Little Round Top

far left of the Union line at the critical position of Little Round Top. With no other available options or ammunition, the 20th Battalion of Maine executed a bayonet charge led by Chamberlain at Confederate General John B. Hood’s approaching troops. Chamberlain’s act of courageousness and stoutheartedness led to the retreat of Hood’s men, the successful defense of General Meade’s Flank, and held the Union’s position at the high ground of Little Round Top. Background Information Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was born in Brewer, Maine in the year of 1828. As he may have looked up to cunning military leaders…

Funny Car is a specific racing class for dragsters. The cars that race in this class have fiberglass bodies and custom chassis. Matt Hagan is an athlete because drag racing is not something anyone can start overnight and he is always equipping new equipment. With any sport an athlete cannot start on the top. Growing up, the term “practice makes perfect” always seems to come up. Today, ask any professional athlete and they will tell an individual the same thing. There are things that we practice…

How to Get the Prefix Tank Top before Your Name Step 1: Be a fat kid, get bullied, and avoid tank tops To a fat kid, wearing a tank top is like sticking a note on your own back that says kick me. You’re a target. Kids would make fun of the rolls that weren’t hidden by cloth. Although no matter what clothing you have on you’re a target. When you put your hands up and your shirt follows exposing the fleshy mounds that is your stomach you my dear reader is a target for bullying by kids. Have you…

Humor Essay Many works of literature today have persuasive strategies incorporated in them to grab the reader’s attention. Most of the time, writers also use strategies such as humor to send a crucial message to the audience. While this is one effective way of sending a message, other writers utilize formal writing to express the seriousness of a problem. Both methods are effective in getting a message across; however, writing without humor is stronger than those with humor because it is…

At the top of the article it does state the author is a writer and has had some television experience, however it does not go into details. Anthony Bourdain is the author of at least eight books according to a quick internet search. According to Biography.com, he graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in 1978 (Biography.com Editors). He has since worked in and ran many New York kitchens, thus giving him the experience needed to provide the examples in his article. He has been on many…

Characterization of Toby If asked, most people would describe getting a ticket as, for instance a speed ticket; a ticket you got for driving too fast. Tickets are given to us by our higher authorities if we do not follow the law. However, for Toby Heckler, that is not the case. Toby is a socially handicapped male, with a rather childish appearance. (Page 37, ‘’On the yellow paper Toby had printed in red ink ‘PRAKING MISTEAK’ and signed his name ‘TOBY’ in a childish-looking hand.’’) The fact that…

During my final semester in graphic design class, I created the design for a cat in a shirt pocket. Although it was for a class project, I instantly knew I wanted to offer my shirt design to others by making an online store. I named it Poco Pets and have been dreaming up, drawing, and planning it for the past year. Now I have come to Kickstarter to make the shirts a reality. Poco Pets shirts are pocketed tees with a variety of lovable pets chilling in the pockets. Each shirt is…

visitors at Bard’s Graduate Center in New York, the highest attendance to date (Bard Graduate Center, 2012). I will conclude my paper with information about Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones. The exhibition displayed more than 300 hats personal chosen by the world’s foremost hat designer, Mr. Jones. The hats on the display range from an Egyptian Anubis dating from 600BC to a 1950s Balenciaga hat and creations by Stephen and his contemporaries. As stated before the styles of the hats variety…

there mottled black and brown and yellow, responded with a less-than-toothy grin. His hair was the same way as Edie, blond-turned-brown with dirt and grease, hacked away like someone had went at them with an axe. “Sure, why not?” he asked, tilting his head to the side like a dog. They both smelled atrocious. Edie started to trot off, the boy following, and Birdie and Albert trailed behind. They weaved through foot traffic for a couple of blocks when they found an especially thick crowd of…

Ripstick Masacore Today began like any other day. I had awakened to a loud noise which was the tv turned up all the way. Once I got up I made me and my brother a bowl of cereal. I played my game for a little while and then finally my parents had awoke, once they awoke I am able to go outside.The best part of the day for me is when I am able to go outside and play, I put clothes on as fast as I could, and I straight out of the door. When I walked outside, I went to the storage and got my…