from a three-story mansion that belonged to Haji Matin, a timber baron with ties to insurgent forces within the valley. This presented a problem as the United States Army had made the promise that it would bomb the homes of the Korengali locals. Captain Kearney attempted to keep this promise. “My guys would tell me they didn’t know which houses they’re shooting from, and I’d tell them they can’t shoot back into the villages,” Kearney told a reporter, Elizabeth Ruben,
Constantly, music has been a part of everyday life for centuries, dating back to the earliest Biblical records. But over the years there have been many ages contributing to music. All of them were significant to history, but only three were the most inspiring. All three discovered new ways to compose melodies people around the world still listen to and perform. These influential eras in music are: the Renaissance era, the Baroque period, and the Classical era. The subjects will be in order from earliest
before cadences was not uncommon, due to the very expressive works that were composed in this era. Trio Sonata also uses engaging rhythms and harmonies, for example, the 7-6 suspension in bar 9 and the hemiola before the perfect cadence in bar 28. Corelli also uses an inverted tonic pedal in bar 15 to create a sense of strength and anticipation before the start of the B section. “Unity of mood in Baroque is first conveyed by the continuity of rhythm.”3 This quote shows the importance of rhythm in the
the recruits. Captain Frankle was Sergeant Zim’s head in command. When Sergeant Zim encountered a problem, which rarely occurred, would report to Captain Frankle, who would manage the situation and apply appropriate punishment. In one particular case a trainee, Ted Hendrick, punched Sergeant Zim and had to suffer a sentence of ten lashes and bad conduct discharge after a court marshalling. After the court marshalling the new recruit, Johnnie, overheard Sergeant Zim request Captain Frankle for a
took possession of them, leaving approximately 150 members for the raft. Seventeen crewmen decided, for whatever reason, to remain on The Medusa. Those in the lifeboats quickly decided that towing the raft was impractical, and Governor Schmaltz, not Captain De Chaumereys, was the first to drop the tow line to the raft, leaving it to the cruelty of the open sea. On the raft, the situation quickly deteriorated, and panic consumed those aboard. Fighting broke out, provisions were destroyed and the Raft
BOOK REVIEW COMPANY COMMAND THE BOTTOM LINE BY: JOHN G. MEYER,JR. IG ASSESSOR STUDENT OFFICER LT ABHISHEK SHARMA YO’S FD-1606 ‘B’ TP CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. About the author 3. About the book 4. Quality of presentation
and go for a bit for Captain O’Hara and Major Luxon. There were some farms and ranches east of Hawkesbury Farm and some of the ranching and farming communities had joined forces and created their own states, with their own local governments and declared they were no longer part of the United States. Captain O’Hara was notified that there was flash traffic waiting for him at the base communications center. It was only a shortwave radio, but it was better than nothing. Captain O’Hara was in the middle
Assessment of an Organizational Leader It is not uncommon for individuals in a private corporation or in a state public sector organization to associate leadership concepts with the top brass in today’s military. Individuals will make the assumption that if someone obtains a certain rank in the military then that person must possess the skills and qualities of an all-encompassing leader who can successfully lead the most complex of organizations. Such assumptions, however, do not consider that
DBQ: Was Magellan Worth Defending? 1519: a Spanish armada of five ships set sail that would soon be the first to circumnavigate the globe. Their captain, a Portuguese noble, was an accomplished student of cartography and astronomy. Europe’s cravings for spices sent Columbus to Asia, and into the barrier that was the Americas. Magellan’s expedition sought to find a way through, on a mission to bring a new trade route and immense wealth to Spain. Through the crew’s starvation, two mutinies against
In “Letters from the Corrugated Castle, a 13-year-old girl named Eldora writes a series a letters describing everything that is going on in her life. She had believed for years that her mother had passed away when she was quite young. Eldora lived with a very nice couple who had been very kind and taken Eldora in as their own. Eldora called them Aunt and Uncle. At the beginning of the story, Aunt, Uncle, and Eldora all packed up their belongings from their home in New Bedford, Massachusetts and