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  2. Book Review: 'A Day in September' examines the lessons ... - AOL

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    Pre-Civil War, for example, most graduates of the U.S. Military Academy were well-schooled in math and engineering, much less so in military tactics. Many soldiers lacked even rudimentary training ...

  3. Ulysses S. Grant and the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    On the onset of the American Civil War in April 1861, Ulysses S. Grant was working as a clerk in his father's leather goods store in Galena, Illinois. When the war began, his military experience was needed, and congressman Elihu B. Washburne became his patron in political affairs and promotions in Illinois and nationwide.

  4. iCivics - Wikipedia

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    iCivics, Inc. (formerly Our Courts) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States that provides educational online games and lesson plans to promote civics education and encourage students to become active citizens.

  5. Courage - Wikipedia

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    put at risk, risk or repugnance, or sacrifice safety or convenience, which may result in death, bodily harm, social condemnation or emotional deprivation; a knowledge of wisdom and prudence about what is right and wrong in a given moment; Hope and confidence in a happy, meaningful outcome; a free will; a motive based on love.

  6. Risk appetite - Wikipedia

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    Risk appetite is the amount and type of risk an organization is willing to pursue, retain, or take. According to the Risk Appetite and Risk Attitude (RARA) Model, these two concepts "act as mediating factors between a wide range of inputs and key outcomes," which aids in decision-making.

  7. A.N.S.W.E.R. - Wikipedia

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    Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (ANSWER), also known as International A.N.S.W.E.R. and the ANSWER Coalition, is a United States–based protest umbrella group consisting of many antiwar and civil rights organizations.

  8. Willingness to accept - Wikipedia

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    In economics, willingness to accept (WTA) is the minimum monetary amount that а person is willing to accept to sell a good or service, or to bear a negative externality, such as pollution. [1] This is in contrast to willingness to pay ( WTP ), which is the maximum amount of money a consumer (a buyer ) is willing to sacrifice to purchase a good ...

  9. Risk aversion (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Most theoretical analyses of risky choices depict each option as a gamble that can yield various outcomes with different probabilities. [2] Widely accepted risk-aversion theories, including Expected Utility Theory (EUT) and Prospect Theory (PT), arrive at risk aversion only indirectly, as a side effect of how outcomes are valued or how probabilities are judged. [3]