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I took out the spam links, but I left the post wuchun. If you want to participate here legitimately fine, but if you're here to spam, we won't tolerate that. This is a spam free forum.
I'm surprised that this thread hasn't gotten more discussion. Where does Egypt belong? Does it belong to the West? Or does it belong to Africa? Or does it belong to the Middle East and Arab heritage? I don't know that the answer is all that clear-cut.
The Ancient Egyptians have nothing to do with Arab heritage. Arabs conquered Egypt under the Islamic general Amr ibn al As in the seventh century and over time, the Arabs moved in and totally replaced their culture. So in a nutshell, Egypt quit contributing to Western culture from that point on.
There are a lot of dabblers in military history who are quick to dismiss the importance of logistics, combat support, and combat service support because it isn't as "sexy" or glorious -- but they miss the point that it is often the decisive factor.
Exactly! The Union constructed a very robust supply network utilizing captured waterways, rail depots, and crossroads. Louisville, Ky. was the central hub for the entire Western Theater. From Louisville to Nashville to Vicksburg, the Union built a very hefty supply network while destroying anything the Confederates could use (and often the Confederates destroyed assets themselves as they retreated). Look at all the pictures of railroad rails wrapped around polls. Of course the Union became quite proficient at restoring anything the Confederates destroyed.
It's just what you feel comfortable with. PCs can be a pain in the butt sometimes, but they are affordable and do the job they're supposed to. Besides, there are plenty of open source programs out there for free to do just about anything you need. If you stay off the websites that have lots of popup advertising (which have trojans sometimes), you should be able to keep your hard drive safe.
I'm still operating on Windows XP which is now two operating systems behind. At some point, the software has to slow down and allow the economy to keep pace.
You may find that, while you start with the same basic material, the students will bring a different enough mindset that you will need to tailor presentation to them. Not a for sure as many profs use the same exact notes semester after semester (short time frame) but where I taught year long classes much had happened to alter outlooks. Just my $0.02.
What was the nature of these classes? Mine is lecturing. I basically espouse my personal social opinions and mix in a little bit of the textbook material for each of my 50 minute classes. (actually that last sentence is a joke...I want to see if Donnie or Scout are reading this thread). Anyway, I do not really get immediate "feedback" from the class, which makes me wonder how I could respond to their needs (aside from what I see on their quizzes and exams).
Yes I'm reading this thread attentively. 🙂If you want feedback from the class, you will have to openly ask them. Otherwise they will clam up and just try to regurgitate what you are feeding them, and that nullifies the class experience.
Yup... she said that the old VHS tapes had to go... :'(Convert them to DVD and then throw them away. 🙂Of course, she just got me the DVD set ;DI guess "Crusade in Europe" and "World At War" are next in line for modernization!
To paraphrase the satiricist Mort Sahl's great remark: In each election we are confronted with the lesser of two evils or the evil of two lessers.
Ain't that the sad, sad story of elections in America today. I had high hopes for the Tea Party but it is rapidly fading as I see it co-opted by the Republicans and pulled into the particularly conservative brand of influence peddling.
Just as I predicted....
I couldn't teach for many reasons but one of the major ones is that I would have great difficulty restraining myself from strangling some of the kids nowadays. I have a hard enough time doing that when I am in public, much less a classroom.
I might end up experiencing some of that down the road. I think that some students may have formed loopy opinions that they then try to legitimize in a classroom setting. If I do come across that, I would hope to be able to plant some seeds of doubt into their mind about their way of thinking, and if possible even help them on to the right track. College students are at a prime point in life in determining which way they should go, so I can definitely understand how professors can have a high level of influence for the better or for the worse.Incidentally, having gone through almost two weeks of instruction, I have found that preparing for a class that you haven't taught before can be quite the work load. I have been up to 5 a.m. a few times trying to get lectures and slides prepared for class. Then you get through the class lecture and you realize that you have to go through the same thing in two more days. Quite the experience!
Next year you won't have to do that as you are saving your lectures and slides. Bwhahahahahahahahahah!!!!
I think the primary reason they get the shaft is because we don't know all that much about them other than what has been mentioned, and because they were among the great losers in history in the wake of the great powers of their day. But I agree with the OP that they deserve more credit than they usually get.
Brian May would qualify as a Renaissance Man like Jefferson or Franklin.
Also a Liberal Flake, check out his personal website, specifically the soapbox section.
He's an animal activist. That's not too bad. He could be pushing the Global Warming BS (which he might be doing I don't know). Anyway no surprise there.
Neither cavalry nor ranged/light infantry could break a phalanx. Both could nip at it and wear it down but the point of phalangeal combat was to make battle quick and decisive, neither cavalry or light infantry could be decisive when fighting Hoplites formed in battle array. Except for a short interregnum during the middle ages heavy infantry as been THE decisive combat arm for almost all of recorded history. Cavalry has never been able to break an infantry formation. Anyone with riding experience can tell you that horses will not run at or into an immovable object such as that presented by formed infantry, they have to be tricked into doing it.
Didn't Longstreet do this at the Battle of Chickamauga? I know ultimately Thomas prevented the total rout, but didn't he use cavalry to crush the Union flank and collapse their lines? Or did he do it with his infantry and merely assisted by his cavalry?
I saw the preview for it last week when I saw Avatar, it looked ok but I probably won't see it in the theater because the clockwork Owl was not in the preview. The Owl is the only thing that made the first movie worth watching, it was like an ancient R2-D2.
Actually R2-D2 would be more ancient than the Owl. Star Wars is set a long time ago in a galaxy far away. Nerd war in 321.....LOL
