Pahari 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
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bad condition. In December of 1777‚ General George Washington made his army was in a very bad state. They had little food‚ uncomfortable lodging‚ and extremely cold weather. At Valley Forge‚ there were about 12‚000 soldiers. The conditions costed a lot for the army. If I were a soldier in the Continental Army at Valley Forge‚ I would have quit because of horrible conditions‚ illness‚ and the position they are in. To start off‚ one reason for quitting is the awful conditions. In the diary of Dr. Albigence
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my 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
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TO 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
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BATTLE OF IA DRANG VALLEY 10 May 2010 The Battle of Ia Drang Valley was a series of engagements between the U.S 1st Cavalry Division and the B-3 front‚ North Vietnamese Army. It was a battle between one US division and three NVA regiments. This was the first and last battle between NVA forces and U.S forces of similar size. This battle took place from 11-14-1965‚ thru 11-18-1965. The geography of the Ia Drang Valley was a challenge for any commander
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The Ia Drang Valley‚ a Communist sanctuary‚ allowed People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN/NVA) the ability to filter troops‚ gather supplies‚ and gain strength near the Cambodian border‚ beyond U.S. forces control. Its strategic importance was underlined by indicators that an entire division was camped in the Chu Pong Mastiff‚ adding to the necessity of a U.S. response. Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Howard Moore‚ commander of 1st Battalion‚ 7th Regiment‚ was chosen and received orders for an air assault mission
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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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Art Criticism: The Forge of Vulcan The Italian painter‚ Leandro Bassano (1557-1622) created the oil on canvas piece known as “The Forge of Vulcan.” “The Forge of Vulcan” was created circa 1590-1610 in his father Jacopo Bassano’s workshop according to Brigstocke. During this time in history the Duke of Alba was sent to the Netherlands to defeat Margaret of Parma and became governor according to Bellamy. The invention of the printing press was a huge technological advancement that enabled numerous
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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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The Forge by Seamus Heaney 1969 ‘The Forge’ is a sonnet with a clear division into an octave (the first eight lines) and a sestet (the final six lines). While the octave‚ apart from its initial reference to the narrator‚ focuses solely on the inanimate objects and occurrences inside and outside the forge‚ the sestet describes the blacksmith himself‚ and what he does. Heaney begins with the line All I know is a door into the dark. This can be interpreted as the blacksmith stepping out of reality;
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