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    Coggins‚ Jack‚ Arms and Equipment of the Civil War. (New York: Doubleday Publications‚ 1962). Ward‚ Geoffrey‚ The Civil War‚ (New York: Randomhouse‚ Inc.‚ 1990) Drury‚ Ian‚ The Civil War Military Machine: Weapons and Tactics of the Union and Confederate Armed Forces‚ (London: Smithmark Inc‚1993) Hesseltine‚ Wiliam‚ Civil War Prisons (New York: Udgar Co.‚ 1964) Pritchard‚ Russ. Civil War Weapons and Equipment (Guilford: Lyons Press‚ 2003) Andre Jounieau‚ Jean-Marie Mongin‚ Alan McKay‚ Officers

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    and wishes she had. They are staying in a secret attic of the office building where Mr. Frank used to work in order to escape from the Nazis during World War II. During their stay in the annex‚ they are supported by several people in the office building‚ who risk their own lives to insure the secrecy of the Jewish hideout and to provide them with food and basic supplies. Much of Anne’s diary tells about the daily routine of the occupants of the attic. It also describes in detail the characters of

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    Richard is brave. He is willing to find out who really he are although he already have adoptive family that love him so much. Other than that‚ Richard also shows his obey characteristic with his adoptive father‚ Joe. When Joe asked him to clean up the attic‚ he is willing to do that. The second main character is Tom‚ Richard adoptive brother. Tom shows his helpful characteristic to Richard. He accompany Richard go to Alice Springs to find out Richard background. Besides that‚ Tom worried Richard career

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    Imagine not being able to go outside for over two years and living with another family you have never met. As difficult as this may seem to believe‚ this is exactly what the Frank family and the Van Pels family had to go through‚ along with many other restrictions on their daily life. After the innocent killing of Jews during the Holocaust began‚ thousands of Jewish families were forced into hiding just like the Franks and Van Pels. Miep was one non-Jew who helped these families stay hidden by

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    P1 A Dead Man’s Wish Ryan Bunker I liked going early‚ For some reason it felt right. I don’t know if its just because I am the only one there or maybe just because the road beside the graveyard isn’t as busy with traffic. The reason doesn’t matter‚ Its just a personal tradition of mine I suppose. Anyway‚ I arrived a bit later than I usually did‚ I had to pick up a bunch of flowers from the shop instead of usually just

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    Iconography - Herakles Strangling the Nemean Lion The attic vase “Herakles Strangling the Nemean Lion‚” created in 525 BC‚ is one of many of its kind‚ celebrating the half man‚ half god Herakles and his immense strength and power. There are over 3700 vases that portray Herakles that were made between the 6th and 4th century BC (Woodard 295). Such an epic battle between Herakles and the ever ferocious Nemean Lion was a popular story of greek mythology. It shows a hero defeating a monster‚ gaining

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    Horror films have been around since the 1920’s when Frankenstein and Dracula were created‚ Horror is a good genre to analysis because there are many sub-genre’‚ Slasher is a popular genre ‚ recent slasher films are popular amoungst a younger audience. The American slasher film has its roots in an Italian genre called giallo which usually combines elements of the crime thriller with stalk and slash style scares. John Carpenter got the sub-genre off the ground with Halloween in 1978‚ and pretty soon

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    The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg was a defining battle of the Civil War. It marked a turning point for the Union as well as for the Confederates‚ though it was not the final battle to be fought. There were many events prior the actual battle that had led to this clash (Berkin 442). The United States was undergoing great changes in the mid 1800’s. Populations in both the North and the south grew tremendously. The main increase from the North was largely due to the many

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    agricultural economy producing tobacco‚ corn‚ and cotton‚ with many large plantations owned by a few very rich white males. These owners lived off the labor of sharecroppers and slaves‚ charging high dues for use of their land. The Southern or Confederate Army was made up of a group of white males fighting for their independence from federal northern dictates (The History Place Battle of Gettysburg 1). The Union economy was based on manufacturing‚ and even the minorities in the North were better

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    of Gettysburg. Joining Joshua was Colonel Strong Vincent and his 3rd Regiment. The two groups of Union soldiers were to hold the Union line at Little Round Top and not to retreat for any reason. In a desperate effort to take the Union position‚ Confederate General John Bell Hood ordered his brigade to advance up the rocky hill. In the advancement‚ many Union troops were killed‚ including Colonel Strong Vincent. Following Vincent’s direct orders to hold the Union line‚ Chamberlain had no choice but

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