The Battle of King’s Mountain Major Ferguson of the Loyalist Militia was tasked with raising and organizing Loyalist units from the backcountry of South Carolina to help prtotect the British General Cornwallis. Ferguson gathered a few Tory units and marched towards Gilbert Town‚ North Carolina‚ where he set up a base camp. He issued a command to the opposition forces to lay down their weapons. If they refused he stated he would‚ "lay waste to their country with fire and sword." Patriot militia
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On the day of September 11‚ 1857‚ an emigrant party camped at Mountain Meadows was brutally killed by the Mormon militia aided by Indians. This essay examines two viewpoints regarding the massacre found in Sally Denton’s “American Massacre” and in “Massacre at Mountain Meadows” by Ronald W. Walker‚ Richard E. Turley‚ and Glen M. Turley. September 7‚ 1857‚ the emigrants of the Fancher-Baker train were just awakening and preparing for the day when gunshots were sounded. The emigrants were caught
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TASK 3 : Compare and Contrast: Mountain Vs Beach Vacation COMM1085 Section #79 By Bailey Oud ID: 6671796 Instructor: Louise Lloyd Date: October 30‚ 2014 Ever since couples have had the luxury of the honeymoon‚ along with a never ending list of post-matrimony getaway options‚ the choice of where to go for this once in a life time vacation has become increasingly important. As the perfect romantic getaway has become more and more ideal‚ the beach versus the mountain escape has raged. After adequate
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Amanda Nelson August 18‚ 2013 Novel Notes: Cold Mountain Bibliography: Frazier‚ Charles. Cold Mountain. New York: Atlantic Monthly‚ 1997. Charles Frazier is 62 (1951-present) years old and the novel was written in the late 90’s. The novel is set during the Civil War. Key Quotation: “And then she thought that you went on living one day after another‚ and in time you were somebody else‚ your previous self only like a close relative‚ a sister or brother‚ with whom you shared a past. But a
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Brokeback Mountain defies traditional masculinity of the western with the story of tragic love between the two male protagonists ‘Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist’ in a small town where homosexuality was seen as a sin. Ennis’ character represents the masculine hero of the western with his large frame‚ deep voice and rugged looks. The love interest in Western texts is usually a female damsel in distress that needs saving from the daring hero who saves not only her but also the town. Lee switched up this
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Australia is the Blue Mountains region. It consists of a range of unique geology and biodiversity‚ and as a result it was found to be a prominent region in which it would be internationally recognized and listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Estate because of the many natural facets (UNESCO‚ 2009 and Commonwealth Government‚ 2009a). There are numerous national parks that are now regarded as part of the Greater Blue Mountains area‚ since the founding of the Blue Mountains National park 50 years
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Cassidy Jensen 10 December 2013 Mountain Lion at the Farm It was a warm and sunny summer day as my family traveled past dirt-filled country roads to our grandparents large‚ retired farm. The cows in the nearby field mooed‚ chewing their cud‚ as we drove into the long‚ gravel driveway. My young 10-year-old self was ecstatic to see my grandparents
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Mountains vs. Seashore - Which Do You Prefer? My paper is going to be about why I prefer a vacation at the mountains rather than a a vacation at the sea shore. I do want to clarify that‚ while I still would prefer a visit to the mountains‚ I do enjoy visiting and learning about the seashore. For a vacation‚ I prefer a visit to the forest rather than a visit to the seashore. The variety in color‚ sounds‚ and sights in the mountains are much more appealing to me than the variety at the
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“The Way to Rainy Mountain” written by N. Scott Momaday‚ is a story behind a Kiowa descendent experience with Rainy Mountain. In the story‚ he depicts history‚ culture and life of the Kiowa tribe. In addition‚ he focused more on his grandmother to display the life for Kiowa people. Rainy Mountain is a place where weather becomes extreme no matter the kind of season. One day‚ the author returned to Rainy Mountain to visit his grandmother’s grave. She had recently died and he feels nostalgic. His grandmother
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remembering even the title of the film. However‚ Ang Lee’s film Brokeback Mountain (2005) (BKM‚ exp. 1) is a controversial film that stuck different emotions among viewers such as‚ “’Gay cowboy movie’ shatters stereotypes” (Clinton‚ sec. 2) with two handsome young cowboys Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) who fall in love‚ which is not viewer’s typical western genre expectation. While Ang Lee’s‚ Brokeback Mountain‚ will remain an important piece of cinema now and one hundred years
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