The First Battle of Manassas also known as First Manassas or The First Battle of Bull Run was the first significant battle of the Civil War. The battle took place on July 21st‚ 1861 in Prince William County‚ Virginia at Manassas Junction. The battle was between Union officer Brigadier General Irvin McDowell and Brigadier General P.G.T Beauregard. Lincoln pressured McDowell to launch an attack on Confederate forces led by General Beauregard‚ who held a rather secure position around Bull Run‚ northeast
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The battle of tours is often called the Battle of Poitiers. This battle was fought on October 10 732 between the forces under the Aranksn leader Charles Martel and a massive Islamic army led by Emir Abdual Rahman al Ghaflql and Al Rahman near the city of Tours‚ France. In the battle leaders Charles Martel a Christian defeated a large army of Spanish Moors‚ slowing down the Muslims advance into Western Europe. Abd-ar-Rahman‚ the Muslim governor of Cordoba was killed in the battle and the Moors retreated
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Known as the single bloodiest day in American history‚ the Battle of Antietam was just that. It was the battle that has the most lives lost. It was the battle that suffered the most casualties. It was the worst day of the entire Civil War. This battle was different because it was one of the first battles to be fought in the North. On this bloody day‚ two sides went head to head‚ force on force‚ to achieve a victory. A victory in which‚ if you look at it‚ no one really won. Although it was a stalemate
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(1)In Douglas Adams´ The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy‚ Arthur Dent is plucked off of planet Earth just seconds before it is destroyed to make room for an intergalactic hyperspace bypass‚ and together‚ Arthur and his friend Ford embark on the journey of their lives. (2)The book opens with Arthur panicking over a group of officials with bulldozers who are planning on destroying his house to make room for a bypass‚ and he thinks his day cannot get any worse. (3)The day however‚ did get worse‚ and
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To be successful will take a lot of hard work and practice people that are successful do not happen overnight. In the story The Rookie Arrives‚ the protagonist Ted Bell has his dream come true when he plays for a major league baseball team. He demonstrates that no one would stop him from achieving his. Ted keeps his head up even when things aren’t the way he would like it and when his parents want him to go back to school. The qualities necessary to be successful are passion‚ family and team support
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Gogol Dead Souls Zach F Dead Souls is an interesting view into the world of Russia during the 19th century. The book is about a man named Chichikov‚ who finds a troubling loophole within the Russian Tax system. Landowners were taxed on all of their land and possessions‚ this also included how many serfs they owned‚ dead or alive. The number of serfs they owned was determined by a national census‚ so landowners would continue to be taxed on serfs that had passed until the next census came around
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In the book‚ Runner by Carl Deuker‚ Chance Taylor and his father live on a puny beat up boat named Tiny Dancer. Chance’s father‚ who is an alcoholic‚ has trouble keeping up with the moorage fee. Not to mention‚ the cost of food‚ water‚ electricity‚ and other basic necessities. Chance has a job working at Ray’s restaurant‚ but he works long hours for little pay. When Chance is offered a new job with short hours and gets paid $200 a week‚ it seems too good to be true. He is instructed run the normal
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The book “A Prayer for Owen Meany‚ “written by John Irving is an extraordinary and original book. I believe he chose that title mainly because one of the main characters that the book basically was written for past away. This title was chosen to give the reader a good understanding of what they are going to read about when they read this book. The authors name is John Irving‚ he was born in Exeter‚ New Hampshire in 1942. He is the author of 6 previous novels such as “The World According to Garp‚”
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In The Women of Brewster Place‚ Gloria Naylor portrays seven dauntless black women struggling to survive life’s grim realities. Gloria Naylor creates a realistic display of the women through their relationships and struggles that all human beings face in order to find their true happiness. The wall separating Brewster Place from the main streets of the city serves a variety of important purposes. After being built‚ the wall comes to show the lack of concern in which Brewster Place is treated by
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In Dune‚ by Frank Herbert‚ a young boy‚ Paul Atreides‚ tries to reclaim the throne that was stolen from his family. Throughout the book‚ he has to face traitors‚ a band of strong people‚ and giant worms. The story starts with Duke Leto‚ the head of the Atreides family and also Paul’s father‚ being "offered" to rule a new planet called Arrakis where a highly profitable spice was made. However‚ Arrakis is a desert planet where water is highly treasured. Also‚ Duke Leto knows that their mortal enemies
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