The Appomattox Courthouse is the place where General Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 troops.This act effectively ended the civil war. It was on April 9th that Lee sent a message to Grant saying he was willing to discuss some terms for a possible surrender. In 1869, the house in which he surrendered at was sold at an auction, but it was given to the nation park service in 1949. The Appomattox courthouse was built in 1892. General Grant believed the Appomattox Courthouse was perfect for their
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In 2004, Barnard helped the Blue Star Moms put together a series of Care Packages to send to their sons or daughters out on duty in Iraq or Afghanistan (see Figure 7). The packages consist of goods donated by local businesses and contain things such as Beanie Babies, sweets, cards, yo-yos, disposable cameras, and a variety of toiletries. These packages are created with the intention of reminding the soldiers of home and help to ease their time on duty. Barnard’s documentation of these is aesthetically
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Imagine a world where you are constantly criticized and judged, when violence becomes an everyday issue. In The Outsiders by S.E Hinton, Ponyboy lives in a place where he is constantly pegged in a category. When a quagmire forces him and his friends to defend themselves, they must endure a series of emotional and physical challenges. With this, the Socs were responsible for causing Johnny’s death. There are many reasons why this claim is true. The only reason the boys were at the church was because
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Gouverneur Kemble Warren won various awards and promotions after joining the military in 1850. After the start of the Civil War in 1861, Warren was appointed as a Lieutenant Colonel and won the battle of Bethel Church on 10th June. His victory earned him a promotion to the Colonel of the Regiment in August 1861. He commendably performed in various battles by defeating the overwhelming Confederate forces. It was after the Battle of Chancellorsville that General Warren received the most of his fame
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“I will destroy my enemy when they become my friend”, this is what Abraham Lincoln said when he was still the president in the 1800’s. This is the same type of thing that S.E. Hinton was trying to write about when she wrote the book The Outsiders. See in the beginning of the book, the socials and the greasers hated each other, the the socials were always jumping and beating the greasers. But at one point of the book PB and Johnny were jumped but Johnny ended up killing a greaser named Bob
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“I have one good reason why you should you walk away from temptation right now. One reason: God.Is.Better”- Francis Chan. The Screwtape Letters written by C.S.Lewis is a book about a devil named Screwtape and his nephew Wormwood. Screwtape writes letters to Wormwood to help him tempt his patient into doubting God. Lewis demonstrates that Satan introduces humans to distraction and doubt using devious but subtle tactics so that people fall farther from God. Satan diverts humankind from the Holy
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Book commentary The Outsiders S.E Hinton This book revolves around a young boy named Ponyboy. Who had not only witnessed but was an accessory to the fact of a murder made by his “partner-in-crime” Johnny. They go at great lengths to avoid all chances of persecution but only to end in peril. The theme of Brotherhood speaks to me loudly in this book by actions taken from Ponyboy
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Hunter S. Thompson was a journalist who’s energetic writing style became famous after releasing Hell's Angels: The Strange and Terrible Saga of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs. Thompson’s style of journalism always seemed to involve his own perspective when writing journalism pieces as much as possible. Reading his pieces felt like navigating his thoughts as he experienced an event. After reading “Fear and Loathing in America”, it is evident that Thompson is not only upset about the events that occurred
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The battle of the North and South continues. General Robert E Lee retreated from General Ulysses S Grant after the battle of Gettysburg which was the turning point in the war resulting in the surrender. Additional battles lead to ultimate meeting finalizing the Loss of the war. When Grant and Lee met at the Appomattox courthouse, they gave each other as much respect as possible. When they met Lee said “It would be useless and therefore cruel to provoke the further effusion of blood”. Grant let
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Outsider Themes Have you ever thought that something as little as a theme can change the entire plot of a book? In the novel, The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, life is divided by the two main social groups: the Greasers, who are known to cause trouble and have a reputation of being dangerous, and the Socs, the people who are known to get all the breaks and are able to get away with anything they do. Ponyboy and his gang live their daily life rivaling against their enemy, the Socs, until things turn
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