Battle of Long Island

every battle of American History. From the Mexican war where the “Blood Stripe” were earned for heavy losses of Non Commissioned Officers and Officers at Chapultepec to the attack of Libya led by Lieutenant Presley O'Bannon in 1805. The memory of these battles would be in heavy use when the Marine Corps hymn was in widespread use. Now heard in the Marine…

Due to the amount of troops involved, it was to be the largest battle of the war. Unfortunately, the battle would end up being a defeat for the Continental Army. After defeating the British at the Siege of Boston in March of the same year, General Washington moved the bulk of the Continental Army to defend the important port city of…

The Ultimate Battle of Good vs Evil Many novels and events throughout history, such as the Bible or Winston Churchill vs Adolf Hitler, use the idea of a perpetual battle of good vs evil, where the two sides are in a constant power struggle to the end. In Lord of the Flies, the protagonist, Ralph, if given the chance to lead for an extended period of time on the island, would be a superior and more successful leader, in comparison to his rival, Jack. Both of these boys are very resourceful, have…

The Battle of Midway: Lessons Learned In the months following the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Empire of Japan, the United States found itself embroiled in conflict in two theaters of war; in Europe, North Africa, and the Atlantic as well as in the Pacific. Through the preceding years, the United States cautiously escalated its support for the Allied countries in the European theater with Anglo-American partnership programs such as the Lend-Lease Act and Destroyers…

drastically. Ferdinand Magellan set out on September 20, 1519 to find the Spice Islands for Spain. Magellan discovered the Strait of Magellan at the southern tip of Argentina. He crossed through the Strait and found an ocean which he named the Pacific Ocean. Though he died on an island, Magellan is credited as being the first man to circumnavigate the world. Ferdinand Magellan and his expedition to find the Spice Islands changed the world of exploration and changed our understanding of the…

Golding, develops the battle between civilization, and savagery. The battle between civilization and savagery keeps on growing as the boys are starting to ignore rules, and lose hope of going back to civilization. Lord of the Flies, is about a group of boys, with no adults, that crash onto a deserted island. As the boys try to survive, a boy named Ralph is elected chief, and they try to survive. The boys set up a fire to make sure that if a boat passes, it will see the island with the fire, and…

Loyalty is a quality which is found mainly among the bravest and most passionate characters. In the epic poem, The Odyssey by Homer, loyalty is crucial for the husband and wife separated by battle to amass their continuous, prolonged love. Odysseus and Penelope are put through countless trials that truly test their loyalty. Odysseus, having women transfixed upon him, struggles with desire, longing to be both intimate with a woman again and to return home. Penelope, however, faces a very…

Killing in the Name: A Review of Battle Royale Koushun Takami’s novel Battle Royale chronicles how a middle school class must participate in a politically dystopian Japanese government’s combat experiment. This novel has strong correlations to Lord of the Flies, Legend and The Hunger Games as they center around children being forced to kill one another to survive. Takami’s novel explores the idea that innocence in society can diverge into either fighting, accepting, or resigning themselves to…

The war between Britain and the United States was not an easy battle to win as it had to took many lost to achieve victory.It took the United States many battles with the Brtish to get there independence. Both sides had fought hard and many people had died during the long bloody war. On May 10 1775, the Second Continental Congress that all thirteen colonies assembled was in Philadelphia. They had planned to meet a year ago during the First Continental Congress. During the Second Continental…

Do you know where the first battle in the Civil War was located? That first battle was located at Fort Sumter, and was one of the most historic battles to ever happen on U.S. soil. Fort Sumter is located in South Carolina, which was a very important place to win because the state was undecided on which side to choose in the conflict. Many people do not realize the importance of this battle, and the conflicts leading up to it. Due to the major conflicts Fort Sumter brought it was definite the…