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    1. What is the author’s main theme? In Chapter 3 “The Visible and Invisible Worlds of Salem” in After The Fact the author discussed how “Over the past few decades historians have studied the traumatic experiences of 1692 in great detail”(52). The author talks about the Salem outbreak in New England and how bewitchment was related to New England villages. The author also discussed in the chapter what social factors contributed to those accused of witchcraft in Salem. The author described this period

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    kayla English 24 Essay 2 Do you believe every historical document or book was true? Before‚ we consider if the historical documents or books are true; first‚ we have to look at the historical event with a different point of view because it is easy to get biased information; if we only focus on one side of the event. In the book After The Fact “The View from the Bottom Rail” by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle‚ the authors demonstrate that discovering the historical story of the freed

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    November 19th‚ 2012 Mr. Penza A-Block After the Fact: Declaring Independence               The Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress expresses the thirteen American colonies desire to disjoin from Great Britain. Chapter 4 of “After the Fact‚” entitled Declaring Independence‚ presents factual viewpoints of historians as well as thorough examinations aroused from the possible confusions of the renowned document.             In May

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    In Chapter 7 of After The Fact‚ Davidson and Lytle attempt to prove if John Brown was a sane or insane person. After Brown’s attack on Harpers Ferry‚ Brown was put on trial for treason. In that battle‚ Brown led a group of 21 men‚ 5 of whom were black slaves‚ to the port town of Harpers Ferry in an effort to unite against the controversial issue of slavery. His attack began when he took a few captives‚ including Lewis Washington‚ the first president’s grandson. Although it began well‚ he underestimated

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    AAfter The Fact: The View From the Bottom Rail Chris Bean Bl: A 5/29/12 Mr. Penza Summary of Chapter: With the sound of cannons and gunshots firing in the air‚ slaves in the south knew that freedom was coming to a nation of four million slaves. Union soldiers would be portrayed as bad foreigners from their masters‚ with‚ “ long horns on their heads‚ and tushes in their mouths‚ and eyes sticking out like a cow.” (Page 171) Some slaves were overjoyed with rumors of emancipation and leaving their plantations

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    Pocahontas that saved John Smith from the execution‚ was in fact‚ just an adaption ritual. From the story of John Smith‚ the author examined the first efforts of colonization by the English in Virgina. From Smith’s point of view‚ this land was very fruitful and befitted for human’s lives‚ but in fact‚ the first years in Virgina was dreadful. The harsh weather‚ the aggressive Indians‚ the hot and humid summer killed many settlers. Ten years after the first landing‚ only 400 settlers out of 2000 alived

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    epic‚ The Day After Tomorrow‚ depicts a world where global warming triggers an abrupt climate change‚ creating a worldwide superstorm that unleashes unimaginable global weather disasters. In the span of just a few days‚ tornados devastate Los Angeles‚ huge hail pounds Tokyo‚ and colossal tsunamis and blizzards whip New York. Could it really happen? Are these events based on true scientific fact? Like much science fiction‚ The Day After Tomorrow is based on some solid scientific fact Climatologists

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    the aspects of comparative historical research. In the first part of the chapter‚ After the Fact‚ Serving Time in Virginia‚ various research methods used to verify what happened in the early Virginia colony by evaluation of Captain John Smith’s original narrative written to his published narrative‚ the research to seek historical evidence to verify names‚ dates and people‚ interpretation of anthropological facts about Algonquin Indians‚ and evaluation his writing style. As the chapter continues

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    Facts and Figures Essay

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    Facts and Figures Essay They say that the children are the future. Is this statement true? Yes‚ it is. Todays’ children can either be future leaders of tomorrow‚ or present criminals of today. An at-risk youth is a youth who is extremely vulnerable to the negative consequences of school failure‚ substance abuse‚ and early sexuality. Some may ask the question: How does a young person get to that point? It starts in the home. Most youths grow up in single parent homes where the stats largely show

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    Claim of Fact Essay With the biggest GDP‚ prestigious universities‚ and a multitude of successful entrepreneurs‚ the United States has always been considered one of the leading countries in the world. Unfortunately‚ with other countries outdoing the United States in education‚ this notion is quickly changing. In recent years‚ students from other countries have been surpassing the United States academically and have proven that they are the future of the world. Researchers have found many differences

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