Battle of Long Island

The battle in Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest battles. There were 50,000 casualties and it lasted 3 days. This battle was the turning point in the war. Lincoln dedicated the battlefield as a national cemetery. “The Gettysburg Address” is considered one of the most eloquent, moving and historic speeches in American…

the plane and can be very selfish. Simon is also a young boy ,who is very mature. Dialogue: Ralph- Going to America might be a bad thing. Jack- Why do you think that? Ralph- I don’t know, maybe we could get dumber over there. Jack- Whatever, as long as we’re not stuck with the dumb kids I’ll be fine. Besides were a little older then them. Ralph- I see us being very unhappy over there. Jack- Do you think we’ll be safe there for now? Ralph- Yeah, considering what is happening out there, I…

“Tallmadge's informants consisted of friends he made at school on Long Island, including Austin Roe, Caleb Brewster, Abraham Woodhull, and Anna Strong.”(Veron) The Culper Ring was vital to a the Revolutionary war,…

The Peloponnesian War was a long battle between the two greatest city-states of Greece, Athens and Sparta. The war took nearly thirty years until its final end; it was from 431-404 B.C. In the beginning of the war Athens controlled one of the strongest empires, at the end of the war Athens could barely maintain itself. Why? Thucydides, an Athenian general at the time left us with an excessive amount of knowledge on this war, as he wrote a textbook on the war called “History of the Peloponnesian…

He was one of the few to not only battle on the field, but battled locally with authorities writing to congress again explaining the condition issues of his men since the strength of the artillery company was not quite up to par as it should have been. He fought to make sure that there were equal payments for his men. He knew there was only so much congress could do, but made sure to get his point across that things need to change. At the Battle of White Plains, Hamilton left a good impression…

to have his power go unchecked during the time in Vietnam (Versache 14; Bridge 182). Congress thought that by passing this resolution, the President would reign in the troops and the war may not last too long. This was not the case, as the North Vietnamese were ruthless when it came to battle. The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution actually escalated the war by giving the President the power to pour in more troops to Vietnam. Congress learned from this, as the President’s power needs to be checked,…

Vanderbes’ (2004) Easter Island novel tells a story of two women who visited the island 60 years apart. In 1912, Elsa Pendleton was arranged to marry her father’s colleague, Edward Beazley after her father’s death. In hopes of caring for Elsa and her mentally impaired sister Alice, Elsa accepts the marriage proposal. Archaeologist, Edward Beazley, accepted the offer to take an expedition to Easter Island to study the moai statues and the culture on the mysterious island. As a honeymoon trip for…

myself on a small plane headed toward a mysterious tropical island. Now before I reveal my topic, understand that few people have had the privilege to visit this specific island, so I shall share some information that I have researched over this island. |Today I will be informing the entirety of the class about another chapter of my life: the history, culture, and modern day views of Cuba. |First, I shall discuss the history behind the island itself. According to the article entitled, “Visiting…

One of the main figurative languages uses is symbolism. Richard Connell uses the island as a symbol to show the great amount of isolation felt on the island. Rainsford feels isolated when he is being hunted by Zaroff and Rainsford feels as if there is no escape from the island. Zaroff uses the island as his own personal hunting grounds and isolates himself away from the rest of the world, which makes Zaroff act in an uncivilized way like…

fought battles worldwide and contributed greatly to the allied victory in the war. Many Canadians fighting in the war were part of a gruelling Italian campaign. The army first landed on the Italian island of Sicily where they then made their way deeper into Italy, fighting battles in Ortona, Cassino and Rome. Secondly, some soldiers who were part of the Canadian army were sent to Hong Kong to fight the Japanese. The Canadians were heavily involved in the planning of Hong Kong and once the long…