I. SHORT IDS: TEN of the following short IDs will be on the test. You will do FIVE (5). Answer in complete sentences. Identify the following‚ giving time‚ place‚ and context‚ and explaining the significance of each. Your answers should be approximately 3-5 sentences each. (50%) Andros Overthrow Atlantic Slavery Bacon’s Rebellion Berkeley‚ Gov. William Best Poor Man’s Land Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Caribbean slavery Coercive/Intolerable Acts Conquistadors
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The Colonel Carolyn Forche’s “The Colonel” instantly catches the eye. The poem was written in 1978 while Forche was working in El Salvador‚ and retails a merciless meeting with its title character. The Colonel is a hard man in a violent world‚ and he cares not for the rights of the people he governs nor the fact that he is exposing his evil nature to a poet: as he says‚ “something for your poetry‚ no?” (Forche‚ 597). The poem reinforces this effect through its stark irony and short poetic flourishes
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Colonel lives with his wife‚ who suffers from asthma‚ in a house in very poor conditions. The story begins one morning that the people held a funeral‚ for which the Colonel is prepared. It is revealed to be the month‚ October‚ extreme sadness and even physical discomfort for the couple. After give our condolences to the mother of the deceased and bumping into a few acquaintances‚ returns to his humble home. Without apparent source of income‚ the only hope of profit is a rooster fight that
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“Unless I had made a major mistake‚ I would have at least made it to Lieutenant Colonel. With luck‚ I could have served with distinction in one of the battles along the River Amur and been promoted to Colonel‚ and since I would not have remained all these years in the 7th Division‚ it’s possible that I would have fought at the Battle for Chahar Province. As long as I were still alive‚ I would have surely made it to Colonel.” The military was the one place where the disadvantage of being a Chōsenjin
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In “The Colonel” by Carolyn Forché‚ the style is prose with a steady beat or rhythm. The Piece is not poetry because it lacks specific stanzas‚ meter or verse. The only stylistic motif of the piece that is similar to a poem is its steady beat throughout. “I was asked... on the terrace” is a set of sentences that are all short and rhythmic‚ but they are all stopped by a period and are grammatically correct the lines just don’t flow like a normal prose would‚ but it is still following the structure
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It was a town founded in 1908‚ from African Americans could own property‚ learn‚ thrive‚ and live the American Dream. It was named by Lt. Colonel Allen Allensworth . Nowadays it designated Colonel Allensworth State Historic Park‚ the community which is located in the ZIP Code 93219. There are seven continents namely terrain and environment‚ Georgraphy‚Demographics‚Education‚Government‚References and External Links. Allensworth marks the eastern high-water shoreline of Tulare lake.It issupported one
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Colonel Bit was fifteen miles east of Fredericks‚ he and his Marines had dug in and were preparing for at least one Brigade element heading their way‚ so the intelligence reports they had received from the 19th. The Artillery Batteries had been set up and the LAV’s had been positioned over-watch on avenues of approach that Colonel Bit’s planning staff had identified. The enemy movement towards their position was still a day or so away‚ they were taking their time. Colonel Bit had sent out scouts
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between Americans and Europeans and the contrast between upper class society and lower class society for example‚ fashion‚ mannerisms‚ and lingo. The play introduces Jonathan as Colonel Manly’s Yankee waiter during the war. Jonathan’s way of thinking‚ his language‚ and his fashion sense emulates that of his master‚ Colonel Manly. Both Col. Manly and Jonathan appear to be a more humble nature with little regard to their fashion sense. Jonathan very simple with regard to his lingo and lack of knowledge
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up the democratic world. Congressman Bernie Sanders of Vermont has been all throughout the year‚ and the more media he receives‚ the more voters he racks up. With the many ideas that Bernie Sanders states‚ it is astounding on how modern his views are‚ and how well he speaks. Bernie Sanders is a passionate candidate‚ who has much job experience‚ which he started in 1972 (berniesanders.com‚ timeline)‚ without any super PACs to back him up (CNN‚Bernie Sanders Fundraising). He is the only candidate who
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Even from the earliest points in his life‚ Bernie Sanders has been a powerful example of bravery. Born to Polish immigrants in 1941‚ Sanders was not blessed with prosperous childhood years‚ as he grew up in a cramped Brooklyn apartment. However‚ during these early years the future senator and now presidential candidate began to form an interest in the political world. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper‚ he proclaimed‚ “I saw unfairness. That was the major inspiration in my politics.” (bio)
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