The Trent Affair‚ also known as the Mason and Slidell Affair‚ was an international diplomatic incident that occurred during the American Civil War. On November 8th 1861‚ the USS San Jacinto‚ intercepted the British mail packet Trent and removed it as contraband of two war Confederate diplomats‚ who were James Mason and John Slidell. The envoys were bound for Great Britain and France to press the Confederacys’ case for diplomatic recognition by Europe. The initial reaction in the United States was
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The Trent Affair is arguably one of the most outstanding events that took place during the American Civil war in 1861. The whole idea of the Trent Affair came into play after the confederate president‚ Jefferson Davis‚ in accordance with the authority‚ mandated to him by the Confederate version of the U.S. Congress appointed John Slidell and James Mason to serve as diplomatic agents with the end objective of entering into treaties with both France and England. Their duty was to ensure that they convinced
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Trent Parke Artist Trent Parke was born in 1971‚ he was raised in Newcastle‚ New South Wales and is the first Australian to become a Full Member of the renowned photographers’ cooperative Magnum Photo Agency. When he was little he use to use the laundry room as a dark room. He had began taking photography’s at the age of 12. Today he now works as a street photography and therefore received many awards such as the World Press Photo Awards- 1999‚ 2000 ‚ 2001 and 2005. In 2006 he was awarded the
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Stoke-On-Trent‚ also known as The Potteries‚ is a city in Staffordshire situated in the West Midlands. Just like other cities‚ Stoke-On-Trent has diverse teenage subculures‚ some well known and others not as popular. The oxford dictionary defines subculture as ‘a cultural group within a larger culture‚ often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture’ (Oxford Dictionaries: 2013). In terms of subcultures‚ if you ask anyone from Stoke-On-Trent‚ most people would tell you
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forces. His unit was forced to withdraw from the front line to his home of Freedom Lake. But when Freedom lake comes under federal occupation he must fight for his life. One more thing about Danny‚ He is the face of the rebellion. I Loved this book‚ Trent Reedy wrote with such a style that transported you into the story. The author also did a great job with characterization‚ He wrote about one main character but he also highly developed the secondary characters such as Jobell‚ Cal‚ Sparrow‚ Sweeny‚
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option in handling the Trent Affair with Great Britain‚ pondering whether to apologize and be humiliated or to prepare for a war they cannot afford to fight. Primary Source Lincoln‚ Abraham. "Abraham Lincoln‚ Memorandum on the Trent Affairs." Library of Congress. 1 Dec. 1861. Web. 8 Sept. 2015. Primary. This memorandum written by President Abraham Lincoln to Great Britain‚ regarding the turmoil when Captain Charles Wilkes kidnapped two confederates from the British ship‚ the Trent. Lincoln recognizes
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The fundamental question voters will have is: Is this person ready and eligible for the job? Answer those questions in my following student council speech idea top 10. 1. A simple welcome to all student voters is the start of your student council speech. It is fine to say: Hello all‚ Goodmorning‚ or Goodafternoon or Goodevening! 2. Introduce yourself briefly. I’m ... from class ... . Not more for now. Blend more about you naturally in the flow of the speech presentation. 3. Then immediately
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Your city council is considering a proposal that would ban the use of cell phones in privately owned businesses such as restaurants‚ movie theaters‚ and retail stores. Violators would be subject to a fine. What is your position on this issue? Write a letter in which you convince the city council to support your position‚ giving strong evidence for your reasons. Some of the cons about city council to ban cell phones in public areas such as restaurants‚ movie theatres‚ retail stores‚ or small private
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Introduction- Explanation of the Council of Nicea The First Council of Nicea was congregated by the Roman emperor Constantine in 325 AD. It was the first ecumenical conference of Bishops in the Christian Church and the purpose was to formulate one final understanding of Jesus Christ instead of there being many inaccurate teachings of Him. This led to the creation of the Nicene Creed‚ a uniform statement of the Christian faith. The Council came to an agreement in the Church of Alexandria over the
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Colorado Springs City Council Meeting Held at City Hall on 11/24/2014 By: Christopher D. Mapps Student ID # 104715206 I would like to start this report off by saying that I have never been to city council meeting before‚ even though my father was the mayor‚ and still serves on city council back in my home town of Kingsford‚ Michigan. I found this experience both interesting and exhausting to see and understand the scope of the council’s role and responsibilities in keeping this city running.
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