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Brave Words: Unique Weapons During World War

by Mr Ghaz in Military, September 30, 2009
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At first 29 Navajo recruits worked out the code that, by the end of the war, some 420 of their fellow tribesmen would use. The code’s vocabulary – 411 terms – was based on association: dive-bomber became chickenhawk; fighter-plane, humming-bird; battleship, whale; submarine, iron fish. The Navajos used imagination and humor too. They called ammunition “all sorts of shells,” and antitank missiles “tortoise shooters”; Australia was “rolled hat.” and China, “braided hair”.

Traditionalists, Revisionists, and Post-revisionists

by seneil in History, September 19, 2009
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The differences between the three major ideas on how the Cold War Started.

The Second War for Independence

by seneil in History, September 17, 2009
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The establishment of American Identity after the "victory" of the War of 1812.

Is War Pointless?

by No ID Theft in Issues, July 9, 2009
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Many don’t want war, and say its pointless. But some people say it’s for good of the U.S. See both sides of the story in this article.

How to Live Your Life Without Fear

by Joshua Miguel in Advice, May 17, 2009
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We should stop living our present life carrying yesterday’s load and we should also stop living our life with too many worries about the uncertainties of the future.

Agriculture Technology Development in 20th Century

by balisunset in History, September 16, 2008
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The twentieth century brought an enormous amount of technology developed for and applied to agriculture. These developments may be examined by highlighting the patterns of technology in three areas—infrastructure, public sector, and commercial factory—as if they were seen in cross section. The patterns are based on combined material and institutional forces that shaped technology.

Cross-overs: Mass Media Practitioners in the Senate of the Philippines

by Alixander Haban Escote in Issues, April 18, 2008
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In the history of the Senate of the Philippines, a number of journalists used their fame, power, and influence to cross-over from print and broadcast journalism to Philippine politics in the Twentieth and in the Twenty-first Century.

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