1950 July 26‚ 1950- President Harry Truman authorizes $15 million in military aid to the French. This event is important because it begins the United States military involvement in Vietnam. 1953 January 20‚ 1953- Former five-star Army general‚ Dwight D. Eisenhower‚ becomes the 34th U.S President. This event is important because he becomes America’s new President and because he does a lot with the Vietnam War. 1954 April 7‚ 1954- President Eisenhower introduced the Domino Theory in response to
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300 Cast • King Leonidas‚ King of Sparta. • Queen Gorgo‚ Queen of Sparta • Pleistarchus‚ son of Leonidas and Gorgo • Theron‚ a fictional corrupt Spartan politician • Dilios‚ narrator and Spartan soldier. • Captain Artemis‚ Leonidas’ loyal captain and friend. • Astinos‚ Captain Artemis’ eldest son. • Daxos‚ an Arcadian leader who joins forces with Leonidas. • Ephialtes‚ a deformed Spartan outcast and traitor. • King Xerxes‚ God-King of Persia • The Loyalist‚ a loyal Spartan politician
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I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud By William Wordsworth I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills‚ When all at once I saw a crowd‚ A host‚ of golden daffodils; Beside the lake‚ beneath the trees‚ Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way‚ They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance‚ Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside
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TIME LINE OF THE FILIPINO-AMERICAN WAR The Philippine-American War has been described as the United State’s first Vietnam War because of its brutality and severity. According to the Philippine-American War Centennial Initiative (PAWCI)‚ roughly 22‚000 Philippine soldiers and half a million civilians were killed between 1899 and 1092 in Luzon and the Visayan Islands‚ while one hundred thousand Muslims were killed in Mindanao. The United States joined the ranks of colonial powers in Asia with
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Marine Science Through The Years 1914 - (April 27) Reginald Fessenden‚ of Submarine Signal Corporation‚ used a Fessenden Oscillator to reflect a signal off an iceberg and simultaneously reflect an acoustic signal off the sea bottom. 1919 - French scientists succeed in running the first line of soundings obtained from an acoustic echo sounder. 1922 - The USS Stewart runs a line of soundings across the Atlantic Ocean using an acoustic echo sounder devised by Dr. Harvey Hayes. 1924 - The Coast
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HUMAN DIASPORA HISTORY EUROPEAN DIASPORA European history contains numerous diaspora-like events. In ancient times‚ the trading and colonising activities of the Greek tribes from the Balkans and Asia Minor spread people of Greek culture‚ religion and language around the Mediterranean and Black Sea basins‚ establishing Greek city states in Magna Graecia (Sicily‚ southern Italy)‚ northern Libya‚ eastern Spain‚ the south of France‚ and the Black Sea coasts. Greeks founded more than 400 colonies. Alexander
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DETAILS OF RIZAL’S TRAVEL ABROAD FIRST TRAVEL ABROAD (1882-1887) -After four years in medicine Rizal left the country to continue his study in Europe May 3‚ 1882 -Boarded SS Salvador to Singapore May 9‚ 1882 -Arrived after 5 days and stayed for 2 days in Singapore May 14‚ 1882 -On his way to Marseilles‚ Rizal had a terrible dream. He dreamed he was traveling with Neneng (Saturnina) and their path was blocked by snakes. May17‚1882 -Rizal arrived at Punta de Gales. May 18‚ 1882 -At 7:30 a.m.‚ he left
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1. 5 July 1863 -- Recognition of French rule; becomes part of the French Indochina 2. August 1941- March 1945 – Japanese Occupation during WWII (communist) 3. September 1‚ 1946 -- France renews it’s rule and allows political parties to be formed. Communist Guerrilla parties are formed. 4. September 1951 -- The Indochinese Communist party was dissembled into three major parties -- the KPRP‚ the Workers Party‚ and the Lao Itsala. 5. November 9‚ 1953 -- Cambodia wins its independence
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Cognitive Psychology When an individual faces a problem‚ they may not know its solution‚ but might have insight‚ increasing knowledge‚ and a notion of what they are looking for. When an individual faces a mystery‚ however‚ they might only be able to stare in wonder and puzzlement‚ not knowing what an explanation would even look like. Many theories have been projected over the years to explain the developmental adjustments that individuals experience over the path of their lives. These theories
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Narrative 2-Complete in Present tense Good morning‚ my name is Hope. Today‚ I wake up at 7am. I shower and I brush my teeth. I brush my hair and put on make-up. Then‚ I go to school. After school‚ I babysit my two little brothers‚ William and Rodrigo. They play board games‚ checkers‚ or videogames. My mom gets home at 6pm. She cooks dinner and reads a magazine. My dad gets home at 8pm. We eat dinner at 8:30pm. My dad reads us a story. We go to bed at 10pm. After that‚ he watches TV
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