article “Emma Edmonds: Master of Disguise‚” states‚ “Private Frank Thompson was one of the Union Army’s most successful spies during the Civil War. Whether disguised as a slave‚ an Irish peddler woman‚ a black laundress‚ or a Confederate sympathizer‚ Frank’s real identity was never uncovered by the enemy. But it wasn’t until long after the war ended that Frank’s fellow Union soldiers learned just how good at disguise he was. For in real life‚ Frank Thompson was a woman named Emma Edmonds! (Simon)”
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doll? Please momma! All my friends have one!” Eight year old Sarah wanted a life size look alike doll. Her mother was against it‚ but her father was convinced she deserved it. “Daddy is home from work! Maybe he got me the life size look alike doll. Daddy! You’re home! So did you get me a life size look alike doll??” “Well‚ how can I say no to that adorable looking face?” her dad said to Sarah. “Oh! Thank you dad! I’m so excited!” Sarah was as happy as she could be. She had all she wanted and later
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Tears This book Day of Tears talks about slavery and how this one girl Emma who takes care of these two other girls named Sarah and Frances. Though one day Pierce Butler the father of Sarah and Frances Butler has too pay a debt for his gambling. Or else he could go too jail he pays off his debt by selling his slaves though he sold Emma to Miss Henfield in Kentucky because he got greedy with his money. This book talks about how Emma survived and escaped to freedom to Philadelphia and later moved to Novia
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example‚ in the story Rebel Behind The Lines‚ Emma shows characteristics of being an hero. Emma Edmonds from the hometown of Saint John‚ Canada‚ was a really brave women who went out to become a soldier in the Union Army in total disguise as a man during the Civil War against the Confederates. “He pushed the enlightenment form over for her to sign. Taking the pen‚ Emma dipped it‚ remembering just just in time to scrawl Franklin Thompson” (Reit 7). The fact Emma was the first woman in the 1800s to enroll
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Many people today often associate the term Civil War with the north and south’s quarrel over the freedom for slaves. However‚ civil rights for slaves was only one aspect of many larger issues between the North and South. In fact‚ the name "Civil War" refers to the many civilians that acted as soldiers‚ and not to any civil rights that became law. Many other social classes like immigrants‚ Native Americans‚ and especially women‚ also didn’t have the same rights as white men. Once the 13th and 15th
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American Studies Mrs. Weissmann The Killer Angels Literature Circles Name _______________ The following are the literature circle roles to be used over the course of the novel. You will be assigned one role for each part of the novel (you will‚ therefore‚ complete 4 roles). You are responsible to have your literature circle role prepared for each literature circle meeting as outlined on the unit syllabus. Each meeting will be graded‚ and all 4 meetings will be added together as a
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everyone believes it was Lizzie Borden. Lizzie was born and grew up in Fall River‚ Mass. She was the youngest daughter of Andrew Jackson Borden‚ who was a very successful Banker and Sarah Morse Borden. Sarah died when Lizzie was very young and Andrew then married Abby Durfee Gray. Lizzie grew up with an elder sister‚ Emma. Neither of them has ever married. The sisters hated their stepmother‚ mainly because of the family’s inferior social position. On the day of August 4‚ 1892‚ the bodies of Andrew Borden
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Sarah Plantiff and Appellant V. ACME‚ KM‚ and STE Facts: The City of Albany decided to upgrade a fleet of repair trucks in order to respond to pothole fixing. ACME manufactured a cab and chassis of a truck that was then sold to Keefer Motors. Keefer Motors sold the truck unchanged to the City of Albany. No discussion by ACME or Keefer Motors had taken place with the City as to what the city would do with the truck. Susan’s Truck Equipment was contracted by the city to add a dump bed and
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’s Studies International Forum 27.5-6 (2004): 431-445. (Accessed October 19‚ 2012). Stephanie McCurry. “Why Do We Love Our Civil War?” Civil War Times 51.5(2012): 60-65 Americana: History and Life with Full Text. (Accessed October 19‚ 2012). Pugh‚ Sarah. "American Civil War: Letter & Diaries." In First Person. N.p.‚ 14 July 1861. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. www.alexanderstreet2.com/CWLDLive/index.html. (Accessed October 19‚ 2012). Tsui‚ Bonnie. She went to the field: women soldiers of the Civil War. Guilford
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"Historians agree that World War II changed life for American women in the 20th century. The Civil War had just as great an impact on the lives of American women in the 19th century." (http://www.defenselink.mil) Staying at home‚ women could help the war effort by running businesses‚ making clothes‚ and taking care of their farms‚ but some women wanted to do more. Some women went to become nurses and helped wounded soldiers‚ some became spies‚ and still others posed as men and enlisted in armies
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