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    will live in infamy.” The Japanese zeros and torpedo bombers could be heard approaching from the south. They swooped in low and close to the water trying to avoid the U.S. air force radar. At approximately 8:30 a.m, the attack began. We lost over 2,400 marines,

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    of RAF bombers descended on Dresden in two waves, dropping their lethal cargo indiscriminately over the city. “800 British bombers” had dropped more than “1,400 tons of high-explosive bombs and more than 1,100 tons of incendiaries” on Dresden, creating a great firestorm that destroyed most of the city and it refugees. On the 14th more than “300 U.S. bombers” began bombing Dresden’s railways, bridges and transportation facilities, murdering thousands. On the 15th another “200 U.S. bombers” continued

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    Many movies have been made that depict the what-ifs of a nuclear war. The two I am going to be discussing are Dr. Strangelove and Threads. Dr. Strangelove is about a paranoid Air Force base commander, orders a squadron of B-52 bombers into the Soviet Union to drop hydrogen bombs on military targets. He is the only one who knows the recall code that could be transmitted to abort the mission. At the pentagon, the U.S. President speaks with the Joint Chiefs in the war room to address the problem. General

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    Criminal profiling is an investigative tool used by law enforcement agencies to find the probable characteristics of a criminal offender as it pertains to committing a certain crime. This article provides historical and development of criminal profiling, the definitions, how criminal profiling is helpful to law enforcement agencies, the correlation to criminals and the crimes and methods used. The methods that are used to help narrow down the suspects to a certain crime, help with case similarities

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    America’s Fine Print Racial profiling has always been a problem in America. ‘i never experience racism the way i have in america, say one cuban immigrant my mother knew name Rosalinda. Racial profiling is one of the worst things about living in this great country called America”It’s like the fine print in America. Just cause he’s muslim doesn't mean he want to blow up the plane,just cause he’s black and wearing a hoodie doesn't mean he’s going to rob a store,or cause she’s speaks spanish doesn't

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    Terrorism

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    Terrorism Imagine a world without terrorism... Imagine how much happier the world would be if it had no terrorism. Just take a moment to think about all of the people that would still be alive, all of the buildings that would still be intact, and all the mental trauma that could have been avoided. It sounds nice doesn’t it? I don’t know if this might have actually happened to you, but for those of you that it hasn’t, imagine if you’re father or mother would have died because of a suicide bombing

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    People will only follow if the leader’s vision reflects their ideals and values. It is a two-way street; a good leader is also a good follower (Bolman & Deal, 1997). So, it is through General Frank Savage, the general in charge of the beleaguered 918th Bomber Squadron based in England during the early stages of World War II, as well as Lieutenant Jesse Bishop and Ben Gately, elements of great leadership are displayed. Statement of the Question What elements of leadership can be viewed in Twelve O’ Clock

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    The island country of Sri Lanka was engaged in a civil war for more than 25 years. The most basic reason is the conflict that arose between the Sinhalese and Tamil citizens, but it’s more than that. In 1948 Sri Lanka gained its independence from Great Britain. Before independence was gained, the island was dominated by the Sinhalese speakers, which were deemed to be on the island since 500s BCE. Also, there were mostly Buddhist Sinhalese, three million of them, and about 300,000 Hindu Tamils. Sri

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    Miracle vs. Coincidence (An analysis of how Aristotle’s, “Poetics”, can be applied to the film, The Cokeville Miracle) The great taxonomer, Aristotle, defines Humans in his exquisite work, “Poetics”. He uses dramatic theories to explain why we as humans are different from animals. A monumental difference in humans is that they have the capacity to relate to other humans. Humans contain the ability to feel empathy for another because they have been through a similar experience as them. Feeling

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    WW1 ended with catastrophic destructions and millions of casualties in the old continent; therefore, many countries and nations were desperate such a great war not to happen again, but they were preparing for the next war all the time during the interwar period. The interwar period between WW1 and WW2 is a period of transformation of the armed forces towards twentieth and twenty first century warfare. Countries were rapidly improving the already existing technologies that was developed during WW1

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