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The Assassination Of Abraham Lincoln
Number of Words: 826 / Number of Pages: 4
... article is a summary of the events leading up to, the
assassination, and the events after Abraham Lincoln's death. He was killed
April 15, 1865. His assassin was a man by the name of John Wilkes Booth.
Lincoln was planing to attend a play at Ford's Theatre that night. Booth
shot him that night.
Booth shot Lincoln with a small pistol known as a derringer. Booth
managed to escape but was caught twelve days later when he was found hiding
in a barn. He underwent surgery at a boarding house across the street from
the theater. Lincoln died the morning after he was shot. His body was sent
t ...
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The Movie Bugsy
Number of Words: 1640 / Number of Pages: 6
... Keitel, Ben Kingsley, and Elliot Gould. As a whole I think the cast did a magnificent job taking the viewers to an era of America, which is not easily forgotten by those who lived through it. A time when the world was being destroyed by the Nazi Germans was over shadowed by America’s self-involvement. A time when Americans were beginning to be proud of their little world power was accented by the world war.
The wardrobe and setting were excellent. The clothes the actor wore were so authentic and representative of the times. I had a conversation with my grandmother and she reminisced with me ab ...
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Sociological Perspective From The Blues Brothers
Number of Words: 958 / Number of Pages: 4
... black tie and hat, and a plain white shirt. The outfit is not complete without their black sunglasses. Some would not consider this a type of specialized dress but the Blues brothers have not changed this outfit for countless years. Their clothing separates them from the norms of society and reflects their blunt
behavior. A semiotic viewpoint could leave you with endless possibilities for the reasoning behind their dress. To prove that they are responsible, willing to conform, or businesslike. The meaning behind the message is hard to decipher. It could simply be a look for their band. The on ...
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The Puritans And The Salem Witch Trials
Number of Words: 3783 / Number of Pages: 14
... "The Reformation" began to spread across northern Europe. The Reformation led to the formation of a religious group called Protestants. In the decade that followed, many other reforms took place in the Church of England. The Puritans, who had originally been part of the Church of England, greatly encouraged the reforms of others. They rejected the Catholic traditions and wanted to "purify" the church.
The English king listened to their appeals, but many Catholic traditions remained in the Church of England. This disappointing news lead the Puritans to form churches of their own. They rejected s ...
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Leonardo Da Vinci
Number of Words: 2266 / Number of Pages: 9
... as
being handsome, strong, and agile. He had keen powers of observation,
an imagination, and the ability to detach himself from the world
around him. At an early age Leonardo became interested in subjects
such as botany, geology, animals (specifically birds), the motion of
water, and shadows (About Leonardo).
At the age of 17, in about 1469, Leonardo was apprenticed as a
garzone (studio boy) to Andrea del Verrocchio, the leading Florentine
painter and sculptor of his day. In Verrocchio's workshop Leonardo
was introduced to many techniques, from the painting of alt ...
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Beauty And The Beast
Number of Words: 670 / Number of Pages: 3
... and E.T. was from another planet, and had no intention of ever coming to earth or meeting Elliot. Both characters are very unique in the society in which they were thrust, and neither one has anyone like him to go to or latch onto for understanding and support.
Both the Beast and E.T. found one person on earth who accepts them for who they are. Although the Beast captures Belle, she learns to love him and understand his situation; she becomes his one true friend in a society which hates him for who what they think he is. Elliot discovered E.T. in his closet, and due to the fact he had no other r ...
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The First Battle Of Bull Run
Number of Words: 702 / Number of Pages: 3
... Manassas Junction.
To the north, near Harriers Ferry, Confederate General Joseph Johnston with 9,000 soldiers faced off with Union General Patterson who was dug in with 18,000 troops. These are forces that would be involved in the First Battle of Bull Run.
On July 18, 1861, General McDowell’s Army of the Potomac marched from Washington toward Manassas Junction for battle. The Confederates at Manassas knew far ahead of this action due to many Southern spies in Washington. The Southern troops spread in lines along eight miles of Bull Run Creek. The heaviest Southern troops were on a ridge aro ...
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Dave Matthews Band, The Most Compelling Band Around
Number of Words: 2465 / Number of Pages: 9
... playing its first gig for an Earth Day celebration. Dave Matthews had always dreamed of starting his own band. He approached his favorite jazz players, (who he also served drinks to as a bartender) LeRoi Moore and Carter Beauford to make a demo tape of the songs he had written. Moore and Beauford liked what they heard and decided to stay with Matthews. He also approached Stefan Lessard to play with them, a 16-year-old prodigy bass player. Boyd Tinsley was added to the band after playing the violin in the song, “Tripping Billies” in the album Crash. Soon the band began playing gigs at area bars ...
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The Nation’s Sectional Discord And The Unity Within The Nation
Number of Words: 2808 / Number of Pages: 11
... regardless of population, would have the same number of representatives. In the other house (the House of Representatives) each member would represent the same number of people. ‘Quite appropriately this came to be called the Great Compromise. Other major compromises came on slavery and on the control of commerce. The southern states, where the slaves were really treated as property, still wanted the slaves counted as people for the purposes of representation in the New House of Representatives. Some delegates argued that if one kind of property was counted for representation, other kinds should be t ...
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The California Gold Rush
Number of Words: 2008 / Number of Pages: 8
... great natural diversity, of extremes and opposites. Nature had done nothing on a small scale” (Seidman 99). California at that time had a population of around 14,000. Not included in these estimates were the 200,000 Native Americans that lived within its borders. Prior to the Mexican War of 1846-1848, California was an isolated northerly province of Mexico. Due to the lack of a large population and association to belong to, some said, “ Politically, technologically, and socially, revolutions were occurring everywhere” (Axon 5). The year of 1848 was the year of the revolution. There was suffer ...
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