...America lost 260,000 people in the Civil War. The food on the Civil War was given for both Union and Confederate soldiers and it was provided by their respective Commissary De- partments, but the daily rations were given to the soldiers uncooked. Generals and other officers had the comfort of a cook, but the majority of the soldiers were collected in groups to prepare their food. The food during the Civil War wasn't high quality and it didn't taste good. according to “Ken. “Civil War Food.” Civil War Academy - American Civil War, 2007, www.marinersmu- seum.org/blogs/civilwar/?p=1472accessed on May 14 2017. Confederate soldiers usually didn’t receive much food at all, their food was typically very simple, especially as the war moved on, the...
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...Let’s end the civil war “Let’s end the civil war” is an article, written in 1962 by Harry Golden a northern journalist. He wrote this article to highlight the Civil war centennial in the U.S. and the idea that the centennial committees in the whole of the south, which wanted us to believe that the civil war is not over. There are still participations in the reengagement of the civil war and some of the actors still hope that the civil war will be restored. Harry golden thinks that the Americans see the centennial more as a celebration of the civil war, than a centennial. And that is why one of the main themes in the article is misunderstanding. It is a misunderstanding between the south and their view of the centennial. He thinks that the southern people believe that the centennial is more real than just a reengagement. Another theme in this story is how the view of the war is a hundred years after, which leads us to the reason why he wrote the article; the hundred years anniversary. The writer Harry Golden is a man from the northern part of America, who is born and educated in the same part; this clearly gives him a non-objective view on the civil war. The article is written from his view and therefore it’s not a reliable article, it only gives us his opinion on the Civil War centennial. There is no doubt that this article is written from the Northern part of the America’s point of view, which evidenced clearly in the following quotes. (p.121 ll. 11) “It was the war the North...
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...In the beginning of The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the Civil War (1895) by Stephen Crane, the year is 1863, two years have passed since the initial spark of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, and the stage is set for the upcoming Battle of Chancellorsville. A young Henry Fleming is told by the Jim Conklin, the “tall soldier,” of an early march the next morning. After the rumors turn out to be false, Henry’s angst doesn’t go away. The narrator says Henry “made ceaseless calculations” trying to determine whether or not he would flee in battle (Crane 6). Following months of being in camp, the regiment marches day to the upcoming battle. Along the journey, Henry witnesses a “rather fat soldier” attempt to steal a horse from a girl before being...
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...In the civil war, the three doctors who made the most impact in medicine of that time were Jonathan letterman, Hartwell Carver Tompkins, and Clara Barton. Medicine was limited at best, wartime escalating that even further. There was more death from poor conditions than from gunshot wounds. Surgeons were accused of being quick to the bone saw for amputations, when in reality resections or excision became favored, even if not best for patients’ quality of life. The contributions of the doctors listed had immediate impacts in the war, and those contributions can still be felt today. Poor conditions of the medicine department lead to new revelations affected soldier’s lives or the better. Civil war surgeons were known for their quick hand to the bone saw, almost ¾’s of all operations were amputations. Boys were being sent to war, and coming home missing half of their body. Towards the end of the war, surgeons began to feel the heat from the public about amputations. Resections became favored over amputations, even if an amputation would have been better. The matter of...
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...There’s going to be few things about each passage, from Harriet’s journey that impacted slavery. The first few things are from “Leader’s of The Civil War Era”. It frustrated Harriet that Lincoln was not putting an end to slavery immediately. It frightened Harriet that as slaves fled to Union strongholds in Confederacy during early months of war, Lincoln was reluctant to free them immediately. Tubman met governor of Massachusetts, John Andrew, who didn’t like slavery. Colonel Montgomery asked Tubman to guide soldiers up South Carolina’s Combahee River, and so she did. The last few things are from the passage “The Women called Moses”. Harriet Tubman lied awake on a dirt floor of a cabin shared with parents in slave quarters. Harriet said...
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...Kenny Anderson Political Science Prof. Hawn 10 October 2012 Government and Torture Means of torture have been used around the world for a number of years. At one point in time it had been terminated in the United States; however, after the events of September 11, 2001, it has come back as an acceptable way to acquire information from terrorists. Torture is, according to the United Nation Convention Against Torture in 1984: “any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him, or a third person, information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to, lawful sanctions.” (OHCHR) This definition, regardless of any country's own rules, regulations and laws is obligatory to be carried out by all the countries. When someone is accused of being a culprit of torture, there are various credentials, which are modified to wartime situations when needed. In general to be a culprit, one must bring severe physical, mental pain or suffering upon the victim. In most scenarios...
