When Catton says that Grant “was everything Lee was not” (310) he means that Grant and Lee were two very different people from the way they were raised to their views of American life. Grant was very tough and courageous‚ raised from in the western frontier. He was a man who held his head up high‚ looked towards the future‚ and was determined to follow through with his ideas of a “new” American life. In contrast‚ Lee was a Virginia man who believed in old aristocracy. “He was one of a body of men
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courthouse Grant wants Lee to surrender but Robert E. Lee says no because he believes he can still win the war. Then Robert E Lee leaves the courthouse then comes back because Grant had taken Robert E Lee’s food stasch and his soldiers were starving. So at the courthouse Grant says you can keep your small firearms and if you have a horses you can also keep them. Then he also says to Robert E Lee you will not be disturbed on your way home then grant gives Lee and his soldiers food and Robert E. Lee and
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Comparison And Contrast Which is the best? Male or Female? “Men are from Earth‚ women are from Earth. Deal with it.” They say Men are better because they are smarter‚ bigger‚ bolder‚ better thinkers and better at everything else. And Women usually stay at home all the time doing nothing besides for house jobs like cleaning up‚ hanging clothes out‚ doing laundry and other stuff like that. Men are so much better. Absolutely yes because men are better physically and mentally. Naturally‚ men are
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Comparison and Contrast “A dream and real vacation” Siti Aisyah Othman Afiqah Izzati Abd Hamid Nursyasabila Syaza Budget Facilities Environment A real Vacation (Malaysian Island) - Affordable - Same currency - Concept of village - The equipment (rental) - Beauty of the nature - Temperature - Friendly society A dream vacation (Maldives Island) - More expensive - Different currency - Guest Villas - Beauty of the nature - The equipment ( Included in the - Temperature package) - Friendly
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Explication Of Ulysses In this poem‚ Tennyson reworks the figure of Ulysses by drawing on the ancient hero of Homer ’s Odyssey. Homer ’s Ulysses learns from a prophecy that he will take a final sea voyage after killing the suitors of his wife Penelope. Ulysses finds himself restless in Ithaca and driven by "the longing I had to gain experience of the world". Ulysses says that there is little point in his staying home "by this still hearth" with his old wife‚ handing out rewards and punishments
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The poems Annabel Lee and The Raven have many comparisons and contradictions. Annabel Lee and The Raven were both written by Edgar Allan Poe. They are both very intense and captivating. The story these poems tell are both about a man who lost his love‚ yet they are still very different. Annabel Lee tells the story of the narrator and his lover‚ and then her death. It is named after the narrator’s lover Annabel Lee. The poem starts as a fairytale in a faraway land‚ but like most of his poems it
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Andrea Washington Mrs. Carberry English IV- 6th September 11‚ 2012 Princes Comparison and Contrast Although epic poems boast the qualities of their heroes‚ there are minor differences. In the poems Beowulf and Ulysses‚ they express the journeys of two epic heroes. Beowulf and Ulysses share similarities‚ but have different perspectives on how they travel and fight. The two rulers are very loyal to their kingdom and their subjects. Beowulf quickly “accused himself of breaking
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English 101 4 July 2013 Comparison and Contrast- FD Serving as One There are five different options to choose from when deciding to serve the United States of America and the decision can be quite challenging when signing the dotted line. Most people will base their decision off family or friend affiliation with a particular branch‚ thorough research‚ or simply because a branch would get them into basic training sooner. Due to a personal experience deploying with the Army as an Air Force member
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1. Robert E. Lee fought in the Mexican-American War and was the confederate leader in the Civil War. 2. Thomas “Stonewell” Jackson was a confederate general who stopped the Union at Bull Run. 3. George B. McClellan was a general in the Civil War and formed the Peninsula Campaign. 4. Elizabeth Blackwell was the first women doctor who helped with the U.S Sanitary Commission. 5. Ulysses S. Grant was the Union general and the 18th president. 6. Copperheads were northern democrats who agreed with the
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for police to do this if it is necessary and for their own safety‚ some specific stories have been globally exerted because of the unlawful reason behind the killing and verdict of the police officers at fault. In a book assessing criminal justice‚ Robert E. Worden believes that on a theoretical standpoint‚ there are situational factors that are the cues
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