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Why Did The Patriots Win The Revolutionary War
On october 19, 1781 the British army surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia. Although the treaty had yet
to be signed, American independence had been accomplished. The Patriots had pulled off the most
improvable upset by defeating the most powerful military of the day. Although the British had more
troops, were highly trained, had more supplies, and a strong navy, the Patriots prevailed. Under the
leadership of George Washington along with technological advancements in weaponry, aid from
foreign allies, new fighting techniques, coupled with medical innovations and an extensive spy ring,
a new nation is born. The Patriots had a very good leader to lead them. They had George
Washington. He was a good leader because he took risks to help the Patriots win the war. He would
do anything to help the Patriots get ready to fight. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
He taught them discipline and taught them how to fight with bayonets. One of the ways he trained
them was he picked 100 men trained them then they would go train other Patriots what they just
learned. Then he would pick 100 more men to train. Von Steuben even wrote a manual on how to
fight and some of the techniques in there are still used today. Another reason that helped the Patriots
win was that the has some new technology that they learned how to use for war. They learned how
to use rifled barrels and they could shoot someone or something from 250 yards away. This was
good for shooting troops from farther
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The Uss Enterprise
There has been eight Navy ships in the United States named ENTERPRISE. She is creating a legacy
that will carry well into the future as PCU ENTERPRISE (CVN 80) commissioned in 2025. Senior
enlisted leaders are the keepers of naval tradition, heritage and the values, as well as the mentors and
teachers of our history. This paper will cover the history of the USS ENTERPRISE and the
importance of its history to us as senior enlisted leaders.
History
The first ENTERPRISE was a sloop supply ship by the British. Col B. Arnold seized the ship on 18
May 1775 at Saint John's Quebec Canada and provided it for the use on Lake Champlain. On
August 28, 1775, ENTERPRISE and other ships begin more than one thousand troops as part of an
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(Standifer, 2013) The third ENTERPRISE was also a schooner. Henry Spencer in Baltimore,
Maryland built her in 1799. Her commanding officer was Lieutenant John Shaw. The special thing
about this ship is that she was rebuilt several times. She changed from a twelve–gun schooner to a
fourteen–gun topsail schooner to lastly a brig. (Standifer, 2013) The fourth ENTERPRISE was a
schooner built by the New York Navy Yard on 26 October 1831. She commissioned on 15
December 1831 with Lieutenant Commander Samuel W. Downing as the commanding officer with a
sixty–three men crew and nine officers. (Standifer, 2013) The fifth ENTERPRISE was a steam
corvette with an auxiliary sail power. John W. Griffith built her at Portsmouth Naval Yard out of
oak. She commissioned 16 March 1877 with George C. Remey as the commanding officer.
(Standifer, 2013) The Navy purchased the sixth ENTERPRISE on 6 December 1916. She was a 66–
foot motor patrol. When placed in the service of the Second Naval District, she performed harbor
tug duties at Newport, Rhode Island. (Standifer, 2013) The seventh ENTERPRISE was given the
nickname of Big "E". She also had the nicknames of Lucky "E", "Grey Ghost", and the "Galloping
Ghost". ENTERPRISE seven is also a CV 6. She was the sixth aircraft carrier to join the U. S. Navy
fleet upon its commissioning as a Yorktown class carrier on October 3, 1936. This ENTERPRISE
fought in World War
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Albert Berry Biography
Albert Gleaves Berry was born on September 16, 1848, in Nashville, Tennessee ,to William Tyler
Berry and Mary Margaret Tannehill. After attending the Campbell School in Nashville, he was
admitted to the United States Naval Academy and graduated in the class of 1869. Upon graduation,
Berry was assigned to the Sabine and then the flagship of the European squadron, the Franklin. He
received a promotion to ensign by December 18, 1871, and assigned to the Portsmouth followed by
the Lancaster, the flagship of the South Atlantic Squadron. By January 13, 1873, Berry was
promoted to Master and assigned to the Wasp. After almost two years of service in South America
aboard the Wasp, he was promoted to Lieutenant on December 15, 1875. Berry reported for torpedo
service on June 1, 1876, in Newport, Rhode ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
He served aboard the Monongahela in the Asiatic squadron until November 21, 1879, when he was
detached. Berry was then attached to the receiving ship Passaic, on which he served from May 3 to
July 15, 1880. Upon detachment, Lieutenant Berry was immediately appointed to the Hydrographic
Office, where he served until June 6, 1881, when he was attached to the Despatch. Berry was
granted one month leave on September 26, 1881, to wed Lillian Reed Merriman. Upon his return, he
was ordered to undergo ordnance instruction at the Navy Yard in Washington, D. C. In September
1883, Lieutenant Berry took an assignment on the Trenton, and one year later he was appointed as
the executive officer and intelligence officer of the Palos, both a part of the Asiatic Squadron. From
August 1885 until April 1886, Berry served on Rear Admiral John Lee Davis's staff aboard the
Trenton stationed in Yokohama, Japan. Upon completion of his Asiatic tour, he returned
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Hampton Roads Research Paper
Although short and non–eventful, the battle of Hampton roads, during the Civil war, showed the
world the future of warship construction, forever changing Naval Warfare. After visiting the past
through the museums exhibits, I believe in order to understand this battle in its entirety, one must
not only look at the battle itself but the events leading up to it.
The union had a plan to block the confederacy by placing union ships around it. This particular
battle was a small, taking place in Hampton roads, but the size of the battle has no effect on its
significance. The battle is fought between the CSS (confederate states ship) Virginia, formerly called
the Merrimack, and USS (union states ship) monitor. Each of these ships were carefully designed
war weapons, each made of iron. Beforehand war ships were made of wooden material. "while
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This weapon was quite important throughout the battle. While the turret did in fact turn well, it was
difficult for it to stop turning once in motion. Eventually, the crew let it revolve and started "firing
on the fly" when the target was in sight. Both the Monitor and the Virginia served as prototypes for
future war ship what would be used for their innovative designs. However, the monitors design
continued as the principal coastal and riverine warship. The clash of armor takes place March 9th,
1862, however it is essential that I go back a few days to the critical events leading up to the battle.
March 6th,1862 was went the las gunpowder shipment arrived for the CSS Virginia, nonetheless, the
Virginia still did not have a full crew. The crew cam to under Captain Thomas Kevill and thirty–one
members of the United Artillery (company E, 41st Virginia infantry) . These men were volunteers
from Norfolk. That day flag officer Franklin Buchanan had intended on moving the CSS Virginia
down the Elizabeth River but an emergent storm had delayed their
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Gun Laws Decrease Violence
Will More–Stringent Gun Laws Decrease Violence? In this article, Robert McCartney, a newspaper
reporter from the Washington Post who also has his own radio show, interviews a Washington D.C.
doctor about gun violence. Dr. Janis Orlowski, former chief medical officer of a D.C. area hospital,
Medstar Washington Hospital Center, is all but a stranger to the effects of gun violence. Growing up
in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, she was one of eight siblings, and her father loved to hunt. She stated
that she had been around guns all of her life, not only at home, but throughout her community.
While she does believe that something needs to be done about the gun laws, and she would support
them, she also believes it is not "the sole answer." This is coming from a doctor, who sees the awful,
tragic effects of gunshot wounds every single day. As the chief medical officer, she is in charge of
over 6,000 staff members. During a news brief following a shooting at a Navy yard, her sincere
though trajectory had inadvertently made her a local and national celebrity. She said; "Put my
trauma center out of business.... I would like to not be an expert on gunshots." During a radio
broadcast interview of Senator Richard Durbin, D=Ill, Scott Simon, a radio host of Weekend Edition
Saturday, for National Public Radio, which is based out of Washington D.C., asks the Senator if he
supports stricter gun laws, and if his party is planning to vote on them. He stated that after the
tragedy in Newtown, some
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Civil War Weapons Technology
Research Paper on Civil War Weapons and Technology The American Civil War, lasting from 1861
to 1865, was one of the bloodiest wars that the world has ever seen. The number of casualties
resulting from the Civil War was a staggering six–hundred and twenty–thousand American soldiers.
Although there are many explanations as to why the Civil War was so murderous, such as disease or
lack of medical advancements, the main reason why it was so deadly was because of the newly
introduced technology and weaponry. Some of the new technologies that came about during the
Civil War were rifles, railroads, ironclad ships, and submarines. Each of the four devices had a
unique history and were used significantly in specific battles, which in turn, affected ... Show more
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When the Civil War broke out in 1861, the majority of the U.S. Navy supported the Union. This left
the Confederates with little naval strength. At this time, all naval ships were made out of wood, so in
order to give themselves more of an advantage over the Union, the Confederates began to assemble
ironclads or purchase ironclads from other countries. In response, the Union began to manufacture
ironclad warships as well. Once both sides developed their ironclad warships, they were used
significantly and were extremely successful in battle. The first battle that ironclads were used in was
the Battle of Hampton Roads, which lasted for two days. Mark Weaver writes that after Virginia
ceded from the Union in 1861, the Union navy placed a blockade on Hampton Roads. In response,
the Confederate Navy sent the CSS Virginia, an ironclad warship, to destroy the blockade. When the
Union Navy heard this, they sent out their ironclad warship, the USS Monitor. However, the CSS
Virginia arrived before the USS Monitor and therefore, many Union wooden battleships defending
the blockade were obliterated. When the USS Monitor arrived the next day, the battle of two
ironclads occurred for the first time in history. Both ironclads fought and battled for hours, but in the
end, the CSS Virginia retreated and the USS Monitor was successful in defending the
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The Causes And Impacts Of September 11, 2001
On September 11, 2001 a terrorist group hijacked four planes that were flying above the United
States. Two of them were flown into the twin towers of the world center in New York, Another was
crashed into the Pentagon the top military building between Washington D.C and Virginia and the
last plane crashed into a field, 80 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Twin Towers in New
York were severely hit it, injured and killed 403 officers and firefighters,it was a very sad day. All
the people that are alive today and went through it could tell the story what happened in September
11, 2001. It also killed and injured a lot of civilians, and only about 5 to 15 people survived that day.
Did you know that one plane hit and about a hour later the second one hit and the twin towers fell
and made dust go everywhere. Now I will tell you about the other planes that was hijacked. One of
the other planes hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It killed
2,753 people and even more could of died. The crash made a gash that is 30 yards wide and 10 yards
deep, puncturing the three outer rings of the building. It was in fire for 36 hours, and by the time
they put it out 189 people were dead. In early October, 2001 they started rebuilding the Pentagon, It
was officially completed in February 2003 and it cost them 5 Billion Dollars to rebuild but it was
worth it. Flight 93 was the last plane and it hit a field. It hit a field because the passengers
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The Dc Metro Area Reduce Violence Regarding Firearms Essay
Guiding Question(s) How can the DC metro area reduce violence regarding firearms? How can gun
control laws helps solve this issue?
Introduction/Background
DC metro area is known for having one of the strictest gun control laws in the US, but it highest
crime rate regarding firearms in the whole country (Phillips). In July 2014, the case Palmer v.
District of Columbia (2014) said that there is an absolution prohibition on carrying handguns out of
your home, place of business or specific recreational purposes (Alman). There are numerous
requirements that need to be met to obtain a concealed carry permit in the District of Columbia.
Cities and Metropolitan areas have firearm homicide rates in line with the nations with one of the
highest homicide rate. Homicide and gun crimes in Washington DC has increased every year despite
the overall crime rate being relatively the same. Armed robberies has went up to 16 percent and
assault with a dangerous weapons involving a firearm went up to 19 percent (Alman).
Thesis Statement In the DC Metropolitan Area, violence regarding firearm has been a big issue. It
has one of the highest homicide rates involving firearm in the country even though they are known
for having one of the strictest gun control laws in the country. Gun control in the an metropolitan
area is impossible, but little changes can be made in order to reduce the amount of damage that
firearms have brought to the city. Creating a system to take accountability of the
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Essay about War of 1812
March 27 –– Congress authorizes construction of six frigates to help protect American merchant
fleets from attacks by the Algerian pirates and harassment by British and French forces. They are to
be designed by Joshua Humphreys and Josiah Fox and built at six different sites. The contract for
one of those ships, to be named CONSTITUTION, is given to Edmond Hartt's Shipyard in Boston.
Back to Historical Events List 1794–1797: CONSTITUTION is under construction. Built in Boston
to defend the young American nation, currently CONSTITUTION is nearly as old as the document
for which George Washington named her. Both the document and the ship have proven to be
resilient symbols of America's strength, courage, and liberty. CONSTITUTION was ... Show more
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1812: Overhauled at Washington Navy Yard. 1812–1815: War with Great Britain. 1812: July 16 – 18
–– The war was hardly a month old when CONSTITUTION, on the way from Chesapeake Bay to
New York, met up with a squadron of five British ships. Immediately after recognizing she was
surrounded by the enemy, the wind died. Her escape is now legendary. With both sides becalmed
and just out of gunnery range, there ensued what amounted to a 36 hour, slow–speed chase.
