The Rough Riders were a volunteer cavalry military unit from the US, raised in 1898 to participate in combats during the Spanish-American War. The US had decided to intervene in the conflict between Cuba and Spain after the explosion of the cruise USS Maine, for which the Spanish were blamed.
President McKingley had called for volunteers due to the situation of the army, which was small and understaffed, if compared to previous conflicts. <u>Being constituted by volunteers</u> fostered the sucess of this military unit as they were fueled by an inner passion towards defending their country and its prestige, therefore they fought with this extra motivation.
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Jean-François Champollion was a great French academic. He had a strong passion for the study of ancient Eastern cultures and languages, which made him constantly and deeply research more and more accurate and confirmed information about different ancient civilizations. The passion and impetus for the study makes us consider Jean-François as a "knowledge seeker", since he did it as if it were something necessary for his survival.
This extremely academic behavior of Jean-François can be seen since childhood, since at sixteen he spoke fluently Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Amharic, Sanskrit, Arabic, Syriac, Chaldean, Persian and Chinese, not to mention French. In addition, he has mastered other languages over time.
He devoted himself to the study of the Egyptian language, which made him able to decipher the message written on the Pedra de Roseta, confirming his potential as a great historian, academic and knowledge seeker.
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