The Battle of the Oranges as Performance The Battle of the Oranges is a festival happening in February or March each year in the Northern Italian city of Ivrea. The climax of the festival is the tradition of throwing oranges between organized groups of locals and tourists. It is the largest food fight in Italy and involves over 3‚000 revelers from around the world. This festival‚ or ritual‚ or spectacle‚ or play‚ involves elements of performance because of its convention‚ context‚ usage‚ and tradition
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The battle of Verdun is considered the greatest battle in history. It was fought from the 21st of February 1916 until the 19th of December 1916 which is the lengthiest battle. It was fought on a tiny piece of land but it caused over 700‚000 casualties. The location of the battle was fought about 10km North-East from Verdun at a place called Fort Douaumont (Source 1). The battle of Verdun started because General Philippe Pétain wanted to become a hero in France (History Learning Site‚ 2015). There
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Battles of WWII World War was a bloody and massive conflict. Each battle saw large losses on each side‚ not to mention the innocent civilian losses in events such as the Holocaust and the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of the war. Many of these conflicts could be considered major events and turning points of the war‚ with each one contributing to the final outcome. Among the most impactful battles of WWII was the Battle of Britain on the European stage‚ and the Battle
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FORT RUCKER‚ Ala. -- The battle buddy system teaches Soldiers how to work together as a team and how to look out for fellow Soldiers at all times "They’re always together and that allows them to never feel like they’re alone‚ "The idea is to let Soldiers feel like someone’s always got their back." Battle buddies help each other through training and everyday life‚ Even when they’re not working‚ the two are supposed to help each other when necessary. "It’s a good idea to have somebody with
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McPherson‚ McPherson gives us‚ the reader‚ a rundown of the battle which is referred to as; according to Karl Max and Walter Taylor‚ as the main event of the entire Civil War. The question at stake here though is if this battle did change the course of the Civil War? After previous studies and a thorough reading of this novel‚ It’s almost shortsighted to say the Battle of Antietam didn’t change the course of the war. The infamous Battle of Antietam in Sharpsburg‚ Maryland‚ occurred on September
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Descriptions of the battles of Verdun and Somme The Battle of Verdun in 1916 was the longest battle of World War One‚ which yielded many casualties and was the catalyst for the British starting the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. The objective of the Battle of Somme was to help alleviate the pressure on the British that the Germans had been exerting at the battle Verdun. “The attack on Verdun (the Germans code-named it ’Judgment’) came about because of a plan by the German Chief of General
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The Battle of Meuse-Argonne began on September 26‚ 1918 and continued on for another 47 days until November 11‚ 1918. The battle stretched along the entire Western Front and was one of the final operations of World War I. The Battle was not only the largest in United States history‚ but also‚ the largest and most bloody of World War I with combined casualties count of 308‚000 people. The Battle included the French and United States on the Allied Forces side and Germany on the Central Powers side
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The battle of Fromelles took place on the 19th of July 1916‚ being one of the many battles on the Western Front involving the Australians during World War 1. This battle was 19 days after the start of battle of the Somme. Established upon the previous French agricultural fields of Flanders‚ the battle was considered as one of the darkest nights in Australian history‚ with the Australian diggers fatality rate numbering 5533 and death rate almost 2000. Through this essay‚ an account of the happenings
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The Battle of the Coral Sea was fought during May of 1942 between the allied American and Australian forces and the Japanese. Combat took place over thousands of kilometers in the Coral Sea‚ located off the east coast of New Guinea and Australia. Japan wanted to continue to expand their empire further into the Pacific Ocean. They hoped to establish a base in the Solomon Islands and take Port Moresby‚ New Guinea at the same time. By taking Port Moresby the Japanese would get safety from attacks‚ have
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Over the course of the fight for American independence‚ many battles were fought. Of the many battles fought‚ The Siege of Yorktown was a rather important one. Due to the major participants‚ applicable strategies used in this battle‚ the victory served to make a significant difference in the overall outcome of the American Revolution. There were three major participants at The Battle of Yorktown: Americans‚ British‚ and French. The American General was George Washington‚ the British General was
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