CONSTITUTION's crew kept her ahead of the English by rowing (known to Sailors as the
"white ash breeze"), by attempting to tow her with the ship's boats. Then her First
Lieutenant (XO), Lt. Charles Morris, suggested a procedure known as "kedging," in
which an anchor is carried out ahead of the ship, dropped, and the ship drawn up to it. This back–
breaking task was carried out and when a breeze sprang up at dawn on July 18, CONSTITUTION
was far enough ahead of her pursuers to escape by sail. Back to Historical Events List 1812: Aug. 19
–– The fight with HMS GUERRIERE took place some 600 miles east of Boston on the afternoon of
19 August 1812. After an hour of inconclusive maneuvering and shooting, the two settled down to a
short–range slugfest. After 20 minutes, the Briton's mizzenmast fell. A while later, both her
remaining masts went overboard. At some point in the battle, someone is said to have seen British
shot bouncing off CONSTITUTION's
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Effects Of Isolation In Bartleby
Effects of Isolation on an Individual In Melville's Bartleby Many of traumatizing and devastating
events that have taken place this year is extremely alarming. The events that were taken place in the
recent school shootings in Florida and Maryland has sharpened awareness for many people. In
Herman Melville's Bartleby, readers can easily draw similarities between Bartleby and the Gunman
in these devastating recent events. Bartleby is an alienated and homeless individual whom is
secluded similar to the gunman in these recent school shootings. The psychological and socio
political ramifications of isolation on an individual affects one's mind, alters his or her ability to
exercise cognitive control, and sometimes even lead to violence. Prolonged isolation is physically
bad on individuals, particularly mentally. Isolation interferes with everyday functioning, such as
sleep patterns, attention and logical and verbal reasoning (Bond). In this novella, Bartleby seems to
experience an interference with logical reasoning because he never seems to understand that he
needs to leave the office. The most profound effects of isolation are on the mind. One of the
strangest effects is the 'time–shifting' which is spending long periods doing something in a closed
environment. Bond reported ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
This hinders them from processing information normally. The cognitive capacities can become
redirected and cause violence. The violence is channeled in a very specific plan, with a very specific
target; similarly , many of the gunman in these recent school shootings have a planned and precise
attack. In recent findings, similar characteristics can be drawn between people who experience
isolation, such as Bartleby, and gunman in school
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A Career In The Deaf Community
My career goal is to become an interpreter for the deaf and HOH particularity in the performing arts
districts in the Metropolitan Area of Washington, DC. In 10 years, I imagine myself interpreting for
aspiring deaf performers and encouraging my community to become deaf friendly by providing
great service and establishing educational Workshops.
Currently, I work as an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Specialist for Naval Sea Systems
Command, at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC. Part of my duties is interpreter coordinating for
contractors to provide my customers with support on specific subject matters. In order to better
serve my clients, I conduct in–person service surveys and attend silent lunches. I am the only
bilingual (English and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Allowing the community to identify me, as a valued member is my goal. I realize obtaining this new
goal would a costly task. Money, time, and energy must all be vested to guarantee success. I also
had the responsibility of honoring the ASL language, deaf history, and its development. Like most
cultures, it is evolving so I must be willing to stay present by learning new terminology, national
news, and slang in both hearing and deaf worlds. Gallaudet is the place to be to experience the best
these of two
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Essay On Confederate Flag
The Confederate Flag of the CSS Virginia: The Stars and Bars were the first official flag of the
Confederacy. Although a striking likeness is shared between this flag and to the Union's "Stars and
Stripes," the symbols are representations of two nations at war; two very different places and
mindsets. The Confederate Stars and Bars were flown from March, 1861, to May, 1863 and
throughout that time this flag would gain stars at the same rate that the confederacy gained states
into their union, until a final count of thirteen. The Stars and Bars were flown as the Confederate
Nation's battle ensign during many battles of the Civil War, including the battle between ironclads, a
world–changing battle that took place between the CSS Virginia ... Show more content on
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The ship had seen battle there the day prior when it came up unexpectedly on the Union battleships
the Congress and Cumberland. 4 Phillips, B., Dwindle, "Notes on the Monitor–Merrimac fight." The
Southern Bivouac. March, The Southern Bivouac. March, 1887This would be the first time that the
confederate iron–clad would see real battle and Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan, knew that "The
control of the Roads was critical to Lincoln's blockade of southern ports and Union plans to attack
the Confederate capital at Richmond."1 With this knowledge, Officer Buchanan prepared his crew
to destroy the U.S. ships. The Virginia managed to sink the Cumberland through the use of her bow–
ram, which ripped open a hole large enough "to admit a horse and cart"4 into the side of the Union
ship. Also, she forced the Congress to send up a white flag, due to the fact that the artillery of the
Union ships were no match for the strong shell of the confederate hull; every shot fired from the
Virginia to the Congress had much more effect than those fired back. The two Union ships were
boarded by the confederate army and prisoners were taken. Later this same afternoon the CSS
Virginia met up with the USS Minnesota, she was run aground in the middle of the channel but due
to the ebb tide the Virginia let the ship escape until morning in fear of grounding herself and instead,
spent the night in the south channel to
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How Gamers Are Solving Science's Biggest Problem
On September 16, 2013, There was a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, by a gamer named
Aaron Alexis. Friends of Aaron, said he would spend hours playing violent "Zombie" video games.
Role playing games with simulated violence are perilous for kids.
One of the reasons for this opinion is that they make games addictive. 59% of Americans played
video games last year. In the article, "How Gamers Are Solving Science's Biggest Problems" it says,
"Games are made to be addictive... but that shouldn't be a surprise, they were designed by scientists,
to be so." Another example is that "There is 800,000 playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 right now."
That is almost the population of Detroit, Michigan!
Another reason is that it increases violence.
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The Uss Enterprise
There has been eight Navy ships in the United States named ENTERPRISE. She is creating a legacy
that will carry well into the future as PCU Enterprise (CVN 80) is commissioned in 2025. Senior
enlisted leaders are the keepers of naval tradition, heritage and the values as well as the mentors and
teachers of our history. This paper will cover the history of the USS ENTERPRISE and the
importance of its history to us as senior enlisted leaders. History The first ENTERPRISE was a
sloop supply ship by the British. Col B. Arnold seized the ship on 18 May 1775 at Saint John's
Quebec Canada and provided it for the use on Lake Champlain. On August 28, 1775, ENTERPRISE
and other ships begin more than one thousand troops as part of an expedition against Saint Johns,
Montreal, and Quebec. On 11 October 1776 at Valcour Island Col B. Arnold chose this site to wait
for the British. After two days of a running battle, it occur in the loss of all but five American ships.
ENTERPRISE and four other ships escaped to Crown Point, and sailed to Ticonderoga. On 17
October 1777, under the lead of General Horatio Gates the British was overpowered at Saratoga,
New York. This victory brought about the alliance with the French. Sadly, ENTERPRISE and two
other ships ran aground on July 7, 1777 and burned themselves to prevent capture. (Standifer, 2013)
The second ENTERPRISE was an eight–gun schooner of 25 tons with sixty men as the crew.
Commanded by Captain James Campbell and operated
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The War Of 1812 And The Chesapeake Bay
The War of 1812 and the Chesapeake Bay On March 3rd, 1813, the first British ships of war
appeared on the Chesapeake Bay. For two years the Chesapeake would be the scene of numerous
amounts of battles. Some would be lost in anonymity, but others would make history. But first, why
did the British come? We were at war almost thirty years before, so how did it come upon these two
superpower nations to collide once again? A few answers to these questions will put the war of 1812
and the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay in its proper context. Shortly following the Revolutionary
War, America built one of the strongest merchant fleets the world had ever seen. Overseas trade
flourished America's economy, with its peak specifically in 1807 with exports ranging around $100
million (Hickey). Throughout this period of growth for America, Great Britain's Royal Navy was
without a doubt the master of the high seas. Not helping the future war, Thomas Jefferson was
elected into office in 1801 and one of his most notable actions was to shrink the Navy and Military
significantly. The homelands defense now laid in the hands of a small fleet of mainly gunboats.
They did have a few capital ships, however their primary tasks were to remain as the "floating
fortress" of vital eastern seaboard ports. Only quite rarely did they ever see open water conflict.
British and French ships, however, took advantage of the weaker merchant ships of the US navy and
began to prey on them. The British continuously
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Modern Day Mass Shooter
Seeing stories about mass shootings on the news is an everyday occurrence. Mass shootings occur
when people intentionally and indiscriminately shoot multiple people at one venue or at one time. In
the United States, there have been 62 mass shootings in the last thirty years. There have been 24 in
the last seven years, alone. If he lived in the twenty first century the monster in Frankenstein, by
Mary Shelly and the movie by the same title, directed by James Whale, would be a modern day
mass shooter. The monster and serial shooters share some comparably important traits, such as being
bullied by humans, wanting revenge, and having psychological problems.
To some, being bullied is not a big deal; but to others (such as the monster and many mass shooters)
being bullied affects their outlook on the world. To bully, according to Miriam Webster Dictionary,
is "to frighten, hurt, or threaten (a smaller or weaker person): to act like a bully toward (someone):
to cause (someone) to do something by making threats or insults or by using force" both the monster
and many mass shooters have experienced high levels of bullying, which possibly led to the
massacres. In particular, a well–known duo of boys became mass shooters after being continuously
bullied by their classmates. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve people and injured 24 at
Columbine High School. According to the New York Times, in an article comparing the different
factors in mass suicidal shooters to terrorist "The
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Military Instillations Research Paper
"To support and defend the constitution of the United States," these words are part of the oath of
office every officer swears to when they accept their commission in the United States military. The
2nd amendment of the constitution protects every citizens' rights to carry firearms. However,
military service members have this right infringed upon every day. Despite receiving advanced
firearms training, United States military members are not permitted to carry firearms on military
instillations. With the increase in terrorism and the targeting of United States Military personnel this
policy must be change to protect those who are charged with protecting us.
The threat to the U.S. military has grown dramatically in recent years. According
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Mental Disorders In Veterans
When a soldier comes home from their deployment, whether it be their first or fourth, they go
through an extreme amount of pressure and stress as they go through a transition back into being a
civilian. Many soldiers experience some sort of mental or physical injury while they were deployed,
and many last forever if they are not treated properly. According to Issues and Controversies (Facts
on File), in 2011, roughly 320,000 veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars had
experienced a traumatic brain injury while they were deployed. In addition, 300,000 veterans from
the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have suffered from PTSD and/or depression. To add to the mental
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Due to the events they have experienced, veterans are constantly reminded of what happened during
their deployment. Simple things like a car tailing a veteran too close can trigger flashbacks to their
tour which can cause harm to both the veteran and the public. In a 2010 survey conducted by the
Naval Health Research Center (San Diego) funded by the Marine Corps, "1,543 Marines with at
least one combat tour [finds] that Marines who had reported PTSD symptoms [are] more than six
times as likely to engage in antisocial and aggressive behaviors than those who did not report PTSD
symptoms" (Morris 2). This shows that after deployment the men who have PTSD or an illness like
it can be easily triggered by the slightest factor, which could cause the veteran to harm himself or
other people. Without proper treatment of these illnesses, the behaviors that sprout from them could
easily harm others or the veteran himself. The result of not treating these illnesses properly are very
common, and many people do not hear these events because of many news sources choose to never
report on events like these. In 2013, PTSD was, "reportedly linked Monday to the man who
allegedly killed 12 people at Washington Navy
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America's Foreign Policy In The Late 19th Century
The foreign policy of the U.S. continued to let Great Britain police the world since, "They who
controlled the seas, controlled the world," and England's great navy dominated the individual sea
power of Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States. While Germany swept through
Poland and ignored the western front with France and England, it generated a wishful conclusion
that it was phony war.
The U.S. had no effective war machine, so it launched a crash program of airfields, staging bases,
war planes and ordinance. In 1940, Western Contracting Corporation entered a joint venture with
Lytle, Klinger and Arthur Newman Co. of Des Moines, to build the Fort Leonard Wood 20,000–man
army base in the Missouri Ozarks. These "90–day wonders" took some doing, and at the
construction peak, we had 31,000 men on the payroll. The work was finished on time, including a
16–mile access railroad across some sizeable rivers. Western then bid in a portion of an army
ammunition base in Lexington, Bourbon County, Kentucky, which consisted of concrete "igloos"
covered with 20–feet of soil, access roads, railways and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
The homeowners raised a loud objection to the blasting noise and trucking activity, and were adding
pressure on the city to close the operation.
To compound the situation, which was vital to Western, on a Saturday our quarry crew inadvertently
ignited the waxed paper which wrapped the dynamite sticks and hurriedly left. The resulting open
air explosion of a box of dynamite rattled the windows and broke a few, which spelled the end of the
quarry. However, the next day, Sunday, Pearl Harbor was bombed, which placed the U.S. in a two–
front war – the Atlantic and Pacific. The ensuing surge of patriotic activity drowned out the quarry
objectors, so Western continued to complete the war base as
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Gun Control Under Control Essay
Gun Control Under Control
Whenever a shooting happens, such Columbine, the Aurora Theater Shooting, or the Navy Yard
shooting, the question of gun control comes up in politics again. Then after a month or two, the
topic is dropped, until yet another shooting happens. When is this nation going to finally make a
change? America needs to put more emphasis on making certain potential criminals and the
clinically insane do not have access to such dangerous weapons. What about the little boy who
found his parent's gun in his parent's bedside drawer and accidentally shot himself? Should there not
be laws to protect him? The answer is yes. The government needs to take guns out of the hands of
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The idea of redesigning guns is considered more with public safety due to the larger numbers of
gun–related deaths (Now 3). What is so hard about making guns safer? If people are not willing to
make guns safer, which is obviously the case, then there should be gun controls. . Imagine how
many of these accidental deaths could be prevented if guns can be kept out of the hands of children
and the careless.
According to the NCIPC "In 1994, there were 38,505 firearm–related deaths. These included: more
than 17,800 homicides; more than 18,700 suicides; more than 1,300 unintentional, firearms–related
deaths related to firearms" (Facts 1). Some of the worst crimes are committed with guns. For
example, the shooting at Columbine which Americans heard about on the news in 1999. Two
teenagers shot and killed twelve students and one teacher at their own school (Facts 1). The boys
were later thought to be mentally ill, as with many of the people who commit shooting such as this.