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...The war to end all wars... on terrorism. The Iraq war was terrible, no one could have seen what was going to happen.So many countries went along with the US, but Canada said no. My thesis is that saying no to the Iraq war was a defining moment for canada because the war was unpopular in Canada and no UN approval, it forced the US to realize that Canada was not the 51 state, and the war did nothing but destabilize Iraq. This is how Canada listen to its people and decide not to go to Iraq. Canada has always been an ally of the US since we became independent from the UK. From WW2 to the persian gulf war and even the invasion of afghanistan after the 9/11 attacks. But, Canada did not join the Iraq war because it did not have the UN approval it...
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...solely as a place to sleep, it still has a history worth exploring and exploiting, both for its monetary value and as a spark of community pride in place. First up, the muzzle loading world encompasses Colonial America right through the Civil War and into today's woods and fields as hunters still harvest deer with “cap and ball”. When and where is the annual Armstrong event; complete with collections of his firearms, vendors selling muzzle loading rifle kits and accessories, “living historians” lecturer, reenactors, local gunsmiths crafting muzzle loading firearms held? Where is the Armstrong museum? Hell, where is the tiny, obscure plaque noting that the man once lived and worked in Emmitsburg? Next up. With the Gettysburg Battlefield north of us, Frederick's National Museum of Civil War Medicine to our south and the Daughters of Charity maintaining a museum of their founder in the midst of us, combining these histories and organizations to create some annual event seems a no-brainer to me. I suspect the Civil War reenators I know would love to turn out as wounded warriors tended by the Ds of C under the supervision of George Wunderlich. (George, who once ran the museum in Frederick and may still for all I know, could probably pull Civil War era minstrel banjo players to the events as well.) Jumping away from the history of this place I refer to the Izaak Walton League of America, Frederick Chapter #1's youth program. I've watched kids from all over Frederick County, even WV...
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...The True Meaning of Rip Van Winkle In order for a prosperous future to occur, the present must be secure and the past must not be forgotten. Much can be said though, about the advance of mankind throughout the ages, with complete disregard to the woes and struggles of the past. Furthermore, while it would appear that the brawls of the present are almost always shaped to lend perception of a greater future, history dictates that this is not always true. In this vein, the story of America is not that much different than other epics from our past. From great reason, our ancestors sought significant change. Change brought about revolution both in the literal and intrinsic sense, and soon broader horizons quickly unfolded into an unprecedented amalgamation of opinion, social action and success. Throughout this time however, America has not been absent its critics, nor has it been isolated from internal critique either. One such example of this internal American critique can be found in Washington Irving’s, “Rip Van Winkle.” Therefore, the purpose of this brief work is to discuss the theme of Irving’s timeless masterpiece and offer critical insight as to its deeper meanings. The tale of Rip Van Winkle is set in the whimsical wilderness of the Catskill Mountains in pre-revolutionary America. As the story portrays, Rip is a simple man caught between his own ferocious hedonistic motivations, and the insurmountable demands of his condescending and oppressive wife (Perkins). ...
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...September 29, 2014 John Callanan “Red Badge of Courage” The story is about a young Union soldier named Henry whose courage is very questionable and during the battle he redeems himself and finds his courage. The story is fictional written by Stephen Crane who was a Union soldier during the Civil War but never saw combat. Though the book was not accepted in the United States when first written it got very high acclaims in England afterwards the U.S. public gave the book their approval and book sales rose. Everyone thought that Crane was an experienced writer which he was not. One evening when Henry was on guard duty a confederate soldier on the other side of the river told him to get out of the moonlight or otherwise would receive a little red badge. Henry understood this to mean a gunshot wound and retreated into the shadows and thanked the Confederate soldier. The young man upon hearing they may be going into battle describes his fears as he writes his father and explains that he hopes to make him proud in the upcoming battle. He then asks his father to let his mother know gently if he should fall in battle. The story some say was the Battle of Chancellorsville. When the marching orders are given to the solders Henry is fearful he will not hold the line as described in the orders. Upon the first charge he does hold and then on the second charge he turns and runs. He then runs into a group of wounded soldiers walking away from the battle. When one of the...
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...“An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.” - Martin Luther King, Jr. This particular quote deals with the need for a leader to care about the larger view of life instead of their individual wants or needs. Certainly, if a person wanted to rise to power, they would need to first off think about the one’s they are governing and how they could use their powers for the general good of the city and the people. This is particularly relevant to the character of Brutus during the play. During the scenes of William Shakespeare’s play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar, characters are able to rise to power through their particular strengths. These characters, Cassius, Brutus, and Antony all have different characteristics that helped them gain power within the city of Rome. However, these people also showed that they were human by having weaknesses that led to their down fall. Within a leader, it is important to look at their trustworthiness, honorability, reputation, and their use of empathy. These three characters all displayed differences within these traits which made them unique in their own ways. Within the scenes of Julius Caesar, Cassius, the leader of the conspiracy against Caesar, displays many strengths that guide him to the rise to power, and weaknesses which direct him to his eventual fall. Cassius believes that the people of Rome are responsible for the government...
