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    Clyde, Ohio is a town located in Sandusky County about 40 miles southeast of Toledo. The city has a population of approximately 6,000 people. The community was founded by a young lieutenant who fought in many Indian wars. The town was not originally named Clyde. Before they were renamed Clyde, the city was called Centreville. The city was renamed after Clyde, New York, which was the hometown of an early resident. Clyde has a few prominent citizens that left their mark in their life and in their…

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    William Faulkner, an author who was born in post-reconstruction Mississippi, is a classic American author who wrote both “A Rose for Emily” in 1930 and “Barn Burning” in 1939. Both of these short stories illustrate Faulkner’s writing style and personal beliefs. Both stories go to show how very different people can have very similar problems throughout their lives. However, these stories with different plots and characters also show the historical struggles citizens living in the southern states…

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    management of Sawtooth National Park to ensure that the park is well taken care of. This also helps the park rangers to properly manage the livestock, insects, fires and the overall care of the park. The bill allows for the USDA to properly manage the interior of the park, and keep it from wasting away, which also requires donations and funds for the park to keep its ongoing appearance. The National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1975 created national parks so that the public could…

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    1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed a bill creating Yellowstone as the first National Park (The National Parks 2009), which is considered an area of land that is being protected from human exploitation and occupation (West & Brechen n.d.). Yellowstone was created for that exact reason, except the idea of enjoyment for the people was more prominent at the time (United States National Parks Service 2015), as congress did not do much to protect it (The National Parks 2009). Thus, the…

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    first National park. Located in the state of Wyoming, Yellowstone National Park draws millions of visitors every year. Yellowstone park includes over three thousand square miles of lakes, canyons, rivers, and mountains. The National park is bigger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined. All though Yellowstone is considered to be located in Wyoming the park actually stretches across three states. Ninety six percent of Yellowstone is in Wyoming but the other three percent of the park is in two…

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    today’s New York City with its 8.5 million citizens the only green that is left in the city are man-made parks. Frederick Olmstead, who created all 842 acres of Central Park, had amazing foresight into what the city would become. As Abraham Lincoln called for the emancipation of slaves in 1863, Olmstead expanded Lincoln’s vision planned the foundation for what will become the world’s first national park system. Olmstead, referring to the Constitution and the Gettysburg Address, that accesses to…

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    The terms that Grant gave Lee were: “all soldiers, including officer, could return to their homes “not to be disturbed by the United States authority so long as they observe their paroles and the laws in force where they may reside.” Through they had to turn in their arms…

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    (Hawks). Without the Battle of Gettysburg, the Civil War could have come to a much different conclusion, and seemed well on the way to a Confederate victory at one point (Rapp). Lee desperately needed to win a battle in the East so General Ulysses S. Grant could not capture Vicksburg (Carlson). The final capture of Vicksburg on July 4th, (which took nearly six months) divided the Confederacy in two. It was significant that both Union victories had been announced on the same day: July 4th, the…

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    GETTYSBURG Introduction The Civil war began in 1861 and ended in 1865 during this time there were many significant battles. Prior to General Robert E. Lee’s advancement north into the Union’s territory the Union Army has unsuccessfully attacked the Confederate Army several times. General Robert E. Lee takes the Confederate Army and marches north. The battle of Gettysburg takes place from July 1, 1863 to July 3 1863 in a small town called Gettysburg. General Robert E. Lee is leading the…

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    Bill O’Reilly is a conservative Fox News commentator and talk show host, along with being the author of Killing Lincoln. O’Reilly is also the host of the Fox News show, The O’Reilly Factor. His show has routinely been the highest rated cable news show since its inception in the late 1990s. Before O’Reilly wrote Killing Lincoln, he wrote bestsellers such as Culture Warrior, The No Spin Zone, The O’Reilly Factor, and Pinheads and Patriots. After the success of Killing Lincoln in 2011, O’Reilly…

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