Could this have been prevented through gun laws that require stricter background checks and better
mental health check ups? In an article by Craig R Whitney, he quotes LaPierre from NBC, "We have
a mental health system in this country that has completely and totally collapsed. We have no
national database of these lunatics" (Whitney 1). So many suicides and homicides could be
prevented with government mandated mental
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The War Of 1812 And The Chesapeake Bay
The War of 1812 and the Chesapeake Bay On March 3rd, 1813, the first British ships of war
appeared on the Chesapeake Bay. For two years the Chesapeake would be the scene of numerous
amounts of battles. Some would be lost in anonymity, but others would make history. But first, why
did the British come? We were at war almost thirty years before, so how did it come upon these two
superpower nations to collide once again? A few answers to these questions will put the war of 1812
and the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay in its proper context. Shortly following the Revolutionary
War, America built one of the strongest merchant fleets the world had ever seen. Overseas trade
flourished America's economy, with its peak specifically in 1807 with exports ranging around $100
million (Hickey). Throughout this period of growth for America, Great Britain's Royal Navy was
without a doubt the master of the high seas. Not helping the future war, Thomas Jefferson was
elected into office in 1801 and one of his most notable actions was to shrink the Navy and Military
significantly. The homelands defense now laid in the hands of a small fleet of mainly gunboats.
They did have a few capital ships, however their primary tasks were to remain as the "floating
fortress" of vital eastern seaboard ports. Only quite rarely did they ever see open water conflict.
British and French ships, however, took advantage of the weaker merchant ships of the US navy and
began to prey on them. The British continuously
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Navy Yard Research Paper
The following is a brief history of The Washington Navy Yard. The Navy Yard is known as the
oldest shore establishment in the United States Navy. The Navy Yard was used to build ordnance for
the warships and also used as a repair facility should a warship is damaged during war. The Navy
Yard was damaged during a fire in the 1800's and looting occurred by the local people around the
area which enforced the walls around the Yard to be rebuilt to 10 feet.
The Navy Yard was placed in a strategic location and has access to the Anacostia River which
stretches from Washington DC to the Chesapeake Bay and continuing out to the Atlantic Ocean. At a
time it was the largest shipbuilding and outfitting plant in the country and built 22 naval vessels
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As mentioned earlier, it was designated as a "warship" although it was not outfitted with guns. In
fact, not only did it carry passengers, ammunition and supplies from the United States were in route
to Great Britain. It's very difficult to compare the sinking of the Lusitania and the shooting on the
navy yard although they both happened in different time periods, both could have been avoided if
people just paid attention to the signs and warnings. Many historians do not believe the full story
about what exactly happened to the Lusitania except it was hit by a torpedo. The problem could be
due to the second explosion that occurred after the first hit and many think it could have been due to
the ammunition which was being transported from the United States to Great Britain to help British
continue their war campaign. One would ask what does this have to do with the similarities or
dissimilarity is because the RMS Lusitania was no ordinary ship. Many people don't know the
history of this great cruise liner because of the historic sinking of the
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Battle Of Yorktown Research Paper
The battle that won American Independence While researching skirmishes and major battles
throughout the Revolutionary War to find an artillery battle that exemplifies what we do as Field
Artillery there was one battle that stuck out. There was no battle more glorious or more significant
in shaping our great nation than the battle of Yorktown. Think of the Revolutionary War, visions of
guerrilla–like hit–and–run tactics of the minute men causing confusion and exhaustion to the neat
marching formations of Great Britain come to mind. Now consider the final battle of Yorktown; a
small town on the Virginia peninsula flanked by the York and James River on either side. It seemed
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This location was not the place to make a stand for the British. In the abandoned town, there was
nothing to build a solid fortification. Lord Cornwallis had to use earth and wood to build protection
for his troops. The French Navy surrounded the British and the Virginia Militia along with a
squadron of the French Cavalry held the north side of the bay. General Washington and the French
nobleman General Lafayette surrounded Lord Cornwallis on the south side of the bay with General
Washington taking the place of honor on the right side. The British built redoubts, which is a
stronghold to help with the main fortification "The combined French and American plans called for
multiple forces to arrive at the same location, at about the same time"
(http://www.visitingyorktown.com/siege.html) while giving the impression to General Clinton as if
they were setting up a permanent camp as they really marched down South to corner General
Cornwallis. General Washington left 2500 troops, which gave the appearance of a camp. With the
Navy Securing the seas preventing any reinforcement and General Washington laying heavy siege
on the village with three primary artillery, and artillery like
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The Strength Of The Solid Ball
The solid ball was typically used against forts and other artillery pieces. The grape shot and canister
shot were utilized as anti–personnel munitions. The Garrison Cannon used three different types of
shells; hot shot, chain shot and bar shot. Hot shots were cannonballs that were heated until they were
glowing red and then fired at ships to set them ablaze. Chain shot and bar shot consisted of two
cannon balls connected by either a chain or bar. They were designed to destroy ships rigging. The
mortar used only one type of shell, the bomb. The bomb was a hollow shell that was filled with
black powder and had a fuse. The howitzer utilized hollow shot and anti–personnel munitions.
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Lafayette was the Commander of an American force consisting of nearly 3,200 Soldiers. Lafayette
also reported all movements of the British Army to General Washington. By August 1781, the
British Army had established itself in Yorktown, Virginia to begin construction of the port. Shortly
after, Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse who was the Commander of the French West Indie Fleet
would be given the option of attacking New York City, or attacking Yorktown. He chooses to attack
Yorktown. Upon hearing this, Washington realized the time for decisive action was upon him. He
moved his Continental Army, which was already reinforced by over 5,000 French Soldiers, to
Yorktown.
The stage was set for decisive military action. In September 1781, Washington was in Yorktown
with his Continental Army numbering over 8,000 Soldiers, the French Army had roughly 8,500
Soldiers, the French Navy had arrived with 29 warships, and "Cornwallis's Army took up positions
in and near Yorktown. They had dug trenches and built fortifications and gun platforms" (Fradin,
25). Cornwallis had with him over 7,500 British and German troops. Could America and France
defeat the British and win independence? Could the French Navy defeat the inevitable arrival of the
British Navy? Possibly will a combined, multi–national, land and sea military operation is
successfully conducted? On September 5, 1781, the World received the first answer, yes.
On
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The Issue Of Gun Control
Gun control is a topic that has gained a lot of momentum lately. There have been several horrific
tragedies that have occurred over the last few years. The debate continues whether access to guns is
directly linked to crime and violence and identifying the steps needed to prevent such tragedies in
the future. The public and those in public office have been reviewing whether more stringent
controls on gun purchases and on gun owners with a mental illness should be implemented and what
these controls might look like. A person's mental health should be considered when purchasing a
firearm because of incidents like Sandy Hook. Having a gun doesn't automatically make you a
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Gun owners tend to be white, male, conservative and live in rural areas (Jervis, 2016). Data from the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that on an average day, 93 Americans
are killed with guns. The gun debate has been dominated by the Nation Rifle Association which
promotes gun use for hunting and target/sport shooting. The National Rifle Association is a
nonprofit organization that promote gun safety and lobbying under the second amendment, the right
to bear arms. NRA (National Rifle Association) has 3 million members, and sponsors and
encourages target shooting, hunting, safety training, and shooting sports (Fisher, C. E., &
Lieberman, J. A., 2013). The NRA has had success due to their strength in numbers within their
NRA group. The NRA will support any elective that supports gun accessibility. Many American's
just carry a gun for self–protection. Some Americans believe that society deserves to be protected
and that we need firearms for the security and self–defense of our U.S. citizens. In the United States,
approximately 14% of households with a gun report that they have used a gun for protection (Leddy,
1991). Gun violence is an epidemic. Many lives have been lost since people have could obtain
firearms legally or illegally. In very basic terms, gun violence is the use of a gun in an unlawful way
or to cause harm or death either accidentally or intentionally. Per the Mass Shooting Tracker (2016)
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The U.s. Pacific Fleet
The U.S. Pacific Fleet consisted of 902 commissioned vessels, including, 8 aircraft carriers, 17
battleships, 18 heavy cruiser, 19 light cruisers, 171 destroyers, 2 hospital ships, and 112 submarines,
as well as supply, transport, munitions and oil vessels among others. On December 7 1941, there
were only approximately 100 vessels anchored at Pearl Harbor, including 8 battle ships, destroyers,
and transport ships among others. In addition, there were about 188 aircrafts, parked at the airfield.
The attack The opening move
As described by Wohlstetter (1962) on the morning of December 07, the Aircraft Warning Service
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He couldn't it be more wrong.
On December 7 1941, at just about 0600 hrs, the six carriers and 423 plane's Japanese attack force
commanded by Admiral Nagumo, it is getting ready to launch the first wave of 183 planes. At
exactly 0610 183 planes take off from the carriers located 200 miles north of Oahu and heads for
their target, the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The second wave consisting of 167 planes took
off at 0715.
At Pearl Harbor, and as stated above in the introduction, about two minutes of being on the air, the
enemy planes are detected by the Oahu 's northern shore radar station. An Army operator contact the
junior officer in charge that morning who pay no attention to his reports, the officer assumes that
what the radar is detecting is American B–17 planes which are expected in from the U.S.
There was a U.S. squadron that took off from the enterprise on a training mission that was shot
down as the first wave of Japanese planes was approaching Pearl Harbor. The Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor began at 7:48A.M. Even though it was not their first target, as the planes were
approaching Pearl Harbor from the west, their first target of opportunity was the airfield destroying
almost all of the 158 planes that were parked as well as buildings adjacent to the airfield.
The planes priority target was the U.S. battleships, it was easy to destroy
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The Battle Of The Civil War
When the Civil War started both sides thought the war would be over by Christmas. But little did
they know this small war would turn into the deadliest war in American history. The Civil War was
fought between the Confederacy and the Union. The Confederacy was consisted of Southern states
that did not agree with the views of the Union states. After years of sectional differences in the
United States between the north and south, tension between the states grew and a war between the
north and south began. One of the causes of the civil war was the inability of the free and slaves
states to compromise over which new states would allow or prohibit slavery. As the Whig party
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One of the disputes that led to the imaginary line was the compromise of 1850. The compromise of
1850 prevented the expansion of slavery into the newly admitted states, but it also forced
northerners return escaped slaves back to their owners in the south. Located in Charleston Harbor,
South Carolina, Fort Sumter was the place the first shots of the civil war were fired. When President
Lincoln announced that he was going to resupply the fort with supplies, the Confederacy were not
going to let that happen and decided to stop the Union navy from delivering the supplies. It can be
said that President Lincoln provoked the start of the civil war. If the confederate army did not stop
the union navy from delivering the supplies, then it could be viewed as the confederate states never
left the union, but if the confederate army stopped the Union navy from delivering the supplies it
would be viewed as the Confederacy started the war. This is important because if the Confederacy
was viewed as the aggressors, then the border states would not secede from the Union and European
countries would not fight on the side of the Confederacy. On April 12, 1861, the Confederate navy
fired on Fort Sumter. The battle lasted for 34 hours and the Union army was forced to surrender
because of the lack of supplies. There were no casualties on either side at the end of the battle.
Although most people thought the civil war wasn 't gonna
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Specializations of The U.S. Special Operations Teams
The U.S. Special Operations Teams are some of the toughest men in the entire world and are trained
to endure the most extreme conditions in order to be properly prepared to serve and defend our
country, The United States of America. There are three different branches of protection in The
United States: the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. Accordingly, each of these has its own tribute
to the Special Operations Forces. The Navy contributes the Navy SEALs, the Air Force provides Air
Force SOCOM, and the Army provides the Green Berets, Delta Force, and the Rangers. Each of
these sectors is very selective and secretive. The SEALs are likely the most highly trained forces out
of all of the Special Operations Units. SEAL stands for Sea, Air, and Land team. The SEALs must
know how to do many different things. The SEALs are commandos, which is a soldier who is in the
United States Special Operations who specializes in water landings, parachuting, and repelling down
mountains. These commandos must also know how to take down enemies while in various places
including underwater, in speedboats, helicopters, while parachuting, or by land espionage (Stanley).
Their job is complicated because they must know how to do what the Air Force Units do such as
parachuting, how to deal with explosives and hands on combat similar to that of the Army Units,
along with the "Navy" part of the job which encompasses underwater missions and training. When
the SEALs carry out underwater missions, they
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The United States ' Navy Essay
The United States of America has not always been the world superpower that it is today. The same
goes for its Navy. In the first several years of existence, the United States Navy was not a
formidable fighting force. The young nation was hesitant to invest in a navy for many reasons, one
of them being to prevent provoking the world powers of the time, France and Britain. On top of that,
navies were very expensive to build and required a significant amount of resources to maintain,
which the U.S. did not have at the time. To say that the United States Navy was ill prepared for war
would be a dramatic understatement. The U.S. had a total of fifteen ships in its entire naval fleet
compared to the might of the Royal Navy which possessed over six hundred warships. Even with
the odds stacked against the U.S., President Madison declared war on 18 JUN 1812. The lack of size
and power of the navy at the time would make it extremely difficult to satisfy the needs of the newly
founded nation.
The U.S. had enough of the British Navy impressing American sailors and seizing American
merchant ships. Even though the U.S. Navy lacked the size that British had, the Royal Navy was
stretched to its limits. Many of the British efforts were focused on the Napoleonic wars taking place
in Europe, leaving just two dozen British ships between Halifax and Bermuda. The U.S. frigates
were larger and had much more armament than those of the British giving the U.S. one more key
advantage over their
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Yorktown Battle Analysis
General Washington now had a combined force of over 16,000 American and French Soldiers ready
to begin a siege of Cornwallis and his British force of only 7,500 Soldiers. The French Navy had
decisively defeated the British Navy. There was no chance of escape for the British, both land and
sea routes were blocked. On September 29, 1781, the Battle of Yorktown began. As Washington
moved his Army closer to the British, the British would engage them from their defensive positions.
