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In this article it describes the most prestigious of all military awards: the Medal of Honor.  This in the most difficult award to acquire and is usually only given to the recipient who was killed during the event that earned them the medal. Only nine of these medals were given since the vietnam war, with this one being the tenth.

The process that is involved in presenting the award is very long and goes through many stages where military officials can vote to either pass is on to the next award or just keep them at the current award. All-in-all it takes about three years for the award to actually be presented to the recipient.

I think that this article is very important, it lets us know what really is goes behind the awards that our soldiers. The way this soldier that received this award reacts toward it is really interesting also, he appreciates the award but he also feels that he did not do anything special to deserve the award.

Medal of Honor. N.d. N.p.

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Shaughnessy, Larry. "Medal of Honor Takes Moment to Earn, Years to Receive." CNN. Cable News Network, 16 Nov. 2010. Web. 23 Mar. 2014.

<http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/11/16/medal.of.honor.giunta.process/index.html?iid=article_sidebar>

With ivory being illegal the US destroyed over five million tons ivory in January.  The black market for ivory has remained steady over the past fifty years and the demand is still high.  With the killing of elephants illegal, people still do it and the elephant population is dwindling lower and lower.  Other countries along with the US are following through with this movement and they are also cracking down on the poachers and the black market merchants.

10 million dollars worth of Ivory was collected from 2009 until 2014. in the US alone.  In other countries where this problem is more centralized the amount is even more.  Ivory is worth about ten-thousand dollars per kilo, giving it the nickname “White Gold.”

People who follow this issue closely say that “demand is fueled by rapid growth in the world's second biggest economy,” which in this case is China (Williams).  Over the course of five years over fifteen thousand elephants were killed. This article related to my biology class I took last year because it deals with animals and their endangerment.

I think that what these countries are trying to do is great because killing these amazing animals just for their tusks is just horrible.

Ivory Elephants. N.d. Photograph. N.p.
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• How does the author use language to advance her point of view? Use evidence from the selection to support your answer.

The author uses language to advance their point of view saying, “before feeding them into two crushing machines” which shows that the author supports the destruction of the ivory because it uses harsh language to show it.
US Crushes Its Stockpile of Elephant Ivory." Fox News. FOX News Network, 15 Nov. 2013. Web. 10 Mar. 2014.
<http://www.foxnews.com/science/2013/11/15/us-crushes-its-stockpile-elephant-ivory/>