The Dakota War of 1862- It was a rebellion by the Lakota’s in Minnesota in 1862 to try and gain lands back lost from land cessions. In a massacre‚ the Dakota managed to kill 500 settlers and Lincoln decided by sending troops from the Civil War to fight the Dakota’s. The Union ended up winning after 6 weeks. 400 were tried and 40 were set to be hung until the missionaries decided to fight for them and had that number reduced to 38‚ the largest hanging in history. Sand Creek Massacre‚ November
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Introduction to film Understanding Movies Film Analysis: All Quiet on the Western Front Introduction Lewis Milestone’s All Quiet on the Western Front was one of the first realistic war films of its time. This film works to make a powerful statement about the misconceptions of war and fighting. Its message is one that anyone who has seen war close up can attest to. Regardless of time‚ location‚ or people‚ these
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Jason Schaeffer English Comp 1 Fridays 1230 11/03/06 Classification and Division The video game industry is a multibillion dollar a year industry‚ so it isn’t hard to understand why they go through great strides to protect their image. They provide entertainment to all ages‚ genders‚ nationalities‚ and ethnicities. Contrary to the opinions of the industries opponents‚ video games are not destroying our youth‚ they challenge‚ educate‚ and provide an escape from an oppressive world. There
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Valerie Hennessy Bailey Junior High 7th January 15‚ 2017 Samuel Maverick Samuel Maverick... What a simple name! Well‚ It’s not as simple as it seems.Samuel’s life was full of activity and he is an important part of the history books we read today. Samuel was born on July 23 1803 in South Carolina. His father‚ Samuel‚ and mother ‚Elizabeth‚ loved him very much. As a boy in his primary years‚ he primarily lived in Charleston. In 1810 his family moved to Pendleton here his father established a
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April 2‚1865 Grant continued the siege of Petersburg. Lee and his troops defended the town‚ but sickness‚ casualties and desertion weakened them. Finally the Confederate line broke and Lee withdrew from defending the town. From the beginning of the horrible war‚ the Union’s goal was to capture the Confederate capital in Richmond. Petersburg had been the last roadblock in Grant’s path. After a nine month siege‚ Grant finally drove Lee’s tired army out of that city. Jefferson knew that Richmond was
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Matt Cingari E 110 February 11‚ 2010 Sharon Olds’ “Leningrad Cemetery‚ Winter of 1941” is a very sad and dreary poem. This is because Olds writes about the Battle of Leningrad‚ a 900-day siege of Leningrad during World War II‚ and the lifelessness that is going on afterwards. Olds’ word choice throughout the poem is very important to the meaning of this poem. The way that she writes about this battle paints a very clear picture in my mind of what she is describing. Many times thorough the
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Shakespeare represents Othello as an outsider and ambivalent character. As Othello is introduced to the reader he appears as a confidant‚ noble man‚ seen when Othello says‚ “I fetch my life and being‚ From men of royal siege.” (22). This tells the reader that Othello is ‘noble siege’ or nobility and has high status in society. This shows the reader Othello as an outsider because of race‚ challenging the correlations of high status with his African heritage‚ something not common of the era. Othello
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Intro – Ancient Rome is often considered one of the most technologically advanced civilizations of its time. At its height‚ the Roman Empire encompassed 2 million 750 thousand square kilometers. This is owed in part to technological marvels created by Roman inventors. Arches + Concrete – The arch was one of the most important inventions to come out of Rome. This one invention allowed architects to build grand structures‚ each bigger and more innovative than the last. It allowed for fortified
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History). Gunpowder played a pivotal role in the shift of economic power during the 16th century along Afro-asian trade because it made Europe able to force itself into the picture. In conclusion‚ gunpowder changed warfare by ending the defensive siege wars of feudal Europe and giving European countries a means to assert its control over maritime trade by use of superior projectile technology. Gunboat diplomacy and propelling Europe out of the Dark Ages where direct results of how gunpowder changed
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The Claw of Archimedes is a weapon that he is said to have designed in order to defend the city of Syracuse in a siege. The claw consisted of a crane-like arm from which a large metal grappling hook was suspended. When the claw was dropped onto an attacking ship the arm would swing upwards‚ lifting the ship out of the water and possibly sinking it. Archimedes may have had it inspired by his law of the lever: How did it work exactly? After using heavy stones to drive back the Romans from the bows
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