April 26th 1915 There isn’t much to be seen from the ships as we are so far out‚ but from what was coming back from the landing‚ not much was to be imagined. Wounded men were pouring off the sets of rowboats being pulled by the steamboats. Many of the soldiers were unrecognisable. My thoughts went out to my little brother who had been so excited to enlist‚ but it wasn’t the case anymore. I had heard one of the captains talking about the thousands of men who had already lost their lives to the
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Dear Journal‚ My name is Hernan Cortes and I want to be a conquistador. I was born of Christian faith in Medellin Spain in 1485 but I’m not exactly sure what my exact date of birth is. I am a son of a well-known noble Spanish family; my mother‚ Catalina Pizarro Altamirano and my father‚ Martin Cortes. When I turned 19 I moved to Hispaniola as part of the Cuba conquest. I attended Salamanca University studying law when I was 14 as this is what my parents wanted but I could never concentrate on my
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I still remember the sweltering summer evening of July 16‚ 1863‚ like it was yesterday. As a young apprentice blacksmith in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ I had heard the rumors and whispers of the impending battle that was to take place on the outskirts of our small town. But nothing could have prepared me for the chaos and destruction that unfolded before my very eyes. As the sun began to set on that fateful day‚ I was working late in my father’s blacksmith shop‚ hammering away at a hot piece of metal
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Wednesday‚ 15 July‚ 1942 I have decided to start this diary to let out all of my feelings. I wonder how long this thing will last I feel it is a little different for me. Hermann is a nice man but not very understanding. I feel as if I need to let my feelings out somewhere even if it is on a piece of paper. This is where I can speak my true feelings without any judgment from other women or men changing my feelings. Yesterday was the day we were supposed to arrive in the annex. We ended up
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Ryan Sannen’s brothers Diary‚ I can’t believe something like this could happen to Ryan. We got the phone call last night that Ryan had been involved in a serious car accident. We immediately jumped in the car and drove straight to the accident. I couldn’t believe it. As we arrived‚ I immediately recognized the car. It was Ryan’s. The car was all crushed and mangled. . There was glass and metal everywhere. People where standing around the car just looking. How could they just look‚ when my brother
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The title of the book that I read‚ is Diary of a Wimpy Kid The Long Haul by Jeff Kinney. This book is about a kid that write a journal about his trip with his family. The trip is not going well like what his mother plan it. It suppose to be a lot of fun‚ but then it turns into a worst trip. This is my favorite book because it is very interesting and make me want to keep reading it. There are five members in this family is Frank‚ Susan‚ Rodrick‚ Manny and Greg. Greg is the main character and most
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Today is Thursday December 16‚ 1773. The air seems to have a cold crisp to it‚ and the wind sending chills down your spine. Winter here in Boston was always cold‚ but the worst part of this winter was that parliament had just appealed all other taxes on us colonists‚ except for the tea. This past year has been miserable‚ taxes on tea‚ clothing‚ textiles‚ and food‚ this has resulted the patriots resenting England’s parliament and the once cherished King. The stress of paying for these overly priced
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It seems like just yesterday that I was the newly crowned King of Scotland right after Macbeth’s short but terrorising reign. In fact coming this October that would’ve been 11 years ago. I am the eldest son of King Duncan and also was the one to put the end to Macbeth. Despite this‚ I surely wasn’t prepared for being the new King of Scotland. This position had great responsibilities‚ ones that had to take getting used to. One thing admittedly that I should’ve been ready for was the commoners who
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The maids‚ butlers and chefs all hurried about in the Montague household‚ preparing for what would most certainly be the biggest event of the year. It’s been crazy all day‚ for that has been all the time we were given to make the preparations for the arrival of the Capulets. Yes‚ yes the Capulets are going to have dinner with the Montagues. I couldn’t believe it myself when we were told of the news. Now‚ 6 o’clock has struck and it’s high time that the head of the Montague’s household are to arrive
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It was ridiculously hard to get married back in the 1700s but after years I met my beloved Abigail Gilbert at the age of 25 and we wed in 1772‚ it’s been history since. Months after our wedding I got the news that I was going to be a father of a boy and the name Daniel Junior came to mind‚ later in 1773 he was finally born. Years passed and I became father to more children including two beautiful girls. We eventually had to go down the road to Shutesbury in the west so I was able to join the militia
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