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    The Confederates fort at Vicksburg, Mississippi, was essential to the South, as it served as a key vantage point to them over the North. However, if the Union could besiege this fort, the North would have control over the lower Mississippi River, which would split the Confederacy into two, cutting off their connection to Virginia. With such an extreme advantage being given to the prevailing side, and the other a great defeat, is what makes the Battle of Vicksburg the true turning point of the…

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    or also known as the Seven Year War was one of the largest battles between England and France for the control of the Ohio River Valley. Both Britain and France main goal to achieve was to benefit their mother country while trying to supply good to their homeland that they couldn’t get anywhere else. It started with France in the early 1750s trying to expand into the Ohio River Valley, which caused conflict with British colonies. With this conflict arising more it made the British declare was in…

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    Introduction Walmart which is in Roger, Arkansas offers different and new ideas which keep it different from all the other ones. As it is near to the headquarters. Walmart is also selling and offering its products online which last year gathered in $482 billion. Which have strong hold above the Amazon. Still amazon is growing fast but the chief executive said we will fight back. Walmart’s leader’s goal to show that an antiquated vender can bear to switch in the age of e-commerce. Walmart may…

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    brotherhood and love. At the end of church, both families fall back into their daily routine of killing one another. Later on, Buck goes off with his cousin to fight and Huck hides in a tree to witness it all. Sadly Buck and his cousin are shot dead by a river and Huck covers their faces before he departs from…

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    with scenes like, "So we talked it over all one night, drifting along down the river..." (68). Twain uses the river’s presence as an opportunity in the novel to display personal prosperity through individual happiness. The quote implies the river’s influence on the characters; Huck and Jim have the ability to open up and act as themselves because of the prejudice not found on the river. That which presides alone, the river continually flows steadily and holds no influence from civilization in…

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    with the silence or speech. O’Brien masters literary elements like mood and tense while portraying the contrast. Although this contrast is present throughout the book, it is most prominent in storylines included in “The Man I Killed”, “On the Rainy River”, and “Speaking of Courage.” The most prominent account in which O’Brien uses speech in contrast to silence to add value to the subject can be seen in the interaction between Kiowa, Tim, and the corpse…

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    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Is a novel about a young boy’s journey traveling down the Mississippi river, written by Mark Twain. In this book, Mark Twain writes about a young boy named Huckleberry Finn, and His journey on the Mississippi river, with a slave named Jim. Jim was a slave who lived with his foster home, and had run away right around the time that Huck fakes his death. By change they end up on the same island and go on a journey together. It tells about the hardships that Huck…

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    during the slave era abiding by societal standards while his own morals shift. In the beginning, Huck runs away from his dipsomaniac father and takes the canoe when he voyages down the Mississippi River. Before Huck was too far along he met his old friend Jim, a runaway slave. Together they ride down the river in search of the ‘free’ states and along the way Huck has internal conflicts about Jim and their predicaments. Huck encounters many situations and people that shaped the change in his…

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    Page 2: Option A The first of my relatives who move to the United States is my mother, who then was followed by my father. My mother moved to America when she was around the age of 20. She decided to move to America to get a job so she would be able to support the needs and wants of her family. She was born and raised in India where she was surrounded by poverty struck conditions, so to better her standard of living she decided to move. She didn’t believe it was going to be a difficult change…

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    Mound Builders Essay

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    Mounds can be found throughout the Midwestern part of the United States. Almost every mound was man made by the early Native Americans mound builders. The history of the mound builders can date back thousands of years. Many wonder why they built the mounds and what were there purpose to these people. History of the ancient mound builders along with their religious beliefs can help get an idea of the purpose the mounds. Mounds were built with mud and wood to support the structure. Native…

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