turn to decide whether to re-enlist or not. I would not abandon Valley Forge because the Committee of Congress gives me hope‚ the healthy men have to stay and fight and we are not a nation of summer soldiers. I will re-enlist because I have hope that the Committee of Congress will be here for us in times of need. The picture in Document B shows‚ “George Washington presenting the Congressional Committee to soldiers at Valley Forge”‚ this showed me that George Washington knows what he’s doing and knows
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Professor Donald Charlton FIQWS 10/13/2015 George Washington at Valley Forge In his “His Excellency: George Washington‚” Joseph J Ellis argues that the winter at Valley Forge was one of the most crucial events during the war for independence. After the battles of Brandywine and Germantown‚ General George Washington marched his weak and defeated soldiers to Valley Forge. However‚ the freezing weather of Valley Forge during winter bedeviled the soldiers and General Washington. The soldiers also
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Both Heaney and Duffy’s poems explore childhood memory demonstrating the effect that environment and culture can have on recollections. In doing so‚ they both show the pain and delight of childhood experience and the poignancy of losing that innocence. A clear and concise thesis. We are expecting focus to be on ‘environment and culture’ in the poems with comments on the emotional range of pain‚ delight and poignancy to be evident. Duffy uses culture as a context for exploring childhood memory
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Thatcher: Old Workman: the thatcher described from outside the mason speaks for himself Heaney accents strangeness and skill Hardy emphasises endurance Although methodical‚ there is a touch of the magical to the thatcher. We appreciate the mason’s humanity and kindness‚ rather than his skill. Similarities and differences in the poets’ attitudes and the candidates’ personal preference: What each poem is about: Thatcher • A description of a local workman: his manner‚ equipment
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WRITE VALLEY FORGE DBQ ESSAY Planning makes perfect! March 20th 2014 Learning Goal: Students will analyze various primary and secondary documents to determine if they would have quit had they been an American solider in the Battle of Valley Forge. STEP ONE CREATE A THESIS STATEMENT The thesis statement is your answer to the analytical question: “Would you have quit?” Your answer being: choose a side- quitting or not quitting! I would have quit the fight at Valley Forge I would not
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In Seamus Heaneys poetic piece‚ Blackberry Picking‚ the presence and mastery of malicious diction‚ vivid imagery‚ and metaphor is apparent as is a deeper meaning behind the authors poem. Heaneys writings not only convey a literal description of his actions‚ but also an emotional and metaphorical journey through his experience. The sensual word choice ever-present in Heaneys poem illuminated his love for blackberries whilst portraying a deeper meaning. The diction is generally creative and descriptive
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Valley Forge Its 11 at night‚ I’m sitting here by the window talking to the moon‚ everyone is sleeping. It is a dark cold night. I can’t see anything but darkness. I can’t feel my legs. Every time I mutter a word I can feel as my lips crack and a drop of blood leaks out. In the smoke surrounding me from our fire I can make out a beautiful woman caressing her belly. She appears to be about 7 months pregnant. It’s my wife. This is the last memory I have of her. By this time my child should be about
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In December of 1777 to 1778 George Washington made a camp called Valley Forge‚ it was 18 miles outside of Philadelphia. Valley Forge wasn’t the best place for you to live it was very hard‚ but the sacrifices were worth it. If you were in Washington’s army would you quit? I wouldn’t quit Washington’s army because it says that there is a high chance to get sick but a low chance to actually die from sickness‚ also Washington is getting supplies from the Congressman because the supplies are low‚ Dr.
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How does Heaney evocatively and memorably convey childhood experience in “Death of a Naturalist” This poem is composed of two stanzas. The first‚ longer one describes pleasant memories while the second recounts a particular unpleasant experience that changes the protagonist’s outlook on nature. Heaney uses childish language to tell us this is a young boy. “The daddy frog… the mammy frog” are juvenile words. “On shelves at school” tells us he is at an age when that is encouraged. “Best of all
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individuals’ sheer determination and will power under a very difficult unimaginable situation. The ever-vigilant General George Washington and his soldiers‚ already exhausted from battles‚ long marches‚ and persistent scarce supplies‚ arrived at Valley Forge on the winter of 1777. A severe winter weather that caused an extensive illness and suffering amongst the troops. Considering the area was strategically located; however‚ the land topography was a challenge for its logistical support to flow. Albigence
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