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Harpers Ferry Union Troops
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... r. Also, if you think about it, Lee brought
his troops across a river hindering reinforcements
and then splitting his forces. Its like when you
think of Ben Franklin and his arrows. One is weak,
but 4 or so will last longer. Once McClellan got
Special Order 191, which was the name for General
Lees plan, he was excited. McClellan wrote
President Lincoln and informed him of the
situation and was very confident of success.
General Jackson moved with great haste to
Martinsburg and Harpers Ferry....
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Strong Imagery Mother Funeral
580 words
IB English Paper Many artists, authors, and
composers have put the beauty and warmth of the
sun in their work. The Dutch painter Vincent van
Gogh created landscapes that expressed his joy
with bright sunshine. The American poet Emily
Dickinson wrote a poem called "The Sun, " in which
she described the rising and setting of the sun.
The Russian composer Nicholas Rimsky-Korsakov
included a beautiful song, "Hymn to the Sun, " in
his opera The Golden Cockerel. Uniquely, Camus'
usage of the sun oppos...
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Lord Of The Rings Black Riders
1,103 words
... etter for a certain Frodo Baggins, which
Butterbur forgot to send to the Shire. Frodo and
his company seem to match the description Gandalf
gave to Butterbur, so he gives the letter to
Frodo. Among other things, this letter contains
Gandalf's advice to accept the help of a friend of
his, a man called Strider (with the true name
Aragorn), should they meet him. Thus Frodo decides
to accept his help as a guide to Rivendell. Merry,
who has earlier gone out to get some air, now
returns and tells ...
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Boys Cry Gay Violence In America
1,822 words
New Year's Eve 1993, in the dead-end town of Falls
City, Nebraska, two men shot and stabbed Teena
Brandon, a 21 -year-old who, in defiance of the
laws of biology, wanted desperately to live her
life as a man. On October 6, 1998, two men smashed
the head of Matthew Shepard, a 21 -year-old gay
man, and left him tied to a deer fence outside
Laramie, Wyoming. Both killings have become
national causes cables. Teena Brandon's tale,
already the subject of the harrowing documentary
The Teena Brandon Sto...
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Lady Macbeth Hath Made
870 words
In Shakespeare's play Lady Macbeth makes the
commitment to carrying out the murder suddenly.
After reading her husband's letter, almost
instantly she gets the idea. Her reasoning is
plain: If her husband is to be great, he must be
king; if he is to be king, Duncan must die; if
Duncan is to die, he must be murdered, but she
fears Macbeth is not capable of the act. She must
help her husband. She feels it is her duty and her
responsibility to do this. First she decides she
will push him to the deed...
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How To Make Sandblasted Signs
633 words
I am going to tell you how you can make a
sandblasted sign. The only necessary tools you
need are: bass wood, or red wood, rubber masking,
spray glue, exact knife, sand paper, paint (which
most of these items you can find at your local
hardware store). Also you need to know someone in
your community who has a sandblasting machine to
sandblast your sign. You will also need a design
for your board. (It can be your name, or a symbol
of what ever you want it to be NIKE, STARTER, etc.
) Now that you ...
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Baby Is Born Child Is Born
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Birthing Ceremonies of Other Cultures The birthing
ceremonies of the Indian culture has a lot of
different aspects then the American culture does.
I guess that is why they are different cultures.
All cultures have different views on different
things such as religion, but they also share the
same as well for example every culture has some
form of the family. This is what helps most
cultures understand other cultures. In the Indian
culture their view of bringing a child into the
world is much diff...
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19 Th Century Dorian Gray
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This book is called The Picture of Dorian Gray for
the character, Dorian Gray, and his portrait,
which are the subject of the books plot. It is a
story of corruption, how a mans love for himself
and his appearance come to ruin his life. The book
is written by the English author Oscar Wilde,
apparently the only novel he ever wrote. The story
is set in 19 th century England. The main
character in the book is Dorian Gray, a young man
aged about twenty years. He is depicted to have a
perfect, clean ...
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World War Ii Hitler
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D-Day is Capital Punishment D-Day D-Day is the
most well-known, gruesome day in the history of
WWII. Out of the five landings, the landing on
Omaha Beach was, by far, the worst for the U. S.
and The Allies. Paratroopers who had landed the
night before came up behind the Germans and aided
the U. S. and The Allies. Eventually they pushed
through and invaded Hitler? s Europe. Even though
D-Day was considered a massacre, the invasion
aided the US? s ultimate victory. D-Day happened
on June 6, 1944. ...
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Amount Of Time Mother
703 words
A Child Called? It? A Child Called? It? is the
story of a young boy who, in order to survive,
must triumph over the physical, emotional, and
medical abuse created by his mother. The
exploitation of alcohol plays an important role in
the abuse by the mother and the neglect to see and
the courage to intervene the problems by Dave? s
father. Dave considered the abuse he endured by
his mother, ? games? . But he always tried to be
one small step ahead of her. Like Death From Child
Abuse... And No One...
