Synopsis It was one of the more significant battles. General Ulysses S. Grant of Tennessee was trying to conquer a Confederate fortress in Vicksburg, Mississippi. All previous attempts had been blocked. He began a new campaign to take Vicksburg under John Pemberton; he conducted a surprise blow nearby Vicksburg, at Bruinsburg. General Grant moved his forces inward to push back Joseph E. Johnston’s forces by Jackson, Mississippi. After he cleared that area, he started for Vicksburg. A few victories
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There were many key people during the Civil War. William T. Sherman was one of the military commanders that was involved. William T. Sherman was one of the best Union leaders next to Ulysses S. Grant. He had many accomplishments during his life and during the CIvil War. He helped the Union tremendously. William Tecumseh Sherman was born in Lancaster, Ohio on February 8, 1820. He was one of eleven children. William’s father died when he was 9 years old. He then was raised by a family friend, Thomas
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What started small, with a single discount store and the simple idea of selling more for less, has grown over the last 50 years into the largest retailer in the world. Each week, over 260 million customers and members visit our 11,695 stores under 59 banners in 28 countries and e-commerce websites in 11 countries. With fiscal year 2017 revenue of $485.9 billion, Walmart employs approximately 2.3 million associates worldwide. Walmart continues to be a leader in sustainability, corporate philanthropy
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¨ Johnny Cade was last and least. If you can picture a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in the crowd of strangers, you'll have Johnny¨ (pg 11 S.E Hinton). The outsiders take place in Tulsa,OK in the mid 1060´s. There are two groups of teenagers, who are the greasers who are the lower class and the socs who are the upper class that constantly battle for turf, tittle, and life. All created by S.E Hinton who is the author . The character Johnny Cade is Suicidal, Quiet
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In the book The outsiders, there is a 14 year old kid named Pony Boy Curtis. he lives with his 2 older brothers Darry and Soda pop because his parents died. So they are all he has.He lives in a pretty rough and poor neighbor hood.So do i think he should be in foster care? or should he stay with his 2 brothers. Ill tell you my answer. I think pony boy should be in foster care. I think this because where pony boy is at in the book is no good environment for a 14 year old kid. In a foster home
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The Outsiders was a book written by 16-year-old S.E. Hinton in 1967. It is a book about two rival gangs, the Greasers and Socs, and how each gang member helps each other in order to defeat the rival gang. Inspired from the book, there was a movie directed by Francis Ford Coppola in 1983. While watching the movie, I have noticed a copious amount of similarities and differences between the book and the movie. I noticed a lot of similarities between the book and the movie. For example, the storyline
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The One and Only Johnny Think of your best friend and make that person ten times better; that is Johnny. In The Outsiders , by S.E. Hinton, Johnny is a boy who has a rough life. His mom and dad are abusive to him, and he is now living with his buddies. Johnny learns that he needs not to count every day, but to make every day count. In this novel Johnny is timid, though brave and protective, characteristics which he displays throughout his tragically short life. “If you can picture a little dark
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In The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, Johnny Cade encounters numerous challenges that he must overcome. Though he is thought to be timid and jumpy, Johnny doesn’t shy away from solving his problems, no matter how substantial or insignificant. For example, when Johnny, Ponyboy, and Dally go to a drive-in theater, Dally starts harassing a girl named Cherry Valance. Johnny leaves to get a soda after Dally says something especially inappropriate, but when he gets back, Dally is continuing to bother Cherry
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In the book The Outsiders and the movie have a lot of differences and similarities, one similarity is how Charry and Pony talk about his brothers. These two are very similar but have differences between them that make one just as good as the other one without a doubt in my mind. The book and movie The Outsiders have many similarities one is how no matter what they go to Dally for help to get them out of trouble after stabbing Bob. Another similarities is how when they are in the church instead
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On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor that was chief inspector for a show shot President Abraham Lincoln at a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. John Wilkes planned to kidnap president Abraham Lincoln ,but the plan failed.John and several other people hatched and tried to kidnap the president and take him to richmond the confederate capital. As the president Abraham Lincoln was watching the play John went in and shot President Abraham Lincoln in the back of his head and died
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