Dead Cold Eyes It was below zero, we were out of food, and my skin and eyes were burning because of all the smoke. For the first two years of the American Revolution the Continental Army was not doing well. They were unable to stop the British at Philadelphia, and ended up retreating from Boston and New York City. Valley Forge, would you stay or would you reenlist? I would abandon Valley Forge because of all the help needed from the Congressional Committee, the spread of disease, and the major lack
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George Washington was in the army. He was married to Martha Washington. George Washington had no biological children of his own. George Washington was a raw and ambitious 21-year old when he was first sent to the Ohio Valley to confront the growing French presence in the region. His actions sparked the French & Indian War.Control of the expansive Ohio Valley region, especially near the joining of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, was of great interest to both the British and their French rivals
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Society in this day in age relies heavily on technology so much that we may become controlled by it. Can that lead us into a world like that of Big Brother? Technology can have the intense ability to force people to believe in fictional information and watch people every move they make. Extreme surveillance can have the power to force us into a totalitarian government. The current society we live in has the potential to become that of Big Brother in the far future. In the book 1984 O’brien states
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Have you ever wondered who made the trampoline or the history of it? The creator of the Trampoline is George Nissen. 10 pts. “A Trampoline is an elevated, essentially buoyant webbed bed or canvas sheet supported by springs or elastic shock cords. It’s surrounded by a metal frame and used as a springboard for tumbling.” 10 pts In 1930 Nissen was in awe of trapeze artists. He went to a show in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Nissen, who was a swimmer, was a member of his diving team. He made the dive called
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During his amazing life, boxing great Muhammad Ali made a huge impact when it came to defending the anti-war movement, the African-American community's rights and his own athletic ability with his quick-talking, immodest charm. In the last years of Ali's life, Parkinson's disease started to ravage more of his mind and body. The diagnosis of Parkinson's would prove to be the biggest fight of Ali's life. He became an advocacy for Parkinson's and tirelessly worked to raise awareness and research money
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Introduction ‘Rhinoceros’ of Eugene Ionesco and ‘1984’ of George Orwell are two of the most successful literary works on expressing unconventionality in the human society. They represent the protagonists as non-conformists to build up the plot of the story (with unconventionality being one of its main themes). This success is mainly due to the time period in which these two literary works have been written. Both ‘1984’ and ‘Rhinoceros’ are written a few years after the end of the second world war
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Hi Class! Rachel, Alyson, Jenny, and I will be discussing Chapter 5: Newspeak Lectures, where less is more, from the novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. First of all, we'll be discussing the important events which took place in Chapter 5 of Nineteen Eighty-Four. The chapter begins with Winston - who you should all know of; the 39-year-old who works as an editor in Records Department at the Ministry of Truth - is casually sitting in the lunchroom while Syme his friend who works in the Research
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The person I will be choosing to write about is Muhammad Ali. I chose him because I am really interested in his fighting. Ali was most famous for his boxing. Muhammad Ali was also known for his public stance against the Vietnam War and his longtime battle with Parkinson's disease. In my opinion I think Ali was the best heavyweight boxer ever. Another reason I chose Ali is because my family sometimes say that I look like him. Now I will talk about how Ali became famous. Ali was born on January 17
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April 1793, the Committee of Public Safety came under control of Maximilien Robespierre, who led The Reign of Terror. The Committee of Public Safety was led by Terror 2 Robespierre, who executed ordered people executed to protect the democracy. George Danton, who led the 1792 uprising against the King, was another influential member in the Committee. Robespierre removed
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Napoleons Ambitious Reign In George Orwell’s allegorical novel, Animal Farm, Napoleon takes his dominate reign to a level of despair with his inhumane morals and the segregation he forces upon the animals. He builds himself up to an eminence beyond any other leader. He becomes a cynical and crazed pig with power after he banishes Snowball, who was the so called better leader. Although after all his hype was over, he becomes “untouchable” in a sense, with only having a few willing supporters. In the
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