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...century, the family had increased in wealth, power and influence from the profits of several businesses including hardware and plate-glass importing. The family was strongly Democratic in its political affiliation until the mid-1850s, then they had joined the new Republican Party. Teddy’s father, known in the family as "Thee", was a New York City philanthropist, merchant, and partner in the family business glass-importing firm Roosevelt and Sons. He was a proud supporter of Abraham Lincoln and the Union effort during the Civil War. His mother Mittie Bulloch was a Southern from a slave-owning family in Roswell, Georgia and had shy Confederate sympathies. Mittie's brother, Theodore's uncle, James Dunwoody Bulloch, was a United States Naval officer who became a Confederate admiral and naval procurement agent in Great Britain. Another uncle of Teddys, Irvine Bulloch, was a midshipman on the Confederate raider CSS Alabama; both remained in England after the Civil war. Theodore Roosevelt witnessed Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession when it came through New York. He could see it all from his grandparents house. https://worldhistoryproject.org/1858/10/27/theodore-roosevelt-is-born Teddy matriculated at Harvard in 1876. Two years into college his father unfortunately passed away. His father’s death was a tremendous blow, however the death of Roosevelt’s father redoubled his activities. He did well in science, philosophy and rhetoric courses but lagged behind in Latin and Greek. He...
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...Discussion on Canadian Ethnic problems and multiculturalism Abstract: The history of Canada has gone through various events, some of which produced a nightmare for the country and from which the people as well as the leaders are still trying to awake, while making sure that such events do not take place ever again. In this essay I discuss the Canadian Ethnic problems and it's multiculturalism by mainly focus on two typical examples :the aboriginal people and the Chinese who have suffered injustice through out the history in different aspects such as politics and cultural. And later ,by looking at the current situations of the Canadian ethnicity in general and going over the past decisions that the government had made, I try to suggest the possible solutions. Introduction: As we all know, Canada is a country with large immigrants. Therefore , the history of Canada is largely the history of the meeting of different cultures. As its early settlers are mostly immigrants from Central and Western Europe, European culture is playing a dominant role in Canada's culture. Since the eightieth of the twentieth century, as the number of immigrants from different parts increased significantly, the new immigrants brought in their own culture with them as well. Thus, people are now feeling more of the tensions between those cultures and of prejudice felt among these groups toward one another. For this reason, how to deal with the relationship...
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...THE AMERICAN DREAM THE AMERICAN DREAM Section #1 a. The impact cultures in North America have on the United States is that each region adapted the traditions and/or beliefs of those who settled in that area by maintaining dance, music, and crafts. Many English settlers did not respect the Native American cultures, and were seen as uncivilized and/or savages. Basically there was a clash of cultures, with new ideas pushing away old ways and mayor cultures oppressing others. b. Immigration and migration shape the early United States, for example: The first person to be processed at Ellis Island was Annie Moore who arrived from Ireland on January 1, 1892. As the first immigrant Annie Moore was given a $10 gold piece. She soon was married and gave birth to eleven children. While Annie Moore was the first immigrant, she was definitely not alone. Some famous immigrants who arrived through Ellis Island included Charles Chaplin, Cary Grant, Harry Houdini, Walt Disney, Albert Einstein, and F. Scott Fitzgerald. It is easy to see from this list how immigrants have changed the face of the United States. All of these famous people contributed to the United States, giving a bright future for innovative contributions to the young nation. c. The most important change in the United States ‘ involvement in foreign affairs from 1789 to 1877 was expansion of its territory. Marked by a treaty with France buying Louisiana territory doubling the United States, and other treaties...
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...An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 1. The story begins with an exposition in an authorial narrative situation. An authorial narrator can be identified by special characteristics. The authorial narrator is situated outside the world of the characters and hovers over the events of the story as an invisible omniscient observer. He can make interjections and comments on the events. Such interjections and comments can be found in the text. An example for an interjection can be found in the following sentence at the end of Part I - ‘As these thoughts, which have here to be set down in words, were flashed […]’ - or at the beginning of Part II - ‘Circumstances of an imperious nature, which it is unnecessary to relate here, had prevented him from […]’ The last sentence of the second paragraph of Part I is a comment of the authorial narrator. ‘Death is a dignitary who when he comes announced is to be received with formal manifestations of respect […]’ Another characteristic of an authorial narrator is territorial and temporal omnipresence. The narrator can be present in all places were characters are alone and he can jump in time. An example for the territorial omnipresence is when the gray-clad soldier who visited the protagonist Peyton Farquhar at his house repasses the Farquhar´s house one hour after he rode away. In this situation the soldier is alone. This event happens in a flashback in Part II which is an indicator for the temporal omnipresence of the authorial narrator...
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