1. Explain President Lincoln and President Johnson’s Reconstruction Plans. - In 1863‚ President Lincoln used his power of presidential pardon when he issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction to bring about immediate restoration of the Union. He used the 10% plan. After the war the American peopled needed unification. After Lincolns death‚ Johnson dad to evaluate the status of the states that had succeeded. By presidential proclamation he appointed a governor for each of the former
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it wasn’t; its quaintness saved it. It was the third time I had stayed at the Van Dorth. I had been told about it first by the skipper of a Dutch tramp‚ the S.S. Utrecht‚ on which I had travelled from Merauke in New Guinea to Macassar. The captain‚ chief officer‚ engineer‚ the supercargo‚ and I piled into the launch and went ashore. There was no unique characteristics about them. They were the four fattest men I ever saw. They were huge‚ and I had great difficulty in telling them apart. It was a treat
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With all the evidence from the book and the movie that Red Chief won’t run away to get Bill and Sam for revenge. As seen in the movie‚ Red Chief’s father Ebenezer Dorson‚ sent a letter to Bill and Sam replaying to their ransom. The letter state that he Ebenezer Dorson will take RC off of their hands so they don’t have to deal with him anymore. If he sticks by his word then RC will stay away from Bill and Sam agreement. So Taking RC off their hands means not letting him go after then so he cannot
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What kind of characteristics would be needed for a chief to deliver a group of young boys from both the island and the hidden savagery of the heart? In the Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ a group of boys under twelve years of age face this exact situation. The boys are stranded on a tropical island with no adult supervision‚ and vote Ralph as their chief. However‚ their decision was predominantly based on his ownership of the conch. After a few weeks on the island‚ with a more thorough understanding
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An article written by Steve Huey places Rakim’s best produced songs in chronological order‚ starting in 1986 with Eric B. & Rakim’s‚ “Eric B. Is President”‚ but we will only factor the first four songs and subsequently the first two on the list‚ due to having the most influence in “Machismo”: 1. “With the release of their debut single‚ "Eric B. Is President‚" in 1986‚ Eric B. & Rakim became a sensation in the hip-hop community‚ and their reputation kept growing as they issued classic tracks like "I
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Assignment #4 - Rhetorical Structure Essay After closely analyzing the structure of two Presidential Inaugural Addresses made by President Obama and former President George W. Bush‚ the perspicuous rhetoric of President Obama reigned supreme. Barack Obama delivered his Inaugural Address as the first African American president of the United States. However‚ he did not dwell on the social and historical significance of his election. Instead he remained humble‚ focusing on illuminating the social‚
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Everything is unique in one way or another. That was Shannon L. Alder was implying. In Joan Bauer’s short story “A Letter From The Fringe‚” the protagonist Dana and her friend Sally constantly gets bullied by the antagonists Doug Booker and Charlie Bass at Bronley High School. They are not fitting the standards given to them by society. Dana wants to speak up not just
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The film is from 1934 and is about a book published in 1850‚ which tells a story set in 1642 and beyond. How well do you think the film adaptation of The Scarlet Letter represents life in Puritan colonial America? Where do you think it succeeds or fails? If you have read the book before‚ feel free to note differences between the film and the book to make your point. Think about how different the world looks when
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are a big part of our history. Whether they are a major tourist attraction‚ costing America billions of dollars‚ or separating a country‚ they play a big part in our lives. The Seattle gum wall‚ the wall on the border between Mexico and the US‚ and the Berlin wall are a few examples of important walls in the world. The Seattle gum wall in Post Alley‚ by Park Place Market‚ is the second most germy tourist attraction in the world. It is a wall filled with 26 years worth of chewing gum. The tradition
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World War Two A letter was written by a man named Medgar Evans. He was an African American man from Mississippi who entered the WW2 at age 19. Medgar was completely out of his comfort zone when he entered the army especially since his whole patrol unit was led by a white lieutenant. The lieutenant favored Medgar and became a mentor teaching him that intelligence would take him far in life and to always strive for something better. Joining the army opened a whole new world for Medgar who had never
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