A Higher Duty

A Higher Duty
Author: Mark A. Weitz
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2005-12-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780803298552

This book addresses the most important issues associated with Confederate desertion. How many soldiers actually deserted, when did they desert, and why? What does Confederate desertion say about Confederate nationalism and the war effort? Mark A. Weitz has taken his argument beyond the obvious reasons for desertion?that war is a horrific and cruel experience?and examined the emotional and psychological reasons that might induce a soldier to desert. Just as loyalty to his fellow soldiers might influence a man to charge into a hail of lead, loyalty to his wife and family could also lead him to risk a firing squad in order to return home.

A Higher Duty

A Higher Duty
Author: Peter Murphy
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Lawyers
ISBN: 9781842436684

Ben Schroeder, a talented man from an East End Jewish family, has been accepted as a pupil into the Chambers of Bernard Wesley QC. But Schroeder is an outsider and he encounters prejudice, intrigue and scandal. Kenneth Gaskell, a rising star of Wesley's Chambers has become involved in an affair with a high-profile client that could ruin his and his colleagues careers. But Bernard Wesley has information about a student prank that went terribly wrong. Can he use this knowledge in a desperate gamble to save his Chambers and turn the tables on his old rival, Miles Overton QC?

A Higher Duty

A Higher Duty
Author: Mark A. Weitz
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 254
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780803247918

This work addresses issues associated with Confederate desertion. What does Confederate desertion say about Confederate nationalism and the war effort? Mark Weitz examines the emotional and psychological reasons that might induce a soldier to desert.

The World's Work

The World's Work
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 858
Release: 1912
Genre: American literature
ISBN:

A history of our time.

Why Do Firms Pay Antidumping Duty?

Why Do Firms Pay Antidumping Duty?
Author: Mrs.Poonam Gupta
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 25
Release: 1999-12-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1451858086

With the virtual elimination of tariffs and quotas under GATT, antidumping measures emerged as a key instrument of protection. Under antidumping actions exporters can either raise the price to eliminate the dumping margin or pay an antidumping duty. This paper analyzes the incentives to exporters to choose between duty or settlement outcomes and finds that due to the smaller loss in market share exporters may prefer an antidumping duty over voluntary settlement. The paper analyzes the welfare implications of these outcomes and finds that they are ambiguous.

Academic Duty

Academic Duty
Author: Donald Kennedy
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 334
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780674002227

Aware of the numerous pressures that academics face, from the pursuit of open inquiry in the midst of culture wars, to confusion and controversy over the ownership of ideas, to the scramble for declining research funds and facilities, he explores the whys and wherefores of academic misconduct, be it scholarly, financial, or personal.

Highest Duty

Highest Duty
Author: Chesley B. Sullenberger
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2009-09-25
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 0061959537

Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks—the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. ‘Sully’ Sullenberger—the pilot who miraculously landed a crippled US Airways Flight 1549 in New York’s Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed a remarkable emergency landing when Captain "Sully" Sullenberger skillfully glided US Airways Flight 1549 onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 passengers and crew. His cool actions not only averted tragedy but made him a hero and an inspiration worldwide. His story is now a major motion picture from director / producer Clint Eastwood and stars Tom Hanks, Laura Linney and Aaron Eckhart. Sully's story is one of dedication, hope, and preparedness, revealing the important lessons he learned through his life, in his military service, and in his work as an airline pilot. It reminds us all that, even in these days of conflict, tragedy and uncertainty, there are values still worth fighting for—that life's challenges can be met if we're ready for them.