Dear Diary‚ February 16th‚ 1778 I’m writing to you from Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. Life here is horrible. There’s a lot shortages of everything from food to clothing to medicine. My men are sick from disease‚ hunger‚ and exposure. Right now‚ were camped in crude log cabins and have endured cold conditions while the Redcoats warmed themselves in colonial homes. Naked and starving as they are we cannot enough admire the incomparable patience and fidelity of the soldiery. My men
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Deciding whether to re-enlist or not was one of my most difficult decisions. Here at Valley Forge‚ life is horrible. In one winter at Valley Forge‚ one third of the army has died. Some soldiers do not have enough money or materials for shoes‚ let alone an entire uniform. The soldier’s huts in the camp were so small and filled with smoke‚ that the soldiers could not even see. For these reasons‚ I have decided to not re-enlist in the Continental Army‚ for if I did‚ I would have to endure through sickness
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setting to his advantage. In the book‚ Charles Dickens writes about the life of a young boy named Pip. As he grows up and becomes a man‚ he meets many different people and goes to countless places. During his lifetime‚ he goes to the misty marshes‚ the forge where he was raised‚ the house of Miss Havisham‚ and so on. All of these places convey a different feel that helps the reader understand why the characters act in different ways at different locations. Charles Dickens utilizes the setting in his novel
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“No meat! No meat!” was a cry from a tired‚ desperate general in the suicidal camp at Valley Forge. On March 1st of 1778 is when I get to decide whether to reenlist or not from the army‚ but I have been thinking to myself why soldiers would want to re-enlist for 9 months at the Valley Forge Camp. The conditions in the Valley Forge encampment were terrible. First off‚ there wasn’t really any good and healthy food at the camp. Second‚ soldiers had been getting sick and dying from lack of food‚ and
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Year 12 UNIT 2 (British History) Topic D2: Britain and the Nationalist Challenge in India 1900-47 MOCK REVISION LIST 2012 The main focus of this option is on the changing relationship between Britain and India in this period and on the reasons for this‚ with particular reference to Indian nationalism. Students will be expected to understand the importance of the growth and impact of Congress and the Muslim League as they challenged Britain’s traditional role in India‚ and they should understand
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Name - Stephanie Mogaria Type of Speech - Informative Speech Topic - The Taj Mahal Specific purpose (why you are here) - I am here to give my audience some factual information on the Taj Mahal. Central Idea - Some people know the Taj Mahal as a tourist attraction‚ but many do not know that it is actually a mausoleum created by Shah Jahan to show love for his queen. Introduction - Throughout the dawn of humanity‚ several traits have allowed the human species to strive in the biosphere. One being
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she has a right (not only to tax) but ‘to bind us all in all cases whatsoever.” (Paine‚ 153) I don’t want Britain ‘binding us’ into all of their problems. Recently‚ a report (Busch‚ varied sources 147) has shown a list of what’s happening at Valley Forge‚ “1800 deaths”.
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Troxell TUI University Childhood Evaluation Essay Deep inside every person’s heart‚ one’s own childhood know-how forges the most precious recollections one has. There could be just o Running Head: Childhood Evaluation Essay Module 2 - Case Childhood Evaluation Essay Ian J.A. Troxell TUI University Childhood Evaluation Essay Deep inside every person’s heart‚ one’s own childhood know-how forges the most precious recollections one has. There could be just o Running Head: Childhood Evaluation Essay Module
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that such models are not sustainable. 18 principal biodiversity hotspots where conservation should be prioritized have been identified. Once extinct‚ species have disappeared forever from the planet. © Sylvain Richer de Forges 2010 © Sylvain Richer de Forges. All rights reserved. 148 The Diversity Of Life On Earth Chapter VII: Biodiversity Hotspots and Conservation Priorities VII.1 (a) What is a
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Re-enlisting into the Revolutionary War It is another dreary night at Valley Forge. As I crawl into my unbearable smoky hut‚ doubt‚ fear‚ and cold death are roaming the walls of my hut. In the winter of 1777‚ Washington’s Continental army suffered terrible conditions at Valley Forge. Many soldiers died from sickness and severe cold weather. Others deserted the camp. Most soldiers received the chance of re-enlisting or not re-enlisting. This decision was one of the hardest decisions of their life
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