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The Battle Of Antietam
Number of Words: 318 / Number of Pages: 2
... approching the battlefield. They came upon the flank of the
Union forces and drove them back.
At the end Confederate generals urged Robert E. Lee to retreat, but
he refused. At dawn, on the 18th, the army was still there inviting
attack. Although more then 10,000 additional Union troops reached the
battlefield McClellan made no move. Lee had had read McClellan’s mind, he
also knew his own men. He knew that his soldiers’ prestige and morale
would be strengthened if they believed that the Army of Northern Virginia
could never be driven from a battlefield. The retreat did not begin until
the night ...
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Braveheart
Number of Words: 998 / Number of Pages: 4
... A group of rebellions can come just like
that if you are not fair to them. Feeding, clothing, and other things must all be provided.
Plus, protection is needed in case of invasion by other countries. This would require
training your people with weapons and teaching them how to defend themselves and be
brave when told to “CHARGE!”
Another characteristic of your town to rise to the top is having good relationships
with surrounding countries. You have to be able to have another country join you in case
of battle. If there is a war and everyone hates you, you and your people will get killed not
only b ...
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The Battle Of Gettysburg
Number of Words: 1963 / Number of Pages: 8
... to that cause for which they gave the last full measure
of devotion– that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have
died in vain– that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of
freedom– and that government of the people, by the people, for the people,
shall not perish from this earth." Abraham Lincoln November 19, 1863.
It seems only appropriate to begin a report devoted to the Battle
of Gettysburg by looking at something delivered after it ended. Contrary
to his belief, Abraham Lincoln's brief, yet overwhelmingly powerful speech,
is still looked upon by Americans as an endur ...
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Blaxploitation - Dolemite Vs The Mack
Number of Words: 716 / Number of Pages: 3
... After two years in jail, Dolemite is released to help apprehend Willie Green and avenge the death of his nephew, Little Jimmy." (Goodwin). "The self proclaimed 'King of Party Records' pooled his money and produced Dolemite on a "low, low, low, low" budget. 'I was made fun of here in Los Angeles,' Says Moore. 'They called me a fool and said I was spending all my money and the movie would never get shown." (Damiani). "Moore persisted despite his critics. His efforts resulted in a timeless gem of low-budget brilliance filled with rhyming banter, stagy fight scenes, rampant sex, patchwork leisure ...
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Mi Vida Loca
Number of Words: 1692 / Number of Pages: 7
... were childhood best friends that become enemies over a boy, Ernesto. Sad Girl is the main narrator of the movie. This drug dealer first falls for Mousie, but then gets Sad Girl pregnant also. He spends most of his money on his two babies and his prize possession, Suavecito, his mini-truck. The two young mothers arrange a fight one-on-one for a bloody confrontation. Neither of them gets hurt, but Ernesto is shot by one of his Caucasian clients on the same night. With Ernesto out of both of their lives, they can move on and earn back each other’s friendship.
After Ernesto’s death shadow takes ...
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The Boston Massacre
Number of Words: 976 / Number of Pages: 4
... rocks. When the king made Thomas Hutchinson governor of the colony, the colonists were even more angered, because they did not agree with the governor’s thinking. They attempted to boycott stores that bought from England. Caught up in the patriotism, young boys would throw dirt, oyster shells, and dirt at those who went into the stores. On February 22, 1770, eleven-year-old Christopher Snider, was doing just that, when he was shot in the chest and stomach. The men who had killed him were put into jail. In support, two thousand people lined the streets as Christopher’s coffin was being carried t ...
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The Art Of Italy And Northern Europe From 1300 To 1520
Number of Words: 1658 / Number of Pages: 7
... "was one that seemed to have one foot planted in the Middle Ages and the other in the emerging Renaissance (Fleming, 248)."
In approximately 1305, the visionary Giotto began his frescos at the Arena Chapel. Giotto looked at his surroundings; he saw how things appeared in nature, and painted these objects in the same way. The impression of depth is found in his works, as was the appearance of focal points. In his masterpiece, Miracle of the Spring, Saint Francis is made the focal point. This is achieved by the coming together of the two mountains in the background in a crisscross fashion and meeti ...
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The Immigration Experience
Number of Words: 1127 / Number of Pages: 5
... show the person required further inspection. If, this was indeed the case, the person would be set aside in a cage. Another test was that of sanity. An interpreter would ask each person a few questions just to find a sensible answer to test mental stability. The last and most feared doctor checked for disease by lifting the eyelid. He scared children, and probably spread more disease than the people he checked. From an eyewitness account, his gloves were not sterile, and he did not change or even wash them between examinations. I, myself, found this disgusting, and dangerous. Then, immigrants filed int ...
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U.S Involvement In The Vietnam War
Number of Words: 1451 / Number of Pages: 6
... U. S. Military should be allowed to conduct any war, conflict, or police action that it has been committed to without political interference or control because of the problems and hidden interests which are always present when dealing with politics.
United States involvement in the Vietnam War actually began in 1950 when the U. S. began to subsidize the French Army in South Vietnam. This involvement continued to escalate throughout the 1950's and into the early 1960's. On August 4, 1964 the Gulf of Tonkin incident occurred in which American Naval Vessels in South Vietnamese waters were fired upon b ...
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Who Was The Bard
Number of Words: 2333 / Number of Pages: 9
... by Oxford. William Plumer Fowler gave numerous examples in his book, Shakespeare Revealed in Oxford's Poetry. The plays also reflect Oxford's background and events in his life. The plays include political intrigue, and Oxford served in an Elizabethan court. And Hamlet is a reflection of events related to Oxford's life. His predecessor as candidate for authorship is Francis Bacon. In Penn Leary's book, Are There Ciphers in Shakespeare? He shows that text in plays or poems arranged to attract attention can be ciphered into many different spellings that are phonically pronounced "Bacon". Ba ...
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