Over the next 6 days, the French and Americans would establish their trenches needed to begin the
siege. The French and America Armies moved Artillery pieces into position to engage the British.
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Ready confirms, "On October 14, Washington ordered an attack on two British redoubts separated
from the town's main defense" (Middleton, 2012, pg.387). These two redoubts were the last outer
defensive positions of the British Army. The redoubts must be captured, and by the capture, they
would all but force the surrender of the British Army, as they would now be in an indefensible
position. The Americans would attack redoubt 10. Seventy British Soldiers held it. The French
would attack redoubt 9. One hundred twenty British and German Soldiers held it. At 1830,
Washington employed a scene of deception. He has ordered troops movement which would appear
as if an assault on Yorktown it was about to occur. "Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton
(Commanded attack on redoubt 10) told his men not to load their guns. Using only the bayonets at
the end of their muskets, Hamilton and his men captured redoubt 10" (Middleton, 2012, pg.385).
The French simultaneously assaulted redoubt number 9, and successfully captured the defensive
positions. Washington now had the ability to bombard the town of Yorktown from three directions
with very little the British could do to stop it. Ready status that the Americans and French "could
fire their cannons into almost any part of the city" (Kaufman ,2005, p.
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James Glasgow Farragut
James Glasgow Farragut started life on July 5, 1801. He was born near Campbell's Station,
Tennessee. His parents were George Farragut, who was a native to spain, and his mother was
Elizabeth Farragut. In his early childhood years, he was adopted by Captain David Porter to learn
trade, after his mother died of yellow fever. Also, he was adopted, because his biological father
wanted to put his young children, into the care of family, and friends. This was so that the children
would be better cared for. During the war of 1812, Farragut served under Captain David Porter, who
was in charge of the Frigate Essex. During the War of 1812, James Farragut changed his first name
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This area was defended by a couple of forts, and the largest of them was fort Morgan. Fort Morgan
had a long line of torpedos, or landmines, on one side of the fort. Farragut approached the fort, in
two columns. Each column had armored ships in the front, followed by a fleet of of wooden ships.
Once the lead ship, Tecumseh was destroyed by a landmine, another leading ship stopped in alarm,
and the whole fleet went into confusion under firing range, from Fort Morgan. Once the disaster,
seemed like it could get no worse, Farragut yelled," Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead.
Surprisingly, all of the mines failed to explode, so this meant that all of his fleet was able to reach
the enemy Fort shore. Now that the Forts were completely isolated, they each surrendered one by
one. Vicksburg was the first to surrender, on July 4th, 1863. Then, on July 9th, General Banks
accepted that the Confederate Garrison would be surrendered. The battle of Mobile Bay was the
Climax of David Farragut's career. Since Farragut was a rear admiral in 1862, and a vice admiral in
1864, he was appointed full admiral in 1866. Farragut's last in command service was from 1867, to
1868. Although that was his last service in command, David Farragut remained on active duty, until
he died. The award of being active duty until death, has only been awarded to him and six other
people. At the age of 69, while Farragut was on vacation in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Farragut
had almost been in the military for 60 years. David Glasgow Farragut died in the later part of the
summer, in
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Civl War Essay
Civl War Research Final
From the Commandant's Office, Navy Yard, Washington, August 16 1862.
The operations of the Potomac and Rappahannock started with eight on board the Blossom. One
person who was named Bagley was reported being engaged in traffic between the states of Virginia
and Maryland upward to a full year. There were 30 sacks of wheat on the vessel. On the 11th instant,
Acting Master Josselyn chased and ran on shore a small sloop which was attempting to cross to
Virginia from Breton's Bay. The crew managed to escape while also destroying or carrying with
them everything except some salt and 2 hogsheads of sugar. The prisoners, vessel, and prize goods
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Letter from commandant navy yard, Washington, to Lieutenant–Commander Magaw, U. S. Navy,
senior officer Potomac Flotilla, regarding the skirmish in Sturgeon Creek and other matters.
Washington, August 18, 1862. He reports that he has received the letter of the 15th instant with the
enclosed reports of the Acting Master J. C. Tole and Francis Josselyn. With Reference to the
skirmish in Sturgeon Creek, [Virginia], he had make a remark that it is never proper to risk the lives
of men for an inadequate object. He does not intend to censure Acting Master Tole without knowing
the circumstances connected to the issue, but wished to explain the general principles and ask him
why after his party was attacked and driven off the assailants, he made sure that he did not destroy
the vessel to prevent her from being used for the purpose to prevent which he attempted to take her
out. The boat's crew are worthy of commendation for their good conduct, and hoped that the
commander would take such notice of them in the way of advancement as it would be in his power.
The prisoners taken in from Breton's Bay by the Reliance were all delivered to the provost–marshal,
the woman sent up with them only was discharged, and coming upon their
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Analysis of Aaron Alexis's Case
Aaron Alexis's case could have been avoided if gun laws had been more reliable. Investigators
believe that the victims of Aaron Alexis, the navy yard shooter, were selected at random because
there was no evidence that a single event triggered Alexis's violent outburst. Alexis shot twelve
people with no indication of a motive. (Hermann) What he did have, though, was a mental illness.
He had showed signs of psychosis, but never received any treatment. (Tanfani) Police knew about
his delusions and were worried about them; however, there were no reports that he had been
hospitalized, although he spent time in the Veterans Affairs Hospital for Insomnia. When doctors
there asked if he was depressed or suicidal, he said no.
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This was unlike him. Stone was a very good–natured person who was cursed with his mental illness.
He was the father of four young girls who he would have never decided to leave had he been in his
right state of mind. (Agostine) In Indiana, law allows police to seize guns from people who are
threatening to harm themselves or others without a warrant. (26) Regardless of whether or not
they've been found to have a mental illness, it is a very effective method because it allows police to
take away a weapon that has the potential to do quite a bit of damage in a very short time. Had
Stone's gun been confiscated, he might not have done what he did. One flaw: Stone acted on an
impulse directed by his mental illness. If police were able to legally take away a person's firearms
because he/she was diagnosed with a mental illness, then less damage could have been done in
regard to the firearm's capability of destruction.
Many things can be done differently in order to provide a safer, yet fair way to manage who can and
cannot purchase firearms. One change that could be made is a mental evaluation directly before a
person can legally purchase a gun. This would help because people who pose an immediate threat
would not be able to purchase a gun or other firearm during that time, when they might be
considered the most dangerous. However, some people would have no
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Uss Cassin Young Essay
On the east side of Massachusetts, there lies a city that has been around for almost four hundred
years, Boston. Boston is one of the most famous cities in the world. It is known for many things, the
Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Marathon Bombing, and so many more. There
are hundreds of miles of streets that connect and make this beautiful city. This beautiful city is home
to hundreds of thousands of people.
Boston is more important than most people realize. Wars have been fought there. The Boston Tea
Party took place there. The Boston Red Sox, the Boston Celtics, the Boston Bruins, and many more
teams call this gorgeous city home. Many historic relics are housed in this city. Every year, an
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The Old North Church is also a very popular tourist attraction for historians and the common tourist
alike. Another common spot is the USS Constitution. There is a museum with a cheap cost to enter.
It has many artifacts, interactive learning tools, and tour guides if you need help with anything or if
you simply want a tour. Finally, another common spot, is the USS Cassin Young. It is a destroyer
that helped majorly in World War Two and the Korean War.
Boston's
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Do People Have A Senseless Tragedy?
For many year the media, politicians, and society have been pointing the finger at music, television,
and video games as a reason people have committed tragic acts of violence against others. Society
has always needed to know why someone would commit such a horrible crime. It is human nature to
try to determine why something has happened, and even more so when people's lives have been lost
because of it. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to make sense of a senseless tragedy when there
is no way to pinpoint exactly what has caused the person to do it. Rather than the person's metal
health being the cause for the crime politicians, media, and society turn to entertainment as the
reason behind the persons actions. At the beginning of most tragedies movies, music, or video
games are the factor that pushed the person to commit the crimes, however the persons
psychological health is the reason the crimes have been committed. Entertainment has been around
for thousands of years in some form or another. It has been a way for people to pass time and enjoy
themselves while doing so. Most people, who watch movie, listen to music, or play video games
know it is entertainment and that's it. Also, most people know what they see or hear is not reality
and shouldn't be done in real life. When a tragedy happens society is fast to try and ... Show more
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He states "When it comes down to who's to blame for the high school murders in Littleton,
Colorado, throw a rock and you'll hit someone who's guilty. We're the people who sit back and
tolerate children owning guns, and we're the ones who tune in and watch the up–to–the–minute
details of what they do with them." (Manson & Hutson). He later mentions that the teens disliked his
music and even if they were fans of his music that is no excuse for the actions they have taken on
the students and teachers at the
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Peter Doon Biography
Peter Doocy graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelors of Arts degree mid–2009, he
contributed to Fox News as a reporter for its partner site The Palestra while in college.
He has covered a variety of stories that include the difficult former vice president Dick Cheney's
heart transplant surgery in March 2012, he also covered the floods in the Midwest in 2011 and the
2008 and 2012 presidential elections. He also reported on the Sandy Hook Elementary School
shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Peter Doocy obtained the exclusive TV interview with The Man
Who Killed Usama bin Laden, former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill. The special report was claimed
to have had the highest ratings in the history of Fox News Documentaries.
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Steve Doocy then answered Olbermann on the insult, calling him "a guy who picks on people's
children." This showed the fathers support of his son's budding career.
Peter Doocy has gained tremendous fame and wealth from his short career. Due to his enthusiasm
and adherence for his work one could easily see that Peter Doocy is going far in journalism and that
he has more to offer. Currently, his estimated to have a net worth of $500K and his salary is $100
K.He is still in the fourth year (career–like activity around reporting in college years is not being
taken under consideration) he still has long road ahead of him.
Peter Doocys immediate family consists of his father ,Steve Doocy, mother Kate Gerrity and his two
siblings. Peter's two sisters are Sally and Mary. He was born in DC but grew up in New Jersey
He has once stated that he wanted to be a Yankees shortstop as
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Heritage Command
Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Archaeologist Dr. George Schwarz was joined by
more than 45 volunteers from nearly a dozen organizations wading through dense vegetation and
sifting through Florida sand Feb. 18–20 in the hopes of finding more clues to a Navy aircraft crash
that happened more than seven decades ago. Osteen resident Rodney Thomas uncovered what
appeared to be a part from an aircraft more than three years ago when he was experimenting with a
new metal detector on his property. After finding dozens of pieces, he decided he wanted to learn
about what might have led to the crash, and perhaps the identity of the pilot. He contacted Scott
Storz, a volunteer at the DeLand Naval Air Station Museum (DNASM), in search of help
understanding what he was finding. One small, two–inch square, slightly crumpled piece of metal
gave the first significant clue with a clearly visible engraving: SBD–5. Best known for their superior
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If anything had been discovered, then the state medical examiner would have been brought in to
evaluate the remains. NHHC archaeologists, armed with more data, will continue to work with the
DLNASM, which retained the majority of the parts on loan for their historical value to their
community. "We will input GPS data, analyze the artifacts to get a sense of what is present at the
site and see if we can find patterns, such as a concentration of cockpit materials. We will also
catalogue the artifacts and write a report on the findings," said Schwarz. While three days does not
seem like much time, it did give archaeologists an excellent opportunity to work with the local
community to assess the site and decide if additional time would be necessary for a longer, more
intensive
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Behalf Of My Child: The Case Of Neal Moody
I am writing on behalf of my child, Neal Moody. Neal lived in a single parent home, and witnessed
physical assault and mental abuse by their father. His father would kick, and bruise my eyes. Neal's
father would refuse to punish Neal when misbehaving or did not performing household chores. Neal
was also mentally abused Neal as a child by me because I was so overwhelmed. Neal and his
brother were left alone in the evenings while I worked a part–time at Macy's Department Store. Neal
has been affected emotionally by these events, which contributed to his current struggles. He was a
Young Marine and a Navy Sea Cadet at the Washington Navy Yard. He attended Our Lady Perpetual
Help and Naylor Road Private School. Neal has visited Panama,
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Mainstream Media Violence
Source of Violence or false Accusation
"Mainstream media have never liked video games, but it's just getting silly lately," said Dr Vance. A
lot of people like using the Aaron Alexis story as "proof" that videogames cause violence. Aaron
Alexis was a sailor in the navy, and had great enthusiasm for the video game "Call Of Duty". On
September 16th, 2013, he started to shoot at innocent people inside the Washington Navy Yard,
killing 12 people. The media likes to try and blame his liking of "Call Of Duty" for his actions, but
Aaron had actually been suffering from a mental illness which is more likely the actual reasoning
for his actions (Claims that 'video). Before his actions at the navy yard, he had reported hearing
voices in his head telling him ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ...
Many people play videogames just for fun, and to help make time go by. They don't take what they
do in a video game, and always think it'd be okay to do it in real life. Study co–author, Allison Fine
Mishkin, who's been studying effects of video games said, "Individuals who regularly played less
than an hour a day of any type of game were actually less likely than their non–playing peers to
fight with or bully peers and were rated as better behaved by their teachers" (Violent Video Games).
