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    The Moment When I Shot My First Deer It was a brisk October morning at my house. The temperature was 51 degrees and the wind was headed to the south. Which was a perfect wind to hunt the stand we had hung the week before. It was my first time ever going out on a youth hunt, which at 9 years old was pretty exciting. As my brother and I started walking into the woods, I started feeling nervous and a little excited. As soon as we entered into the woods I started to notice the sun slowly poking…

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    The confederate flag has been up for centuries in more than one place in the United States of America, for some it’s viewed as symbol of pride, dignity and history in the south. For others it is seen as an image of hatred violence and separation. The subject of the Confederate flag has been up for discussion for a long time and it wasn’t until recently that it finally got pulled down, ending a tradition, but is it a tradition of pride or tragedy. That is the question people of all races,…

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    with useful information of the Southern territory, as well as acting as “spies, scouts and river pilots” (Barney 174). This could have prevented had the Confederacy agreed to emancipate their African-American slaves early on in the war. Jefferson Davis critically rejected the possibility early on in the war until confederate generals Robert E. Lee and Patrick Cleburne pushed for any remaining slaves to be armed and put into Confederate armies. While the notion seemed absurd to many southerners,…

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    During the time of the American Civil War, the new Confederate States of America formed out of the previous Southern states. This new Confederacy formed its mission partially on a religious basis, with the Christian ministers leading the way. The South was a very Christian society, formed by a variety of Southern Protestant churches who often tied themselves with matters of the state, and this stayed at the heart of who the Southerners wanted their new nation to be. When the Civil War started,…

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    Evaluating the presidency of Jefferson Davis is somewhat of a difficult task. When determining how effective a President was while in office, one has to look at many different aspects, as there is so much they have to do. A president who was a great military leader might be remembered poorly if he wasn't able to pull his country out of economic hardship, just as a president who was able to recover his country from depression might be if he lost a lot of men in an unsuccessful war. The problem…

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    the war came.” –Jefferson Davis ("Jefferson ").Jefferson Davis didn't do a good job as the president of the Confederate States of America. Every time the Confederacy had a problem, Stephens blamed it on Jefferson Davis. In addition, it was easy for the people to point out Jefferson Davis’s weaknesses and mistakes (“Was”).Also, Jefferson Davis didn’t work well with the Confederacy generals, congress, cabinet and the government (“Jefferson Davis is”). Lastly , Jefferson Davis didn’t do a great job…

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    If I were asked to determine what Broadway show best represents my life, I would reply simply, Rent. Loosely adapted, my role would be to portray main character Roger Davis . I say this because Rodger and I are similar in the way that we both have a hard time coming up with new and original content. While Rogers issue revolves around his music, my issue is with essays. Ironically, we both know new material is necessary for our occupations, but due to certain circumstances we are both unable to…

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    “Above all, I believe every child, no matter their ZIP code or their parents’ jobs, deserves access to a quality education.” -Betsy Devos. Waiting for Superman is a film directed by Davis Guggenhiem, and was released in 2010. Waiting for Superman is about the struggle of getting a quality education for children from low-income families. These children featured in the documentary have shown very enthusiastic attitudes towards school, but unfortunately are prevented from doing so because of where…

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    Michael Moore’s 2010 film, “Waiting for Superman,” illustrated that the ‘lemon dance’ continues to plague districts across the country. ‘The Lemon Dance’ refers to schools swapping their worst performing teachers at the end of the school year with another school’s lemon in hopes that he or she is not quite as bad. Some argue that it is time to throw away the rotten lemons and begin searching for more qualified and/or higher performing teachers. Due process is procedural enough in nature that…

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    Throughout the centuries, the Catholic Church was the subject to criticism for their flaw in their structure and system, and disappointments for their actions to common people. More and more people of Europe were beginning to lose their faith in the church 's leadership, and also believed that the Church was overly obsessed with money. One man by the name of Martin Luther ignited a group of people who believed that the Church had fallen away from the teachings of Jesus and their meanings. These…

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