1776: A Superior War Novel Pulitzer Prize winner‚ David McCullough‚ authored the intense and well-researched novel 1776 about the tumultuous times of American independence from the British Empire. He recreates scenes of heroic battles as well as dramatic encounters between diplomats with outstanding details to support his writing. In his acknowledgments‚ McCullough informs the reader that the material in his novel came from over 25 libraries‚ archives and historic sites in both the United
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In the UK there was still a lot of bitterness over the war – the huge memorial at Thiepval had been started in 1928 and was not finished by the time the Young Plan was signed. The Menin Gate in Ypres was only finished in July 1927. So the scars of World War One were still very raw in the UK and with an election due in 1929 no one political party wanted to be seen as being ‘soft’ on Germany. However‚ the persuasive pull of the USA was strong – hence why the plan was adopted. 1) 12 million people
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McCullough‚ David. 1776. New York: Simon and Schuster‚ 2005. The words never judge a book by its cover have been spoken many times‚ but some covers beg to be judged. The cover of 1776‚ with its wartime painting and bold red lettering on the front‚ immediately draws people into it. However‚ upon opening the novel it is visually intimidating with many quotes in the middle of pages and nearly one-hundred pages of sources‚ notes‚ and acknowledgements. Despite this‚ McCullough delivers a personal story
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the Brits: An Investigation of Hitler’s Defeat at the Battle of Britain By: Jake Pilla Global History II 11-28-07 In 1940‚ German planes flew over Britain in an attempt to take over the country and tear apart the enemy’s alliance. Britain was surprised by this attack‚ but countered by shooting down at least twenty planes of the Luftwaffe‚ the Nazi air force‚ during the initial attack. Hitler sent waves of planes into Britain every day‚ trying to lower British morale; however‚ he did not
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Since the very first colony was founded in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ religion played a very important role in America. Nine of the thirteen colonies had established churches. Having an established church meant you paid taxes for the support of that church whether or not you were a member. The colonies with official state or established churches of the Congregational (Puritan) church denomination consisted of Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Vermont. Colonies that remained a part of the original Church
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Why was World War I a total war for Britain? Before we can discuss about the topic "Was the First World War a total war ’ for Britain?" First thing we have to define is‚" what is a total war?" According to‚ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war‚ a total war is " a 20th century term to describe a war in which countries or nations uses all of their resources to destroy another organized country ’s or nation ’s ability to engage in war" The treaty of London in 1839 was the key which led
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Maria College Vallesville – Fatima‚ Liloy‚ Zamboanga del Norte AVE MARIA COLLEGE OFFICIAL WEBSITE with STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (Change Title to “AMC Online Student Information System” BSIT - IV Prepared by: Jeffrey Catipay Wyndee Ken Fajardo Danna Kristal Zozobrado Joan Dagodog Ana Lyn Lantaca Aiza Bantilan Submitted to: Mr. Edmil Rebollos AVE MARIA COLLEGE OFFICIAL WEBSITE with STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM ABSTRACT Computers with the power of the
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broke out between the Patriots and the Loyalists. It occurred on King Street in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Before this event took place‚ the British had decided to tax the colonists for many manufactured items acquired through trade. This caused an outrage in the populace of Boston‚ mostly for the impoverished people. Ever since then‚ the colonists have been boycotting and protesting against these inequitable laws. Then on this day the Patriots and Loyalists were bickering when a shot was fired into
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Write 250-300 words about your Christmas break (or your ideal break). Please check your final draft for usage and mechanics. Just like the first day of school‚ I’m going to write a small narrative on what I did over Christmas break. I had a great Christmas break where I did many different exciting things. I spend a lot of time with my family and helped them with several things such as housework‚ carwash‚ doing the laundry‚ make dinner‚ helping my mom with house cleaning‚ buying groceries and etc
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nature towards Oedipus‚ Jocasta’s tragic fate is inevitable. Jocasta clearly displays her loving character trait repeatedly throughout the play. Immediately after making her first appearance on stage‚ she catches Creon and Oedipus in the midst of a dispute. Showing no signs of hesitation to the audience‚ she breaks up the argument and asks the two brothers‚ “ ‘Aren’t
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