Dear‚ Elisabeth de la ma Mom‚ Victor de la ma Dad‚ Patchow You know the gold and riches that you are bathing in‚ say thanks to my heroic conquer of the Aztecs. This was my hardest and bravest act of all. At first‚ though I came with the wretched Velasquez who wanted to me to farm. Yeah‚ he wanted me to till the land but I said “I came here to gold‚ not till the land like a peasant. So I decided to aim high‚ aim for the Aztecs. IT all started in 1504 where I left for Spain to seek money
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to wait till all of the Hessians are asleep then attack them.But first I need to recruit more men I will read a text from Thomas Paine’s Crises document.I went into a town and started to read “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the shine patriots will‚in this crisis‚shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands NOW‚deserves the love and thanks of man and woman”.It worked men are lining up to join me to fight the British troops. I told them we had to ride
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Meghan Lichauco Mrs. Gardner April 20‚ 2015 The Great Gatsby: Diary Entries Dear Diary‚ One lovely October day in 1917‚ I was taking a ride with the most wonderful man‚ by the name of Jay Gatsby. He had a way of making me feel so absolutely important when he looked at me. And when I talked I knew he was listening to every word that came out of my mouth. Usually when I talk everyone just takes me for a fool and barely pays any attention at all to what I’m saying. But not him. When he smiled at me
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This poem is about an Afghani fighter called Kamal‚ and about an attack he made on a colonel horse. This poem was first called “Kamal” but Kipling changed it to the epic name it has now. Its style represents the subject of raids and battles. Briefly‚ the story of this poem is about two main warriors: an Afghan raider‚ Kamal‚ and a Colonel’s son. Kamal stole the horse of the Colonel and took it to an enemy area. The Colonel’s son bravely followed him to take the horse back and to show his courage
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Hiroshima & Nagasaki 1945 President - Harry S. Truman Diary Entry 10/8/1945 I strongly defend bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe I shortened the war and saved American lives. We did not have any casualties; this is tremendous when you’re in war. Japan first attacked us at Pearl Harbour in 1941‚ this is our revenge. Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbour‚ against those who have starved‚ beaten and executed
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along with the trench life and scarring moments on the battle field. Between the battles‚ travels‚ diseases‚ unsanitary living‚ and expansion on weapons‚ many soldiers died at war. Soldiers in WWI will forever be remembered and looked up to for their brave patriotic hearts; and for dying for their country. I find it amazing how the soldiers did not give up‚ no matter the harsh‚ unfair conditions that they had to face. Without such strong and dedicated men‚ the world would not be what it is today.
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– branch of psychology that studies the habits of consumers in the marketplace‚ including compliance. • Compliance - changing one’s behavior as a result of other people directing or asking for the change. Four Ways to Gain Compliance • Foot-in-the-door technique – asking for a small commitment and‚ after gaining compliance‚ asking for a bigger commitment. • Door-in-the-face technique – asking for a large commitment and being refused‚ and then asking for a smaller commitment
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ANGEL OF THE BRIDGE You may have seen my mother waltzing on ice skates in Rockefeller Center. She’s seventy-eight years old now but very wiry‚ and she wears a red velvet costume with a short skirt. Her tights are flesh-colored‚ and she wears spectacles and a red ribbon in her white hair‚ and she waltzes with one of the rink attendants. I don’t know why I should find the fact that she waltzes on ice skates so disconcerting (=embarrassing)‚ but I do. I avoid that neighborhood whenever I can during
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Foot Binding‚ Status‚ and Society in Early China [pic] Natalie Steele 100043314 History 2233 A2 January 2003 Dr. Marshall Bastable In early China‚ the Han Dynasty to the end of the Manchu Dynasty‚ there was a practice known as foot binding. Foot binding was considered a symbol of status for women for many reasons. The disabling effects of foot binding caused women not to be able to participate in any form of hard labour‚ it confined them to the home‚ and was considered erotic by
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“Soldier’s Home” The story “Soldier’s Home” by Ernest Hemingway brought to life the trauma of return into one’s old life. The story was told from a third-point of view and its main character was Harold Krebs‚ a young man who had recently returned from the war. The story took place in Krebs hometown in Oklahoma. The central theme of the story was the change Harold made during his permanence in war. Through out the story‚ readers could assume that Harold Krebs left his hometown being one man and came
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