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New Trend For Horror Films
Number of Words: 788 / Number of Pages: 3
... the buckets of blood and gore displayed in the horror films of the past. The misleading promotion before the film's release and the prologue at the beginning of the film have us beliving what we see is a true account of three student filmakers that disappeared while making a documentary about a legendary witch. What hooks the audience and draws them in, is the excellant storyline and the terror of waiting to see what it is that's keeps these three, wouldbe-filmmakers, from ever retuning again. Also, the fact that the audience gets to see through the eyes of the, scared out of their mind, student ...
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Causes Of The American Revolution
Number of Words: 1025 / Number of Pages: 4
... to the Crown of Great Britain that is owing from his subjects born within the realm, and all due subordination to that august body, the Parliament of Great Britain." This statement can be used as a addition of the entire document that the Stamp Act Congress had initiated. The statement depicts the colonists has having to be submissive and servile in the view of Great Britain, this policy angered the colonists very much, and was another component of the transition of the colonists' rights and liberties.
When the Declaratory Act was passed in March of 1766, many colonies were attempting to claim that ...
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About Gettysburg
Number of Words: 2764 / Number of Pages: 11
... was a pivotal state in the Civil War struggle... because key routes from the South led to Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh. In order to control these routes the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia invaded Pennsylvania in 1863. The confrontation at Gettysburg became one of the most decisive as well as one of the bloodiest battles of American history. Almost a third of the Union army in the Battle of Gettysburg was from Pennsylvania.
Important Men
Mr. Meade (see picture One) was born in Cadiz, Spain, on the thirty-first of December 1815. He was a general for the Union in the U.S. Civ ...
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The Declaration Of Independence
Number of Words: 344 / Number of Pages: 2
... of the king, who, with the backing of Parliament, had violated his “contract” with the colonists and thus had forfeited all claim to their loyalty. “The clearest call for independence up to the summer of 1776 came in Philadelphia on June 7th. Church bells rang out over Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. This signaled that was approved and officially adopted by the Continental Congress. Words to live by from are “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these, are life, liberty, an ...
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The John F. Kennedy Assasination Conspiracy
Number of Words: 3472 / Number of Pages: 13
... released a report consisting of 888 pages which stated that the committee had come to the conclusion that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone as the sole assassin of President Kennedy. Of course, there was no actual trial because Oswald had been shot while in police custody on November 24 by Jack Ruby. Ruby claimed that he shot Oswald for the good of the American people, and also to spare the widow Jackie from having to go through the horrific ordeal of a trial. The commission based its conclusion on a variety of key points which implicate Oswald:
1. A riffle bearing Oswalds palm print was ...
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Effect Of Film On History (1920s-1940s)
Number of Words: 3200 / Number of Pages: 12
... out the films they do?
During the twenties and thirties different kinds of films were produced for different audiences. While some people pushed for films that depicted utopias and perfection, others wanted to see reality and current events discussed in films. It is through this that film makers began to express their opinions on current issues and offered different ideas to their audiences. Starting with the post World War I era, throught the Great Depression and with a short look at gangsterdom, it is easy to understand that film makers drew their inspiration from real life and the events going o ...
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The Chain Of Art
Number of Words: 647 / Number of Pages: 3
... tip backwards and forwards from the two-dimensional surface to produce much the same sensation as an elaborate sculpture…”(Cubism 54).
Futurism was an art movement, which was influenced by cubist art. Cubism showed no motion it was futurism that was fascinated with machinery, transport and communications. In paintings and sculpture, angular forms and powerful lines were used to convey a sense of activity, this was a Futurist’s way of showing motion and speed. One of it’s innovator’s was Umberto Boccioni who said “We want represent not the optical or analytical impression but the physical and total exp ...
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Conflicts Of Opinions In The Government
Number of Words: 491 / Number of Pages: 2
... views favored the common person. Jefferson believed that farmers were the most valuable citizens. His followers called themselves the Democratic Republicans. “Cultivators of the earth,” Jefferson wrote, “are the most valuable citizens.” This belief could be due to the fact that he was a farmer himself. Jefferson thought that agriculture should be the backbone of the economy, and that an industrial economy would corrupt the nation. He wanted us to American’s to purchase manufactured goods from Europe. He believed that the general citizenry should have all of the power, not a federal governme ...
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How Barbed Wire Was The Ruination Of The Cowboy Lifetyle
Number of Words: 276 / Number of Pages: 2
... up to and many times over people have in books, movies and songs. Thomas Glidden and his revulationary invention of barbed wire took something from America that can never be replaced, I imagine that most people consider this progress, the never ending evolution of The United States of America, but I can not help but wonder if America might just be a little better if there were a few of those good ol’ boys left.
Many early americans expereminted with a lot of different materials. Hedgerows were gradually developed, and a few homesteaders even resorted to mud and ditch enclosures. timber was brought fr ...
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The Battle Of Monocacy
Number of Words: 1144 / Number of Pages: 5
... Many people compared General Early to Stonewall Jackson, because he led soldiers that were once commanded by Jackson, through some of the same places.
General Lewis Wallace was not on Grant’s good side. In 1863, at the Battle of Shiloh, Wallace got lost on his way there. Wallace was a very political man. In 1849, he was admitted to the bar association. In 1856, he was elected to the State Senate. And after taking part in the capture of Fort Donelson, he was appointed to Major General. Later in his life, he wrote a very popular book called Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ.
On June 12, 1864, Gener ...
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