Jocelyne Jimenez November 4‚ 2013 Battle of Gaugamela Battle Of Gaugamela The most important war that Alexander fought was Guagemela. It was one of the biggest and strongest battle that alexander was in. Although‚ alexander did not kill darius at the spot‚ he chased him all over just to kill him. Guagamela really stands out by the method of fighting they used and the commanders‚ belligerents‚ and soldiers who participated in the battle. This battle did have a huge impact because it showed how
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beginning of 2015 the homicide rate in El Salvador has reached it’s highest point in history since the end of their 12-year civil war. This peak in homicides is due to gang leaders being moved to maximum security prisons instead of being in low security prisons. It also has to deal with the clash between street gangs and security forces. El Salvador has a population of 6.4 million people‚ from January to August there were 4‚246 homicides. Since this act of violence El Salvador has been ranked one of the
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CONSTRUCTING “NON-IDENTITY” AND “GLOCALIZATION” IN THE POST-9/11 WORLD IN SALMAN RUSHDIE’S SHALIMAR THE CLOWN ABDELAZIZ EL AMRANI* Abstract. The present paper attempts to address the issue of “nonidentity” and “glocalization” in the post-9/11 context in Salman Rushdie’s Shalimar the Clown. In other words‚ we are going to investigate the representation of and the relationship between the distant and the close‚ the local and the global‚ and the foreign and the exotic in the post-9/11 world‚ through
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Battle of Jutland Prelude The Battle of Jutland was fought on May 31 - June 1‚ 1916‚ in the North Sea near Jutland (a mainland north of Denmark). The battle itself was between Vice-Admiral Reinhard Scheer commander of the High Seas Fleet of the Kaiserliche Marine (part of German Fleet)‚ and Admiral Sir John Jellicoe commander of the Grand Fleet of the Royal Navy. The overall goal of the German fleet was to trap and destroy a portion of the Grand Fleet due to insufficient numbers to engage the
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LA ÉTICA Y EL DINERO J.S Garzón-Ramírez Abstract Throughout different situations in life‚ one is forced to take perilous decisions where ethics‚ personal beliefs and personal gains come into play. A person’s basic needs start with survival and end with self-actualization‚ the first one being the most basic need and the last one a general main objective for people inside organizations‚ so these needs will sometimes cause a wrong decision which can damage an enterprise’s integrity‚ that is why
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The Battle Buddy System is important for both and sometimes all three individuals because it gives one a huge responsibility; to look after another person and know where they are at all times. The System all keeps soldiers‚ especially newer soldiers‚ who are still unaware of the dangers of being in the military‚ safe from unpleasant situations. Those situations can cause trouble for that soldier and if one soldier messes up‚ they all mess up. So‚ that other individual takes up for his battle buddy
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El Nino Fidencio The Mythical Curandero Throughout the book Curanderismo: Mexican American Folk Healing Trorrer and Chavira make mention of el Niño Fidencio in countless areas of the book. It is mentioned that one of the most important spiritualist movement is based on “the life teaching‚ and the spirit of a famous young folk healer (now dead) from northern Mexico el Niño Fidencio” (1997:35). Even today el Niño is an important figure in many aspects of the belief system and practice associated
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The Japanese planned to attack Midway and destroy the remaining ships in the United States Pacific Fleet. However‚ the United States knew something Japan did not. The Battle of Midway was significant because it was the turning point of World War II in the favor of the Allies. There were multiple events that led up to the Battle of Midway. Just six months earlier‚ on December 7‚ 1941‚ the Japanese launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. The United States lost nineteen ships in the attack on
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The Battle of Iwo Jima By James P Wilfrom Jr. Course: History 465 History of World War II UMUC Asia 2013 The Battle of Iwo Jima Thesis Statement The Battle of Iwo Jima‚ one of the most ferocious battles of the Pacific Campaign in World War II. This battle would be fought between the United States and Japan‚ and would begin in February 1945 and end in March 1945 causing well over 48‚000 casualties of war. The main goal of this battle for the United States was to provide a tactical advantage
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The First Battle of Manassas also known as First Manassas or The First Battle of Bull Run was the first significant battle of the Civil War. The battle took place on July 21st‚ 1861 in Prince William County‚ Virginia at Manassas Junction. The battle was between Union officer Brigadier General Irvin McDowell and Brigadier General P.G.T Beauregard. Lincoln pressured McDowell to launch an attack on Confederate forces led by General Beauregard‚ who held a rather secure position around Bull Run‚ northeast
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