Why did the Greeks win the battle of marathon? The Athenians won the battle of Marathon because of skilled leadership from Miltiades‚ the Athenian and Plataean hoplites‚ good terrain‚ and morale. Miltiades was the commander during the Battle of Marathon. He had spent time in the Chersonese which gave him possible Persian tactics. Miltiades decided that because the Persian cavalry was so large in numbers the Athenians would spread out and make the center the weakest part with the wings the strongest
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The excerpt Battle Royal is from the book Invisible Man‚ by Ralph Ellison. The subject matter of the entire book is pretty evident from the first chapter. This excerpt just so happens to be the first chapter. When reading this excerpt‚ you can instantly tell what time period the book takes place. To show how degrading society was during these times‚ Ellison employs the use of narrative voice and characterization in Battle Royal. When Ellison is telling this story‚ he uses the pronoun “I” so he
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The Battle of Tippecanoe was a decisive victory led by Governor of the Indiana Territory William Henry Harrison over the forces of Tecumseh’s growing American Indian confederation. It took place in 1811 in Tecumseh’s village‚ present-day Battle Ground‚ Indiana‚ where the Wabash and Tippecanoe rivers meet. As settlers take over the west across the Appalachian Mountains‚ Native Americans of the Northwest Territory gathered around for support because they were afraid of losing their land and their
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Jacob Hubenthal Rys ENGL 101 11/26/13 Battle Scars War has both advanced and extinguished civilizations throughout history‚ it has been present for as long as humans have been around to partake. Whether it is merely in our nature to fight‚ or civilizations are destined to clash due to cultural differences is a mystery. Without warfare the world today would be a drastically different place- many would argue that a utopia would result. War not only affects those whose lives are in danger‚ but
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BATTLE OF MEIKTILA INTRODUCTION 1. Gentlemen‚ I welcome you all in today ’s study period on "Battle of Meiktila" in the context of Burma Campaign. The significance of Burma Campaign in the course of world war II was of equal importance from both Allied and Axis points of view as that of other theatres of war. Burma was turned into the theatre of war during the third year of the world war II. Two major regional powers‚ one Asian ie Japan and another European ie Great Britain fought this
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The battle of Uhud was a reprisal against the Muslims following the battle of Badr. Some of the leading members of Quraysh such as Abu Jahl‚ Utbah‚ Shaiba‚ Walid‚ Umayya bin Khalaf‚ and Hanzala bin Abu Sufyan‚ had been killed in the battle of Badr. After the death of Abu Jahl‚ leadership of the Makkans had passed on to his compeer‚ Abu Sufyan‚ who was the chief of the clan of Banu Umayya. There was profound sorrow in Makkah at the loss of so many chiefs but Abu Sufyan had forbidden the bereaved
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Northern Virginia‚ General Meade headed the Union’s Army of the Potomac. Both sides saw the need to win that one‚ crucial victory to turn the tide completely in their favor. They would get their chances at a small town in Pennsylvania. The battle was dubbed the Battle of Gettysburg for the town of Gettysburg‚ PA. By June of 1863 General Lee asked President Davis to march his army north out of VA. Davis granted Lee permission. Lee‚ with 75‚000 troops‚ made his way north‚ just west of the Blue Ridge
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The reason that the English and the Australians attacked Turkey was quiet simple‚ Russia was being attacked by Germany and was struggling to maintain defences‚ at this same time Turkey was also supporting Germany and invading Russia. As a result Russia requested assistance from its British alliances. The British also felt that Turkey would be a great trading port‚ as it allows great access to the Black Sea. So as a result the British bombarded the Turkish shore batteries to test their range of weaponry
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The main purpose of the film‚ The Battle of Algiers is to show in detail what happened in battle between the French and the Algerians. This film expresses the Algerians rights‚ for example‚ the right to be free in their own country. The Battle of Algiers was specially directed using four tactics to grasp the reality of an historical event. The director films it in black and white‚ doesn’t use unrealistic effects‚ directs the camera to focus on facial expressions and didn’t use well-known actors
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Battle Royale Throughout the novel Battle Royale‚ by Koushun Takami‚ the reader is introduced to a long list of students from the school. Each time one of these characters is revealed the author tells you a little background information on them and gives you a look at who they are. As the story continues the author tells of how the East Asia Empire has instituted a government mandate that makes each child‚ when they turn fifteen‚ eligible to be drafted into The Program. The Program is a government
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