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The War At Gettysburg
Words: 455 / Pages: 2 .... all risked their life to defend their armys and Union. Most of them
got scared. Most died because they either got shot or the war was to hard for
them. Some ran away, because they got scared, Their goal was to defend their
Union.
What Happened
The Confederate went to war with the union in a small town called
Gettysburg. The Union majorally beat the Confederate. 28,000 were wounded,
captured, and killed from the Confederate. Major General George Meade some
23,000 Union Men, that was nearly a quater of his men. The war was over on July
3, 1863. The Union had won the war.
Supplies
The men nedded alot and I mean alot of supp .....
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Declaration Of Independence: Abstractions In Power
Words: 1259 / Pages: 5 .... defines power as, "the ability to do or effect something or anything, or to act upon a person or thing" (OED 2536). Throughout the ages according to the dictionary the word power has connoted similar meanings. In 1470 the word power meant to have strength and the ability to do something, "With all thair strang *poweir" (OED 2536) Nearly three hundred years later in 1785 the word power carried the same meaning of control, strength, and force, "power to produce an effect, supposes power not to produce it; otherwise it is not power but necessity" (OED 2536). This definition explains how the power government or social institutions rests in t .....
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Archetypes In Waterworld
Words: 365 / Pages: 2 .... when the young girl, Enola, is captured. Soon after, they return to dryland where everything is peaceful and resources abound.
The various settings in Waterworld include many archetypes and add meaning to the story. For one, the deep, salty sea engulfs the whole world. Archetypally, this holds a demonic meaning, and in Waterworld the characters are constantly trying to overcome it. The sun also makes it very hot, giving the characters a thirst which cannot be quenched, as there is no water. Furthermore, any vegetation is extremely valuable because it gives the people vital nutrients, which they need to survive.
Many other archetypes also appea .....
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The Indians Of The Pacific Northwest
Words: 1590 / Pages: 6 .... and west and a little south of Seattle. Seattle was the son of Suquamish leader named Schweabe and a Duwamish woman named Scholitza. He became Chief of the Suquamish, Duwamish, and allied Salish speaking tribes by proving his leadership qualities in a war that pitted his and other saltwater tribes against those of the Green and White Rivers. (1) He was considered to be Duwamish since his mother was the daughter of a Duwamish chief and the line of descent passed matrilineally. This was sometimes the case when fathers died while their son's were was still young and the mother would return to her tribe to raise the children. The Duwamish lived on the Duw .....
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Illuminating The Path Of Progress
Words: 1393 / Pages: 6 .... into school. Edison was curious about the
world around him and always tried to teach himself through reading and
experiments. Alva spent three years in home schooling. He was taught by his
mother. He later returned to school but left at age twelve to get a job and
help support his family.
Edison got his first job selling newspapers and snacks to the passengers
on the train between Port Huron and Detroit. Edison bought a used printing
press in 1862 and published the Grand Trunk Herald for passengers. It was the
first newspaper published on a train.
When Edison was fifteen, he was taught Morse code and became a manager
of a telegraph offi .....
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Romanticism 2
Words: 348 / Pages: 2 .... Being lifted out of the lecture room, the speaker is freed of his stress and boredom and is able to enjoy the peace and true beauty that the stars embrace.
Varying degrees of Romantic attitude has affected many areas in our lives today. A vast area that Romantic attitude has affected is The Arts. The Arts, composed of many types of genre, are composed and interpreted very different. Some people may look at a painting and imagine extremely different attitudes than the artist who painted it had intended. Another area that the Romantic attitude has drastically affected is fashion. As you glance around you’ll probably observe that very few peop .....
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The Downfall Of Music Today
Words: 706 / Pages: 3 .... bands like Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice and Chains that revolutionized rock and roll. Some of these bands are still around today but are over shadowed by the trendy pop and rap
The rock and pop groups of today are primarily concerned with an image they are trying to achieve through music videos. Bands like Limp Bizkit and Korn are chief examples of groups who try to attain a hard-core image but are failing. They claim to have a large underground following but in reality they are just another MTV band that is identified by its multi-million dollar music videos. If you have to spend that much money on a video you must be compensating for someth .....
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Breakdancing
Words: 360 / Pages: 2 .... (a mock-combat style, often directed against an opponent), and "webbo" (fast footwork between other dance moves). When spread to Los Angeles, California, dancers added the "electric boogie," automaton-like dance moves that incorporated pantomime. In the beginning, breakdancers adopted a confrontational attitude, as "crews" met each other in fake rumbles that often turned into real fights. Even peaceful displays resembled the competitive toasting of Bronx musicians in concurrently developing rap music.
Like other facets of the hip hop movement, met with commercial success and public notoriety in the early 1980s. Paralleling Soho's embrace of Bronx .....
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The Grange
Words: 780 / Pages: 3 .... member) they
made their statement to the world on an appropriate day, Independence Day 1873.
The framers Declaration of Independence informed those listening they were ready
to fight back. The Declaration stated they would use "all lawful and peaceful
means to free themselves from the tyranny of monopoly". Many of the members
opened stores and other businesses so they could begin to buy and sell to each
other. However most of these were farmers, with families, not businessmen and
many companies didn't survive because of their lack of real business knowledge
and the pressures of the middlemen who wanted them to fail. They worked as a
team to get .....
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Analyzing Curse Of The Starving Class
Words: 500 / Pages: 2 .... to do?, (2) How well does the artist do it?, and (3) Is it worth doing? The preceding questions could be answered in aim of the painter, actor, director, scene designer, make-up artist, and so on.
In analyzing “Curse of the Starving Classes” with Goethe’s questions, I will keep my focus on the playwright, Sam Shepard. His is a story that I don’t come across very often. I believe Mr. Shepard wrote this play to bring a variety into the theatre, as well as writing about something he knows and has lived through. Just the fact that this story is his life memory brings feeling and passion to the script. Perhaps I’m digging this too deep, but .....
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