Armstrong’s father‚ Willie Armstrong‚ and mother‚ Mary Ann Armstrong‚ separated soon after Louis Armstrong was born (Cogswell‚ 2003). This caused him to live with his sister‚ mother and grandmother in the poorest section of New Orleans known as the “Battlefield” (Cogswell). Armstrong‚ also known as “Satchmo” and “Satch” due to his embouchure‚ spent most of his time with his friends singing for nickels and pennies and listening to local bands play in bars and brothels (Cogswell). Armstrong expressed his
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Nearly 20‚000 women worked directly for the Union war effort (“Women in the Civil War”). Many of these women worked close or on the battlefield taking on positions like nurses‚ spies‚ and even soldiers. Being so close to the battlefield required a whole lot of courage. Women were brave enough to be so close to all of the fighting and to care for everyone at the same time. Inspired by the work of Florence Nightingale and her fellow nurses in the Crimean War‚ they tried to find a way to work on the
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Stephen Crane: A Mystery of Heroism “A Mystery of Heroism” is a short military story written by Stephen Crane who was an American novelist‚ journalist‚ poet and short story writer. He was one of the most prominent authors of the Realist American Literature. The story “A Mystery of Heroism” begins with a description of two armies battling against each other. The protagonist Fred Collins was a union soldier in the Civil War who served in the A Company and is described is a simple and ordinary
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Zack Freeman HIST102 July 17‚ 2013 Research Paper Technology and WWI In the tense times just before the dawn of World War I‚ no man could possibly have conceived just how terrible the war looming on the horizon of Europe would be. Before the nineteenth century‚ war consisted of large battalions of men‚ marching in formation‚ firing volleys of shots at one another. Battles were most of the time decided simply by who could fire off the most rounds. In these battles‚ thousands of casualties
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minute. This was a lot less than the Germans who were much surer as to the effectiveness of the machine gun. The Germans placed their machine guns slightly in front of their lines to ensure than the machine gun crews were given a full view of the battlefield. The machine gun was an effective weapon because it was invented at the beginning of the war and did what it was supposed to do; furthermore it was the best weapon in the war because it killed so many soldiers. The first Tanks were used in WW1
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colonel brandishing his sword at the head of the column. He observes the “gaps cut by the enemy’s volleys” as men fall wounded and dead on the field. He breathes “the suffocating smoke” that descends upon the battlefield‚ obscuring the action. After a momentary lull‚ the activity on the battlefield resumes with greater intensity‚ a “chaos louder than ever.” Infantry units shift positions‚ and cavalry and artillery batteries move “hither and thither.” The artilleryman again experiences the “Grime‚ heat
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boat got struck by a Japanese destroyer when he was a military‚ in that situation he stayed calm and saved a bunch of his army men and got awarded medal of heroism. John F. Kennedy displays the traits of a hero because he showed bravery on the battlefield‚ showed confidence throughout his life‚ and he achieved great things. John F. Kennedy was extremely brave. He joined the Navy in 1941 and a Japanese destroyer struck the craft in the Solomon Islands. He helped some of his marooned crew back to safety
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Anthem for Doomed Youth - Analysis The very title that Wilfred Owen chose for his war poem‚ ’Anthem for Doomed Youth ’ is an apt representation of what he wanted the poem to encapsulate and the emotions he wanted to evoke in the readers. The word ’anthem ’ and ’doomed youth ’ is a stark juxtaposition when placed in the same sentence. An anthem is supposed to be something revered‚ something that represents the glory of a country and is bursting with national pride. However‚ when placed right
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use high powered weapons‚ to drive trucks and tanks and aero planes‚ and to engage in combat. Women serve as officers and as ordinary soldiers‚ sailors and aircrew personnel. In 1914‚ however‚ a women’s place was not considered to be on the battlefield‚ but in the home. No women at all served with the Anzacs‚ other than nurses‚ but nurses did not have an army rank. During world war one; many women felt that they should be permitted to do more than serve as home-makers back in Australia. Women’s
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