...Today, Benedict Arnold is considered a traitor to the U.S, but he could have been a war hero like George Washington during the American Revolution. Benedict Arnold was first seen as an hero but soon changed after he decided to become a Red Coat. Benedict Arnold won many battles for the Americans which brought them to defeat the British. Benedict Arnold was elected to the position of captain in the Connecticut militia in 1775. At the outbreak of the war, Arnold participated in the capture of the British garrison of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. The capture of Fort Ticonderoga was the first big battle the US had won. As the first rebel victory of the Revolutionary War, the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga served as a morale booster and provided key artillery for the Continental Army in the first year of war. Cannons captured at Fort Ticonderoga...
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...Benedict Arnold was an American patriot and general during the American Revolution. Many questions and controversies have came up regarding his loyalty to the colonies. There seems to be two sides to the story: some people say that Arnold was a hero, some say he was a traitor. Despite this controversy, Arnold showed heroic characteristics and qualities throughout his life and career as a general. Benedict Arnold was a hero because he led the American soldiers in the Revolution confidently, diligently, and hopefully. A good deed in which Arnold did during the time of the Revolution was supply his officers with adequate necessities during battles. An example of this is when the men camped outside of Quebec, waiting for the perfect time to attack. The soldiers were cold, wet, and hungry. They hadn’t eaten a proper meal for days or even weeks. However, Arnold came to the rescue. His heroic self had “reached the nearest town and had sent back these animals for food. There were sheep, too, and sacks of flour” (Sheinkin 77). This considerate act nourished the army and helped them successfully attack and claim Quebec....
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...Benedict Arnold joined the American Army at age 18 without permission from his parents. Arnold had a passion for fighting and was spectacular at it. Arnold was a superior fighter and soldier of the American Army and was appreciated by (mostly) everyone. His personality led him to sometimes be greedy and picky. He often managed to offset these negative qualities by being a hard worker and fighter. Arnold was a key weapon to the Americans and everyone could tell that he was, even the British. Even though Arnold traded, he should be remembered as a hero to the Americans since he made strategic plans, won battles for the Americans, and fought even when he was passed on for promotions. Benedict Arnold has fought for the Americans for most of his life and has done amazing things as an American soldier. At the beginning of the book, The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin, Arnold proves he is a hero in the Battle of Valcour Island by coming up with a brilliant plan to escape the British. The plan was risky to the Americas but Arnold was the one to trust with their escape plan. In the book it says, “Arnold had spent months studying and mapping the lake.... The third option was to try a midnight escape” (134 Sheinkin). Without Arnold...
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...Benedict Arnold: Hero, Traitor, and the Complexities of Revolutionary Loyalty. Introduction: The American Revolution was a period of intense political and social upheaval, where loyalties were tested, and the concepts of patriotism and treason were constantly redefined. No figure embodies the complexities of this era more than Benedict Arnold, a man whose journey from celebrated war hero to infamous traitor continues to captivate historians and the public alike. This paper will explore Arnold's role in the American Revolution, examining his early patriotic service, the factors that led to his betrayal, and the lasting impact of his actions on American history and memory. Early Patriotic Service:. At the outbreak of hostilities in 1775, Benedict Arnold quickly established himself as one of the Continental Army's most capable and daring commanders. His first significant contribution came with the capture of Fort...
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...Events Benedict Arnold Affected Ever since the turnover of the West Point American fort, Benedict Arnold’s name has become synopsis with the word ‘traitor’. However, before this was the case, Benedict Arnold was actually an American war hero, assisting the Patriots and their ‘call’ for freedom (Benedict, 2009). There are five major events where Arnold helped shape the outcome of the Revolutionary War; The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga, the Battle of Quebec, the Battles of Lake Champlain, and the Negotiations of West Point. The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga When the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence learned of Arnold’s knowledge of Ticonderoga being poorly guarded and full of ammunition, they commissioned him as a coronel. “Ticonderoga was also vitally important due to its locations as it was situated on Lake Champlain and provided nice staging grounds for an assault on Quebec” (Yost, 2011). The Fort...
