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James Monroe General Washington
491 wordsThe following is about the fifth president of the U. S. A. James Monroe was born in 1758 in Westmoreland county, Virginia. In 1776 he served as an officer in the continental army, and saved the Battle of Trenton against the British. During the battle he was standing at his post and a farmer came out and told them to get of his property. The battle was on Christmas day. Monroe and the other soldiers with him identified themselves as American soldiers and the farmer apologized. Later the man who w...
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Hand To Hand Combat Played A Major
1,446 wordsThe Revolutionary War and the Civil War may seem very different at first glance due to their differences in time. But actually they were very similar in many ways. One way in which they were so similar is in the weapons they used. Many of the weapons used in the Civil War were either the same or based off of the weapons from the American Revolution. One very important similarity is the use of black gun powder. Black gun powder was the primary source of firing power in both the American Revolutio...
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Robert Louis Stevenson Style Of Writing
1,046 wordsby Robert Louis Stevenson There is an old crippled man knocking at the Admiral Ben Bow Inn. His name is Captain Billy Bones. He lives in fear of a one-legged man, because Billy Bones has a map in his suitcase that the one-legged man wants. But, Billy Bones doesnt know that the one-legged man, Captain Flint died. One day a blind beggar named Blind Pew comes to see Billy Bones at the Inn and gives him the Black Spot, a mark of immediate death between pirate crews. Billy Bones gives Jim Hawkins, th...
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Moby Dick Human Nature
888 wordsIn Moby Dick, Herman Melville makes use of two climactic scenes of the book to underline a profound and intellectual commentary on human nature. The chapters entitled The Musket and The Symphony are two such climactic scenes in which Starbuck and Ahab reveal a critical attribute of mans temperament. Melville uses these two characters to emphasize that man is unchanging, and in this way their moral fiber unconsciously weaves their fate. In The Musket, the Pequod and its crew have passed the disas...
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The War Between States American Civil
1,339 wordsThe American Civil War is sometimes called the War Between the States, the War of Rebellion, or the War for Southern Independence. It began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate General P. G. T. Beauregard opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, and lasted until May 26, 1865, when the last Confederate army surrendered. The war took more than 600, 000 lives, destroyed property valued at $ 5 billion, brought freedom to 4 million black slaves, and opened wounds that have not ...
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Sentenced To Death Boston Massacre
1,318 words... from Nova Scotia were staying, tensions soared. More fights were breaking out around the city. On March 2, 1770, a certain Private Walker was walking past Sam Gray's rope shop, a shop for colonists who lacked any one specific talent, but needed a job. When William Green, a rope worker, saw him and asked if he would like a job, the soldier said that he would like a job. At this William Green replied, "Then go and clean my little-house. " Little-house, back then meant out house. This made the ...
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Boston Massacre British Soldiers
935 wordsJohn Hancock stated? Let this sad tale of death never be told without a tear; let not the heaving bosom cease to burn with a manly indignation at the barbarous story... ? during his oration of the massacre on 5 March 1774. The? Boston Massacre? as it was called, was really not a massacre in the sense that a lot of people were slaughtered, it was a massacre in the sense that British government? s authority was not to be tolerated. During the next eighteen months, tensions between the Colonists an...
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Trench Warfare Gatling Gun
339 wordsCivil war inventions New inventions during the Civil war lead to the development of new weaponry. Some of the new inventions include the Gatling gun, new bullets, Breech loading cannon, ironclad ships, Dahlgren gun, and trench warfare. The Gatling gun invented by Dr. Richard Gatling was a multi-barreled cannon which allowed troops to shoot multiple rounds rapidly without reloading and served as the predecessor to the machine gun. Prior to the war, it was discovered that by giving the bullet spin...
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Death Of His Wife Minor Characters
1,444 wordsDeath as the Focal Point Tony Hillerman expresses many themes throughout his novel, A Thief of Time. Themes such as jealousy, deceit, murder and the clash of cultures are just a few of them. While A Thief of Time is a part of the mystery genre and shares the uniform qualities which make it a part of that genre. However, the primary theme that is expressed in A Thief of Time is death. The theme that is emphasized the most in A Thief of Time is death. Death is a constant presence in the novel, it ...
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State Game Departments Bow And Arrow Hunting
758 wordsAmong small arms, the RIFLE and shotgun are both long-barreled weapons used for long-range shooting; the PISTOL has a shorter barrel and is accurate only at relatively short ranges. The REVOLVER, usually a pistol, has a revolving cylinder that allows repeat firing. The precise origin of firearms is unknown, although they were certainly in use by the early 14 th century and were fairly common in Europe by mid-century. These early guns were little more than large-caliber tubes of wrought iron or c...
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Boston Tea Party Battle Of Bunker Hill
1,415 wordsGeorge Washington and the American Revolution The American Revolution was considered unwinnable to many, but proved to be a crucial fight that aided in the creation of the United States. Numerous courageous war figures emerged during this War for Independence. Although many people were responsible for the war s success, one man stands out from the rest, and he emerged to become one of America s best known heroes- -George Washington. His drive and determination to prevail were primary factors for...
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Johnny Tremain Sam Adams
764 wordsIn the novel Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, Jonathan Lyte Tremain undergoes some very serious changes. It is this readers impression that as Johnny grew up in Boston, Massachusetts in these Pre- Revolutionary War times, he matured much since the time hat he left the Lapham household, until the end of this novel. Some examples of his maturity were: -When he learned to control his temper. -When he learned to treat people (especially Cilla) with respect. -When he helped his country in the war aga...
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Johnny Tremain Sam Adams
661 wordsIn the novel Johnny Tremain, by Esther Forbes the main character Jonathan Lye Tremain is an apprentice to an old silversmith Mr. Lapham. In a tragic accident Johnny melts his thumb to his index finger and he can no longer use his right hand for sislversmithing. Then Johnny changes his attitude from a young aragonite boy to a wise man. For example he learned to control his temper. He did this by counting to ten when he was angered. The first time he tried this, is when Sam Adams? slave Suky throw...
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