Tactics Essays

  • Terrorism Tactic Tactics

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    alter their target to civilians both within and outside of Israel. Bruce Hoffman, one of the most prominent academics working in the field of terrorism, gives light to the efforts of the PLO as a manifestation of terrorism’s efficacy as a political tactic and places a substantial prominence on the internationalisation of their turmoil.

  • Explain How The Mongols Were The Barbarians

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    military, and advanced culture organized by a well developed system of laws. In contrast, to typical beliefs as what a barbarian fighting force contains, the Mongols had an efficiently trained, througholloy organized military, skilled in military tactics. The Mongols were well trained from birth, according to one source, “Mongol soldiers were superb horsemen, having spent all their lives in the saddle,” (W.H. p.332). Additionally, the stirrup, a powerful new invention, increased the natural power

  • Immigration Tactics

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    working in their jobs or in their homes. The Immigration Agency does not like the fact Immigrants crossed the border without any papers to come to the U.S. Immigrants in the United States are afraid of the Immigration Agency because of the rough tactics the Immigration Agency does to sometimes arresting Immigrants. When sometimes the Immigration Agency thinks all immigrants are all criminals which gives the immigration agency an excuse to arrest innocent immigrants., but not all are bad. They have

  • Porus's Short Story: The Macedonian Elephants

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    Porus’ force consisted of around 30,000 infantry, 2,000-3000 cavalry, 300 chariot and 200 elephants. Porus deploys his force with his infantry in the center, cavalry on both flanks, chariots all on his left flank and elephants line up in front of his infantry. This may seem pretty standard at first, and for the most part it is, Except for the elephants. Elephants, prior to then, where typically used to guard the flanks against cavalry charges. Something worth noting is that horses are terrified

  • Torture Tactics

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    half. Torturing people back in the medieval days was entertaining for them, they enjoyed looking towards the next day where they can watch people die. The top four most brutal torture tactics would probably be “the tub”, “The Guillotine”, and “impalement”, and the rat torture. These four torture tactics, well two of the three are extremely

  • Terrorism Tactics

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    term ‘terrorism’ goes back several hundred years to the French Revolution. Concentrating on the Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) and Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), this essay will compare and contrast the different strategies and tactics of terrorist groups from the 1970’s to the present day. In doing so, the essay will demonstrate consistency in strategy amongst terrorist groups – the search for political recognition despite differing tactical approaches to their campaigns. The essay

  • Police Tactics

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    In my research paper my topic is about the brutality of police tactics, and how they plan on improving these to make their attempts at arresting less forceful. “Are we becoming a police state?” This question is asked by many Americans today, Why? Because there are so many deaths by police that many feel like they are superior to laws, and often times the criminal offences they cause are overlooked. The fact that it’s only few cops that do this, they all get the bad reputation. This is backed up by:

  • Examples Of Variations In Tactics

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    Variations in Tactics. In battle, there are not more than two methods of attack--the direct and the indirect; yet these two in combination give rise to an endless series of maneuvers (Sun Tzu, Art of War). Since 2002, the United States counterinsurgency strategy has shown that it has a heavy credence resembling Clausewitz–esk strategy. Using this type of battle stratagem emphasizes using superior western technology, doctrine fixated on lethal operations, and a misrepresented western view on jus

  • Guerilla Battle Tactics

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    victory, had gained their independence from Britain and were to be called the United States of America. Some argue that the increasing debt of the British Empire, aided the Americans’ win in the Revolutionary war the most. However the different battle tactics used by the colonial militia and intervention of other countries like France played a role on a much larger scale in the result of America’s victory. Therefore, America 's success was based more on America’s guerilla warfare and the support from other

  • Reflective Essay: How Marching Band Changed My Life

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    My life has been full of many opportunities to participate in things that I love and these opportunities have taught me fabulous lessons. Through my persistent hard work in the Clark high school marching band I have been very fortunate to learn important lessons about positivity, service and respect. Being in my high school’s marching band has drastically changed my life for the better. I would not have made it through all the curve-balls that school has thrown at me had it not been for the marching

