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    Florence Nightingale and Clara Barton have both contributed a lot to the history of health care. Both Nightingale and Barton have similarities and differences on how they helped soldiers in need. Florence mainly focused on sanitation. Clara while still worried about sanitation mainly focused on distributing supplies to soldiers. They both made big sacrifices to aid wounded soldiers. Clara and Florence had both similarities and differences on how they helped wounded soldiers. Florence Nightingale

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    The Sniper – Questions 1. a. Beleaguered: Surrounded by military forces or troubles. Parapet: A defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification Spasmodically: Pertaining to or of the nature of a spasm, characterized by spasms b. Disclaimer: The following paragraph is heavily exaggerated. Do not actually perform any of the actions below. This paragraph is meant for comedic purposes. Scissors beats paper. It makes perfect sense. Rock beats scissors. I understand the logic

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    significantly more difficult to negotiate and implement in civil wars and terrorism than in foreign wars. Fewer negotiations are created, even less negotiation settlements are signed by both parties, and if they are the lack of implementation from both parties continues to break down the bargain. In many cases, as is commonly found in civil wars and terrorism,”…compromises that would allow the actors to avoid the horrendous costs associated with wars,” and terrorism are often overlooked and the disputants

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    What Caused the Civil War? Starting out there were many factors that caused the Civil War. The two main issue that caused the Civil War were slavery and the economic and political differences between the North and South. Although the Compromise of 1850, inflated the power of the South to compensate for how it was becoming more focused around slavery. Angry Northerners began to take action against the South in events such as the Bleeding Kansas. Southerners saw the election of a new Republican president

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    With war comes bloodshed then comes the aftershock. Any type of battle that involves bloodshed becomes unpredictable hence giving warfare the impression of a nightmare coming to life. Being in control give one the feeling of reality, but in warfare everything

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    during the Civil War,” (http://www.civilwar.org/). In the book Soldier’s Heart by Gary Paulsen, a young boy fights among grown men in a war that divides a nation. Charley Goddard, just fifteen years old, signs up to join the war effort, looking for adventure. Quickly, he realizes the Civil War is bloodier, harsher, and more gruesome than he can ever imagine. As part of the Minnesota Men fighting for the North, Charley endures hardships no man should have to endure. The realities of the Civil War transform

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    by, somebody will thank them for serving their country. In “The Sniper”, written by Liam O’Flaherty, O’Flaherty illustrates how the dangers of war are the reason soldiers get that amount of support. “The Sniper’ is about a Republic Sniper in the Irish Civil War. Through mood, internal conflict, and setting, O’Flaherty illustrates the damaging effects war has on soldiers. The mood of the story illustrates how the Republican Sniper feels remorse for killing three people in battle. Towards the end of

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    that contributed to the beginning of the civil war was Charles’ financial issues. Not only was Charles practically broke but he had also started charging illegal ship tax to English citizens. This also fed into his political issues, as he needed the government’s permission to charge taxes. He also needed them to grant him loans to pay for personal expenses such as banquets and attire. I think that this was a big contributing factor to the start of the civil war as Charles angered both the Government-

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    It was the time of the Civil War. Violence and death was consuming the United States at an alarming rate, separation was growing more forcibly, and the nation was being torn apart by differing beliefs of what was best for the country at that time. As the war grew bloodier, many wounded soldiers were admitted into hospitals at such great quantities where they were often overlooked and not given the optimum care that they needed, until one nurse decided to give a bit of tenderness and compassion to

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    Women during the Civil War were thought to be those who supplied food and clothing for their men. Some made a difference by becoming nurses, yet some women strived for more. They wanted to be able to see first hand on the front line what kind of war they were really fighting. Women brave enough to risk their lives would disguise themselves as men and fight. Other women tried to find papers and try to understand truthfully what was happening, and the urge to know if they were winning took over their

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