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    The Vietnam War was a historically significant moment for Canada which followed the First and Second World War. This was due to Canada’s large involvement in helping the South of Vietnam in their war efforts. Canada plays a large roll in this war costs and their manufacturing for war materials. One must first know how the war began before understanding how Canada contributed. Although the start of the Vietnam War had nothing to do with Canada, later events in the war were related to Canada

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    around her bouquet. My uncle in tow as they continue to slowly but steadily walk towards the white gazebo..Lake Geneva glows and shimmers in the distance. It felt as if the lake, the way it shimmered , was an extension of the smile on Ginas face .The smile on her face told it all, she was happy,and with who she was always meant to be. It was a cloudy but beautiful day in Lake Geneva , the sun peaked out from the gray dreary clouds , but not even the crummiest weather could ever ruin that day.

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    The Vietnam War was one of the longest wars that went on history. It lasted from November 1955- April 1975. According to Historynet, 58,200 members of the U.S. military were killed in the Vietnam War. All for what exactly? In my own opinion, I do not think the U.S. should have gotten involved. Our country is always concerned with being the “big brother” to all countries. When in all reality, this war was no concern of our own. It was between South Vietnam, and North Vietnam. This war goes down in

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    When a war starts only one can come out victories. America as shown over and over again that they can take on anyone and that they aren’t afraid to fight. Like in both world wars America came out victories and showed they could stand and fight. But through their victories they gained a arrogance that they couldn’t be stopped. When America entered the Vietnam war they got a gut check and were shown that they can be stopped. Both the world wars showed everyone that America is a power house and is not

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    weapons and grenade launchers that are used to attack the government forces. The definition of a non-international armed conflict is provided for under International Humanitarian Law (Bouchet-Saulnier, Brav, & Michel 426). Common Article 3 to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and modified by Art. 1 of Additional Protocol II to state that the conflict must have an extended period of violence, and the parties must be organized and armed. The conflict in Minora between the government forces and drug cartels

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    A patrol team from the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division is responsible for searching suspected insurgent hideouts, capturing enemy combatants and bringing them in for questioning. On July 28th, 2011 the patrol team was in the city of Bagdad, Iraq when a roadside bomb takes out the first two vehicles in the convoy killing four soldiers. They immediately pull to the side of the road and take cover as the rest of the convoy comes under small arms fire. A long fight pursues, but the patrol team is

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    Advertisement Red Cross spokesman Darcy Christen said that the Third Geneva Convention on prisoners of war forbade the exposing of captives “to public curiosity.” “I would consider this (the publication) incompatible with the Geneva Convention,” he said. But the Swiss-based humanitarian group declined to comment on what the photographs said about the conditions under which the prisoners were being held

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    Austin Criswell Kathryn Ingram-Wilson LI 256-779 May 7, 2015 The Things They Carried In “The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien made note to the Vietnam War that was mixed with physical, mental and emotional that pressured the soldier’s carried. The overall method of display of this story integrated many different ways on the things the soldiers carried. In addition to the current, Tim showed North American nation the various reasons why and the way the troopers possessed these items one by one

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    Cranmer 13 Cyber Space- The new frontier of International Law The rise and global expansion of the Internet has become a powerful technological advancement. The number of individuals around the world using the Internet has skyrocketed since its inception. The world has become more interconnected and mutually dependent than ever. This new interconnected cyber world has also created a new frontier for States to blaze and occupy. Specifically, State militaries have come to rely on new technologies

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    I. Introduction International jurisprudence regarding the “use of force ” in matters pertaining to cyber-terrorism and the exercise of permissible of counter-cyber terrorism measures remains predominately unsettled “as… current international law does not specifically address cyber warfare. ” With respect, this legal brief draws upon the arguments put forth by Schmitt for the purpose of arguing that states shall only engage in counter cyber terrorism measures such as surveillance in accordance with

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