Military Essays and Research Papers Page 10

The Battle of Shiloh After taking Fort Donelson, Ulysses Grant had wanted to move on the Confederate base in Corinth, Mississippi, where Albert Sidney Johnston, the Confederate commander in the West, was known to be assembling troops. Grant was ordered to delay his advance until Union General Don Carlos Buell, who had been operating in…

Waste cooking oil from the catering premises was used for animal feed in the past until October 2004. On 31 October 2004, the guideline about animal feed has been issued by the environmental agency and food standard agency. The key point of the regulation was that the usage of waste cooking oil is harmful, and…

Approximately 1.3 million people die in road crashes every year on average 3,287 deaths a day. An additional 20-50 million are injured or disabled. More than half of accidental occurrence are among young adults ages 15-44. Vehicle occupants involved in ‘Rural Area'(countryside) vehicular fatalities are ejected 15% most of the time, while in the ‘Urban…

DEEPER THAN THE SURFACE For many years authors of literary works have used their words to make a point. In a book that has difference characters the characters themselves can often make a point for the author just by being who they Henry James’ “Daisy Miller” and on James Conrad’s “Heart Of Darkness” each have…

According to Dan Marquis, establishing whether or not a fetus is a person does not advance the abortion debate because the main premises for the arguments of pro-life and pro-choice are problematic. He asserts that one problem is with the scope of a pro-life argument, which contends that whatever is biologically human has a right…

Through the actions of Thomas J. Stonewall Jackson and James Longstreet, two of the most distinguished generals in the Civil War, the Confederate States of America benefited greatly. These two men battled greatly at Lees side and were capable leaders. Although they both fought much with Robert E. Lee and with each other and were…

In his civil war book Commanders of the Army of the Potomac Warren Hassler Jr. fantastically recounts the events that transpired between 1861 to 1865 during which seven men were given the reigns of the North’s Army of the Potomac and asked to lead the Union to victory. However, one of the greatest commanders in…

Shermans March to the Sea George M. Hovsepian December 14, 1998 Shermans March to the Sea On November 15th, 1864 Major-General William Tecumseh Sherman, commander of the Grand Army of the West, embarked on a raid which would become known as the march to the sea designed to cut a 60 mile wide swath from…

Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, a story about a little girl and her adventures in a dream-like place called wonderland, has been a beloved children’s story for over one hundred years. Though viewed by many as a simple children’s tale, if it is taken into a little more depth one will find that is…

SUMMARY: Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar is the story of the resulting conflicts from the assassination of perpetual dictator and Roman emperor, Julius Caesar. A great friend of Caesar, Mark Antony, comes to the senate to see the dead body of their dictator. He pretends to not be angry at those who took part in the assassination,…