In the eastern front of U.S. Civil War there were two men who stood above the rest. Robert E. Lee was the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson commanded the Army of the Shenandoah. The military genius of these two men was far beyond that of any Union or Confederate officer in the east. History tells us that Robert E. Lee was one of the greatest commanding officers in history. History only tells us that Jackson was brave and stood like a stonewall
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leaves his home to go pick up a younger friend of his‚ Smiley. Smiley is being recruited into MS by Willy. Willy is serving as his mentor in teaching him the duties and responsibilities required for the gang. A time came when Willy was suppose to be scouting a certain area of town to find a rivalry gang member for Smiley to shoot and kill. (This is necessary in order to officially become a member of MS.) Instead Willy brought smiley with him to a different part of town to see his girlfriend. When they
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Lewis is largely about this idea‚ where Lewis argues that even if something has been done traditionally for many years and worked‚ the traditional way is not necessarily the most efficient way. In the case of Moneyball‚ this idea refers to the player scouting aspect of baseball. In my experience‚ I have found time and time again that Lewis is correct is his assertion: the traditional way is not always the best way. Blindly following tradition can lead to an incomplete understanding of a problem and‚ as
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is the rarest thing that can happen in baseball. The player turns a triple play by himself without the help of the other players. For his freshman year of collage he hit 22 homeruns and 80 RBI’s. During the Junior College World Series the scouting report on Albert Pujols said it was better to put him on base than to pitch to him. Even though they did not pitch to him anymore the Major league teams had seen enough. Among the teams watching him was the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals had
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The Civil War was an very important historical event because it shows that the world can be a cruel place at some moments and this war shows that we need to come together and not have arguments because this war had many more deaths than all the U.S wars all together. Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman were very important appliances in the war and also the technology for the war. The cap bullet was a very important part of the war and including the telegrapher‚ photography and the railroads were
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The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest and most iconic bridges in the world this majestic bridge is located in New York City‚ New York. In 1853‚ the only way to get from Brooklyn to New York City was by ferry boat. John Roebling‚ a famous bridge builder‚ was on a ferry stuck between ice chunks in the middle of winter. He set out to design and build a bridge connecting these two cities. Building the Brooklyn Bridge would not be an easy undertaking. The bridge would need to be high enough
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“With a Shriek that deafened men‚ felled trees and split stone‚ Smaug shot spouting into the air‚ turned and crashed down on high ruin”(Tolkien 224).This is the last we hear of Smaug‚ before his death in The Hobbit. Smaug is the last major problem between the company and the treasure‚ and needs to be stopped in order for the treasure to go back to Thorin’s family. Bard a member of Laketown‚ takes the challenge trying to protect his town‚ and not caring or knowing what this could do for someone else
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I am Committed We have daily activities that every one of us must get done‚ from schoolwork and jobs to taking care of ourselves physically and working out. These personal duties we have can be seen as commitments that we have made for our personal good. But I am committed to something much stronger then a friendship or a work relationship we may have. I am committed to a team‚ this personal commitment is an act of dedication and sacrifice that I have made to fourteen other guys‚ and to a basketball
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Why was General Custer Defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn? History The Battle of Little Bighorn was a conflict‚ which changed the history of the Indians and Americans. It was in 1876‚ that Sitting Bull combined forces with the Cheyenne and Sioux Native American tribes‚ defeating the U.S 7th Cavalry‚ under the leadership of George Armstrong Custer. But how could a highly trained‚ heavily armed cavalry officer and his command be defeated by a group of Native American Indians? General
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Someone once said‚ “He is your friend‚ your partner‚ your defender‚ your dog. You are his life‚ his love‚ his leader. He will be yours‚ faithful and true‚ to the last beat of his heart.” Dogs are loyal and faithful animals‚ dogs are said to be man’s best friend. One huge way they are so devoted to people‚ is in the military. Dogs impact the U.S. military personnel in many positive ways. One of the first ways dogs help the military personnel‚ is in recon and weapon detection. Military dogs bring a
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