ABOUT THIS BOOK In most accounts of the revolt‚ the greased cartridge has been referred to as the spark and tinder that lit the flames of rebellion. .The greased cartridge - what was it all about? The army so far had been quipped with the smooth-barrelled musket‚ which had a protracted loading procedure and was not accurate over long ranges. The new Enfield rifles‚ which were now being issued‚ had grooved or rifled barrels. This made them more accurate and gave them a longer range. The powder and
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forefathers birth And for those who take time‚ through rim rocks and pine Listen and value their worth. Each note high and low as each bugle ballad goes‚ No two ever the same They are all unique and if a chance to critique Upon our hearts they claim. We are put into state and can hardly wait For the dawn of the upcoming morn To glimpse hoof print in stride or a patch of hide Or a tip of antler horn. Just out of reach‚ lessons he’ll teach to those who play the game‚ The tension and pull of a phantom
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and the falling action happened when Paul found her and got her back home with a dead baby. The theme of the story is that depression and isolation affects peoples’ lives and relationship negatively. The story is told in omniscient third person‚ as we know the thoughts of the characters and the conflict. The conflict took different ways‚ for example‚ between and Paul for she doesn’t want to stay‚ and he doesn’t want to leave the farm and his wife’s ideas and the weather which against him to grow
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morelearning.net 2011 Page 1 of 2 t Narrative Poetry .ne 14. 5. Another sailor asked‚ ‘Can you hear the On this particular day‚ the sun was shining waves breaking on the shore? I think we and seagulls screamed with joy. should be near land but I can not tell. I wish ing we could hear the Inchcape Bell.’ 15. Sir Ralph the Rover‚ walking on the deck of There was no sound and‚ although the wind his ship‚ watched the buoy carefully. He had died away‚ the ship
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Anna Schieber GSW 1110 Paul Bissa 4/18/12 Makeup to Cover up “Forty-four percent of women have negative feelings when they are not wearing makeup‚ reporting feeling unattractive‚ self-conscious‚ and naked; as though something is missing‚” according to Travel Impact Newswire (travel impact). What is the big deal with applying foundation‚ lipstick‚ eye shadow‚ blush‚ eyeliner‚ and mascara? Does it actually make a difference on who you are as a person? Why do women feel insecure when they are
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And he girded himself‚ and follow’d still‚ When sunset sainted the western hill. But‚ mocking and thwarting‚ clung to his side‚ Weary day! – the foul Witch-Bride. The Fairies by William Allingham Up the airy mountain‚ Down the rushy glen‚ We daren’t go a-hunting For fear of little men; Wee folk‚ good folk‚ Trooping all together; Green jacket‚ red cap‚ And white owl’s feather! Down along the rocky shore Some make their home‚ They live on crispy pancakes Of yellow tide-foam; Some
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Recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1992‚ Saint Lucian native‚ Derek Walcott‚ wrote 40 Acres in November‚ 2008. He wrote this poem in honor of the newly elected president‚ Barack Obama‚ and was published the day after the election in the London Times. Walcott introduces the poem with a great deal of imagery and symbolism shown in lines 1-13. “Out of the turmoil” he describes a “young negro”‚ as an emblem‚ with a straw hat and overalls on what seems to be a farm. He describes a crowd
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achieved great things eventually drift away. But what if soon after their peak of glory they die. Would the memory of them and their glory live on longer? In the lryic poem "To an Athlete Dying Young" by A.E. Houseman the narrator shows how dying young and at the peak of your glory is better then living to be forgotten. The setting of the poem is in a town and cemetery in nineteenth-century England during the funeral and burial of a young athlete‚ a runner. The first stanza explains the victory of a boy
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would be the last time‚ I would spare an extra minute or two‚ To stop and say "I love you‚" instead of assuming you know I do. So‚ just in case tomorrow never comes‚ and today is all I get‚ I’d like to say how much I love you‚ and I hope we never will forget. Tomorrow is not promised to anyone‚ young or old alike‚ And today may be the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight. So‚ if you’re waiting for tomorrow‚ why not do it today? For if tomorrow never comes‚ you’ll
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I had such a great time decorating my mask in class this week! To be honest‚ I was a little terrified going into class that I wouldn’t be able to decorate my mask to my own expectations without spending a few hours on it‚ or that I would not be able to express the concept that I had created in my mind for my mask. As I worked on it‚ however‚ my worries faded away and I felt at ease because the activity in itself was so relaxing. After I gathered the paint‚ glitter‚ and feathers that I felt so
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