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    follower dimensions in support of your discussion.  After reading The Courageous Follower I have to be the “courageous follower” and leader on a daily basis. The background of my service in the Navy allowed myself to progress through the enlisted ranks to selection as a chief petty officer (e-7) followed to commissioning as a chief warrant officer. The community which I am a warrant officer in also has limited duty

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    Respect and why the Marine Corps has a rank structure. There are very few things in the modern military of today or any military that has ever existed before our current military for that matter, that are more important than the rank structure and the the respect that is demanded of you by that rank structure. Those are two very important characteristics of every successful military unit. With added details here and there, in this essay I will mainly be discussing what respect actually is, how

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    made up of many different people and events. Many different individuals who helped shape Canada today bare the cover, as well as different objects that represent different events. Near the top of the textbook, right near the title, there is a British flag. Britain had a gargantuan impact on Canadian history, as Canada was a British colony and Britain continues to influence Canada today. For example, in Canada we often use British spelling instead of American spelling, like the words colour, instead

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