Poetry 1. SIEGFRIED SASSOON (Blighters; They; The Hero; The General) - Siegfried Loraine Sassoon (8 September 1886 – 1 September 1967) was an English poet and author. He became known as a writer of satirical anti-war verse during World War I. He later won acclaim for his prose work‚ notably his three-volume fictionalised autobiography‚ collectively known as the "Sherston Trilogy". Siegfried Sassoon was born on 8th September 1886 at Weirleigh‚ near Paddock Wood in Kent. After Marlborough College
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Battle of Vicksburg started because President Abraham Lincoln recognized the significance of the town. The Battle of Vicksburg started on May 18th‚ 1863. It was fought in Vicksburg‚ Mississippi‚ Warren County. The Union’s leader was Major General: Ulysses S. Grant. The Confederates’ leader was Lieutenant: General John C. Pemberton. The Union engaged 75‚000 soldiers in combat with 34‚000 Confederate soldiers. THE FIRST ATTEMPTS TO CAPTURE VICKSBURG The first attempt to capture Vicksburg was in
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what happened to Odysseus in a more modern way. In “The Odyssey” the main character’s name is Odysseus‚ which in Roman is Ulysses. Odysseus was on a journey home from the Trojan War. He had a wife named Penelope. He had one child‚ son named Telemachus. Odysseus had a crew made up of twelve men. In the movie O‚ Brother Where Art Thou‚ the main character’s name was Ulysses Everett McGill‚ but he went by Everett. He was on a journey for a “treasure” after escaping from jail. His wife was a woman
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Today was the best day ever! My family and I went to Yellowstone National Park. It was the prettiest place on earth covering 3500 square miles. Did you know that it is located atop of a volcanic hotspot? Well i didn’t either until today. The park rangers told me so many facts which i would have never known. Yellowstone was established as the world’s first National Park on March‚ 1‚ 1872. People had been there for more than 11‚000 years shown by archaeological site. The US army managed the park from
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whereabouts. Robert E. Lee was sent to control the rebellion‚ but Brown’s forces would not surrender. Lee’s army stormed the armory killing ten raiders‚ two of which were Brown’s sons. Brown was tried and hanged on December 2‚ 1859 at Charleston‚ Virginia. Thanks to Brown’s willingness to fight‚ he made a name for himself among the abolitionists. The Southerners praised the use of force from antislavery forces. As tensions grew between the states about slavery‚ it was not until the results of the
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Vicksburg This battle occurred in May and June on 1863. This battle was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. Once Pemberton’s army was lost‚ the Confederacy war nearly split in half. Ulysses Grant’s success boosted his reputation and lead to his appointment as General-in-Chief of the Union army Battles of Fort Wagner These battles were fought on July 11th and 18th‚ 1863. General Quincy Gillmore sought to capture the Confederate fortifications on James
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Aphoristic style- the use of sentances or phrases within a larger essay or speech (usually persuasive) that stand out as memorable statements (aphorisms) in themselves. What we obtain cheap‚ we esteem too lightly Tyranny‚ like hell‚ is not easily conquered These are times that try men’s souls The harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph Through the flame of liberty may cease to shine‚ the coal can never expire. It matters not where you love‚ or what rank of life you hold
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provides knowledge not just about the speaker’s personality‚ but about the time‚ the setting‚ key events‚ and other characters involved in the situation at hand‚ even if they are not present. The modern dramatic monologue‚ in the manner of Tennyson’s “Ulysses” or “Tithonus‚” is often as much about the varying emotions of a single mind as about a specific dramatic situation—that is to say‚ it overlaps a great deal with the personal lyric‚ except that the person in question is a persona‚ explicitly not the
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Civil War Battles summary: The Civil War consisted of nearly 10‚500 battles‚ engagements‚ and other military actions including nearly 50 major battles and about 100 others that had major significance. The remainder were skirmishes‚ reconnaissance‚ naval engagements‚ sieges‚ bombardments‚ etc. The engagements were fought in 23 different states and resulted in a total of over 650‚000 casualties. The battles are divided amongst designated theaters including the Easter Theater‚ Western Theater‚ Trans-Mississippi
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Reading Schedule English 2301 Unit 1: Old English Literature Week 1 (August 26th) Class 1: Introductions and Syllabus Class 2: Selections from Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Blackboard). “Introduction” to Old English Literature pp. 1-7‚ 19-21. “The Dream of the Rood” pp.24-26 Week 2 (September 2) Class 1: Beowulf pp. 26-41 (MW class: stay on schedule. We will discuss both readings Wed.) Class 2: Beowulf pp. 41-58 Week 3 (September 9) Class 1: Beowulf pp. 58-77 Class 2:
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