State of War: The Violent Order of Fourteenth-Century Japan is an interesting historical book that does a great job of giving an in depth look at war techniques used in this time period. It goes over many different aspects that affected warfare at this time‚ besides just military tactics‚ such as social structure‚ government set up‚ and innovations and technology that were emerging. The author attempts to break down many myths there are about samurai warfare at this time which is important for historians
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State expenditures (including the District of Columbia) for adult prisons were estimated to be $22 billion for 1996‚ the most recent data available from the Bureau of Justice Statistics. Overall‚ between 1990 and 1996‚ state prison expenditures increased 83 percent from $12 billion to $22 billion. Of these‚ capital expenditures (on construction‚ land and equipment) were 6 percent of total expenditures‚ i.e.‚ a total of $1.3 billion. Construction costs at $0.8 billion represented 4 percent
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‘different’ from animals. Even as individuals‚ we believe that we are different from the ‘others’. Such a belief‚ which is the outcome of social‚ cultural and religious moorings shapes our identity. It also develops our perspective‚ shapes our attitude and defines our understanding of the world around us. In a multi-cultural and multi-religious country like India‚ the interests of various groups tend to diverge. A society fears its identity and culture being swapped whether within the state or the country;
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Part 1: Summary In this book‚ Kolbert travels to many places to find out what is happening with global warming. Quite often she ran into the same fear at the places she went‚ the fear for loss before the next generation. When she went to Alaska‚ many people were fleeing from their homes because the sea ice surrounding them‚ creating a buffer zone for storms‚ was melting and that was causing houses to just be swept away. A man in Iceland who has monitored glaciers predicted that by the end
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was asked to discuss a political issue from the perspective of political science. And while this is not meant to discuss the educational system of America‚ I will use the system of education to discuss a serious paradox that affects every citizen in some way‚ the separation of Church and State. Ever since the founding of this country Americans have been involved in what may be the most widespread‚ nation wide debate. This is the separation of Church and State. Now‚ before continuing there must be
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VIRGINIA HALL This young woman was incredible. She was brave and unique and helped the Allies during that terrible World War 2. Virginia was born in 1906‚ in Baltimore. She was exceptional since she could speak both fluent‚ French and German. She was a very good student and when to a prestigious school‚ Radcliff. She wished to work in American embassies. Unfortunately‚ while hunting one day‚ she shot her leg. Medical help arrived too late and she had to amputate her leg. This would affect
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Notes from the Midnight Driver Summer Reading Assignment In my opinion the book was likable because of the realistic characters and the exciting events throughout the story line. It also caught my eye because of the differential characters in the book; there was an old and wise character otherwise known as Sol and a young and naïve character known as Alex. The sequences of events were very entertaining‚ and in the end both of the main characters learned something from each other. This was made
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TEST NO. 1‚ QUESTION 1 In Virginia Woolf’s two passages describing two very opposite meals that was served at the men’s college and the other at the women’s college; reflects Woolf’s attitude toward women’s place in society. When Woolf describes her meal at the men’s college she describes in such a way that implies luxury and choice. The syntax and diction work with Woolf to possess this tone‚ "many‚ various‚ rewards‚ succulent‚ and heaven" all contribute to Woolf’s view on men. The implication
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There were questions that arose about slavery in Virginia. When it come to race and class‚ your race basically defined your social class. Although there were poor whites‚ they still stood above wealthy blacks and there were blacks who did succeed to get out the slave trade. They were able to succeed under white power ‚ for example a black may have had a chance to become a doctor because his owner’s mother was dying and the black man just so happened to say something that possibly helped save this
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Virginia Woolf‚ and educated woman‚ described two luncheons at a male and female college. The intended audience of both passages is educated men who can make a change. Virginia Woolf demonstrates the differences in quality of education between men and women through narrative structure‚ selection of detail‚ and tone in order to garner support to change the quality of education for female students. The quality of food served at the men’s college reflects the quality of the education. For example
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