At the Battle of Chancellorsville‚ the Army of Northern Virginia was faced with a serious threat by the Army of the Potomac and its new commanding general‚ Major General Joseph Hooker. General Lee decided to employ a risky tactic to take the initiative and offensive away from Hooker’s new southern thrust – he decided to divide his forces. Jackson and his entire corps went on an aggressive flanking maneuver to the right of the Union lines: this flanking movement would be one of the most successful
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Culture of West Africa Geography and climate West Africa includes the western part of the Maghreb (Western Sahara‚ Morocco‚ Algeria and Tunisia)‚ occupies an area of more than 6.14 million km2‚ or about one-fifth of Africa. The vast majority of these lands consist of the plains lying less than 300 meters above sea level‚ although some elevation exists in many countries along the southern coast region. The northern part of the West African semi-arid terrain is made up of known as the Sahel
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Virginia Woolf Have you ever wondered how an author’s personal life can influence their writing? Virginia Woolf‚ an English writer‚ is one of those authors because her personal life did influence her writing. Although Virginia is known to be a depressed author she did have positive things in her lifetime along with bad. Virginia Woolf had challenges in her early life‚ middle life‚ later life‚ had literary critics‚ and things that influenced her writing. Virginia Woolf was born on January 25‚ 1882
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Patrick Henry Speech Rhetorical Analysis In his speech to the Virginia Convention on March 23‚ 1775‚ lawyer Patrick Henry addressed delegates of the St. John’s Church in Richmond‚ Virginia‚ on the issue of the inevitable war with Britain. Henry’s purpose was to encourage the delegation to take up arms in the form of a militia and actively resist the oppression of Britain. By using a series of rhetorical questions and appealing to the delegation’s religious tendencies as well as their strong senses
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Key West Florida My idea of the perfect vacation spot would have to be Key West Florida. In Key West a vacationer will not only discover soft sandy beaches‚ sizzling temperatures‚ and a booming night life‚ they will uncover a absolute feast for the senses. When it comes to discovering sheer heaven on earth‚ few vacation destinations measure up to Key West. The time of year that I usually travel to Key West is March‚ when the chill of a Western New York winter has reached its peak‚ and
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“Thus you may see what difficulties still crosses any good “endeavor” (Smith 74). In the two stories of The Plymouth Plantation and The General History of Virginia it tells a story of English men who go from their home to the new land for a difference in they way they want to live. Such as religious reasons and for better working opportunities. In the two stories the people encounter Native Americans. In both stories the Native Americans help out the English men. The two stories have similarities
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Bibliography: Burns‚ Shirley Stewart. Bringing Down the Mountains: The Impact of Mountaintop Removal Surface Coal Mining on Southern West Virginia Communities‚ 1970-2004. Morgantown: West Virginia University Press‚ 2007. Print. Daugneaux‚ Christine B. Appalachia: A Separate Place‚ A Unique People. Parsons: McLain Printing Company‚ 1981. Print. "Groups Petition U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Water Quality
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Matewan is a story which focuses around the violent labor disputes which occurred in the West Virginia coal fields in 1920. During these days‚ there was no benefits and job security for workers as the Stone Mountain Coal Company displays. Due to the efforts by the workers of the coal fields to form a union‚ the Stone Mountain Coal Company publicized to their workers that those who were in unions were to be replaced and pay cuts would be rationed out. Outrage ensued between the workers and the new
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Appalachian Mountains for more than 1‚000 miles.” It includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Kentucky‚ Maryland‚ Mississippi‚
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YONGQI CAI FORENSIC MS.BUCK 2013/04/17 Virginia tech massacre Virginia tech massacre is a tragedy‚ and the whole world was shocked by this. 34 people were killed‚ and 17 other were wounded‚ which included students and teachers. Many families were destroyed in a day‚ many people lost their friend and family forever. And those people who get killed‚ they may have a bright future‚ but they don’t have a chance to have it anymore. This event is unbelievable‚ but which is more unbelievable and
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