First Battle of Bull Run Location: Fairfax County and Prince William County Date: July 21‚ 1861 Principal Commanders: Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell [US]; Brig. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston and Brig. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard [CS] Estimated Casualties: 4‚700 total (US 2‚950; CS 1‚750) Description: This was the first major land battle of the armies in Virginia. On July 16‚ 1861‚ the untried Union army under Brig. Gen. Irvin McDowell marched from Washington against the Confederate army‚ which was drawn up
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One state that should be taken into some serious consideration when it comes to film and television production is Pennsylvania. The incentives this state has to often be more than enough for production companies to take a look into. Pennsylvania has an abundance of locations to offer‚ rural‚ suburban‚ snow‚ beaches/ocean‚ mountains‚ lakes/rivers‚ forests‚ and city. As part of Pennsylvania’s incentive program‚ they do not have a sunset date‚ meaning that legislation does not vote on whether or not
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Symbol / Symbolic meaning of names ¡°Symbol A. Music : emotional movement 1. Scene 1. P. 13 ¡mThis "Blue Piano" expresses the spirit of the life which goes on here.¡n The blue piano is a kind of sad song. It shows that emotional feeling and sexual desire of people. The blue piano reveals the inner loneness of people and makes listener try to find someone to get alone. At first‚ the blue piano reflects the different characteristics of people in New Orleans. They are more
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“The Tenth and Final Mission of the Challenger Space Shuttle” The Challenger Space Shuttle exploded seventy three seconds after liftoff. All the crew on board died on January 28‚ 1986‚ all of America was in shock. How and why did it happen. Roger Bogilay told NASA the the o’rings on the shuttle would not seal right in the extreme cold. NASA previously delayed the launch six times before liftoff. At liftoff black smoke came out of the right engine booster for two seconds due to the oring being burned
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On 19th of November 1863‚ Abraham Lincoln was invited to give a speech at the official ceremony for the dedication of national cemetery of Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania (Lincoln‚ 2002). The speech was later considered as the Gettysburg Address after reading and analyzing the speech. Though Abraham was not the official and featured orator in that ceremony‚ the 273-word is remembered as one of the most famous speeches in the American History. The speech contained some stylistic devices such as Asyndeton
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that it is haunted by a ghost named Willie. Willie is the ghost of a one-legged miner who died in a mining explosion a hundred years earlier. Josh agrees to help Willie who asks him to dig up his leg from the cemetery and rebury it with the rest of him. When Josh goes to the cemetery to dig up Willie’s leg‚ he brings flowers with him so that no one would suspect why he was digging in the grave. While digging in the grave‚ Josh hits something metal with his shovel. In the grave with Willie’s
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Jewish cemetery‚ Hunt’s Bay cemetery‚ near Kingston. Kingston has a Jewish community dating back to the 1600s. What you will find in this cemetery may astonish you: typical Jewish gravestones with a Hebrew inscription. But that is not the unusual part; in the corner of some gravestones‚ you’ll see carved pictures of skulls and crossbones. What are crossbones doing in a Jewish cemetery? What is the connection between the Jews of Jamaica and Piracy? [pic] [pic] [pic] Hunt ’s Bay Cemetery - http://picasaweb
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How did the feud start‚ and why did it have such an impact throughout America? First and foremost I must say with being related to the McCoy family through marriage on my mother’s side is both a thrilling and interesting experience that does come with more history behind it than most can ever imagine. Though it wasn’t until two years ago that I learned about this fact‚ while I was looking through old family pictures and was asking different questions about my heritage my mother led to tell me about
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battleground there” (Mason 49). So basically a civil war occurred in Shiloh. A civil war is a war within a country so it represents the war or conflict between Leroy and Norma that is chaotic. At the end‚ they stand near a cemetery and Norma says‚ “ ‘I want to leave you’ ” (Mason 54). The cemetery represents the dead and dissolution of the relationship and how they will live their own ways. The last sentence of the story states‚ “The sky is unusually pale-the color of the dust ruffle Mabel made for their bed”
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Eddie 9A Dolphin dream alternate ending It was a cold and rainy night‚ and I had just finished my late shift at the cemetery I worked at. The drive home wasn’t too bad‚ it gave me a chance to think about life. As I pulled into the drive-way‚ I spotted an unfemiliar pair of red high-heels‚ sitting besides the front door. ’They aren’t mine’‚ I thought to myself. I silently walked through the house‚ making as little noise as possible. I stood shocked as I saw my husband and his work assistant sleeping
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