One probable reason kids who play video games are less likely to fight or bully, is they're able to get
out any type of aggression they have whilst playing a video game. Many video games, such as,
Skyrim, World of Warcraft, Fallout, and GTA are open world, and there's more to do than just
violence. Almost any open world game, there is things to do that isn't violent. In games like Skyrim,
the developers put lots of details into their graphics and scenery of the landscape, so you can just
walk around, and admire the beautiful landscapes. Doing so, can easily help calm a person down,
and help lose any aggression they would have built
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Why Did The Patriots Win The Revolutionary War

  • 1. Why Did The Patriots Win The Revolutionary War On october 19, 1781 the British army surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia. Although the treaty had yet to be signed, American independence had been accomplished. The Patriots had pulled off the most improvable upset by defeating the most powerful military of the day. Although the British had more troops, were highly trained, had more supplies, and a strong navy, the Patriots prevailed. Under the leadership of George Washington along with technological advancements in weaponry, aid from foreign allies, new fighting techniques, coupled with medical innovations and an extensive spy ring, a new nation is born. The Patriots had a very good leader to lead them. They had George Washington. He was a good leader because he took risks to help the Patriots win the war. He would do anything to help the Patriots get ready to fight. ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... He taught them discipline and taught them how to fight with bayonets. One of the ways he trained them was he picked 100 men trained them then they would go train other Patriots what they just learned. Then he would pick 100 more men to train. Von Steuben even wrote a manual on how to fight and some of the techniques in there are still used today. Another reason that helped the Patriots win was that the has some new technology that they learned how to use for war. They learned how to use rifled barrels and they could shoot someone or something from 250 yards away. This was good for shooting troops from farther ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 3. The Uss Enterprise There has been eight Navy ships in the United States named ENTERPRISE. She is creating a legacy that will carry well into the future as PCU ENTERPRISE (CVN 80) commissioned in 2025. Senior enlisted leaders are the keepers of naval tradition, heritage and the values, as well as the mentors and teachers of our history. This paper will cover the history of the USS ENTERPRISE and the importance of its history to us as senior enlisted leaders. History The first ENTERPRISE was a sloop supply ship by the British. Col B. Arnold seized the ship on 18 May 1775 at Saint John's Quebec Canada and provided it for the use on Lake Champlain. On August 28, 1775, ENTERPRISE and other ships begin more than one thousand troops as part of an expedition ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... (Standifer, 2013) The third ENTERPRISE was also a schooner. Henry Spencer in Baltimore, Maryland built her in 1799. Her commanding officer was Lieutenant John Shaw. The special thing about this ship is that she was rebuilt several times. She changed from a twelve–gun schooner to a fourteen–gun topsail schooner to lastly a brig. (Standifer, 2013) The fourth ENTERPRISE was a schooner built by the New York Navy Yard on 26 October 1831. She commissioned on 15 December 1831 with Lieutenant Commander Samuel W. Downing as the commanding officer with a sixty–three men crew and nine officers. (Standifer, 2013) The fifth ENTERPRISE was a steam corvette with an auxiliary sail power. John W. Griffith built her at Portsmouth Naval Yard out of oak. She commissioned 16 March 1877 with George C. Remey as the commanding officer. (Standifer, 2013) The Navy purchased the sixth ENTERPRISE on 6 December 1916. She was a 66– foot motor patrol. When placed in the service of the Second Naval District, she performed harbor tug duties at Newport, Rhode Island. (Standifer, 2013) The seventh ENTERPRISE was given the nickname of Big "E". She also had the nicknames of Lucky "E", "Grey Ghost", and the "Galloping Ghost". ENTERPRISE seven is also a CV 6. She was the sixth aircraft carrier to join the U. S. Navy fleet upon its commissioning as a Yorktown class carrier on October 3, 1936. This ENTERPRISE fought in World War ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 5. Albert Berry Biography Albert Gleaves Berry was born on September 16, 1848, in Nashville, Tennessee ,to William Tyler Berry and Mary Margaret Tannehill. After attending the Campbell School in Nashville, he was admitted to the United States Naval Academy and graduated in the class of 1869. Upon graduation, Berry was assigned to the Sabine and then the flagship of the European squadron, the Franklin. He received a promotion to ensign by December 18, 1871, and assigned to the Portsmouth followed by the Lancaster, the flagship of the South Atlantic Squadron. By January 13, 1873, Berry was promoted to Master and assigned to the Wasp. After almost two years of service in South America aboard the Wasp, he was promoted to Lieutenant on December 15, 1875. Berry reported for torpedo service on June 1, 1876, in Newport, Rhode ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... He served aboard the Monongahela in the Asiatic squadron until November 21, 1879, when he was detached. Berry was then attached to the receiving ship Passaic, on which he served from May 3 to July 15, 1880. Upon detachment, Lieutenant Berry was immediately appointed to the Hydrographic Office, where he served until June 6, 1881, when he was attached to the Despatch. Berry was granted one month leave on September 26, 1881, to wed Lillian Reed Merriman. Upon his return, he was ordered to undergo ordnance instruction at the Navy Yard in Washington, D. C. In September 1883, Lieutenant Berry took an assignment on the Trenton, and one year later he was appointed as the executive officer and intelligence officer of the Palos, both a part of the Asiatic Squadron. From August 1885 until April 1886, Berry served on Rear Admiral John Lee Davis's staff aboard the Trenton stationed in Yokohama, Japan. Upon completion of his Asiatic tour, he returned ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 7. Hampton Roads Research Paper Although short and non–eventful, the battle of Hampton roads, during the Civil war, showed the world the future of warship construction, forever changing Naval Warfare. After visiting the past through the museums exhibits, I believe in order to understand this battle in its entirety, one must not only look at the battle itself but the events leading up to it. The union had a plan to block the confederacy by placing union ships around it. This particular battle was a small, taking place in Hampton roads, but the size of the battle has no effect on its significance. The battle is fought between the CSS (confederate states ship) Virginia, formerly called the Merrimack, and USS (union states ship) monitor. Each of these ships were carefully designed war weapons, each made of iron. Beforehand war ships were made of wooden material. "while ironclads ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This weapon was quite important throughout the battle. While the turret did in fact turn well, it was difficult for it to stop turning once in motion. Eventually, the crew let it revolve and started "firing on the fly" when the target was in sight. Both the Monitor and the Virginia served as prototypes for future war ship what would be used for their innovative designs. However, the monitors design continued as the principal coastal and riverine warship. The clash of armor takes place March 9th, 1862, however it is essential that I go back a few days to the critical events leading up to the battle. March 6th,1862 was went the las gunpowder shipment arrived for the CSS Virginia, nonetheless, the Virginia still did not have a full crew. The crew cam to under Captain Thomas Kevill and thirty–one members of the United Artillery (company E, 41st Virginia infantry) . These men were volunteers from Norfolk. That day flag officer Franklin Buchanan had intended on moving the CSS Virginia down the Elizabeth River but an emergent storm had delayed their ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 9. Gun Laws Decrease Violence Will More–Stringent Gun Laws Decrease Violence? In this article, Robert McCartney, a newspaper reporter from the Washington Post who also has his own radio show, interviews a Washington D.C. doctor about gun violence. Dr. Janis Orlowski, former chief medical officer of a D.C. area hospital, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, is all but a stranger to the effects of gun violence. Growing up in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, she was one of eight siblings, and her father loved to hunt. She stated that she had been around guns all of her life, not only at home, but throughout her community. While she does believe that something needs to be done about the gun laws, and she would support them, she also believes it is not "the sole answer." This is coming from a doctor, who sees the awful, tragic effects of gunshot wounds every single day. As the chief medical officer, she is in charge of over 6,000 staff members. During a news brief following a shooting at a Navy yard, her sincere though trajectory had inadvertently made her a local and national celebrity. She said; "Put my trauma center out of business.... I would like to not be an expert on gunshots." During a radio broadcast interview of Senator Richard Durbin, D=Ill, Scott Simon, a radio host of Weekend Edition Saturday, for National Public Radio, which is based out of Washington D.C., asks the Senator if he supports stricter gun laws, and if his party is planning to vote on them. He stated that after the tragedy in Newtown, some ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 11. Civil War Weapons Technology Research Paper on Civil War Weapons and Technology The American Civil War, lasting from 1861 to 1865, was one of the bloodiest wars that the world has ever seen. The number of casualties resulting from the Civil War was a staggering six–hundred and twenty–thousand American soldiers. Although there are many explanations as to why the Civil War was so murderous, such as disease or lack of medical advancements, the main reason why it was so deadly was because of the newly introduced technology and weaponry. Some of the new technologies that came about during the Civil War were rifles, railroads, ironclad ships, and submarines. Each of the four devices had a unique history and were used significantly in specific battles, which in turn, affected ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... When the Civil War broke out in 1861, the majority of the U.S. Navy supported the Union. This left the Confederates with little naval strength. At this time, all naval ships were made out of wood, so in order to give themselves more of an advantage over the Union, the Confederates began to assemble ironclads or purchase ironclads from other countries. In response, the Union began to manufacture ironclad warships as well. Once both sides developed their ironclad warships, they were used significantly and were extremely successful in battle. The first battle that ironclads were used in was the Battle of Hampton Roads, which lasted for two days. Mark Weaver writes that after Virginia ceded from the Union in 1861, the Union navy placed a blockade on Hampton Roads. In response, the Confederate Navy sent the CSS Virginia, an ironclad warship, to destroy the blockade. When the Union Navy heard this, they sent out their ironclad warship, the USS Monitor. However, the CSS Virginia arrived before the USS Monitor and therefore, many Union wooden battleships defending the blockade were obliterated. When the USS Monitor arrived the next day, the battle of two ironclads occurred for the first time in history. Both ironclads fought and battled for hours, but in the end, the CSS Virginia retreated and the USS Monitor was successful in defending the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 13. The Causes And Impacts Of September 11, 2001 On September 11, 2001 a terrorist group hijacked four planes that were flying above the United States. Two of them were flown into the twin towers of the world center in New York, Another was crashed into the Pentagon the top military building between Washington D.C and Virginia and the last plane crashed into a field, 80 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Twin Towers in New York were severely hit it, injured and killed 403 officers and firefighters,it was a very sad day. All the people that are alive today and went through it could tell the story what happened in September 11, 2001. It also killed and injured a lot of civilians, and only about 5 to 15 people survived that day. Did you know that one plane hit and about a hour later the second one hit and the twin towers fell and made dust go everywhere. Now I will tell you about the other planes that was hijacked. One of the other planes hit the Pentagon in Washington D.C outside of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. It killed 2,753 people and even more could of died. The crash made a gash that is 30 yards wide and 10 yards deep, puncturing the three outer rings of the building. It was in fire for 36 hours, and by the time they put it out 189 people were dead. In early October, 2001 they started rebuilding the Pentagon, It was officially completed in February 2003 and it cost them 5 Billion Dollars to rebuild but it was worth it. Flight 93 was the last plane and it hit a field. It hit a field because the passengers ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 15. The Dc Metro Area Reduce Violence Regarding Firearms Essay Guiding Question(s) How can the DC metro area reduce violence regarding firearms? How can gun control laws helps solve this issue? Introduction/Background DC metro area is known for having one of the strictest gun control laws in the US, but it highest crime rate regarding firearms in the whole country (Phillips). In July 2014, the case Palmer v. District of Columbia (2014) said that there is an absolution prohibition on carrying handguns out of your home, place of business or specific recreational purposes (Alman). There are numerous requirements that need to be met to obtain a concealed carry permit in the District of Columbia. Cities and Metropolitan areas have firearm homicide rates in line with the nations with one of the highest homicide rate. Homicide and gun crimes in Washington DC has increased every year despite the overall crime rate being relatively the same. Armed robberies has went up to 16 percent and assault with a dangerous weapons involving a firearm went up to 19 percent (Alman). Thesis Statement In the DC Metropolitan Area, violence regarding firearm has been a big issue. It has one of the highest homicide rates involving firearm in the country even though they are known for having one of the strictest gun control laws in the country. Gun control in the an metropolitan area is impossible, but little changes can be made in order to reduce the amount of damage that firearms have brought to the city. Creating a system to take accountability of the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 17. Essay about War of 1812 March 27 –– Congress authorizes construction of six frigates to help protect American merchant fleets from attacks by the Algerian pirates and harassment by British and French forces. They are to be designed by Joshua Humphreys and Josiah Fox and built at six different sites. The contract for one of those ships, to be named CONSTITUTION, is given to Edmond Hartt's Shipyard in Boston. Back to Historical Events List 1794–1797: CONSTITUTION is under construction. Built in Boston to defend the young American nation, currently CONSTITUTION is nearly as old as the document for which George Washington named her. Both the document and the ship have proven to be resilient symbols of America's strength, courage, and liberty. CONSTITUTION was ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... 1812: Overhauled at Washington Navy Yard. 1812–1815: War with Great Britain. 