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Chat Sumlin A View of Eighteen or So Side Columns “A View of Eighteen Side Columns” by Giovanni Battista Piranesi a beautiful piece of art designed to be printed and bought by patrons. Its visual depiction of what can initially be associated with Roman architecture after the fall of its empire is what initially captivates the viewer into looking deeper. The painting communicates using the placement of seemingly foreign figures amongst ruins to signify the survival of life and human…

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The Texas revolution is a important historical event with its heroes such as Davy Crockett, Stephen F. Austin , Jim Bowie and Sam Houston. In the book Sleuthing The Alamo: Davy Crockett’s Last Stand and Other mysterious of The Texas Revolution the author is faced with tracking the truth behind Sam Houston's speech. It all started when he was young with his exposure to the Texas revolution according to James Crisp in page 1 “The iconic heroes of the Texas Revolution were all around me, in the…

In response to the growing unrest, Mexican troops established military posts in several locations within the province, including San Antonio de Béxar. After hearing that the Mexican army commander in Nacogdoches, José de las Piedras, had demanded that all residents in his area surrender their arms, Bowie cut short a visit to Natchez in July 1832 to return to Texas. On August 2, 1832, he joined a group of other Texans and marched into Nacogdoches to "present their demands" to Piedras. Before the…

period when the Republic of Texas faced a bleak and uncertain future known as the Texas Revolution. American colonists were allowed to settle in Texas at the time under the New Mexican emperor Agustin de Iturbide. On 23, 1836, General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began the 13 day siege of the Alamo. A moment in history that turned a ruined Spanish mission in downtown San Antonio, into a shrine. There were several events leading up to this ill-famed day in American History. The Alamo, known as…

In 1836 less than two-hundred men were besieged in a Spanish Missionary building near present-day San Antonio known as the Alamo. Those inside the walls of the Alamo faced the insurmountable task of fending off more than 1,500 Mexican soldiers whose numbers grew with each day of unrest. Knowing the disparity of the situation, William Barret Travis wrote a letter begging for reinforcements and stating that the only two outcomes were “victory or death.” Just a couple days after the letter was…

The detail is provided in a chronological order throughout the book in which it starts with Santa Anna before the battle and goes on as time progresses until after the battle of the Alamo. The books tells a story through a narrative perspective in the first half of the book then combines both narrative and analytical storytelling during the second…

Remember always as an American lawyer, soldier and a heroic Texas commander of the battle of the Alamo was William Travis. Even though he might be remember mainly under the command of the Alamo he achieve other important roles at early age. Being a thought since a kid, Williams grew to become a lawyer and in later years a leader to rebellions, in due time receiving the post of commander for a significant battle. Williams helped and meet people through his life and make several achievements for…

The painting by Eric J. Garcia which is named “remember” instantly caught my eye during my visit to the Mexican Art Museum because I have been doing a project on the Alamo for another class. The painting itself was created in 2005 and is oil on canvas and it very vivid in the actual meaning and to an average art observer, it should be easy to depict the actual meaning of the battle going on. The artist uses many different techniques to resemble a historic moment, the painting itself has historic…

if the United States made Texas a state that they were going to go to war. The United States ignored Mexico, thus Mexico went to war against Texas. The battle of Alamo took place near the present day city of San Antonio.Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was the general for Mexico during the battle.Santa Anna was born in 1792 at Jalapa,Vera Cruz.Another famous person that fought in the war was a guy named Davy Crockett.Davy Crockett was born in 1786 in Nolichucky river in East Tennessee to a…