the Texan forces. Gradually‚ I moved up in the ranks and became lieutenant colonel of cavalry in the Texan volunteer army‚ so as you said‚ Neill put me in charge. Of course‚ he expected nothing to happen and for it to just be temporary‚ but with the siege‚ it has been difficult‚ especially with such little preparation. Question: Indeed. Now‚ in this brutal fight‚ you had reached out multiple times to get more volunteers since the Texans are outnumbered an appalling 150 to 6‚000‚ In particular‚ the
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Consequently‚ the workers decided that they needed to form an employee union. Of course Amador was not happy about it and fought back by trying to form his own company union. Nonetheless by early 1971‚ the first employee (white-collar) union was formed. As the leftist union grew to 400‚ the company union dwindled and it was a sign that less and less workers were supporting and afraid of Amador. As expected‚ Amador did not respect the union leaders and mostly declined their requests. However‚ on
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sculpture commonly known as Laocoon and His Sons‚ and why exactly I believe it to be a work of high art‚ of great value and significance to the species. Laocoon and His Sons is a marble sculpture representing a scene that is a part of the tale of the siege and invasion of Troy. Laocoon was the protagonist in a play by Sophocles that is now lost. He was also written about by Virgil. The statue itself is one of the most famous sculptures of Greek and Roman antiquity‚ its subject is Laocoön‚ a Trojan high
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The First Crusade The First Crusade - 1096 - 1099 A brief description and outline of the Cause of the Crusades is as follows: The massacre of 3000 Christian Pilgrims in Jerusalem prompted the first crusade Religious Conviction of crusaders The Instinct to Fight The Preaching of Peter the Hermit The Threat of the Turks The Council of Clermont led by Pope Urban II - "It is the will of God" Leaders of the First Crusade The leaders of the First Crusade included some of
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is also the model that the U.S. Navy adopted (Gatling Gun). The Gatling Gun was considered the first successful machine gun (Gatling Gun). General Benjamin F. Butler bought twelve Gatling Guns for 1000 dollars apiece (Foner). These were used in the siege of Petersburg‚ Virginia in 1864 (The Gatling
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for advice understanding that there was a desperate need for more artillery in the ranks as the Cambridge did not currently have artillery. Knox proposed a plan that would move captured artillery guns from Fort Ticonderoga in New York up north to siege lines around Boston. Transformational leaders influence‚ inspire‚ move‚ and literally transform followers to achieve organizational goals (Weiss‚ J.W. 2011). Being commissioned to the rank of Colonel‚ and being placed in command of the Continental
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Vergil discuss the motivations behind the actions of their characters in battle. Caesar describes what encourages his characters to engage in battle while Virgil describes the reasoning behind Aeneas and the other survivors for retreating from the siege. In the passage from Caesar it is obvious that the soldiers are hesitant to engage in battle according to Caesar in line 1 “atque nostris militibus cunctantibus” (and our soldiers were hesitating). The soldiers were hesitant because they are not
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1 Hazrat Umar Farroq Caliphate of Hazrat Umar Farooq Hazrat Umar: His life before becoming a caliph and his character Hazrat Umar belonged to the Quraishi family of Banu Adi. His father’s name was Khattab bin Nufail. The ancestry of Hazrat Umar coincided with the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in eighth generation. The name of Hazrat Umar’s mother Hantamah bint Hisham bin Mughairah. He was born in the Year of the Elephant (about 40 years before
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Frontline Assignment The Vaccine War I have three children‚ all of whom have been vaccinated. To me‚ it was an important factor in keeping my children healthy and safe. Some parents‚ however‚ do not feel that way toward vaccinations. These parents feel that it is safer to their child’s health to not vaccinate their child. Their argument that they have a right to keep their children safe by not vaccinating may be valid‚ but I think it is more important to protect the community as a whole
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