1812: July 16 – 18 –– The war was hardly a month old when CONSTITUTION, on the way from Chesapeake Bay to New York, met up with a squadron of five British ships. Immediately after recognizing she was surrounded by the enemy, the wind died. Her escape is now legendary. With both sides becalmed and just out of gunnery range, there ensued what amounted to a 36 hour, slow–speed chase. CONSTITUTION's crew kept her ahead of the English by rowing (known to Sailors as the "white ash breeze"), by attempting to tow her with the ship's boats. Then her First Lieutenant (XO), Lt. Charles Morris, suggested a procedure known as "kedging," in which an anchor is carried out ahead of the ship, dropped, and the ship drawn up to it. This back– breaking task was carried out and when a breeze sprang up at dawn on July 18, CONSTITUTION was far enough ahead of her pursuers to escape by sail. Back to Historical Events List 1812: Aug. 19 –– The fight with HMS GUERRIERE took place some 600 miles east of Boston on the afternoon of 19 August 1812. After an hour of inconclusive maneuvering and shooting, the two settled down to a short–range slugfest. After 20 minutes, the Briton's mizzenmast fell. A while later, both her remaining masts went overboard. At some point in the battle, someone is said to have seen British shot bouncing off CONSTITUTION's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 19. Effects Of Isolation In Bartleby Effects of Isolation on an Individual In Melville's Bartleby Many of traumatizing and devastating events that have taken place this year is extremely alarming. The events that were taken place in the recent school shootings in Florida and Maryland has sharpened awareness for many people. In Herman Melville's Bartleby, readers can easily draw similarities between Bartleby and the Gunman in these devastating recent events. Bartleby is an alienated and homeless individual whom is secluded similar to the gunman in these recent school shootings. The psychological and socio political ramifications of isolation on an individual affects one's mind, alters his or her ability to exercise cognitive control, and sometimes even lead to violence. Prolonged isolation is physically bad on individuals, particularly mentally. Isolation interferes with everyday functioning, such as sleep patterns, attention and logical and verbal reasoning (Bond). In this novella, Bartleby seems to experience an interference with logical reasoning because he never seems to understand that he needs to leave the office. The most profound effects of isolation are on the mind. One of the strangest effects is the 'time–shifting' which is spending long periods doing something in a closed environment. Bond reported ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This hinders them from processing information normally. The cognitive capacities can become redirected and cause violence. The violence is channeled in a very specific plan, with a very specific target; similarly , many of the gunman in these recent school shootings have a planned and precise attack. In recent findings, similar characteristics can be drawn between people who experience isolation, such as Bartleby, and gunman in school ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 21. A Career In The Deaf Community My career goal is to become an interpreter for the deaf and HOH particularity in the performing arts districts in the Metropolitan Area of Washington, DC. In 10 years, I imagine myself interpreting for aspiring deaf performers and encouraging my community to become deaf friendly by providing great service and establishing educational Workshops. Currently, I work as an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Specialist for Naval Sea Systems Command, at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC. Part of my duties is interpreter coordinating for contractors to provide my customers with support on specific subject matters. In order to better serve my clients, I conduct in–person service surveys and attend silent lunches. I am the only bilingual (English and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Allowing the community to identify me, as a valued member is my goal. I realize obtaining this new goal would a costly task. Money, time, and energy must all be vested to guarantee success. I also had the responsibility of honoring the ASL language, deaf history, and its development. Like most cultures, it is evolving so I must be willing to stay present by learning new terminology, national news, and slang in both hearing and deaf worlds. Gallaudet is the place to be to experience the best these of two ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 23. Essay On Confederate Flag The Confederate Flag of the CSS Virginia: The Stars and Bars were the first official flag of the Confederacy. Although a striking likeness is shared between this flag and to the Union's "Stars and Stripes," the symbols are representations of two nations at war; two very different places and mindsets. The Confederate Stars and Bars were flown from March, 1861, to May, 1863 and throughout that time this flag would gain stars at the same rate that the confederacy gained states into their union, until a final count of thirteen. The Stars and Bars were flown as the Confederate Nation's battle ensign during many battles of the Civil War, including the battle between ironclads, a world–changing battle that took place between the CSS Virginia ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The ship had seen battle there the day prior when it came up unexpectedly on the Union battleships the Congress and Cumberland. 4 Phillips, B., Dwindle, "Notes on the Monitor–Merrimac fight." The Southern Bivouac. March, The Southern Bivouac. March, 1887This would be the first time that the confederate iron–clad would see real battle and Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan, knew that "The control of the Roads was critical to Lincoln's blockade of southern ports and Union plans to attack the Confederate capital at Richmond."1 With this knowledge, Officer Buchanan prepared his crew to destroy the U.S. ships. The Virginia managed to sink the Cumberland through the use of her bow– ram, which ripped open a hole large enough "to admit a horse and cart"4 into the side of the Union ship. Also, she forced the Congress to send up a white flag, due to the fact that the artillery of the Union ships were no match for the strong shell of the confederate hull; every shot fired from the Virginia to the Congress had much more effect than those fired back. The two Union ships were boarded by the confederate army and prisoners were taken. Later this same afternoon the CSS Virginia met up with the USS Minnesota, she was run aground in the middle of the channel but due to the ebb tide the Virginia let the ship escape until morning in fear of grounding herself and instead, spent the night in the south channel to ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 25. How Gamers Are Solving Science's Biggest Problem On September 16, 2013, There was a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard, by a gamer named Aaron Alexis. Friends of Aaron, said he would spend hours playing violent "Zombie" video games. Role playing games with simulated violence are perilous for kids. One of the reasons for this opinion is that they make games addictive. 59% of Americans played video games last year. In the article, "How Gamers Are Solving Science's Biggest Problems" it says, "Games are made to be addictive... but that shouldn't be a surprise, they were designed by scientists, to be so." Another example is that "There is 800,000 playing Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 right now." That is almost the population of Detroit, Michigan! Another reason is that it increases violence. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 27. The Uss Enterprise There has been eight Navy ships in the United States named ENTERPRISE. She is creating a legacy that will carry well into the future as PCU Enterprise (CVN 80) is commissioned in 2025. Senior enlisted leaders are the keepers of naval tradition, heritage and the values as well as the mentors and teachers of our history. This paper will cover the history of the USS ENTERPRISE and the importance of its history to us as senior enlisted leaders. History The first ENTERPRISE was a sloop supply ship by the British. Col B. Arnold seized the ship on 18 May 1775 at Saint John's Quebec Canada and provided it for the use on Lake Champlain. On August 28, 1775, ENTERPRISE and other ships begin more than one thousand troops as part of an expedition against Saint Johns, Montreal, and Quebec. On 11 October 1776 at Valcour Island Col B. Arnold chose this site to wait for the British. After two days of a running battle, it occur in the loss of all but five American ships. ENTERPRISE and four other ships escaped to Crown Point, and sailed to Ticonderoga. On 17 October 1777, under the lead of General Horatio Gates the British was overpowered at Saratoga, New York. This victory brought about the alliance with the French. Sadly, ENTERPRISE and two other ships ran aground on July 7, 1777 and burned themselves to prevent capture. (Standifer, 2013) The second ENTERPRISE was an eight–gun schooner of 25 tons with sixty men as the crew. Commanded by Captain James Campbell and operated ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 29. The War Of 1812 And The Chesapeake Bay The War of 1812 and the Chesapeake Bay On March 3rd, 1813, the first British ships of war appeared on the Chesapeake Bay. For two years the Chesapeake would be the scene of numerous amounts of battles. Some would be lost in anonymity, but others would make history. But first, why did the British come? We were at war almost thirty years before, so how did it come upon these two superpower nations to collide once again? A few answers to these questions will put the war of 1812 and the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay in its proper context. Shortly following the Revolutionary War, America built one of the strongest merchant fleets the world had ever seen. Overseas trade flourished America's economy, with its peak specifically in 1807 with exports ranging around $100 million (Hickey). Throughout this period of growth for America, Great Britain's Royal Navy was without a doubt the master of the high seas. Not helping the future war, Thomas Jefferson was elected into office in 1801 and one of his most notable actions was to shrink the Navy and Military significantly. The homelands defense now laid in the hands of a small fleet of mainly gunboats. They did have a few capital ships, however their primary tasks were to remain as the "floating fortress" of vital eastern seaboard ports. Only quite rarely did they ever see open water conflict. British and French ships, however, took advantage of the weaker merchant ships of the US navy and began to prey on them. The British continuously ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 31. Modern Day Mass Shooter Seeing stories about mass shootings on the news is an everyday occurrence. Mass shootings occur when people intentionally and indiscriminately shoot multiple people at one venue or at one time. In the United States, there have been 62 mass shootings in the last thirty years. There have been 24 in the last seven years, alone. If he lived in the twenty first century the monster in Frankenstein, by Mary Shelly and the movie by the same title, directed by James Whale, would be a modern day mass shooter. The monster and serial shooters share some comparably important traits, such as being bullied by humans, wanting revenge, and having psychological problems. To some, being bullied is not a big deal; but to others (such as the monster and many mass shooters) being bullied affects their outlook on the world. To bully, according to Miriam Webster Dictionary, is "to frighten, hurt, or threaten (a smaller or weaker person): to act like a bully toward (someone): to cause (someone) to do something by making threats or insults or by using force" both the monster and many mass shooters have experienced high levels of bullying, which possibly led to the massacres. In particular, a well–known duo of boys became mass shooters after being continuously bullied by their classmates. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed twelve people and injured 24 at Columbine High School. According to the New York Times, in an article comparing the different factors in mass suicidal shooters to terrorist "The ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 33. Military Instillations Research Paper "To support and defend the constitution of the United States," these words are part of the oath of office every officer swears to when they accept their commission in the United States military. The 2nd amendment of the constitution protects every citizens' rights to carry firearms. However, military service members have this right infringed upon every day. Despite receiving advanced firearms training, United States military members are not permitted to carry firearms on military instillations. With the increase in terrorism and the targeting of United States Military personnel this policy must be change to protect those who are charged with protecting us. The threat to the U.S. military has grown dramatically in recent years. According ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 35. Mental Disorders In Veterans When a soldier comes home from their deployment, whether it be their first or fourth, they go through an extreme amount of pressure and stress as they go through a transition back into being a civilian. Many soldiers experience some sort of mental or physical injury while they were deployed, and many last forever if they are not treated properly. According to Issues and Controversies (Facts on File), in 2011, roughly 320,000 veterans returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars had experienced a traumatic brain injury while they were deployed. In addition, 300,000 veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars have suffered from PTSD and/or depression. To add to the mental ailments veterans suffer from, many also live with physical injuries that impair their ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Due to the events they have experienced, veterans are constantly reminded of what happened during their deployment. Simple things like a car tailing a veteran too close can trigger flashbacks to their tour which can cause harm to both the veteran and the public. In a 2010 survey conducted by the Naval Health Research Center (San Diego) funded by the Marine Corps, "1,543 Marines with at least one combat tour [finds] that Marines who had reported PTSD symptoms [are] more than six times as likely to engage in antisocial and aggressive behaviors than those who did not report PTSD symptoms" (Morris 2). This shows that after deployment the men who have PTSD or an illness like it can be easily triggered by the slightest factor, which could cause the veteran to harm himself or other people. Without proper treatment of these illnesses, the behaviors that sprout from them could easily harm others or the veteran himself. The result of not treating these illnesses properly are very common, and many people do not hear these events because of many news sources choose to never report on events like these. In 2013, PTSD was, "reportedly linked Monday to the man who allegedly killed 12 people at Washington Navy ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 37. America's Foreign Policy In The Late 19th Century The foreign policy of the U.S. continued to let Great Britain police the world since, "They who controlled the seas, controlled the world," and England's great navy dominated the individual sea power of Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States. While Germany swept through Poland and ignored the western front with France and England, it generated a wishful conclusion that it was phony war. The U.S. had no effective war machine, so it launched a crash program of airfields, staging bases, war planes and ordinance. In 1940, Western Contracting Corporation entered a joint venture with Lytle, Klinger and Arthur Newman Co. of Des Moines, to build the Fort Leonard Wood 20,000–man army base in the Missouri Ozarks. These "90–day wonders" took some doing, and at the construction peak, we had 31,000 men on the payroll. The work was finished on time, including a 16–mile access railroad across some sizeable rivers. Western then bid in a portion of an army ammunition base in Lexington, Bourbon County, Kentucky, which consisted of concrete "igloos" covered with 20–feet of soil, access roads, railways and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The homeowners raised a loud objection to the blasting noise and trucking activity, and were adding pressure on the city to close the operation. To compound the situation, which was vital to Western, on a Saturday our quarry crew inadvertently ignited the waxed paper which wrapped the dynamite sticks and hurriedly left. The resulting open air explosion of a box of dynamite rattled the windows and broke a few, which spelled the end of the quarry. However, the next day, Sunday, Pearl Harbor was bombed, which placed the U.S. in a two– front war – the Atlantic and Pacific. The ensuing surge of patriotic activity drowned out the quarry objectors, so Western continued to complete the war base as ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 39. Gun Control Under Control Essay Gun Control Under Control Whenever a shooting happens, such Columbine, the Aurora Theater Shooting, or the Navy Yard shooting, the question of gun control comes up in politics again. Then after a month or two, the topic is dropped, until yet another shooting happens. When is this nation going to finally make a change? America needs to put more emphasis on making certain potential criminals and the clinically insane do not have access to such dangerous weapons. What about the little boy who found his parent's gun in his parent's bedside drawer and accidentally shot himself? Should there not be laws to protect him? The answer is yes. The government needs to take guns out of the hands of criminals and children and into the hands of people ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The idea of redesigning guns is considered more with public safety due to the larger numbers of gun–related deaths (Now 3). What is so hard about making guns safer? If people are not willing to make guns safer, which is obviously the case, then there should be gun controls. . Imagine how many of these accidental deaths could be prevented if guns can be kept out of the hands of children and the careless. According to the NCIPC "In 1994, there were 38,505 firearm–related deaths. These included: more than 17,800 homicides; more than 18,700 suicides; more than 1,300 unintentional, firearms–related deaths related to firearms" (Facts 1). Some of the worst crimes are committed with guns. For example, the shooting at Columbine which Americans heard about on the news in 1999. Two teenagers shot and killed twelve students and one teacher at their own school (Facts 1). The boys were later thought to be mentally ill, as with many of the people who commit shooting such as this. Could this have been prevented through gun laws that require stricter background checks and better mental health check ups? In an article by Craig R Whitney, he quotes LaPierre from NBC, "We have a mental health system in this country that has completely and totally collapsed. We have no national database of these lunatics" (Whitney 1). So many suicides and homicides could be prevented with government mandated mental ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 41. The War Of 1812 And The Chesapeake Bay The War of 1812 and the Chesapeake Bay On March 3rd, 1813, the first British ships of war appeared on the Chesapeake Bay. For two years the Chesapeake would be the scene of numerous amounts of