  • The Blitzkrieg Tactics

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    This officer was a war veteran and hero of World War I. He is known to be the one who developed the tactic that generated the crucial victory of France in 1914. Moreover, he is responsible of ineffectively trying to modernize the French army. Unfortunately, since general Gamelan was seriously ill, he was unable to successfully lead the army. The leadership

  • Ethical Persuasive Tactics

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    most unethical persuasive tactics being used in the 10th GOP debate While the last units 3 unethical persuasive tactics weren’t so clear upon the first watch of the commercial, this unit’s tactics were much clearer. As we near the 2017 presidential campaign candidates from all around the country are running to hold the title of the leader of the natural world, as Kevin Spacey’s character on House Of Cards would call the position.  That being said the first unethical tactic that these debaters use throughout

  • Civil War Tactics

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    their troops. The Civil War’s staggering number of casualties accounted for calculated tactics, the troublesome lives of civilians and the emergence of proper medical practice in a race to win, and in doing so caused an abundance of trauma for almost everyone in the nation. Fighting in a war is all about tactics and the Confederate and Union armies managed to keep theirs the same throughout the war. Tactics included surprise attacks and taking back-roads to avoid attacks, as this was essential

  • Sun Tzu Tactics

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    think that is why so many people admire these writings, because they can apply them to actions completely opposite from war such as work, relationship issues, and communication dilemmas. Not only can people learn how to tackle issues using different tactics, but they also learn about the true “warrior” within. People can challenge and test their own theories on “war” and use Sun Tzu’s maxims to modify their usual ways of thinking and behaving as

  • Vietnam War Tactics

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    warfare as well as great leaders and terrible tyrants. The Viet Cong and there leader Ho Chi Minh tried to control all of Vietnam. One of the great leaders was Dwight D. Eisenhower who led the U.S. to try to prevent communism. Also, major battles and tactics were used by both sides which directly affected the outcome of the war. The protests in the United States also affected this outcome. The time has come to explain what the war was about. The Vietnam War had many causes all leading up to it. First

  • Napoleon Tactics

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    Napoleon Bonaparte, a great strategist, is known for his achievement on gaining many European countries through tactical planning. In his plans he considered many outcomes which lead to many of his victories. However, if it were not for him employing loyal members and overcoming communication barriers, he may have not been as successful in gaining control of these European lands. Every staff member is vital to both a military troop and a business. No role is too small or less important than that

  • SWAT Tactics Analysis

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    The purpose of this paper will be to present a detailed analyzation of a newspaper article found on The Toronto Star website, titled: "Las Vegas gunman researched SWAT tactics, carefully planned out attack - but motive is a mystery: police" written by Ken Ritter. A major observation I made in this article is the attempt at instilling shock into the public in order to incite fear. This observation was made by assessing the signs, metaphors, and the overall format of the article and the manner of which

  • King Jr Tactics

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    giving speeches, trying to convince people that African Americans deserve to be treated equal. He wanted peace throughout the entire country. Martin Luther King made a huge stride with black civil rights and it is still noticed today. Leaders and Tactics The main leader of the non-violent movement was Martin Luther King Jr. He was born on January 15, 1929 (Dream, 2011).

  • Blackwood's Price Tactics

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    Price Tactics Blackwood customers value the slow-cooking process and fresh ingredients; therefore, it is expected that the price of food and treats would be higher than some of the competitors. The new dental treats, Deliciously Dental, will be priced at $10.99 for a 6 oz. bag. This price reflects the higher quality of ingredients as well as allowing Blackwood to make a profit and to continue their slow-cooking process. The pricing objective is customer- oriented or value- oriented pricing (lumen

  • Justify Military Tactics In Ww2

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    Discuss and justify tactics used by the imperial Japanese army in order to capture shanghai, also elaborate on effect of these tactics. Tactics and strategies in World War 2 were extremely vigorous and effective, especially from the Imperial Japanese army. Their attack upon Shanghai (13th August 1937 – 26th November 1937) was brought to a steady victory due to accelerated combat and sacrificing tactics brought to the city of Shanghai. The republic of China was unable to withstand the aggressive movements