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Military strategy forever had been battles of attrition, men throwing themselves at each other until a winner was determined, this form of battle was replaced in Europe during the 16th and 17th century. The change in military strategy took place mostly in Europe, and the countries at the forefront of this were the Swedish empire and the Netherlands. The Swedes and Dutch changed many military strategies and practices which were in place for thousands of years and changed the standard for militaries

can be used to set the tone of a story and aspects within that story. Colors can invoke an emotional response as well as paint a picture of a character or scene within the story. In exploring the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Damrosch, Pike 1200-59) along with Christopher Columbus’ letter The Green and Beautiful Land (Columbus 1-7) there are three main colors that stand out. The first color, as shown in both titles, is green. Green plays a significant role in both tales as it is the

C.S Lewis’s Place as a Twentieth-Century Writer During the 100 years between the year 1901 and the year 2000 C.S Lewis was not only able to inspire the Christians of his time, but he was able to cause social change by addressing the issues of his time through literature. As seen in many of his works, such as The Abolition of Man, The Problem of Pain, and, The Chronicles of Narnia, Lewis used to the influence he had over his readers to advocate for the important problems with society during the 20th

Nashville is a rapidly growing city. The housing market is one of the highest in the nation (Skovira). In comparison, the job market in Nashville is consistently high, and has less than a four percent unemployment rate (realestate.usnews.com). How will this impact downtown rush hour and its commuting drivers? Drivers commuting to and from downtown may experience many different commutes. Furthermore, those getting on the interstate between the evening rush hours experience an added thirty two minutes

Are two-handed swords as fictionally-viable as people say? When many think of a two-handed sword, they think of an overweight behemoth usually only seen in tv shows, movies, and video-games. This association, though not unreasonable, is not fair to the credit of actually used historical two-handed swords. It’s apparent that some don’t know how they fit-in in a historical sense. Ignorance is further spread when ceremonial and decorative two-handers are mistaken for the real thing. Although, they

the day in this version of Pride and Prejudice. Kiera Knightly, who played Elizabeth Bennet, could also be described as an unspoiled beauty. Her acting is superb without being overly perfect. Other wonderful actors include Mathew Macfayden, Rosamund Pike, and Simon Woods as Darcy, Jane and Bingly, respectively. Throughout the whole film, an impression of not trying too hard is given off, which keeps it fresh, and the acting is no different. The actors know who their roles are and played them as real

I feel that Thomas Jefferson was a good and effective President. Though he had many defining events in his tenure as President that could be viewed as bad, I feel the majority of his term was a very successful one. It was under Jefferson that the United States greatly expanded its territory. Two important events occur thanks to President Jefferson that led to this expansion. The Louisiana Purchase is one of the historically defining expansions of America. But it was more than just a land deal. It

made one soldier have more power than ten to fifteen regular soldiers. Throwing spears were rarely seen when the middle ages started to come around. Spears in general started to lose fashion in the fourteenth century due to infantry but evolved into pikes in the sixteenth and seventeenth century. Swords were the primary weapon for a knight and their armor was used for protection which was basically their

When discussing student leadership development in higher engagement, it is important to discuss desired outcomes. Most definitions of student engagement often contain unstated assumptions which are important to the discussion of student engagement but actual observations of engagement effectiveness provide another level of understanding. Engagement allows students to develop in important ways, as noted by (Benismon, 2009, p.xxi. xxvi) “productive engagement is an important means by which students

targeting comes up. Before the War on Terror when one would talk about lethal targeting through clandestine operations actions that the CIA took to attempt to assassinate key world leaders like Cuba’s Fidel Castro or other covert actions taken before the Pike and Church Committees. Since the onset of the War on Terror, the thought would go to the military videos posted to social media showing unmanned Intelligence, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance assets conducting lethal kinetic strikes on those conducting