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    Hamburger Hill Actions

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    meant to find, fix, and destroy the enemy and their installations. Hamburger Hill dubbed by the Soldiers who trenched up the mountain for the carnage it placed on those who fought for it. Hamburger Hill or Hill 937, Dong Ap Bia located in the A Shau Valley served as a vital supply route and escape route into Laos for the North

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    I did an interpretive dance for my reflections project. To go along with my movement I chose three songs that represented each of the artists, authors, and composers. To represent The Hudson River School I used the song Ordinary Miracle (Charlotte’s Web, 1980). I used this song because the song describes environment as beautiful and perfect just like the painting from The Hudson River School. In the dance I tried to be very graceful and as perfect as possible by not making my movement choppy to represent

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    was a Meat Grinder’’. In the first week of the battle 241 U.S troops alone were killed. In 1987 they made a movie about Hamburger hills.lieutenant General, Richard G. Stilwell began to move his forces to hamburger hills after he was done with A Show Valley. The U.S air force used 450 tons of bombs on Hamburger hills. There were 1800 South Vietnamese troops at Hamburger hill. At Hamburger hill there is 12 feet tall called Elephant grass. The Battle of Hamburger hill was also called ‘’The Battle of Pork

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    Aztec Geography

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    Geography- Aztecs lived in mexico. And extended down into central america Capital city was Tenochtitlan built on an series of small islands in lake texcoco. Their Empire covered almost all of current mexico. Their empire covered more than eighty thousand square miles. Where the aztecs lived there were no animals of burden so everything had to be done by humans. Smaller amounts of materials would be hung from their back and it would be held up by a rope hung from their forehead. They chose the place

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    Economic Since the city of Fremont is in the heart of Silicon Valley, its economic presence is overwhelming. On top of that, this city has an overpowering influence of innovation in the field of technology through corporations, which has led to an increase in demand for new technologies for average consumers. Therefore, this area has a large scope for manufacturing and retail in technology. As Silicon Valley is extremely competitive in technology, every aspect of the field of technology

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    The cold, harsh winter in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania dejects the soldiers who continue to starve, freeze, and remain ill. The Continental Army doesn’t even know whether they will survive due to these bad conditions, and most of the soldiers start to lose their hope, strength, and willingness. It all started when George Washington was granted the general of the American army by the Continental Congress in 1775. His soldiers have been struggling day and night to fight for their independence and freedom

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    The Algea Research Paper

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    The Algea civilization is located off the coast of Australia towards the island of Tahiti o the island of Malurus. The Algea civilization is unique, they live off the land, and the island is shaped like a crescent. The Algea is divided from the Starland, a civilization also on the island of Malurus, by an upstream river which makes it easier to allow the Starland to attack the Algea. Fortunately, the island is surrounded by mountains, cliffs, and sharp rocks that provide a natural defense from foreign

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    Like a flower, a person’s passion and drive can fuel them to bloom when nurtured; when these interests are neglected, however, they can wilt just as fast. This idea holds true in The Chrysanthemums, as these flowers are used to represent Elisa Allen throughout the course of the story. She raises her own garden of chrysanthemums, her labor yielding flowers “bigger than anybody around here” (Steinbeck 318). White chrysanthemums, often used as an emblem for loyalty, stand proud in her garden in result

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    Director Sean Williams’ 2015 short film “Eden” and Dominic Haxton’s 2013 short film “We Are Animals” both depict societies attempting to tackle “the gay problem,” the mere existence of homosexuals, in two ways, incarceration and extermination. “Eden” follows the life of secret lovers, Adam and Everett, who are incarcerated in the dreary Eden Institute, a prison with the façade of a psychiatric hospital, designed for the purposes of torturous gay conversion. Despite making reference to the divine

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    King tut died from injures. I believe that he died in an accident with a chariot.Why because the left side of king tut’s body was badly injured,A bad broken left leg,Left side of his ribs were crushed,and large fracture. King tut died by being hit by a chariot .I believe so, king tut had been hurt alot but these few all fall into place.He had a badly fractured/ broken leg on the left side,crushed ribs on the left side And a fracture in the skull. This leads me to think he got hit by a chariot on

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