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The Petersburg Campaign
2322 Words - 9 Pages

.... must destroy this army of Grant's before he gets to the James River. If he gets there, it will be a siege and then it will be a mere question of time." -Robert E. Lee Grant in Command On February 29, 1864, Grant was given the rank of Lieutenant General (a rank last held by George Washington), and appointed to General-in-Chief of the Army. The reputation he had gained in the West had boosted morale in Washington, where the news from their theater was not always encouraging. Now that he was put in charge of the entire Union effort, morale soared on the home front. However popular Grant was with the civilians, the soldiers remained skeptical. Grant may have done ....


A Few Greek Gods
1911 Words - 7 Pages

.... who have waste develop a culture all their own. Because Greece was divided into different city- states, many of the myths are different. The culture of storytelling began to involve explanations of nature such as the creation of the horse, spider, and such changes as winter and fire along with the creation of man himself. Slowly, as with any longstanding government, the morals and laws of society leaked into Greek myths in the form of, "The slain shall be avenged by Nemesis (a force which causes people to get revenge)," or just, "Kindness and humbleness are rewarded by the gods." Some myths were even created to support other myths. The myths started with storytelling ....


Battle Of Chattanooga
222 Words - 1 Pages

.... executed attacks. Union forces pushed Confederate troops away from Chattanooga. The victory set the stage for General Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. http://americancivilwar.com/tl/tl1863.html The Battles of Chattanooga, in the U.S. Civil War, were a series of engagements fought around Chattanooga, Tenn., in September and November 1863. The Confederates were commanded by Braxton Bragg, and the Union forces were first under William S. Rosecrans, then George H. Thomas, and finally Ulysses S. Grant. Rosecrans maneuvered Bragg from Chattanooga in early September, but his Army of the Cumberland was met by reinforced Confederate forces and defeated in the Battle of Chickamauga o ....


The Elizabethan Age
884 Words - 4 Pages

.... in Shakespeare's company, Richard Burbage, built it. The plays that Shakespeare wrote before 1597 were performed there. The next playhouse, Henry Canman's Curtain, was built directly adjacent to the Theatre. It was used by famous clown and singer, Robert Armin and by Lord Chamberlain's men. During this time, the erection of the most famous theatre of the Elizabethan theatre came about, the Globe. This is where Shakespear's latter plays were performed. It was built from the same scraps that the Theatre was built from by Peter Street. The Globe lasted from 1599 to 1613 when a fire destroyed it. Of this next playhouse, very little is known. It was located at Newi ....


Mien Kempf: The Great Canadian Edition
486 Words - 2 Pages

.... to become a force. The next problem we should face is our economic crises. We have to stop trade. Canada loses out on almost every deal we make. We can do without bananas and coconuts for a while. Sure some trade is necessary but we should not allow one more gram of our natural resources to cross the border. We do not need to import expensive merchandise. We are one of the most highly educated countries in the world. We have the brain power and the manpower to build our own cars, chainsaws, computers, and military equipment. There are two words to prove it; The Arrow. We are not a violent people but we will have to recognize that the rest of the world will want w ....


Arthurian Legend
1770 Words - 7 Pages

.... forms of power, each being a part of how he should rule as king. The first transformation takes Wart and Merlin into the castle’s moat as a fish. They then meet the largest fish in the moat, which is an alligator who is the ruler. The alligator takes what he wants because of his size. In a speech about power, he tells Wart that “Might is right,” and might of the body is greater than might of the mind. Because of the way the alligator rules, his subjects obey him out of fear for their lives. Wart experiences this firsthand when the gator tells him to leave. He has grown bored of Wart, and if Wart does not leave he will eat him. The king uses his size as his ....


The Closing Of The American Revolution
720 Words - 3 Pages

.... the Americas had undeniably been in complete control of Great Britain. Along with being under the power of Great Britain came the traditional British social structure. At the top of the American social hierarchy resided the church. Following the church were the noblemen, and behind them the noblewomen. After the nobility came the middle-class, which included male merchants and artisans succeeded by the middle-class females. The bottom rung of the social ladder consisted of black slaves. This conventional regime continued to dominate the Americas completely until the revolution sparked new standards of living for all races and sexes. Revolutionary efforts set a new ....


The Catholic Church And The Middle Ages
690 Words - 3 Pages

.... was Holy Roman Emperor Charles V who, due to multiple circumstances, was unable to impede Luther’s movement. He opposed the Catholic doctrine of faith and good works for salvation, instead proposing a doctrine of salvation through faith. His publishing of the Ninety-Five Theses, which covered the abuse of indulgences, is often seen as the beginning of the Reformation movement. However, the movement was not only confined to Luther's Germany. Native reform movements in Switzerland found leadership in Ulrich Zwingli, who eventually sought an alliance with Luther and the German reformers, and especially in John Calvin, whose Institutes of the Christian Religion became the most ....



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