However, there was a silver lining. In the midst of migrating so often, she developed a skill with machinery, as well as blacksmith tools. She used these skills to colonists’ advantage. She began to refurbish weapons that had already been used in battle. She refined muskets, canons, various guns and she also forged ammunition. She did all this with the help of a local blacksmith at his shop. They did this work in secret because it was illegal to use the government’s weapons against them.…
THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL Bunker Hill is part of the Charleston peninsula, located between the Mystic and Charles Rivers. This area is known as Dorchester Heights in the southern part of Boston. From there you could see Boston and the Harbor. Colonist knew that the British were gathering just off the coast decided they must prevent this buildup. So on the evening of June 16, 1775 Colonel William Prescott led more than twelve hundred soldiers from Cambridge to fortify the area around…
According to the Panel convened by Texas health officials the issue of the polluted San Jacinto River is not of great importance due to the statement provided on the Houston chronicle “Panel says ‘no’ to more San Jacinto River cancer studies.” In this article it clearly states that the panel will make no further investigations or tests to the issue because according to them there are not enough cases to make it a big deal. I believe that the panel is wrong for doing this because what they are…
The beginning of the Battle of the Alamo would certainly determine the general’s character, but the outcome would prove of much more importance. William Barret Travis was in command at the Alamo and Houston would here the constant plea for help for reinforcements. Houston faced the task of making a critical decision and with it came grave consequences if it were the wrong one made. Travis in his plea stated, “Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism, & of everything dear to the…
“Houston was courageous, sensible, and practical. He was right far more than he was wrong, and he never hesitated to oppose mass opinion so long as there was a chance of converting it to his own way of thinking” (Campbell xii). These are the words Randolph Campbell uses in the preface to set the tone for the way he is going to discuss Sam Houston for the rest of the book. Campbell’s opinion and view of Houston is highly romanticized and idealistic. Although he does admit that Houston does have…
There are many stories about the Bermuda Triangle and through the years it has turned out to be difficult to separate reality from fiction. While the theories suggest unlimited vanishings of ocean vessels and aircrafts there is very little proof of such actions. The supernatural theories revolve round from alien abductions, to the lifestyles of Atlantis, to greater terrestrial invasions and other strange but more splendid theories. However, it is possible there are greater all the way down to…
Out of all the mysteries in the world, the most popular happens to be the Bermuda Triangles. Some people believe that something mystical is involved in the Bermuda Triangles. The mysterious Bermuda Triangle has a total area of 500,000 square kilometers. Scientists have discovered interesting formations on the bottom of the seafloor. The location of the formations lye in the Bermuda Triangle boundaries. At various points on the ocean floor, it drops to huge depths. Within this area, people have…
The Bermuda Triangle, also known as “The Devil’s Triangle” is an area in the Western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where hundreds of planes and ships have mysteriously disappeared. It covers approximately 500,000 square miles of the ocean. The three points of the triangle include Florida, Puerto Rico, and the Bermuda Islands. Many of the ships and planes that have passed through are said to have encountered strange occurrences or severe weather. Most ships and planes that disappear in the…
The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda triangle throughout the years, it’s been a mystery to the world. Interestingly, there exist many theories and myths concerning the subject. The Bermuda Triangle geographically forms a triangle. There are many questions relatively what really happens in this area on the ocean such as: How is it possible the disappearance of aircrafts and ships? Has the mystery been solved? What occurs and what makes this incident happen? What has happened with…
People have wondered what the Bermuda Triangle, or the “Devil's Triangle” , really is for years and years. People have twisted, tweaked and bent the legends of the mysterious Bermuda Triangle in so many ways, that people don’t know what to believe anymore. Maybe it’s a whirlpool that suck you in, or, better yet, it’s some kind of gravitational pull that pulls the ships and planes down to the bottom of the ocean. Everything that scientists have come up with are reasonable, all except for one…