Ellen MacArthur

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General MacArthur was station on the Philippine islands during the start of WWII. He commanded all of the U.S troops on the island and had his command center stationed on Corregidor (Biography.com, 2012). On this island he watched as the Japanese army invaded the Philippines. Outnumbered and outgunned, MacArthur was forced to retreat to Australia. When he arrived in Australia he made his “I shall return” speech. In this speech he promised that he would return to the Philippines and force the Japanese

To be presented a Thayer Award, one must have great patriotism, fearlessness, and dependability. To always strive for Duty, Honor, Country. On May twelfth of 1962, General Douglas McArthur was handed a strongly earned award. The Thayer Award. An award that undergoes much consideration to select one who has overachieved and recognized by the United States military academy each year. General McArthur used an assortment of rhetorical devices such as repetition, parallelism, and many others to draw vivid

Path to Victory “Victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror; victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival” (Churchill qtd. in Oxford Dictionary 67). For Winston Churchill, victory meant surviving other oppositions. For Winston Churchill and others, the word victory has been used since its roots to describe triumph over an opponent in a battle or war (“victory” Dictionary.com). The word victory has a rich history, relates to battle and

MacArthur includes many rhetorical devices to effectively share his ideas. Through his adequate inclusion of rhetorical devices, he is able to promote many concepts and arguments to the cadets he wouldn’t be able to do otherwise. To begin, MacArthur integrates rhetorical questions in order to invoke an important thought or idea on his audience. MacArthur exemplifies rhetorical questions to promote certain concepts or thoughts. MacArthur demonstrates rhetorical questions when he asks, “And what

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Ellen DeGeneres is regarded as one of the greatest female television personalities of all times. She is an award winning host of a highly rated daytime talk television program and a comedian. She is well known to the contemporary generation as the endearing and ‘sweet’ voice of the Dory in Finding Nemo. Her role in the animation brought out her natural comic style. DeGeneres is a not a new household name in the spheres of American entertainment. During the mid-90s, she starred in the highly rated

Western coast of New Guinea. Planning and Preparation In the initial planning there were many debates on who would command the assault on Guadalcanal. General Douglas MacArthur was the Commander of the Southwest Pacific Forces and was originally thought of to command the assault. However the Navy expressed numerous concerns that MacArthur would possibly leave their carriers exposed and the result placed Admiral Chester Nimitz as the overall Commander. The mission was tasked to the 1st marine division

in Leadership by Edgar F. Puryear, Jr., the author interviews four generals and their perspectives of their styles of leadership. The four men in which the author interviews are General of the Army George C. Marshall, General of the Army Dougals MacArthur, General of the Army Dwight D. Eisenhower, and General of the Army George S. Patton, Jr. These men give their views from different stages within their careers. It is noted that every officer experiences different phases of setback within their careers