By the late 16th Japan had achieved political unification after an era of ‘sengoku’ or ‘the country at war.’ It began to be ruled by the Tokugawa shoguns who sought to prevent another civil war. Japan became stronger as a result of their ability to unify the warring nations within the country. Another strength of Japan during this time was increased agricultural production. New methods of farming helped to produce more yield (B&Z‚ pg 587). Japan’s strengths were also it’s greatest weaknesses
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The battle of waterloo may be considered the greatest battle in the Napoleonic wars. It was also napoleons greatest defeat. This battle brought the down fall of napoleons reign‚ and helped restore the king of France to his throne. This restore Europe back to its original state. Napoleon had returned to from his exile on the island of Elba to build an army and reclaim his empire. Many states joined together forming the Seventh Coalition to fight Napoleon. Napoleon had to act fast‚ so he split
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scene we see many fallen men on the ground. The focal point of this piece is the woman with her breasts exposed symbolizing liberty and freedom. This woman is standing atop of those who have already sacrificed their lives for this war. She carries a musket in one hand and the French Flag to show their victory. It depicts all of the social classes coming together striving for one
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of the first American woman soldiers. In 1782‚ she enlisted under the name of her deceased brother‚ Robert Shurtleff Samson. For 17 months‚ Samson served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. When she was wounded she had to cut a musket ball out of her own thigh so a doctor wouldn’t find out she was a woman. Years later‚ in 1804‚ Samson was awarded a pension for her service. This is one of the bad things that women went through just to be able to serve our country. Many of the other
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Rifleman Dodd is about a green-coated British infantry rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars‚ an age when rifles were a novelty and most of the army was red-coated and carried muskets. Private Matthew Dodd gets separated from his regiment during a retreat and finds himself stranded behind enemy (French) lines in Portugal. With the occasional aid of some natives‚ but mostly on his own‚ he harasses the French with his rifle and tries to prevent them from building a bridge across the Tagus River. It’s a remarkable
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and lines 77-82 “Tlot-tlot‚ in the frosty silence! Tlot-tlot‚ in the echoing night! /Nearer he came and nearer! Her face was like a light! /Her eyes grew wide for a moment; she drew one last deep breath/Then her finger moved in the moonlight/Her musket shattered the moonlight/Shattered her breast in the moonlight and warned him—with her death”‚ these two examples demonstrates how they really love each other and what they would do to save each other‚ such as Bess sacrificing her life to warn the
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Poems are written in many languages‚ in many different ways and are read throughout the world. Two poems that will be compared are "The Toys" by Coventry Patmore and "Little Boy Blue" by Eugene Field. The poem "The Toys" is better than "Little Boy Blue" because it uses more effective types of figurative languages‚ the theme is more universal‚ and the tone is more serious. The poem "The Toys" uses more effective types of figurative languages than "Little Boy Blue". One of the more effective types
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Theo and the count arrived in Kessel soaking wet‚ hungry‚ and fatigued. Given the circumstances‚ Las Bombas pretended to be a person of great accomplishments named Bloomsa‚ to rob Skeit the alderman. After realizing he was ironically robbed by the man he was trying to rob‚ he warned Theo‚ “Ah‚ my poor lad‚ there’s a lesson for you. Never trust a stranger. What a world‚ with so many thieves in it.” I think the count was implying by this statement that you should not trust anyone before you know their
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celebration took place in 1621 in about October and during this time it was not annual either. Historians believe it happened in Plymouth itself. Along with the 52 colonists there were also 90 natives including Massasoit who were worried about the sound of muskets being fired. For the harvest celebration the colonists prepared wild fowl‚ venison‚ corn‚ and pumpkin. Thats right no turkey or popcorn. All in all the first thanksgiving was a lot different than we think and it is for several reasons. Facts and
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historynet.com/battle-of-fort-sumter Weapons Many weapons were utilized in the Civil such as rifles‚ bullets‚ handguns‚ and muskets. Technological advances made these weapons deadlier as they aimed and shoot with more accuracy. According to Allan W. Howey from History.Net in an article titled “The Widow-Makers”‚ The deadliest weapons used in the civil war was “the simple rifle-musket and the humble minié ball” (Howey‚ History.Net). The minié ball was a type of bullet used extensively in the Civil War
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