Nathan Hale

Campbell, K. (2012). Lester's dreadful sweaters. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press. Summary: Clara’s cottage is consumed by a crocodiles so she moves in with Lester’s family. Clara makes Lester a sweater and he thinks it was so sweet of her until he see the dreadful sweater. Everyday Clara knits Lester a new sweater and each sweater comes in contact with a mysterious and tragic end. The last sweater makes Lester look like a clown, and At Enid’s party Lester meets a clown that loves it. Lester takes…

What Makes a Hero a Hero As we go about a sunny day in California, happy and free, under the same sun, our brave soldiers are risking their lives to keep us safe. As we get ready to go to sleep, doctors and nurses are performing life-saving surgeries. As we are sleeping soundly, policemen begin their patrol of the city. Underneath these uniforms, these men and women are ordinary people like us. They are mothers, fathers, sons, and daughters. They have families and children. But when they…

The beginning of Sophia’s extraordinary adventures starts when she witnessed something no one should have to see, especially at the age of twelve. She witnessed Nathan Hale being hung. She was different afterwards, she made a few mistakes like telling John Andre that she is a patriot. She happened to get a glimpse of her brother William while talking to Andre and so she begged him to help her brother. A few days later, she wanted to talk to William, so she went to the ship to find him. When…

Nathaniel Greene was a skilled and dangerous tactician. He knew just how to handle battle and did what he needed to do to preserve and aid his men. (“The American Revolution”) He joined the Southern Continental Army, rose through the ranks, and became commander (Saba), (Gregg 60). In battle, he was fearsome, but always held his men’s best interests at heart. He used different tactics several times, including dividing his own army to flank and defeat the British, forcing them to divide their…

Fear is blinding. Fear causes irrationality. Fear freezes society in its tracks. Though, fear- an intrinsic, subconscious reaction, evolved from thousands of years of human trial and error- has the power to motivate. Many arguments debating the fear of life against the fear of death have plagued the minds of scholars as long as humans could rely on and discuss the significance of their preservational instincts, Twain being one of them. Commenting on the necessity to live life uninhibited, Mark…

“George Washington’s Secret Six”, by Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger Set in the early stages of the Revolutionary War, “George Washington’s Secret Six” uncovers the clandestine operations of men and women who were tasked with infiltrating the British and delivering secrets back to revolutionary leaders. Washington understood early on that the war would not be one by brute force and direct attacks against the British. His army was ill-trained, ill-equipped and less organized than the British…

Nathan Hare’s concept of Black Consciousness and community orientation details that “blackness and strong connections to a community base are detrimental to a strong black support system. He also states that blackness or black consciousness is necessary…

Six is about “The Spy Ring That Saved The American Revolution.” The Spy Ring is a group of people from and around New York that helped each other get and transfer information about the British Soldiers in New York. The Spy Ring was created when Nathan Hale, the first American Spy, was hanged by the British. Washington then decided that one man could not do the job all alone, a spy ring was needed. Maj. Benjamin Tallmadge, under the direction of Gen. Washington, began to recruit men he trusted to…

Wartime can be a stressful period in history, causing the government to make many controversial decisions. These complicated tasks reflect on America’s past and dictate its future, which make the final judgement complicated and crucial. Some oppose the government's choices and claim that they are unconstitutional by violating human rights, evidently shown in the case Korematsu v. United States. Additionally, the country’s leaders often conceal information with their plans or another country’s…

"GEORGE WASHINGTON 's SECRET SIX The Spy Ring That Saved The American Revolution." Kirkus Reviews 81.19 (2013): 173. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 Oct. 2015 The main idea of this site was to explain who exactly George Washington was and how he was related to the American Revolution. George Washington was part of the Secret Six; the Spy Ring that saved the American Revolution. This article showed many authors asserted that the Americans would not have won the Revolutionary War without…