Valley Forge: Would You Quit? In Philadelphia‚ the winter of 1777‚ the situation was harsh and rough. General George Washington wanted a place where he could keep an eye on the British‚ and he decided to go with Valley Forge. Valley Forge was the turning point for the Revolutionary War. It was a place that men were starving to death‚ dying from sickness and diseases‚ and dying from being shot. George Washington decided to make a camp at Valley Forge with his troops and soldiers. He had a lot of
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Valley Forge? The American Army had seen hard times during the first two years of the Revolutionary War. They had been the victor in two battles—one in Trenton and one in Philadelphia—but other than that‚ it had not gone very well. (Background Essay) Because of these struggles‚ Washington had a hard time keeping his soldiers in the army since many signed up for only nine months and then left or simply deserted. This brings up the question: Would you have reenlisted for the army at Valley Forge? I most
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ritical Analysis of The Forge by Seamus Heaney ’The Forge’ is a sonnet with a clear division into an octave (the first eight lines) and a sestet (the final six lines). While the octave‚ apart from its initial reference to the narrator‚ focuses solely on the inanimate objects and occurrences inside and outside the forge‚ the sestet describes the blacksmith himself‚ and what he does. Interestingly‚ the transition from the octave to the sestet is a run-on or enjambment containing one of the key
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My Time At Valley Forge My time at Washington’s camp as a soldier has not been easy. Almost half of the soldiers have become sick or have died. Sometimes there is no meat and the food is bland and near tasteless. I have found myself fighting to stay alive and well. I must make the decision to re-enlist and continue fighting for my country or go home and care for my aging mother. I fear for my life but also for the freedom of my country. I have decided to re-enlist for three reasons‚ which are:
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Dr. Bailey April 17‚ y Blood on the Forge Book Review “Steel is born in the flames and sent out to live and grow old. It comes back to the flames and has a new birth. But no one man could calculate its beginning or end. It would end when the earth ended. It seemed deathless.” (302) Blood on the Forge‚ by William Attaway‚ illustrates one of the most important historical event in United States history‚ The Great Migration. Attaway sets Blood on the Forge in the midst of the Steel Valley in
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had served your enlistment time‚ would you re-enlist and go back to these conditions? I personally did not re-enlist because there were harsh conditions‚ people were getting sick and dying‚ and we had no support or supplies from congress. At Valley Forge there were harsh and unbearable conditions. In the words of Dr. Albigence Waldo‚ I was “sick and discontented” and “smoak’d out my senses.” The weather was frigid‚ and the huts were built with very poor ventilation so anytime we built a fire to keep
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Valley Forge Decision A cold wind blows around my small cramped cabin at Valley Forge. I can hear the rapid breathing of the other soldiers as they try to keep warm. My 9 month term ends in just a few days. I joined the army after hearing about the Boston Tea Party in 1773. Of course‚ the army wasn’t even created until 1775. I have decided not to reenlist into the army. I have decided to leave for three main reasons. The first is that the living conditions of the camp are awful. My second reason
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at Valley Forge I probably would have stayed. I say this because I would stay true to my country/colonies. The things that the soldiers at Valley Forge dealt with was crazy but if it meant freedom I would do what is necessary. Some of the soldiers at Valley Forge did not have shoes‚ most if not all of the soldiers were starving and for me if i do not eat I can get really mad. If you think about it if I get mad when not eating than you know that they were mad. Say if I was at Valley Forge and I was
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Valley Forge: Would you have quit? When I hear the question Valley Forge: would you have quit? The first thing I think of is how hard it had to be. Not only did some people die from various things‚ but people were getting very ill and sick. Even though this all sounds bad plus the other things the Continental Army had to go through I still would have stayed at Valley Forge to fight through it all for my country. There are many reasons to stay and fight for the Continental Army and for the
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We have little to no resources‚ many of us have died‚ and my clothes are now shreds. We have been suffering at Valley Forge from December to March of 1777-1778. I don’t want to die because I have many things I want to do in life and my family needs me. Homesick and worried‚ I miss my family dearly and my mother might pass away soon. I need to decide if I will quit and abandon Washington’s army. Even with all my thinking about signing up again‚ I wonder if I should quit. Troublesome diseases have
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