battles. Some would be lost in anonymity, but others would make history. But first, why did the British come? We were at war almost thirty years before, so how did it come upon these two superpower nations to collide once again? A few answers to these questions will put the war of 1812 and the Battle of the Chesapeake Bay in its proper context. Shortly following the Revolutionary War, America built one of the strongest merchant fleets the world had ever seen. Overseas trade flourished America's economy, with its peak specifically in 1807 with exports ranging around $100 million (Hickey). Throughout this period of growth for America, Great Britain's Royal Navy was without a doubt the master of the high seas. Not helping the future war, Thomas Jefferson was elected into office in 1801 and one of his most notable actions was to shrink the Navy and Military significantly. The homelands defense now laid in the hands of a small fleet of mainly gunboats. They did have a few capital ships, however their primary tasks were to remain as the "floating fortress" of vital eastern seaboard ports. Only quite rarely did they ever see open water conflict. British and French ships, however, took advantage of the weaker merchant ships of the US navy and began to prey on them. The British continuously ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 43. Navy Yard Research Paper The following is a brief history of The Washington Navy Yard. The Navy Yard is known as the oldest shore establishment in the United States Navy. The Navy Yard was used to build ordnance for the warships and also used as a repair facility should a warship is damaged during war. The Navy Yard was damaged during a fire in the 1800's and looting occurred by the local people around the area which enforced the walls around the Yard to be rebuilt to 10 feet. The Navy Yard was placed in a strategic location and has access to the Anacostia River which stretches from Washington DC to the Chesapeake Bay and continuing out to the Atlantic Ocean. At a time it was the largest shipbuilding and outfitting plant in the country and built 22 naval vessels such ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... As mentioned earlier, it was designated as a "warship" although it was not outfitted with guns. In fact, not only did it carry passengers, ammunition and supplies from the United States were in route to Great Britain. It's very difficult to compare the sinking of the Lusitania and the shooting on the navy yard although they both happened in different time periods, both could have been avoided if people just paid attention to the signs and warnings. Many historians do not believe the full story about what exactly happened to the Lusitania except it was hit by a torpedo. The problem could be due to the second explosion that occurred after the first hit and many think it could have been due to the ammunition which was being transported from the United States to Great Britain to help British continue their war campaign. One would ask what does this have to do with the similarities or dissimilarity is because the RMS Lusitania was no ordinary ship. Many people don't know the history of this great cruise liner because of the historic sinking of the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 45. Battle Of Yorktown Research Paper The battle that won American Independence While researching skirmishes and major battles throughout the Revolutionary War to find an artillery battle that exemplifies what we do as Field Artillery there was one battle that stuck out. There was no battle more glorious or more significant in shaping our great nation than the battle of Yorktown. Think of the Revolutionary War, visions of guerrilla–like hit–and–run tactics of the minute men causing confusion and exhaustion to the neat marching formations of Great Britain come to mind. Now consider the final battle of Yorktown; a small town on the Virginia peninsula flanked by the York and James River on either side. It seemed impossible that a small loosely organized and virtually un–armed ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This location was not the place to make a stand for the British. In the abandoned town, there was nothing to build a solid fortification. Lord Cornwallis had to use earth and wood to build protection for his troops. The French Navy surrounded the British and the Virginia Militia along with a squadron of the French Cavalry held the north side of the bay. General Washington and the French nobleman General Lafayette surrounded Lord Cornwallis on the south side of the bay with General Washington taking the place of honor on the right side. The British built redoubts, which is a stronghold to help with the main fortification "The combined French and American plans called for multiple forces to arrive at the same location, at about the same time" (http://www.visitingyorktown.com/siege.html) while giving the impression to General Clinton as if they were setting up a permanent camp as they really marched down South to corner General Cornwallis. General Washington left 2500 troops, which gave the appearance of a camp. With the Navy Securing the seas preventing any reinforcement and General Washington laying heavy siege on the village with three primary artillery, and artillery like ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 47. The Strength Of The Solid Ball The solid ball was typically used against forts and other artillery pieces. The grape shot and canister shot were utilized as anti–personnel munitions. The Garrison Cannon used three different types of shells; hot shot, chain shot and bar shot. Hot shots were cannonballs that were heated until they were glowing red and then fired at ships to set them ablaze. Chain shot and bar shot consisted of two cannon balls connected by either a chain or bar. They were designed to destroy ships rigging. The mortar used only one type of shell, the bomb. The bomb was a hollow shell that was filled with black powder and had a fuse. The howitzer utilized hollow shot and anti–personnel munitions. In 1780, the French sent 5,500 soldiers to Rhode Island ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Lafayette was the Commander of an American force consisting of nearly 3,200 Soldiers. Lafayette also reported all movements of the British Army to General Washington. By August 1781, the British Army had established itself in Yorktown, Virginia to begin construction of the port. Shortly after, Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse who was the Commander of the French West Indie Fleet would be given the option of attacking New York City, or attacking Yorktown. He chooses to attack Yorktown. Upon hearing this, Washington realized the time for decisive action was upon him. He moved his Continental Army, which was already reinforced by over 5,000 French Soldiers, to Yorktown. The stage was set for decisive military action. In September 1781, Washington was in Yorktown with his Continental Army numbering over 8,000 Soldiers, the French Army had roughly 8,500 Soldiers, the French Navy had arrived with 29 warships, and "Cornwallis's Army took up positions in and near Yorktown. They had dug trenches and built fortifications and gun platforms" (Fradin, 25). Cornwallis had with him over 7,500 British and German troops. Could America and France defeat the British and win independence? Could the French Navy defeat the inevitable arrival of the British Navy? Possibly will a combined, multi–national, land and sea military operation is successfully conducted? On September 5, 1781, the World received the first answer, yes. On ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 49. The Issue Of Gun Control Gun control is a topic that has gained a lot of momentum lately. There have been several horrific tragedies that have occurred over the last few years. The debate continues whether access to guns is directly linked to crime and violence and identifying the steps needed to prevent such tragedies in the future. The public and those in public office have been reviewing whether more stringent controls on gun purchases and on gun owners with a mental illness should be implemented and what these controls might look like. A person's mental health should be considered when purchasing a firearm because of incidents like Sandy Hook. Having a gun doesn't automatically make you a murderer. A murder is usually never an ordinary individual but rather ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Gun owners tend to be white, male, conservative and live in rural areas (Jervis, 2016). Data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that on an average day, 93 Americans are killed with guns. The gun debate has been dominated by the Nation Rifle Association which promotes gun use for hunting and target/sport shooting. The National Rifle Association is a nonprofit organization that promote gun safety and lobbying under the second amendment, the right to bear arms. NRA (National Rifle Association) has 3 million members, and sponsors and encourages target shooting, hunting, safety training, and shooting sports (Fisher, C. E., & Lieberman, J. A., 2013). The NRA has had success due to their strength in numbers within their NRA group. The NRA will support any elective that supports gun accessibility. Many American's just carry a gun for self–protection. Some Americans believe that society deserves to be protected and that we need firearms for the security and self–defense of our U.S. citizens. In the United States, approximately 14% of households with a gun report that they have used a gun for protection (Leddy, 1991). Gun violence is an epidemic. Many lives have been lost since people have could obtain firearms legally or illegally. In very basic terms, gun violence is the use of a gun in an unlawful way or to cause harm or death either accidentally or intentionally. Per the Mass Shooting Tracker (2016) ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 51. The U.s. Pacific Fleet The U.S. Pacific Fleet consisted of 902 commissioned vessels, including, 8 aircraft carriers, 17 battleships, 18 heavy cruiser, 19 light cruisers, 171 destroyers, 2 hospital ships, and 112 submarines, as well as supply, transport, munitions and oil vessels among others. On December 7 1941, there were only approximately 100 vessels anchored at Pearl Harbor, including 8 battle ships, destroyers, and transport ships among others. In addition, there were about 188 aircrafts, parked at the airfield. The attack The opening move As described by Wohlstetter (1962) on the morning of December 07, the Aircraft Warning Service was an ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... He couldn't it be more wrong. On December 7 1941, at just about 0600 hrs, the six carriers and 423 plane's Japanese attack force commanded by Admiral Nagumo, it is getting ready to launch the first wave of 183 planes. At exactly 0610 183 planes take off from the carriers located 200 miles north of Oahu and heads for their target, the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. The second wave consisting of 167 planes took off at 0715. At Pearl Harbor, and as stated above in the introduction, about two minutes of being on the air, the enemy planes are detected by the Oahu 's northern shore radar station. An Army operator contact the junior officer in charge that morning who pay no attention to his reports, the officer assumes that what the radar is detecting is American B–17 planes which are expected in from the U.S. There was a U.S. squadron that took off from the enterprise on a training mission that was shot down as the first wave of Japanese planes was approaching Pearl Harbor. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor began at 7:48A.M. Even though it was not their first target, as the planes were approaching Pearl Harbor from the west, their first target of opportunity was the airfield destroying almost all of the 158 planes that were parked as well as buildings adjacent to the airfield. The planes priority target was the U.S. battleships, it was easy to destroy ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 53. The Battle Of The Civil War When the Civil War started both sides thought the war would be over by Christmas. But little did they know this small war would turn into the deadliest war in American history. The Civil War was fought between the Confederacy and the Union. The Confederacy was consisted of Southern states that did not agree with the views of the Union states. After years of sectional differences in the United States between the north and south, tension between the states grew and a war between the north and south began. One of the causes of the civil war was the inability of the free and slaves states to compromise over which new states would allow or prohibit slavery. As the Whig party started dying out, many of its followers joined the Know–Nothing ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... One of the disputes that led to the imaginary line was the compromise of 1850. The compromise of 1850 prevented the expansion of slavery into the newly admitted states, but it also forced northerners return escaped slaves back to their owners in the south. Located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, Fort Sumter was the place the first shots of the civil war were fired. When President Lincoln announced that he was going to resupply the fort with supplies, the Confederacy were not going to let that happen and decided to stop the Union navy from delivering the supplies. It can be said that President Lincoln provoked the start of the civil war. If the confederate army did not stop the union navy from delivering the supplies, then it could be viewed as the confederate states never left the union, but if the confederate army stopped the Union navy from delivering the supplies it would be viewed as the Confederacy started the war. This is important because if the Confederacy was viewed as the aggressors, then the border states would not secede from the Union and European countries would not fight on the side of the Confederacy. On April 12, 1861, the Confederate navy fired on Fort Sumter. The battle lasted for 34 hours and the Union army was forced to surrender because of the lack of supplies. There were no casualties on either side at the end of the battle. Although most people thought the civil war wasn 't gonna ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 55. Specializations of The U.S. Special Operations Teams The U.S. Special Operations Teams are some of the toughest men in the entire world and are trained to endure the most extreme conditions in order to be properly prepared to serve and defend our country, The United States of America. There are three different branches of protection in The United States: the Navy, the Army, and the Air Force. Accordingly, each of these has its own tribute to the Special Operations Forces. The Navy contributes the Navy SEALs, the Air Force provides Air Force SOCOM, and the Army provides the Green Berets, Delta Force, and the Rangers. Each of these sectors is very selective and secretive. The SEALs are likely the most highly trained forces out of all of the Special Operations Units. SEAL stands for Sea, Air, and Land team. The SEALs must know how to do many different things. The SEALs are commandos, which is a soldier who is in the United States Special Operations who specializes in water landings, parachuting, and repelling down mountains. These commandos must also know how to take down enemies while in various places including underwater, in speedboats, helicopters, while parachuting, or by land espionage (Stanley). Their job is complicated because they must know how to do what the Air Force Units do such as parachuting, how to deal with explosives and hands on combat similar to that of the Army Units, along with the "Navy" part of the job which encompasses underwater missions and training. When the SEALs carry out underwater missions, they ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 57. The United States ' Navy Essay The United States of America has not always been the world superpower that it is today. The same goes for its Navy. In the first several years of existence, the United States Navy was not a formidable fighting force. The young nation was hesitant to invest in a navy for many reasons, one of them being to prevent provoking the world powers of the time, France and Britain. On top of that, navies were very expensive to build and required a significant amount of resources to maintain, which the U.S. did not have at the time. To say that the United States Navy was ill prepared for war would be a dramatic understatement. The U.S. had a total of fifteen ships in its entire naval fleet compared to the might of the Royal Navy which possessed over six hundred warships. Even with the odds stacked against the U.S., President Madison declared war on 18 JUN 1812. The lack of size and power of the navy at the time would make it extremely difficult to satisfy the needs of the newly founded nation. The U.S. had enough of the British Navy impressing American sailors and seizing American merchant ships. Even though the U.S. Navy lacked the size that British had, the Royal Navy was stretched to its limits. Many of the British efforts were focused on the Napoleonic wars taking place in Europe, leaving just two dozen British ships between Halifax and Bermuda. The U.S. frigates were larger and had much more armament than those of the British giving the U.S. one more key advantage over their ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 59. Yorktown Battle Analysis General Washington now had a combined force of over 16,000 American and French Soldiers ready to begin a siege of Cornwallis and his British force of only 7,500 Soldiers. The French Navy had decisively defeated the British Navy. There was no chance of escape for the British, both land and sea routes were blocked. On September 29, 1781, the Battle of Yorktown began. As Washington moved his Army closer to the British, the British would engage them from their defensive positions. Over the next 6 days, the French and Americans would establish their trenches needed to begin the siege. The French and America Armies moved Artillery pieces into position to engage the British. On October 9, 1781, the siege of Yorktown and General Cornwallis would officially ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Ready confirms, "On October 14, Washington ordered an attack on two British redoubts separated from the town's main defense" (Middleton, 2012, pg.387). These two redoubts were the last outer defensive positions of the British Army. The redoubts must be captured, and by the capture, they would all but force the surrender of the British Army, as they would now be in an indefensible position. The Americans would attack redoubt 10. Seventy British Soldiers held it. The French would attack redoubt 9. One hundred twenty British and German Soldiers held it. At 1830, Washington employed a scene of deception. He has ordered troops movement which would appear as if an assault on Yorktown it was about to occur. "Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Hamilton (Commanded attack on redoubt 10) told his men not to load their guns. Using only the bayonets at the end of their muskets, Hamilton and his men captured redoubt 10" (Middleton, 2012, pg.385). The French simultaneously assaulted redoubt number 9, and successfully captured the defensive positions. Washington now had the ability to bombard the town of Yorktown from three directions with very little the British could do to stop it. Ready status that the Americans and French "could fire their cannons into almost any part of the city" (Kaufman ,2005, p. ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 61. James Glasgow Farragut James Glasgow Farragut started life on July 5, 1801. He was born near Campbell's Station, Tennessee. His parents were George Farragut, who was a native to spain, and his mother was Elizabeth Farragut. In his early childhood years, he was adopted by Captain David Porter to learn trade, after his mother died of yellow fever. Also, he was adopted, because his biological father wanted to put his young children, into the care of family, and friends. This was so that the children would be better cared for. During the war of 1812, Farragut served under Captain David Porter, who was in charge of the Frigate Essex. During the War of 1812, James Farragut changed his first name to David, to honor David Porter, who adopted him. When Farragut was ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This area was defended by a couple of forts, and the largest of them was fort Morgan. Fort Morgan had a long line of torpedos, or landmines, on one side of the fort. Farragut approached the fort, in two columns. Each column had armored ships in the front, followed by a fleet of of wooden ships. Once the lead ship, Tecumseh was destroyed by a landmine, another leading ship stopped in alarm, and the whole fleet went into confusion under firing range, from Fort Morgan. Once the disaster, seemed like it could get no worse, Farragut yelled," Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead. Surprisingly, all of the mines failed to explode, so this meant that all of his fleet was able to reach the enemy Fort shore. Now that the Forts were completely isolated, they each surrendered one by one. Vicksburg was the first to surrender, on July 4th, 1863. Then, on July 9th, General Banks accepted that the Confederate Garrison would be surrendered. The battle of Mobile Bay was the Climax of David Farragut's career. Since Farragut was a rear admiral in 1862, and a vice admiral in 1864, he was appointed full admiral in 1866. Farragut's last in command service was from 1867, to 1868. Although that was his last service in command, David Farragut remained on active duty, until he died. The award of being active duty until death, has only been awarded to him and six other people. At the age of 69, while Farragut was on vacation in Portsmouth New Hampshire. Farragut had almost been in the military for 60 years. David Glasgow Farragut died in the later part of the summer, in ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 63. Civl War Essay Civl War Research Final From the Commandant's Office, Navy Yard, Washington, August 16 1862. The operations of the Potomac and Rappahannock started with eight on board the Blossom. One person who was named Bagley was reported being engaged in traffic between the states of Virginia and Maryland upward to a full year. There were 30 sacks of wheat on the vessel. On the 11th instant, Acting Master Josselyn chased and ran on shore a small sloop which was attempting to cross to Virginia from Breton's Bay. The crew managed to escape while also destroying or carrying with them everything except some salt and 2 hogsheads of sugar. The prisoners, vessel, and prize goods are secure and were handed over to the provost–marshal which was according to ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Letter from commandant navy yard, Washington, to Lieutenant–Commander Magaw, U. S. Navy, senior officer Potomac Flotilla, regarding the skirmish in Sturgeon Creek and other matters. Washington, August 18, 1862. He reports that he has received the letter of the 15th instant with the enclosed reports of the Acting Master J. C. Tole and Francis Josselyn. With Reference to the skirmish in Sturgeon Creek, [Virginia], he had make a remark that it is never proper to risk the lives of men for an inadequate object. He does not intend to censure Acting Master Tole without knowing the circumstances connected to the issue, but wished to explain the general principles and ask him why after his party was attacked and driven off the assailants, he made sure that he did not destroy the vessel to prevent her from being used for the purpose to prevent which he attempted to take her out. The boat's crew are worthy of commendation for their good conduct, and hoped that the commander would take such notice of them in the way of advancement as it would be in his power. The prisoners taken in from Breton's Bay by the Reliance were all delivered to the provost–marshal, the woman sent up with them only was discharged, and coming upon their ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 65. Analysis of Aaron Alexis's Case Aaron Alexis's case could have been avoided if gun laws had been more reliable. Investigators believe that the victims of Aaron Alexis, the navy yard shooter, were selected at random because there was no evidence that a single event triggered Alexis's violent outburst. Alexis shot twelve people with no indication of a motive. (Hermann) What he did have, though, was a mental illness. He had showed signs of psychosis, but never received any treatment. (Tanfani) Police knew about his delusions and were worried about them; however, there were no reports that he had been hospitalized, although he spent time in the Veterans Affairs Hospital for Insomnia. When doctors there asked if he was depressed or suicidal, he said no. Because there ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... This was unlike him. Stone was a very good–natured person who was cursed with his mental illness. He was the father of four young girls who he would have never decided to leave had he been in his right state of mind. (Agostine) In Indiana, law allows police to seize guns from people who are threatening to harm themselves or others without a warrant. (26) Regardless of whether or not they've been found to have a mental illness, it is a very effective method because it allows police to take away a weapon that has the potential to do quite a bit of damage in a very short time. Had Stone's gun been confiscated, he might not have done what he did. One flaw: Stone acted on an impulse directed by his mental illness. If police were able to legally take away a person's firearms because he/she was diagnosed with a mental illness, then less damage could have been done in regard to the firearm's capability of destruction. Many things can be done differently in order to provide a safer, yet fair way to manage who can and cannot purchase firearms. One change that could be made is a mental evaluation directly before a person can legally purchase a gun. This would help because people who pose an immediate threat would not be able to purchase a gun or other firearm during that time, when they might be considered the most dangerous. However, some people would have no ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 67. Uss Cassin Young Essay On the east side of Massachusetts, there lies a city that has been around for almost four hundred years, Boston. Boston is one of the most famous cities in the world. It is known for many things, the Boston Tea Party, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Marathon Bombing, and so many more. There are hundreds of miles of streets that connect and make this beautiful city. This beautiful city is home to hundreds of thousands of people. Boston is more important than most people realize. Wars have been fought there. The Boston Tea Party took place there. The Boston Red Sox, the Boston Celtics, the Boston Bruins, and many more teams call this gorgeous city home. Many historic relics are housed in this city. Every year, an estimated half million people ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... The Old North Church is also a very popular tourist attraction for historians and the common tourist alike. Another common spot is the USS Constitution. There is a museum with a cheap cost to enter. It has many artifacts, interactive learning tools, and tour guides if you need help with anything or if you simply want a tour. Finally, another common spot, is the USS Cassin Young. It is a destroyer that helped majorly in World War Two and the Korean War. Boston's ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 69. Do People Have A Senseless Tragedy? For many year the media, politicians, and society have been pointing the finger at music, television, and video games as a reason people have committed tragic acts of violence against others. Society has always needed to know why someone would commit such a horrible crime. It is human nature to try to determine why something has happened, and even more so when people's lives have been lost because of it. Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to make sense of a senseless tragedy when there is no way to pinpoint exactly what has caused the person to do it. Rather than the person's metal health being the cause for the crime politicians, media, and society turn to entertainment as the reason behind the persons actions. At the beginning of most tragedies movies, music, or video games are the factor that pushed the person to commit the crimes, however the persons psychological health is the reason the crimes have been committed. Entertainment has been around for thousands of years in some form or another. It has been a way for people to pass time and enjoy themselves while doing so. Most people, who watch movie, listen to music, or play video games know it is entertainment and that's it. Also, most people know what they see or hear is not reality and shouldn't be done in real life. When a tragedy happens society is fast to try and ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... He states "When it comes down to who's to blame for the high school murders in Littleton, Colorado, throw a rock and you'll hit someone who's guilty. We're the people who sit back and tolerate children owning guns, and we're the ones who tune in and watch the up–to–the–minute details of what they do with them." (Manson & Hutson). He later mentions that the teens disliked his music and even if they were fans of his music that is no excuse for the actions they have taken on the students and teachers at the ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 71. Peter Doon Biography Peter Doocy graduated from Villanova University with a Bachelors of Arts degree mid–2009, he contributed to Fox News as a reporter for its partner site The Palestra while in college. He has covered a variety of stories that include the difficult former vice president Dick Cheney's heart transplant surgery in March 2012, he also covered the floods in the Midwest in 2011 and the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. He also reported on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Peter Doocy obtained the exclusive TV interview with The Man Who Killed Usama bin Laden, former Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill. The special report was claimed to have had the highest ratings in the history of Fox News Documentaries. Previously in 2013, Doocy reported live on ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Steve Doocy then answered Olbermann on the insult, calling him "a guy who picks on people's children." This showed the fathers support of his son's budding career. Peter Doocy has gained tremendous fame and wealth from his short career. Due to his enthusiasm and adherence for his work one could easily see that Peter Doocy is going far in journalism and that he has more to offer. Currently, his estimated to have a net worth of $500K and his salary is $100 K.He is still in the fourth year (career–like activity around reporting in college years is not being taken under consideration) he still has long road ahead of him. Peter Doocys immediate family consists of his father ,Steve Doocy, mother Kate Gerrity and his two siblings. Peter's two sisters are Sally and Mary. He was born in DC but grew up in New Jersey He has once stated that he wanted to be a Yankees shortstop as ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 73. Heritage Command Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) Archaeologist Dr. George Schwarz was joined by more than 45 volunteers from nearly a dozen organizations wading through dense vegetation and sifting through Florida sand Feb. 18–20 in the hopes of finding more clues to a Navy aircraft crash that happened more than seven decades ago. Osteen resident Rodney Thomas uncovered what appeared to be a part from an aircraft more than three years ago when he was experimenting with a new metal detector on his property. After finding dozens of pieces, he decided he wanted to learn about what might have led to the crash, and perhaps the identity of the pilot. He contacted Scott Storz, a volunteer at the DeLand Naval Air Station Museum (DNASM), in search of help understanding what he was finding. One small, two–inch square, slightly crumpled piece of metal gave the first significant clue with a clearly visible engraving: SBD–5. Best known for their superior performance in sinking four Japanese ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... If anything had been discovered, then the state medical examiner would have been brought in to evaluate the remains. NHHC archaeologists, armed with more data, will continue to work with the DLNASM, which retained the majority of the parts on loan for their historical value to their community. "We will input GPS data, analyze the artifacts to get a sense of what is present at the site and see if we can find patterns, such as a concentration of cockpit materials. We will also catalogue the artifacts and write a report on the findings," said Schwarz. While three days does not seem like much time, it did give archaeologists an excellent opportunity to work with the local community to assess the site and decide if additional time would be necessary for a longer, more intensive ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 75. Behalf Of My Child: The Case Of Neal Moody I am writing on behalf of my child, Neal Moody. Neal lived in a single parent home, and witnessed physical assault and mental abuse by their father. His father would kick, and bruise my eyes. Neal's father would refuse to punish Neal when misbehaving or did not performing household chores. Neal was also mentally abused Neal as a child by me because I was so overwhelmed. Neal and his brother were left alone in the evenings while I worked a part–time at Macy's Department Store. Neal has been affected emotionally by these events, which contributed to his current struggles. He was a Young Marine and a Navy Sea Cadet at the Washington Navy Yard. He attended Our Lady Perpetual Help and Naylor Road Private School. Neal has visited Panama, ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...
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  • 77. Mainstream Media Violence Source of Violence or false Accusation "Mainstream media have never liked video games, but it's just getting silly lately," said Dr Vance. A lot of people like using the Aaron Alexis story as "proof" that videogames cause violence. Aaron Alexis was a sailor in the navy, and had great enthusiasm for the video game "Call Of Duty". On September 16th, 2013, he started to shoot at innocent people inside the Washington Navy Yard, killing 12 people. The media likes to try and blame his liking of "Call Of Duty" for his actions, but Aaron had actually been suffering from a mental illness which is more likely the actual reasoning for his actions (Claims that 'video). Before his actions at the navy yard, he had reported hearing voices in his head telling him ... Show more content on Helpwriting.net ... Many people play videogames just for fun, and to help make time go by. They don't take what they do in a video game, and always think it'd be okay to do it in real life. Study co–author, Allison Fine Mishkin, who's been studying effects of video games said, "Individuals who regularly played less than an hour a day of any type of game were actually less likely than their non–playing peers to fight with or bully peers and were rated as better behaved by their teachers" (Violent Video Games). One probable reason kids who play video games are less likely to fight or bully, is they're able to get out any type of aggression they have whilst playing a video game. Many video games, such as, Skyrim, World of Warcraft, Fallout, and GTA are open world, and there's more to do than just violence. Almost any open world game, there is things to do that isn't violent. In games like Skyrim, the developers put lots of details into their graphics and scenery of the landscape, so you can just walk around, and admire the beautiful landscapes. Doing so, can easily help calm a person down, and help lose any aggression they would have built ... Get more on HelpWriting.net ...