Battle of Stones River

One of the fringe benefits of being an English or History teacher is receiving the occasional jewel of a student blooper in an essay. I have pasted together the following "history" of the world from certifiably genuine student bloopers collected by teachers throughout the United States, from eight grade through college level. Read carefully, and you will learn a lot. The inhabitants of Egypt were called mummies. They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled by Camelot. The climate of the Sarah is…

everything behind: cooking pots, baskets, clothing, and food. Some say that they might have migrated to a different place because they were in the middle of the Great Drought which took place in the 13th century. Others have no doubt that either a great battle took place and they were all killed, or something supernatural happened. Journalists, scientists, and ancient astronaut theorists have different opinions of what might have happened. The scientists took tree ring samples and studied the…

Metamorphoses Book 1: Ovid begins in prayer, seeking inspiration from the gods to give him the ability to accurately describe his works in Metamorphoses. He then goes into a detail description of how the earth is created, which contains many similarities to the book of Genesis. The god who created earth is unknown, but after its completion man is born of the clay to rule to world. Ovid next describes four ages of man. First being the golden age, which is a time of trust, goodness. Sadness…

It starts with the school boys imagining to be playing games from the Wild West, mimicking the cowboys and the Indian battles. The boys also imagine fictional stories during their leisure time. It is from this imagination that they come with a well thought out plan to escape from school. The narrator says “….when the restraining influence of the school was at a distance…

I Am the Title "Mellon pulled the whistle, Hoover rang the bell, Wall Street gave the signal and the country went to hell!" Nobody could forget this facetious song if they had ever stayed in New York in 1930s. It was an unforgettable and agonizing period to all the old generation Americans—The Great Depression. The Stock Market Crash of Wall Street came in October 24, 1929s was the beginning of The Great Depression. It later became the most influenced and horrible economic events in US history.…

Under this claim, Earthjustice argued that the Clean Water Act, Rivers and Harbor Act were at risk from being broken by the construction of this pipeline. Drafters of this complaint also stated that ,“under these statutes, in turn, triggers requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act (“NHPA”), intended…

Ancient Greek culture has been a prominent part of humanities history and is a surprising addition to modern entertainment. There are many different renditions of Greek myths that leave room for interpretation and manipulation for a smoother transition into modern civilization. Living in such a science-orientated, fast paced world as we do today, entertainment is constantly being revised and reimagined to satisfy all types of audiences. Ancient Greek mythology being changed and glamorized for…

I felt the blood rushing down my face like a raging river. Out of the corner of my eye I saw some of my friends ward jack off like sailor crew and a mutinous crew member. My friends sat me up and carried me to the backyard. It felt like i was a wounded soldier being carried away by his fellow squad mates…

Women In War The coming of the Civil War challenged women to take a step out of their comfort zone in their homes to the outside world. The war pushed women to take over men 's jobs when they had to leave for war. Women were a huge part of history in war even though they were restricted from combat; some disguised themselves as men. They no longer need to disguise themselves in order to fight because of the 1994 DOD Combat Exclusion Policy was lifted. Women 's roles changed dramatically…

What forces shaped the Greeks ' attitudes to competitiveness? Social performance played a crucial role in the life of any Ancient Greek and the result of this constant performance was that the agôn became essential to the social dynamics of Ancient Greece. Agôn had a variety of meanings throughout Greek history, at first the term was used to define a space in which people compete however later on it was used to denote any kind of competition whether it be in an athletic contest or a…