Personal Essay: Imani H. Cruz

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Imani H. Cruz
P.2
10/23//17
You were wrong about Me dad and you'll be sorry you didn't believe in me , I have now become accomplished spy and I have achieved many valiant acts like my male peers in the war. I disguised myself as Franklin Thompson to become a field nurse and help many people then decided to become a spy. I used many identities to cross enemy lines. I have helped my country greatly and have been awarded many trophies for my courage and success. I risked my life many times to gather valuable information. People thought I was a man and praised me which shows you that I am equal to a man. I am a woman who has done all this you were wrong about me and my abilities.
I have done a lot to help the union and have been rewarded for my countless acts of bravery and success. I became a male slave named cuff and told the union of all the weapons I saw and alerted them of a spy who was disguised as a peddler. For this I was rewarded a rifle as a keepsake from General McClellan. On another mission I warned the union of an ambush and a was rewarded a horse. I was even awarded a sword on a mission in which I could almost have been killed and found out who was giving the confederacy information.You didn’t think I could do something like this because I'm a girl
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When I pretended to be a slave I worked till my hands bled , but I persevered and it was all worth it. When I went with the other troops to enemy lines I found soldiers who were held captive and I was shot and could of been killed but I was Strong. I even went with a man who was giving the confederacy information, on a trip in disguised not knowing if he was going to pull his gun out and kill me or find out that I was from the union. It was dangerous all of it but I didn't care, I was brave enough to get through it. I fought through the pain something you never thought I could

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