attack of a division of the enemy. His regiment is down to half the strength and includes 116 mutineers who take up arms after his passionate speech. Moreover‚ after their ammunition is exhausted and they are low in strength; they charge the attacking enemy with bayonets on their muskets showing exemplary courage and hold on to their position. On July 3‚ Gen Lee concentrated entire Artillery on the slope between Cemetery ridge and the Little Round Top to silence Union army’s guns and soldiers and
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However‚ there is quite a lot which distinguishes education in Britain from the way it works in other countries. Compulsory education is free of charge‚ but parents may spend money on educating their children privately if they want to. Terminology to do with the school system in Britain can be confusing. Schools funded by the government (so free of charge for the parents) are called ‘state schools’ and the education provided in this way is called ‘state education’. This distinguishes it from ‘private
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attack the enemy‚ tanks could break through the trench system. I can imagine that this was a panic-stricken time for the troops that may have felt suicidal in a way. After the intial bombardment the troops armed with bayonets would go ’over the top’ of their trenches and charge across the burnt out shell that is no mans land‚ through the deep shell holes which provided shelter in hope of overpowering the enemy and taking their trenches‚ this often resulted in suicidal and hopeless attempts from
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Version : 2.0 15/01/12 General Certificate of Secondary Education English/ English Language Unit 1 H Tier Understanding and producing non-fiction texts Mark Scheme Version 2.0 2012 examination - Jan series Mark schemes are prepared by the Principal Examiner and considered‚ together with the relevant questions‚ by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation meeting attended by all examiners and is the scheme which was used by them
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When the baritones of cannon barrages‚ melodies of muskets and the sound of the rebel cry had finally subsided‚ The American Civil War had had already taken a deadly toll. Four years of gruesome fighting had decimated the population. Half a million of three million men had been wounded in combat. Over two hundred thousand others had been killed. Frontal assaults turned into suicidal dashes that resulted in victory for no man. Advancements in weaponry surpassed ancient tactics dating back to the
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months with the two most well-known engagements featuring the Amazons. The March fourth attack‚ better known as The Battle of Cotonou‚ lasted around four hours with the Warriors of Dahomey facing not only superior weapons but also for the first time bayonets. The lack of knowledge caught many off guard and led to many casualties. The Dahomeans ended their attack and retreated
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Joshua L Chamberlain Once a missionary and fluent in 9 languages‚ it is hard to believe that Joshua Chamberlain would become one of the greatest colonels in American history. Chamberlain’s‚ courage‚ intelligence and leadership in the Civil War played a pivotal role in defeating the Confederate forces and ultimately unifying America. Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain was born on September 8‚ 1828 in Brewer‚ Maine. His parents‚ Joshua and Sarah Dupee Chamberlain‚ named him after the heroic Commodore James
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The Killer Angels is a historical Civil War novel by Michael Shaara. The book follows the three day battle of Gettysburg‚ switching points of view from the generals of the North to the Generals from the South. In the beginning of the novel the Spy‚ sent out by General Longstreet reports back findings of Northern troops moving prompting General Lee to take action. Though he does not believe the spy‚ he has no choice but to take the spies word and begins to move the troops towards a small town called
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Inhumanity of War In the novel All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque‚ one follows the life of Paul Baumer‚ a private in the German military in World War 1. He and his friends try to survive as the people around them get slaughtered. Slowly one by one his friends die while the others fight for their own lives. This is a war with many inhumane actions that lead to unnecessary death or injury. In the story many inhumane actions spark guilt within a character‚ causing a humane
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called sodium chloride joined by ionic bonds. To understand how this process works‚ we must grasp an understanding of what an ion is and what an ionic bond is. An ion is an atom that has an electric charge and is created when an atom (or a group) gain or loses electrons. (It has an electric charge due to the imbalance and since they need to neutralise each other.) An ionic bond is a bond that transfers from one and another‚ resulting in an attraction between oppositely charged ions. Sodium chloride
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