Ulysses

In the movie, we see Odysseus within the character of Ulysses. In the Odyssey, Odysseus is on a long journey home to his kingdom of Ithaca. On his journey he faces many hardships such as the Cyclopes, Poseidon, Calypso and Suitors that are trying to take his beloved wife Penelope away from him. In the movie, Odysseus is portrayed by the character Ever. Ulysses has to try and make it back to his wife and kids, but faces similar hardships as Odysseus such as Big Dan, The Jail Warden, and Vernon T.…

The Battle of Vicksburg was a great battle and I, Lt. Pete Taylor Adams was able to fight in it. This battle took place in Vicksburg and Warren County, Mississippi. This was a long hard fought battle between the Confederate army and the Union army. I am fighting for the Confederate side and this is my first battle in the Civil War. I have missed my family through this journey and I hope after this battle I will still be alive to see them. I have fought in the Mexican-American war, which was very…

novel I could read for hours at a time. The book is pretty much the base of most western fiction. Some people think that if Ulysses would have just left his men or stayed with Circe or Calypso would have had a better outcome, if that did happen it would not be an entertaining story. He had a duty to his men and was a king, he has duties that a normal man does not therefore Ulysses could not do those things even if he wanted to. I found it interesting that the gods took so much interest in him…

and corruption. Apart from that, there were many domestic as well as foreign affairs which helped the country and all citizens. During the gilded age there were several presidents who have become known as the “forgotten presidents”. They include Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James Garfield, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, and Benjamin Harrison. The reason why these presidents were not much remembered after their presidency was because there was a lot of…

What happened in the election of 1856? What happened on March 6, 1857? Who was Stephen Douglas? Who is Abraham Lincoln? What is the meaning of Confederacy? Who was Jefferson Davis? SECTION 2 What is Fort Sumter? Who is Ulysses S. Grant and what did he do? What is Antietam and why is it important? What is the Emancipation Proclamation and what did it do? What is conscription and how did it effect people? Who was Clara Barton and what did she do?…

Open to a field of tobacco, the folk song “Big Rock Candy Mountain” plays cheerfully as a chain gang of prisoners swing their picks in the distance. Three men jump up from the field and scuttle towards their freedom before flinging themselves back unto ground to avoid the warden’s eyes. They have successfully escaped. We watch as they fumble around in their chains chasing after a chicken, ravenous from scrappy prison food. They fill their bellies in the woods as bloodhounds howl in the distance.…

Confederates fighting to preserve their way of life and the Union fighting to bring the Confederacy back into the Union. The Battle of Wilderness is a major battle that occurred in Spotsylvania and Orange Counties, Virginia. The Union army(Potomac Army) was Ulysses S. Grant and the Confederate army was lead by Robert E. Lee. Out of the blue the battles results were inconclusive even though the Union outnumbered the Confederacy by 5:3. Both armies suffered…

Fort Sumter. Commander of the Confederate army, General Robert. E. Lee commanded his men to bombard the fort. This was the trigger to the bloody battles ahead. Therefore, the south attacked the north, so the leader of the Union's, who's name was Ulysses S. Grant, army fought back and war began. However, there were two other important leaders who served a purpose in the civil war. First off, Jefferson Davis was a soldier and the president of the Confederate states. He went to Transylvania…

The Civil War (1861-1865),“was an unnecessary condition of affairs, and might have been avoided if forbearance and wisdom had been practiced on both sides,” (Robert E. Lee). 5 years of bloodshed resulted in the victory of the North, a part of the United States that support the abolition of slavery, low-wage workers, tariffs, and other ideas that the South did not. Although the North named the war victorious, many Southerners believe that it was more the loss of the Confederacy than the victory…

surrender are about to be written and signed at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. As the men begin to sit down and discuss the terms, a conflict arises. Angered and surprised at the sight of what they believe to be a mulatto man sitting beside General Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee and the Confederate officer's argue and question his presence. After the shaking of hands and clarification, General Lee soon realizes that the man with…