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...Luis Gonzalez Period 5 9/3/13 U.S HISTORY BIOGRAPHIES BENEDICT ARNOLD Benedict Arnold is the most well-known traitor of the American Revolutionary War. He would have been famous for his successful military actions, if he had not turned spy for the British. Arnold was born on January 14, 1741 in Norwich, Connecticut. In his early years, Benedict joined the army many times, yet always deserted his position. He was apprenticed to a pharmacist and later opened his own store. Arnold became very wealthy and was able to send merchant ships to Canada and the West Indies. When the war broke out between the colonies and England, Arnold, then captain of militia, thought that this was his chance to be famous, distinguished, and respected. After the Battle of Lexington and Concord, Benedict coerced authorities there into appointing him colonel. In exchange he promised to enlist and train men to capture Fort Ticonderoga. When he learned that Ethan Allen already made plans to do the same, Arnold demanded Allen to turn over command to him. Allen forcibly refused, but allowed him to come along. Arnold commanded troops and took the British garrison at St. Johns, Canada a few days following Allen's victory. Arnold and General Richard Montgomery led a failing attack on Quebec in December of 1775. Arnold was badly wounded and Montgomery was killed. After he recovered, he was promoted to brigadier general and for the rest of the year, with a fleet of boats, battled British gunboats on Lake...
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...betrayal, Arnold was not received well in England.This was mainly because his British messenger was hung for spying. Benedict also had forgotten his values in the war. Without established values, he could not think further into his actions. Benedict Arnold was America's greatest hero. At the battle for Fort Ticonderoga, Benedict's horse fell on him. Later, Benedict lost two battles on Lake Champlain with his hastily assembled fleet. Shortly afterwards, Arnold marched to Quebec and take control of Canada. Benedict Arnold was shot in his already crippled left leg. His superior officer Montgomery was killed. The battle for Quebec was lost. Benedict thought he sacrificed enough to be promoted, yet Continental Congress thought otherwise,...
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...Arnold played an important role in the American revolution, as Paul A. Hutton Prof. of history in University of New Mexico says, “to the average American, Arnold and traitor mean the same thing” . Arnold was the man who led the New Haven minute men in 1775, later on Arnold was given an army and along with the Green Mountain boys and Ethan Allen he successfully took Fort Ticonderoga. Arnold was also the man who sold his allegiance to the enemy ( the British) for 20,000 pounds! Benedict Arnold was notoriously known for being a traitor during the American Revolution was born Norwich, Connecticut to a wealthy family, but was later left bankrupt due to his fathers carless drinking habit, making Benedict Arnold more or less a self-made man. His...
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...Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1741. Arnold was in the militia during the French and Indian war. He was also a Revolutionary War hero. He saved America’s freedom several times during the war. But, Arnold also did something that changed the war. In 1767 Benedict married Margaret Mansfield. The couple had three children. Shortly after, he became captain of the Governor’s Second Company of Guards. In 1775 Arnold joined the Continental Army. He partnered with Vermont Frontiersman to surprise and capture the British Garrison at Fort Ticonderoga. On December 31, 1775 Arnold launch a mission to go to Quebec City, but they had to battle through an awful snow storm. Early in the battle Benedict suffered an awful wound in his leg. He was carried...
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...purpose of the secondary source is to point out a much overlooked, yet important detail regarding Benedict Arnold. Rumors circulated around him that he abused his power for personal profit. And without a doubt, he betrayed the United States in the Revolutionary War against Great Britain. However, did something positive result from his treachery? Lori J. Ducharme and Gary Alan Fine certainly believe so. These authors, in their article, “The Construction of Nonpersonhood and Demonization: Commemorating the Traitorous Reputation of Benedict Arnold,” are trying to say that Benedict Arnold was just as important to America as a war hero... And not just because he actually was one before his betrayal. The authors are trying to prove that he may have helped America more than he realized, albeit unintentionally. And no matter how hard it is to believe or how much we may not want to accept it, Benedict Arnold was a great example to the people of the United States of America. The authors give their evidence for the argument by breaking down their entire thought process. First, one must “uncover the values for which a society stands” (Page 1). Then, they must compare the actions of the individual to the beliefs of the society as a whole. In a time of war against their fatherland to be separate and recognized, national pride was high. Betraying this nationality, as Benedict Arnold did, would be an absolutely unforgivable sin. The evidence given seems authentic, as many references...
