slavery‚ to earn state’s rights‚ and just for the love of Texas. The love of Texas‚ Texans loved their state so much that they would die fighting for it. One of the many Texans who loved their state was John Wesley Rabb‚ who served in a famous cavalry unit called the Terry’s Texas Ranger‚ and fought in the civil war. John wrote letters to his family while he was serving‚ one of the letters to his sister stated‚ “Tell him not to inlist till just before they go to draft him‚ and only enlist for Texas
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Alexander The Great Alexander’s empire was 2‚000‚000 miles big. Alexander was born in 356 B.C.E in Macedonia. His father was king Philip of Macedonia‚ and his mother was Olympia. They hired a philosopher Aristotle to teach him After his father was assassinated He became king‚ and took his father’s plan to conquer Persia.(BGE). Was Alexander really great? Alexander was great for at least three reasons intelligence‚ creativity‚ caring for others. The first reason that Alexander was great
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The commander passed by me riding to the center of our line‚ the enemy was at the bottom of the hill from us battling our forces that attacked them from the rear. Our forces are outnumbered but they were only a distraction for us the cavalry. The commander rides to the center of the line and turns towards us and yells "Men today we send these invading fools to hell‚ take no prisoners‚ kill all of them‚ they shall pay for the damage they have done to our people and land!". At that he turns back
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The Hundred Years’ War began in May‚ 1337. It was a series of wars in Europe. France and England had been old enemies. The war was started for many reasons. The first reason is that King Phillip VI tried to seize the English territories in the duchy of Aquitaine. England tried to take the French throne. The second reason is that because of their historical feudal orders‚ France and England broke away from one another (Allmand 7). The third reason was The Battle for Flanders. Flanders was the
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Wolves and Ten Bears’ band. The year is supposed to be 1864. No United States Army winter campaigns were launched against any Native Americans until November of 1868. The massacre that took place that month was led by Lt. Col. George A. Custer’s 7th Cavalry against Chief Black Kettle’s people of the Cheyenne Nation. It occurred at Washita Creek on Thanksgiving Day. The necessity to work more in harmony with our environment is a constant theme of our age‚ and it is interesting to see how a historical
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Achievements Of Alexander the Great Alexander the Great was a king of Macedonia who conquered an empire that stretched from the Balkans to modern-day Pakistan. Alexander was the son of Philip II and Olympias (one of Philip’s seven or eight wives). He was brought up with the belief that he was of divine birth. “From his earliest days‚ Olympias had encouraged him to believe that he was a descendent of heroes and gods. Nothing he had accomplished would have discouraged this belief‚” writes Wellesley
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the left of them‚ cannon in front of them.’ The repetition of the phrase ‘cannon’ creates a picture in the audience’s mind of the cannons and dangers the light brigade are up against. This is a sense of outer conflict due to the fact that they are cavalry men with spears up against guns and cannons. In addition to this construction of imagery in the audience’s mind
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Between 1000BCE and 600CE the technological achievements of the Han and Roman Empires greatly excelled creating an outlook of the concepts we have today. Han China as well as Rome both had great construction‚ where new roads were being built and advanced in the production of newly arrived iron used for tools and weaponry; however‚ while Han China used iron to open more land clearing the forest as well as to conquer new territories‚ Rome used their less impressively made iron tools and weapons to
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made him a key player in the events surrounding the Battle of Artemisium. By developing Athenian naval forces‚ he increased Greek naval strength and gave them the upper hand in sea battles where they were usually disadvantaged on land due to Persian cavalry and archery. Modern historian Victor Ehrenberg states that it was Themistocles’ naval policy that determined the course of the century. Themistocles was also heavily involved in the Hellenic league which eventually brought together 31 Greek states
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The spoils of wars‚ invasions‚ rebellions‚ and triumphs have plagued British history. Yet‚ perhaps one of the most defining moments of its’ past is the Icenian revolt led by Boudicca against the Roman Rule in an attempt to re-establish Celtic power‚ in 61 AD. With the revolt being largely recounted by two of the most influential Roman historians of the ancient world‚ Cornelius Tacitus and Cassius Dio‚ the British were successfully presented to be of a barbaric nature; leaving behind a legacy of destruction
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