses shattered from the fight In this tug of war you always win Even when i'm right Cause you feed me fables from your head With violent words and empty threats And it's sick that all these battles are what keeps me satisfied Just gonna stand there and watch me burn Well that's alright because
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The problem that every company in an uncertain technology space is facing is that of “what is next?” – a question with which in particular incumbents are struggling very often, we know for example from Clayton Christensen’s work. However, in interconnected (i.e., vertically disintegrated) business environments or “ecosystems” in which many players have interlinking commercial offerings that consumers can choose from, this problem becomes even more complicated, because the innovations of other firms
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book The Art of War, is one of the definitive treatises on warfare. In his book there are six principles that apply very well to a business setting. Capture your market without destroying it—Sun Tzu called this “Win all without fighting.” You must capture market to be profitable, but if the act of capturing it ruins the profitability of the market the fight wasn’t worth the effort. A price war, as discussed above, illustrates this concept well. It is not worth starting a price war if the result is
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FARC (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia) for almost fifty years. The FARC was founded in the 1960s, but its roots are found further back from the Violence. From 1948 to 1958, supporters of the Liberal and Conservative parties fought a civil war that killed some 200,000 people. The horrific violence of the period was only nominally about partisan politics. Mainly rural, Violence was an explosive expression of peasant complaints and local conflicts. Weak government authority in many areas led
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How did the Stirrup change Military History? Marie Amenson July 6th, 2014 World History to 1500 HIS-1122-XTIA 14/T5 Despite the relatively small size of the stirrup it remain the most important part of the saddle, as it make the horse and the rider one. Throughout its life the stirrup has proved to be a useful and important feature and tool in regards to communication, transportation, and warfare, as well as a riders increased ability to ride and control a horse. Even though horses were greatly
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BASIC BATTLE ANALYSIS: (Student Handout 1) Study Guide for Battle Analysis Overview: 1. General: The U.S. Army Command and General Staff College developed the battle analysis methodology to help its students structure their studies of battles and campaigns. The format can be easily applied by any military professional seeking insight from historical battles and campaigns to help deepen his/her understanding of warfare and the profession of arms a. The battle analysis methodology
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that is fight. Some have called the endless battles in which the different Dani tribes participate a war, but it is not. What the Dani have would be considered a feud, or a never-ending stream of revenge killings. The Marine Corps defines war as “A violent clash of interests between or among organized groups characterized by the use of military force,” and continues to define the essence of war as “A violent struggle between two hostile, independent, and irreconcilable wills, each trying to impose
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Discuss the main ideas and their presentation in ‘The Turnip Snedder’ The Turnip Snedder by Heaney presents four main ideas, including Heaney himself justifying act of violence, Heaney’s thinking about peace, war with its affect to modern word and remembering the past. Heaney associated manually driven turnip-crushing machine with these three themes perfectly in The Tunip Snedder. Heaneay mainly use description, allution, sarcasm and contrastion to convey themes to readers. Following passage will
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