Daily Bugle

edited a newspaper daily. It was during this time that his passion for writing and poetry grew. He also began writing his book, Leaves of Grass at this time period. Through his writings, the Civil War broke out. Whitman became a volunteer assistant in the military hospitals. He then discussed his war stories and challenges in his Leaves of Grass…

“He swung from one building to the next; defying the laws of gravity, while in pursuit of a speeding car”. We all wish we could do that. But unfortunately, in this ordinary world where so much is beyond our control, we often fantasize about how it would be if we had superpowers. Maybe this is the reason we are so fascinated by Super Heroes. Who can imagine swinging from skyscrapers or having X-ray vision? Their world, we know, is not rooted in reality but there is something about it that keeps…

Throughout the nineteenth century, slavery formed the social economic and political back bone of the United States. It was against this opposition that the abolitionists consisting of men, women, black and white sought the immediate end of slavery. Amongst the radical minority, the abolitionists, were those who were a part of the women’s right’s movement. In the antebellum era, many African American men and women became active abolitionist and supporters of women’s rights. Looking at the United…

boys were a large part of the soldiers who made up the force. Although most boys were mainly assigned jobs as helping with daily routine soldier life, such as musicians and drummers, their presence was still vital. The sound of drumbeats or bugle calls played accurately, could carry important commands far beyond human voices. Young boys provided entertainment, made daily life at soldier camps as smooth as possible and were key in how leaders communicated with soldiers. They also served as…

requisite for musical instruments that produce sounds over 80 dB (i.e., viola, violin, bassoon, oboe), over 90 dB (i.e., clarinet, Euphonium, French horn, mellophone, timpani), and over 100 dB (i.e., alto saxophone, bass drum, cymbals, flugelhorn/bugle, flute, piccolo, snare drum, tenor saxophone, trombone, trumpet/cornet, tuba/contrabass). As Strasnick et al. (2007) reported, profound deafness is at 120 dB; therefore, protective hearing devices must also be worn during symphonic concerts for…

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.. The definition of unscathed, according to Webster, is without suffering any injury, damage, or harm. I sometimes wonder if this just means physically or does in include emotional wounds. Not saying that I have been scathed by anything I have been through or conquered, I’m just wondering. The definition of a combat veteran, according to me, is a beer drinking, flag flying, barbequing American. It isn’t someone who…