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Possessions Reveals Sherlock Holmes Watson
657 words
Which Of Your Possessions Reveals Most About Which
Of Your Possessions Reveals Most About You And
Why? Observe, Watson. An unfamiliar voice caused
me to stop dead in my tracks as I was coming back
my table. Surreptitiously glancing through the
foliage, I noticed two men pointing at something.
Hesitant to announce my presence, I was very
perplexed by the fact thatthe object they were
staring at was my backpack! I was studying in the
park and walked off to get a drink of water, and
when I came bac...
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Family Of Four Amir Pulled Aaron
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Creative Writing: Unhappy Meal Aaron lit a Basic
brand cigarette as Amir pulled his beat up 1976
snot green Chevy Nova into the crowded parking lot
of the McDonalds on Route 1 in Saugus,
Massachusetts. He always seemed to do this to
himself; lighting cigarettes when hed just have to
snipe them out on the bottom of his tattered army
boot. He put his pointer finger to his head and
pantomimed shooting himself. Amir glanced at him
uneasily, then scanned the lot for an open space.
Aaron drew hard on ...
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Mother Audience
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One David Sedaris, otherness Otherness One may
view David Sedaris, without the knowledge of his
background, as abnormal or even weird. However,
throughout the two stories, ? A Plague of Tics, ?
and? Ashes, ? he breaks down the wall of?
otherness? and allows an audience to take a look
at his own personal life. Sedaris incorporates all
sorts of humor to somewhat ease the tension of
revealing his life and the awkwardness the
audience may feel while reading his stories. The
autobiographical point of...
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Wasn T Couldn T
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On October 21, 1917, John Birks Gillespie was born
in Cheraw, South Carolina. He was the youngest of
14 children. His father was a poor farmer and a
skilled amateur musician. He played bass in his
own band and owned all the instruments because
most of the other players were so poor that they
would sell the instruments for money to buy food
if they had them. The town of Cheraw was primarily
black town and was very poor. By the time John was
7, he was beginning to learn that noone would take
care ...
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Kill A Vampire Needed To Be Decapitated Dracula
604 words
In Draculas Death Dracula's Death In Bram Strokers
infamous novel, Dracula, he tries to explain the
life of the undead, then continues to explain how
to kill these creatures of the night. We find out
that you must stab a vampire in the heart with a
wooden stake, and then slash off their head. This
is the only way that we are led to believe that
you may be able to kill these undead. We learn
this through Stokers vampire expert Van Helsing,
he seems to be the most educated on the subject of
the un...
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Pepe Leaves Man Mother
572 words
Becoming a man could not always be pinned down to
a certain age. A boy becomes a man when there
arises a need. In Flight, Pepe is forced into
manhood too soon. When Pepe is sent to town by his
mother to perform his first labor, it does not
seem like it is such a big thing to ask. Yes, Pepe
is proud, because this is the first time Mama has
ever given him any special responsibility. Mama
tells him to go and get supplies they need. He is
not to waste time or money on frivolities. Pepe
tells Mama I ...
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Nineteenth Century Gold Rush
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The Gold Rush One moment the California creek beds
glimmered with gold; the next, the same creeks ran
red with the blood of men and women defending
their claims or ceding their bags of gold dust to
bandits. The West was a ruthless territory during
the nineteenth century. With more than enough gold
dust to go around early in the Gold Rush, crime
was rare, but as the stakes rose and the easily
panned gold dwindled, robbery and murder became a
part of life on the frontier. The West consisted
of out...
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Grapes Of Wrath Jim Casy
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It is said that everything is done for a purpose,
and if that purpose is not obvious, it could be
evident within oneself. In The Grapes of Wrath, by
John Steinbeck, the story not only entails the
tale of the tragically poor, but also an uplifting
sense of discovery. The story tells not only of
the physical journey to California, but of the
characters spiritual travels as well. By examining
the lives of Jim Casy, Tom Joad, and Ma Joad, one
will see the enlightening changes that mark their
lives t...
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S E Hinton Isn T
309 words
by S. E. Hinton RumbleRumblefish Rumble Fish by S.
E. Hinton Rumble Fish, by S. E. Hinton is the
sequel to The Outsiders. The characters names are
different, but it is still taken place in the same
time period. In the story Rumble Fish, Rusty James
is a greaser who has a lot of fights in and out of
school. He meets up with the Motorcycle Boy and
whenever Rusty is in a big situation or fight, the
Motorcycle Boy always helps him out. Rusty isn? t
a great kid. He has a police record and has been
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Place In Society Short Story
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INTERTERTEXTUAL Essays: Justine Ted Youth s place
in society, class difference and violence are all
issues presented in the short story, On the
Sidewalk Bleeding by Evan Hunter, The Outsiders,
based on the novel by S. E Hinton and The Last
Spin by Evan Hunter. All three texts invite
readers to respond to these issues through the
uses of various techniques including setting,
symbolism and use of language. Many of these
elements also introduce the theme of conformity or
individuality in modern soc...
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