The Cornfield

September 17, 1862 not only marked the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War, but also defined the Battle of Antietam to be the bloodiest day in American history. On this infamous day General Robert E. Lee, of the Confederate army, led his troops to Sharpsburg, Maryland, only to be met by General George B. McClellan and the Union army already defensively positioned. This battle initiated a turning point in the war to the Union’s advantage. With a result of more than 22,000 causalities, this…

What is greatness? Many would think of greatness to be someone or something extraordinary. But the reality is that anyone and everyone is capable of being great. Nobody would believe and understand this better than Nathan Sorrell. Nathan was the star of one of Nike’s “Find Your Greatness” commercials, which was published in July of 2012 by the Wieden + Kennedy Portland Agency. Nathan was 12 years old when this commercial was released. He also weighed over 200 pounds, which is what made him the…

generation to generation. I believe it is important to show younger generations what proper hunting ethics and values are, just so they are not taking the sport for granted. It was one cool October morning, October 7th to be exact, overlooking a cornfield about 20 feet up in the air. You could just barely see the sun piercing through the trees on the horizon. What I saw next was breathtaking. I looked just above those trees and all I saw was a beautiful, what looked like a painting, sunrise.…

United States signed in 1768, in which the Iroquois sold their lands out. Cornstalk was one of the Maquachake chiefs. Geo. Rogers Clark was a military officer who brought the great disaster to the Indians. He and his fellows “spent two days burning cornfields and plundering Shawnee graves for burial goods and scalps” (Nichols,…

As they whipped out the monstrous hose we went speechless. We watched the firefighters hour after hour water down the cornfield. After three hours at the most the fire was gone, and the firefighters were on their way over to us. Many questions were asked and mostly went unanswered. The men were now asking me questions. Who lit the firework? Seemed like the hardest question…

Everyone had a part in the American Revolution. Some men enlisted, some men worked, some men built, and some men spied. The colonies were filled with spies from 1775 and 1783, whether they were loyalists or patriots it didn't matter, each one was important. One of the most influential and important spies during the American Revolution was a loyalist named James Moody. If the British were to win the war, he would be remembered as a hero for his ability to infiltrate important information to help…

the Nebraska area. This situation is very similar to that of “My Antonia,” where the main character Jim became very fond of admiring the landscape and new visuals the West had to offer. Jim states, “I used to love to drift along the pale-yellow cornfields, looking for the damp spots one sometimes found at their edges, where the smartweed soon turned a rich copper colour and the narrow brown leaves hung curled like cocoons about the swollen joints of the stem.” Jim was one of many characters who…

minimum wage and how it has helped for the better. There has been talk that workers should also get a 1 hour paid leave for every 40 hours as initiative supporters contend that “a healthy and better paid workforce will benefit the state’s economy” (Cornfield). A healthier person is just simply overall mentally and physically feeling better, which means they’re working at better rates. A better paid workforce…

One icy November morning in the year 2013, I killed my first deer; the experience taught me that nothing worth having in life comes easy or without work. There were many trials and tribulations leading up to this milestone accomplishment in my life. As a little kid, (8-11 years old) I was just as energetic as I am today. However, if you know anything about deer hunting, you know that it requires complete and total silence. I did not quite get that concept when I was younger. Whenever my…

According to the editor’s notes of Tales of Glass Town, Angria, and Gondol, the story of “Albion and Marina” was Charlotte Brontë’s first love story (510-11). While the piece does contain many of the elements of a pastoral romance, what is more intriguing is the secondary note: “[The characters may have been] possibly influenced by a recent reading by Charlotte of her father’s didactic love story, The Maid of Killarney, or Albion and Flora” (510-11). Viewing the text through a didactic lens not…