I read a book called True to the Old Flag and it is a Tale of the American War of Independence. The ten major events that happen in this novel are the Battles of Lexington and Concord‚ Bunker Hill‚ The Declaration of Independence‚ Washington Crossing the Delaware‚ the final surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown‚ World War II‚ the capture of Philadelphia‚ and battle of Saratoga. The battle of Saratoga was fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777. It was a turning point in the American Revolution
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A hurricane is a huge storm known as a “tropical cyclone”. These can also be identified as typhoons.The tropical storms winds must reach at least 74 mph to be considered a hurricane. Anything below this is just considered a tropical depression or a tropical storm. Hurricanes usually only occur in the Atlantic Hurricane season (June 1-November 30). Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. They use the warm moist air as fuel at the bottom of the hurricane. As the huge storm produces high wind speeds
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Blake June-2-2014 English 101 Professor Gouirand Paper 4 Draft #1 For many years prostitution has been a very looked down upon way of making money and having as a lifestyle for various reasons in the United States. Not only does this promote sex trafficking in the United States and even other countries‚ but it also promotes child prostitution. With the United States are thinking prostitution is an okay way to go‚ what’s stopping us from continuing on this cycle of legalizing
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about hunting. The truth about hunters is that they have major respect for following permits and using their firearms or bows by being educated. Hunting is defined as a sport for people to feed themselves or family by taking an animal’s life. Hunting should be respected because it involves skill‚ an appreciation for animals‚ and it helps regulate balance in the ecosystem. To have a firearm license you have to have a clear criminal record and have to complete an 8 hour course with a written test and
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It is the early 18th century. The seas are at an endless unrest as ships sail. The crack of thunder sounds from across the blue‚ yet there is no storm. A black flag is raised‚ cannonballs crash‚ and pirates take control of the helpless sailor ships. This is the scene that most think of when pirates are concerned. Of course video games also do their fair sure to help exaggerate this scenario further. In particular one recent game series has taken the mantle of telling the ancient history of maritime
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We always hear about a person who becomes an entrepreneur. Some entrepreneurs succeed and some of them do not. Who’s an entrepreneur? Why should anyone become an entrepreneur? Questions come to some people’s minds. Entrepreneur is "a person who starts or owns and operates an enterprise" (Moore‚ Petty‚ Palich‚ Longenecker‚ 2008). There are some motivators that make people willing to take this major step. Entrepreneurship gives people the chance to be their own bosses‚ make money‚ escape a bad situation
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Studies have shown that teenagers don’t get enough sleep to go a full school day while staying concentrated. The average teen in the United States gets about seven hours of sleep. This is not enough for a student to stay focused the whole day. Doctors suggest that students get at least eight hours of sleep a night. This will ensure that the student will be more alert and focused during the school day. First‚ one of the biggest factors in students not getting enough sleep is that they go to sleep
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consumes her‚ readers cannot escape the horrors of Kristina’s reality‚ which may be extremely traumatic for young adults who are ignorant of such matters. Yet another concerned parent concluded‚ “I know that [the novel] is supposed to be ‘real’ so that kids will relate. But how can I introduce my daughter to this world? You may be thinking‚ ‘You’re so naive....she already knows about it!’ but she doesn’t. At least not in the kind of detail that Crank provides” (“Reading Teen”). Parents find the
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My remarkable place that I will be talking about in this essay is an amusement park called Six Flags. It was one of my most favorite places to visit and I was there with my family members. The amusement park was also in a larger city and it was our first time visiting. This essay will consist of three hundred words and 3 short essays. There are many other parks in the United States with the name “Six Flags‚” but I went to the one in Arlington‚ Texas. Arlington Texas is a large city with other amusement
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but there’s always a specific reason why stories takes place during this time. The story “Barn Burning” dealt with a lot of different scenarios during this time period‚ the story was set around the Civil War Era. There were many forms of racism and prejudice that existed such as: prejudice toward ethnicity‚ genders class and social class during this time. As time moves forward things and people changed‚ but some situations stayed the same. In the “Barn Burning” several acts of violence were displayed
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