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...Difficult Reputations: Collective Memories of the Evil, Inept, and Controversial. By Gary Alan Fine. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2001. 267 pp. Every good story needs its hero and its villain. In Gary Alan Fine’s book, Difficult Reputations: Collective Memories of the Evil, Inept, and Controversial, he urges the importance of history’s villains, and those with controversial reputations, in modern society. Eight case studies are used to show how controversial figures in public memory (ranging from Benedict Arnold to Henry Ford to Fatty Arbuckle) acquired difficult reputations and the effects that those reputations had on the American people. In Fine’s introduction, he makes a case for the relevance of figures with difficult reputations. American society has a tendency to focus on reputational heroes such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln who represent the center of American morality. Fine argues that those with difficult reputations are just as important because they represent the boundaries of morality. Portrayals of these figures as villains are thus examples for the people of what is morally unacceptable in American society. Fine then explains the importance of reputational entrepreneurs in the construction of reputations. He defines reputational entrepreneurs as those who help construct reputations in ways that benefit their own agendas. In the case of morality, reputational entrepreneurs can benefit society by constructing negative reputations...
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...Mr.Rubin History 1 November 15 Ethan Allen Ethan Allen was a man who helped the colonist become independent with his political figure and skills in the war. He fought in two wars the Revolutionary War and Seven Year War our focus will be on the Revolutionary War. He is Ethan Allen’s home life to his life in the war. On January 21,1738 in Litchfield, Connecticut. Ethan Allen is born. Doesn’t know it yet but he will be a war hero and a key founder of The Republic of Vermont. He was a eldest child of seven. His father Joseph Allen. Wanted him to attend Yale but after his death in 1775 skewed that decision. He made his way to New Hampshire Grants which is now Vermont and joined the militia during the Seven Year War. Once he had bought land he commandant a group called the Green Mountain Boys formed in 1770. The purpose of that group was to...
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...Over the course of a long lived life, Juan Nepomuceno Seguín served as a political leader and as a soldier for both Texas and Mexico. And over the course of that lifetime, Texas would know him as a brave man and war hero while Mexico would consider him a traitor.. Of all of the patriots of the Texas Revolution, it was Seguín who had the most troubled relationship with the land he helped to found. Born in Bexar, San Antonio on October 27, 1806, Seguín was the son of a prominent Tejano family. As Seguín was growing up, Bexar was a desperately poor place, shattered by decades of Indian raids and violent feuding. Seguín's father, Erasmo, became a key ally of Stephen F. Austin and his colonists in the area. Father and son had witnessed the inability of Spain and Mexico to bring stability and prosperity to the area, and believed that the best hope for the future of Bexar lay with the establishment of a strong Anglo-American...
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...have fallen to the devastation of fire and have taken large groups of dedicated members to control those fires. Over the past century, the fire service has become more than just fire suppression, now these dedicated individuals are trained to rescue people, control hazardous materials, perform fire prevention duties, and attend to the injured. Many people think that the fire service is a fairly modern idea due to the industrial revolution. Some researchers have said that firefighting was first started and organized in ancient Egypt. There is evidence of firefighting machinery was used in Ancient Egypt, including a water pump that was developed by Ctesibius of Alexandria in the third century BC which was later improved upon in a design by Hero of Alexandria in the first century BC. One of the first well documented fire brigade or suppression team was the ones of the Roman Empire. The Roman emperor Augustus is credited with instituting a corps of fire-fighting "watchmen" in 24 BC. Regulations for checking and preventing fires were developed. The first Roman fire brigade of which we have any substantial history was created by Marcus Licinius Crassus. Marcus Licinius Crassus was born into a wealthy Roman family around the year 115 BC, and acquired an enormous fortune through "fire and rapine." One of his most lucrative schemes took advantage of the fact that Rome had no...
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...MUSIC Quarter III Quarter III: CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE MUSIC CONTENT STANDARDS The learner demonstrates understanding of... 1. Characteristic features of contemporary music. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS The learner... 1. Sings contemporary songs. DEPED COPY LEARNING COMPETENCIES The learner... 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Listens perceptively to excerpts of major contemporary works. Describes characteristics of traditional and new music. Gives a brief biography of selected contemporary Philippine composers. Sings selections of contemporary music with appropriate pitch, rhythm, style, and expression. Explores ways of creating sounds on a variety of sources. Improvises simple vocal/instrumental accompaniments to selected songs. Creates a musical on the life of a selected contemporary Philippine composer. Evaluates music and music performances using knowledge of musical elements and style. From the Department of Education curriculum for MUSIC Grade 10 (2014) 88 All rights reserved. No part of this material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying without written permission from the DepEd Central Office. Contemporary Philippine Music CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE MUSIC A ccording to National Artist Ramon Santos, PhD, “contemporary music in the Philippines refers to compositions that have adopted ideas and elements from 20th century art music in the west, as well as the latest trends and musical styles in the entertainment...
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