Period 3 15 November‚ 2014 Paul Revere’s True Midnight Ride On the evening of April 18‚ 1775‚ Paul Revere was sent for by Dr. Joseph Warren and instructed to ride to Lexington‚ Massachusetts‚ to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them. By now‚ most of the Massachusetts Patriot leaders had taken refuge in outlying communities‚ fearing arrest by British officials. Paul Revere‚ a trusted messenger‚ also
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“The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” is a well-written poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow telling the tale of Paul Revere’s bravery before the battles of Lexington and Concord. Though a lot of the poem is accurate‚ parts of it are missing details‚ or the details have been changed‚ to make Revere look like more of a hero. At the beginning of the poem‚ Longfellow talks about how Paul Revere was standing on the opposite shore of the old North Church‚ ready to ride. However‚ what he failed to mention
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teaching the story of Paul Revere wrong. They use the knowledge they get from the poem‚ “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote the poem‚ “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere‚”. It was written in 1860. Mr. Longfellow‚ while getting some details right‚ he gets some parts wrong. There are many reasons that make the poem incorrect‚ three of those ways are that Paul Revere never saw the lanterns signal‚ that Paul Revere was captured‚ and that Mr. Revere never made it. Some may
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Paul Revereś ride Paul revere ride is a very important event in history because it was when paul revere rode all around boston shouting. The Redcoats are coming‚ The Redcoats are coming.¨ We know of this amazing event in history because of the famous poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem was 14 paragraphs long. I think he also lit candles‚ if one candle was lit it meant the redcoats were coming by land and if two candle were lit it meant that the redcoats were coming by sea. The candles
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A Midnight Ride Paul Revere was an American Patriot who lived in the 18th and 19th century. He is the subject of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s “A Midnight Ride” one of the most famous American poems. He was known as a son of liberty and was a key person in America’s fight for liberty. Revere was a messenger‚ a silversmith‚ a dentist‚ even a writer‚ but through all of his professions‚ duties and responsibilities Paul Revere remained loyal‚ brave and committed to his country
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Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Grant Wood ARTS 1301.002 Fall 2011 Midnight Ride of Paul Revere Grant Wood This will be evaluating the way in which Grant wanted the public to view this art work. This is how he imagined Paul Revere in the event of the Revolutionary War when he was a child. I will be explaining the meaning behind colors and values used as well as other identifying elements in the painting. Grant painted the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere to not only show how he imagined it but also
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Paul Revere Paul Revere was born on Jan. 1‚ 1735 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. His parents were Paul Revere (Apollos Rivoire) and Deborah Revere. Paul Revere’s only sibling was Deborah. As a boy‚ Paul Revere went to an “Infant School” until he was 7 or 8. Then he changed schools and went to “North Writing” (an all boy school). When he was 15 his father died and he had to take care of the family. He took over the family business as a gold and silversmith. For extra money he took the job of a
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THE HISTORY OF PAUL REVERE Paul Revere was born in the North End of Boston on December 21‚ 1734. His father‚ a French Huguenot was name Apollo Revere‚ came to Boston at the age of 13 and was apprenticed to the silversmith John Coney. By the time the married Deborah Hitch born‚ a member of a long-standing Boston family that owned a small shipping wharf‚ in 1729‚ Revere had anglicized his name to Paul Revere. Their son‚ Paul Revere‚ was the third of 12 children and eventually the eldest surviving
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similarities and differences between the historical account of Paul Revere’s ride and the poem “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” Both texts talked about the British coming by sea to the colony. However‚ the people who saw the lanterns signals were different. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow used history to make an interesting poem about Paul Revere’s ride‚ but altered historical facts such as the people who saw the lanterns to make Paul Revere look more heroic. In the historical account‚ the British came
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Paul Revere Paul Revere has been given credit for warning the colonists about the British attack on Lexington and Concord. The text portrayes his contributions and adds misconceptions of the British’s attack. How? First‚ there were three riders and the word of the warning was unlikely. Paul Revere was a French immigrant whose father died when he was 19. Paul had to take on his father’s business as a goldsmith. Through buisness connection‚ Revere joined the other in dumping tea into the Boston Harbor
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