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A soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary. The majority of cognates of the word "soldier" that exist in other languages have a meaning that embraces both commissioned and non-commissioned officers in national land forces.
The word soldier entered modern English in the 14th century, from the equivalent Middle English word soudeour, from Anglo-French soudeer or soudeour, meaning mercenary, from soudee, meaning shilling's worth or wage, from sou or soud, shilling. The word is also related to the Medieval Latin soldarius, meaning soldier (literally, "one having pay"). These words were ultimately derived from the Late Latin word solidus, referring to an Ancient Roman coin used in the Byzantine Empire.
In most armed forces use of the word soldier has taken on a more general meaning, due to the increasing specialization of military occupations that require different areas of knowledge and skill-sets. As a result, "soldiers" are referred to by names or ranks which reflect an individual's military occupation specialty arm, service or branch of military employment, their type of unit, or operational employment or technical use such as: trooper, tanker, commando, dragoon, infantryman, marine, paratrooper, ranger, sniper, engineer, sapper, medic, or a gunner.
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile, B.G., and Young Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get It How U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block Is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S.
Although his next two albums Lights Out (2000) and 500 Degreez (2002) were not as successful (only reaching Gold status), Lil Wayne reached higher popularity in 2004 with Tha Carter, which included the single "Go D.J." Wayne also appeared on the Destiny's Child top ten single "Soldier" that year. In 2005, the sequel to Tha Carter, Tha Carter II, was released. In 2006 and 2007, Lil Wayne released several mixtapes and appeared on several popular rap and R&B singles. His most successful album, Tha Carter III, was released in 2008 and sold over 1 million copies in the U.S. its first week of release. It included the number-one single "Lollipop" featuring Static Major. It also includes the singles "A Milli" and "Got Money" featuring T-Pain and won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.
Actors: Akio Ôtsuka (actor), Tomokazu Seki (actor), Andy McAvin (actor), Rob Mungle (actor), Chris Patton (actor), John Swasey (actor), Greg Ayres (actor), Andy McAvin (actor), John Gremillion (actor), Kazuhiko Inoue (actor), James Faulkner (actor), Yasunori Matsumoto (actor), Keiji Fujiwara (actor), Shelley Calene-Black (actress), Shelley Calene-Black (actress),
Plot: A collection of seven stories from the Halo Universe created by Japan's most creative minds. First up is "Origins" a two part episode showing the expansive history of the Halo Universe and the history of the 100,000 year long franchise timeline, told through the eyes of Cortana. Second comes "The Duel" Taking place long before the Human-Covenant War, it tells the story of an Arbiter, Fal 'Chavamee, who refuses to accept the Covenant Religion. Taking a turn to the Spartan side of the story "Homecoming" focuses on the tragedies involving the Spartan-II recruitment in 2517, and the Spartans coming to terms with their origins. Taking a turn in tone comes "Odd One Out" a non-cannon parody of the Halo storyline. "Prototype" tells the story of a Marine who goes against his orders to destroy an advanced prototype armor and uses the suit to buy time for civilians evacuating from the planet. "The Babysitter" tales of the the rivalry between the Spartan-II Commandos and the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers as they're sent to Covenant-controlled world to assassinate a Covenant Prophet. And finally "The Package" a two-part all CGI film follows Master Chief and an elite squad of Spartan-II super soldiers as they execute a top-secret mission to retrieve a highly valuable UNSC asset on a Covenant Assault Carrier.
Keywords: 26th-century, anime, anthology, female-soldier, halo, macguffin, mecha, power-suit, spartanActors: Nithya Menon (actress), Pradeepan Raveendran (producer), Pradeepan Raveendran (writer), Pradeepan Raveendran (director), Saravanan (actor), Viswanath (actor), Priya (actress), Aaru (actor), Raghava S. Urs (editor), Bazil (actor), Gautham (actor), Paramu (actor), Adhan Raj (actor), Shadhiga I. (actress),
Genres: Short,Actors: Michael Clarke Duncan (actor), Sally Kellerman (actress), Jennifer Love Hewitt (actress), Louis Gossett Jr. (actor), Chris Kattan (actor), John Vernon (actor), Anne Bancroft (actress), Val Kilmer (actor), Malcolm McDowell (actor), Freddie Prinze Jr. (actor), Armin Shimerman (actor), Burt Reynolds (actor), Eric Idle (actor), Wenden K. Baldwin (producer), Kelly Ripa (actress),
Plot: In an exotic divided land, Delgo, an adventurous dreamer but naive teenager, must rally his group of troubled youth and some unlikely friends to protect their world from conflict between the terrestrial Lockni people, who harness the mysteries of the land, And the winged Nohrin people, who rule the skies. They live - segregated - in an uneasy peace until Delgo was framed for a crime he did not commit. After enlisting the help of a unlikely friend to escape a Nohri prison, Delgo discovers Imhoff is in danger so he must unite the two races against a common foe.
Keywords: box-office-flop, character-name-in-title, computer-animation, independent-film, one-word-title, surrealismActors: Kieth Merrill (producer), Gerold Wunstel (actor), P.J. Marino (actor), Napoleon Ryan (actor), Bill Rude (actor), Bill Rude (miscellaneous crew), Chris Wyatt (actor), Phil Austin (actor), Tessa Munro (actress), Tessa Munro (actress), Bryan Forrest (actor), Bryan Forrest (actor), Mike Vaughn (actor), Mike Vaughn (actor), Miguel Ángel Jenner (actor),
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Family, War,Actors: Francis Posadas (director), Ronald Stephen Monteverde (producer), Francis Posadas (writer), Nonong Buencamino (composer), Ruel Vernal (actor), Roselle Y. Monteverde (producer), Robert Miller (actor), Boy Gomez (actor), Dennis Roldan (actor), Vic Belaro (actor), Ernie David (actor), Romy Romulo (actor), Rez Cortez (actor), Grace Monteverde (miscellaneous crew), Ann Lim Co (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Action,Actors: Emer Reynolds (editor), Frank O'Sullivan (actor), Stella McCusker (actress), Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh (costume designer), Terry O'Neill (actor), Paul Donovan (producer), Ger Carey (actor), Orla Walsh (director), Orla Walsh (writer), Catherine O'Connor (actress), Andrew Roddy (actor), Brendan Laird (actor), Peter Agnew (miscellaneous crew), Marian Smyth (miscellaneous crew), Tony McMahon (actor),
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