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    will stay with you forever. The author wants us readers to understand that one time in our life we will be alone, and that you are not gonna be with your loved ones forever. This poem describes the action-packed night of April 18, 1775, the famous ride of Paul Revere. It starts in Boston, where Paul and a friend are talking about the British army. They think the soldiers are going to leave Boston that night, but they aren't sure whether they will go by land or sea. Paul has a plan to warn people…

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    impact on the course of America’s history, the fact of the matter is he had a dramatic impact especially in the American Revolution; Ultimately Paul Revere shaped a great portion of American history with his role in The Boston Massacre, the famous ride to Lexington and Concord, and other historical events. In 1758 Paul Revere was twenty-three years old. Before Paul Revere made an impact on America, he was a gold and silversmith. One of Revere’s earliest dated pieces of work is the prince…

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    Paul Revere's Ride Poem

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    “The Landlord’s Tale. Paul Revere’s Ride” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Tone and Foreshadowing Belfry- a bell tower or a steeple housing bells, especially one that is a part of a church Muster- assemble (troops), especially for inspection or preparation for battle Grenadiers- solder armed with grenades Sombre- dark and gloomy Sentinel- a soldier or guard Impetuous- acting/done quickly and without thought or care Fleet- fast and nimble in movement Spectral- of or like a ghost Alders- a type of…

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    happened on the night of Paul Revere’s ride? The Deposition: Draft is a good way to find out. The Draft is very accurate, a primary source, and is not dramatized. Let's see what the Deposition: Draft has to offer. Due to the very accurate details in the Draft, it is a good source to use to learn about the night of April 18, 1775. A deposition is an exact account of an event. The Draft is a deposition so it omits nothing, and adds nothing. The poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride,” was written by Henry…

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    Paul Revere is worthy of a heroic poem because he played an integral role in the American Revolutionary War. First, he was a member of the Sons of Liberty. In the group, Revere was able to work with important figures who would eventually become founding fathers, like John Hancock. Revere acted as a strong voice for the colonists, so he became a very influential figure in the Sons of Liberty. Also, Revere was a participant in the Boston Tea Party. The colonists felt that they were being taxed…

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    wonder what war is really like? Do you really want to know so that you can know but not have to go through it.. Well did you know that there is a book that you can read to get a sense of what the war is like. This wonderful amazing book is called Black Hawk Down. In the book it doesn't just explain how we were in war but it shows how both the American and the Somalis side of the story. What makes the author so amazing is that he went to Somalia to gather all of his information and used it so…

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    Black Hawk Down Essay

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    The movie Black Hawk Down takes place on October 3rd and 4th of 1993. This film displays a life threatening mission that the U.S. Army Rangers try to overcome. The mission is called to capture two Somalian war lords. Once the mission starts disaster is brought upon from the beginning of the battle to the end. Within the movie, Black Hawk Down, you follow the character of Sgt. Eversman, who leads The Ranger unit Chalk Four into the first crash cite of the Black Hawk Chopper. Although most of…

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    Why Black Hawk Down Should be Taught in Schools When most people think of high school english classes, they think of boring novels, plays, or poems written by men who died hundreds of years ago, they don’t think of action packed novels, or stories that tell real stories based on real people and their experiences. Even just the idea of studying real events, from real people, and learning from their point of view is exciting, and should make everyone ready to learn. And that’s the majority of the…

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    Global Hawk System Safety UAVs are a rapidly growing part of the aerospace world. Though they have mainly been utilized in military functions, the continued development of UAVs is leading toward civilian application in addition to continued military use. The use of UAVs in commercial environments brings with it a new set of safety risks which must be investigated, analyzed, and mitigated in order to ensure safe operation in the national airspace system (NAS). (Lum & Waggoner, 2011.) This paper…

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    The field of aeronautics has been subject to a whirlwind of change, starting from the initial days of taking to the sky in clumsy contraptions of wood and canvas to the modern jetliners that ferry millions of people around the globe. Over the past few decades, however, there have been vast efforts to create aeroplanes that remove the humans from the equation called UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). UAVs are powered aerial vehicles that do not carry human operators. They use aerodynamic forces to…

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