My Brother Sam is Dead By: Christopher Collier & James Lincoln Collier This book begins with Sam Meeker‚ Tim Meeker’s admired older brother‚ arrives in uniform at the Meeker tavern one rainy April evening in 1775. "We’ve beaten the British in Massachusetts‚" Sam exclaims‚ beginning a fight with Father‚ who is staunchly loyal to the English government and king. Sam explains to the people around the table how the Minutemen
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Have you ever thought about what it really means to be a Canadian? What you need to do to even consider yourself to be a part of this country? I believe that Sam Steele could be considered a Canadian. There are many things that he did that made him canadian but the main reason for that is that he was the one who actually fought for Canada. One of the reasons why he was a good canadian is because the government put him in charge of a lot of important things. When they discovered gold in the Klondike
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as brothers and pacifists‚ James and Christopher Collier‚ are trying to tell us through their novel‚ My Brother Sam is Dead. The example they use is the American Revolution. So many people‚ innocent or evil‚ were killed. “My Brother Sam is Dead” takes us through these events using the perspective of Tim Meeker‚ a young boy that watches the war completely change his life. In my Brother Sam is Dead‚ although multiple sides are shown‚ authors Collier and Collier ultimately argue that war
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My brother‚ Sam Biggart‚ is my biggest inspiration and role model. What makes him so amazing is that he hasn’t had the easiest life and has lost a lot of people‚ but he continues to live his life and doesn’t care what others think. He has showed me to have a big heart and to also help those in need. Something that I really look up to him for is that he will always put others needs before his own‚ and will always be there to make others laugh. Sam has had a very difficult life. First off‚ he had
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parts of Texas as well as the historical preservation of places‚ artifacts‚ documents‚ and influential leaders who helped shape Texas. Among those who have had a big impact on the development of Texas is Sam Houston‚ Commander of the Texas army‚ during the fight for Texas independence from Mexico. Sam Houston was a very important political figure and the first elected president of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Born on March 2‚ 1793‚ Virginia‚ he lived with eight siblings‚ mother‚ and war veteran father
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Sam Houston and the American Southwest Sam Houston was born from Scottish-Irish decent. His forefathers were immigrants that had settled in Pennsylvania and migrated south towards Virginia. Houston’s grandfather‚ John Houston‚ established the successful Timber Ridge plantation and his father‚ Samuel Houston‚ was a member of the revolutionary army‚ attaining the rank of major. Sam Houston was born in 1793 the middle child of eight siblings. Sam’s father military service took its toll on the Houston’s
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things such as Uncle Sam‚ football‚ and Pledging Allegiance to the flag .Which are pretty good identifiable features of America‚ because of how they bring people together. Uncle Sam was a nickname for the United States. The name is related to a meat packer from Troy‚ New York‚ named Samuel Wilson. He supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Samuel Wilson branded the barrels “U.S” for United States‚ but the soldiers started calling it Uncle Sam‚ which the local newspaper
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Sam Houston was a great man in our history. He stood up for what he believed was good for the Union not the North or the South. When Sam was rebuked for providing the winning margin for his opponents he said "I know neither North nor South; I know only the Union." He also said everyone " must stand firm to the Union‚ regardless of all personal consequences." He was fiercely ambitious‚ yet at the end he sacrificed for principle all he had ever won or wanted. He was a Southerner‚ and yet he steadfastly
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Fat Sam and Cadillac Joe There was a mobster named Fat Sam and his partners; "Funky Don" Parsons‚ Howard "Big Bill Bass and Pat Willey had spotted a right ulna of a human arm. After a couple of hours of digging Bill Bass and other men had found two thoracic vertebrae‚ fifteen teeth‚ four fragments of an They had decided to kidnap a man named Monty Hudson and his wife Liz Hudson. Not only did
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One idea that makes people who never existed so influential is related to self-encouragement. Take Uncle Sam as an example of the importance of a character that never lived‚ yet encourages multiple individuals. For instance‚ "Uncle Sam was featured on the recruiting posters for the United States Army‚ along with the caption‚ ’I Want You!’ that included a picture of Uncle Sam pointing at the person looking at it." To further explain‚ the propagandistic placard was targeting the recruitment of men
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