Valley Forge DBQ “Give me liberty or give me death!” In December of 1777‚ George Washington decided to set up a winter camp at Valley Forge. The area was about eighteen miles northwest of Philadelphia making it a good place to stay and watch over the British troops. The men build huts large enough to house twelve soldiers at a time. Unfortunately‚ the men slept on the straw and mud floors while being exposed to the freezing weather. Health‚ housing and supplies were critical topics in the camp
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Fitzgerald portrays the tragedy of the American Dream through symbolism. Some of these symbols include the eyes of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg‚ Gatsby’s phoniness‚ the eggs‚ and the valley of ashes. The eye of Dr. T.J. Eckleburg‚ otherwise seen as god‚ and the failure of the American dream‚ is located in the valley of ashes. The valley of ashes also symbolizes the failure of the American dream‚ housing lower class people. The all-seeing eyes shows us that while the American dream can be widely
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My Time At Valley Forge My time at Washington’s camp as a soldier has not been easy. Almost half of the soldiers have become sick or have died. Sometimes there is no meat and the food is bland and near tasteless. I have found myself fighting to stay alive and well. I must make the decision to re-enlist and continue fighting for my country or go home and care for my aging mother. I fear for my life but also for the freedom of my country. I have decided to re-enlist for three reasons‚ which are:
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desolate plain‚ a gray valley where New York’s ashes are dumped. The men who live here work at shoveling up the ashes. Overhead‚ two huge‚ blue‚ spectacle-rimmed eyes—the last vestige of an advertising gimmick by a long-vanished eye doctor—stare down from an enormous sign. These unblinking eyes‚ the eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg‚ watch over everything that happens in the valley of ashes. The commuter train that runs between West Egg and New York passes through the valley‚ making several stops
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Mesopotamia vs. Indus River Valley 9/26/12 Ancient Mesopotamia and the Indus River Valley civilization were two incredibly productive and successful empires. While Mesopotamian politics were slightly less focused on religion and more on other aspects‚ the two societies shared many social characteristics. They both had defined social hierarchies‚ as well as similar views on gender roles. These traits are helpful in explaining the similarities and differences between
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We have little to no resources‚ many of us have died‚ and my clothes are now shreds. We have been suffering at Valley Forge from December to March of 1777-1778. I don’t want to die because I have many things I want to do in life and my family needs me. Homesick and worried‚ I miss my family dearly and my mother might pass away soon. I need to decide if I will quit and abandon Washington’s army. Even with all my thinking about signing up again‚ I wonder if I should quit. Troublesome diseases have
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Yams belong to the family of starchy vegetables‚ along with potatoes‚ sweet potatoes‚ taro‚ yucca and other root vegetables. Ube yams have the distinction of having of a purple or lavender color. In the Philippines‚ the natural sweetness of the ube yam is often used in desserts such as cakes‚ pastries and ice cream. Also called purple yam‚ the ube yam appears in cuisines around the world. The nutrition profile of an ube yam is similar to that of a regular yam. Calories Yams have an average 158
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Background Valley Educational Associates Valley Educational Associates‚ Inc. was established in 1982 as a non-profit agency to provide vocational training and employment services to adults with disabilities. The agency started with an eight-person workshop and now it serves over 90 individuals in three separate sheltered workshops and various community-based jobs throughout Western Massachusetts. VEA’s mission is to provide dignified‚ meaningful employment for developmentally disabled adults‚
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with larger audiences for the purpose of personal or mutual gain. It relies heavily on the adaptation and coordination of product- price- promotion and place for achieving effective response.” In the case of NeST Foods and Beverage Corporation (Golden Valley)‚ marketing is one of the important departments. The marketing office is located at Stone house in Aluva. The decisions taken by marketing manager. The marketing functions are necessary to take the goods from the place of production
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Specialized labor and written language was something that the Indus Valley civilization had a lot of and created. For specialized labor they would have different people or groups of people to have different jobs or professions in which they would create things for the river valley civilization. For example‚ “they had a person who made various tools. The tools they made were hammers‚ knives‚ needles‚ fish-hooks‚ axes‚ razors‚ and saws. But apart from these common tools‚ there were also stone querns
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