The south and north had both felt confident they both could win the civil war; however the north won the war victoriously. I perceived upon my reading the historic roots of the north union army history and my thoughts regarding why the north union army would indeed win the civil war. George Washington was born in Virginia‚ which was considered a southern state and would be naturally a part of the confederacy. George Washington lived and died in Mount Vernon Virginia; however during his life span
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Why you should read this book Surprisingly‚ I had never heard about the much accredited‚ Best-Selling book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. First written in 1936 and revised several times to this day‚ this book is one that you really should not pass up. “How to Win Friends and Influence People” will open your eyes and allow you to become the ideal leader that you have always dreamed of‚ but have not been able to become. Why this book was written The book was written
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of 1765‚ Townshend Acts‚ and Boston Massacre. After those events the Colonists broke ties from the British by declaring the Revolutionary War. The won the war because they were fighting for something that was important to them and they had a lot to lose. The Colonists also used very good war tactics like surprise attacks and allies. They caught the British while they were sleeping and attacked and they got help from the French and Spanish. The Revolutionary
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that wanted to remain loyal to the British King‚ the loyalists refused to fight with the other colonists. The French became allies with the Americans because they wanted revenge for the Seven Years War. The question everyone asks is how did America win the war? The American army lacked everything that made a successful army. They did not have proper training‚ they weren’t equipped with supplies‚ they had very
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was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically the British had all of the advantages‚ but the colonies still won their independence. It all began with what the British had to accomplish militarily in order to win the war. Parliament and King George III bombarded into military confrontation with
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keep fighting it will just make them more angry at us. In 1776 the Declaration of Independence was written. During the War George Washington and his men made a grand retreat. A retreat means we are probably losing the war‚ so if we are going to lose‚ we might as well stop so soldiers do not keep dying. Valley Forge is a village in the mountains in Philadelphia‚ where George Washington and his army had set up winter camp. The first reason I will not reenlist is because of the conditions. We do
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received a large salary. As British troops marched into our country‚ he motivated our troops to work as one and gain back the hope of winning. We may lose a battle‚ but we aren’t going to lose this war was the mindset he had put in their heads. Not only did he do that‚ but he was able to gain the soldiers respect and get them back under control. An example would be when Washington
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In The Catcher in The Rye‚ by J.D‚ the main character‚ Holden‚ can be seen as a troubled teenager growing up in a less than perfect society. Throughout the novel Holden struggles with the fact that many young and innocent kids will grow up and see the world from a different perspective. He naturally becomes worried for all future generations who will one day grow‚ as he did‚ and loose their innocence. The fixation of youth and innocence can be seen in the title of the book‚ as well as throughout
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Yet‚ one critical question is left. If Prospero was surrendering his magic‚ why was his last act so heavily laced with his charms over his enemies? Seems ironic that despite his sacrifice‚ he relied on his magic so heavily in the final scene. His dependence on his magic to end the play demonstrates one concept: his magic was his power to control the story‚ and therefore he still required his magic to end it. Therefore‚ his promise to “break my staff” is a reference to a pen. Authors write with pens
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Thor’s lost his hammer Everyday Thor goes out to go kill giants with his hammer but‚ one day Thor couldn’t find his hammer. He looked in every place he could think off. He looked in the skies he searched the ground he even searched underground. After days of looking he was stumped. He assumed that a giant had stolen it for themselves. Even though this was just an assumption Thor told all the other gods and asked for their help in finding his hammer. All the gods united and went on a giant killing
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