...had two missions- to prevent the passage of ships and to resist attacks.” The past of Pulaski was rough, preparing took months, and the first and second days were brutal. So what happened when the federals attack? Will fort Pulaski rise to the challenge or be brought down? (Schiller, 1997) Pulaski’s Past Savannah is greeted with celebration on December 20, 1860 when South Carolina seceded from the north. However, six nights later slipped into Fort Sumter. Georgians outraged and planned to seize Fort Pulaski. They did this to protect the fort so federals couldn’t take it over and control the port. In January men marched into the fort and doing so...
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...A bullet would go through a piece of cloth and do great damage to whatever lies behind it. Black Elk’s vision was mighty and vivid but it would not hold off a bullet. I believe in the emotions he experienced as he witnessed all the helpless lives just dead on the ground. That is a traumatic experience and if it was me I would’ve wished death for myself too. This is important to history because it reflects the Indians past. They were pushed off their homelands and put on reservations that were not appealing to their needs. This was also comes back around to be about their ethics and beliefs. They were being gathered and arrested due to a religious ceremony known as the “Ghost Dance.” This event also is the last armed conflict between the United States and Native...
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...Black Hawk wrote a speech to surrender himself to the whites after a tragical time that has past when the indians fought against the whites. In the speech, "Black Hawk's Surrender Speech, 1832" Black Hawk gives his farewell and goals. He persuaded the change he wanted to do through many rhetorical devices, using allusion, comparison and many more. Furthermore, Black Hawk says, "The bullets flew like birds in the air, and whizzed by our ears like the wind through the trees in the winter", giving us an imagination of how it felt to fight in a battle against the whites. Black Hawk tried to persuade the tragic stories in which the indians had to endure to fight in what they believed was right. In throughout the speech, you've come to realize...
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...“We will fight the White men.We will fight until the last of us falls on the battlefields.”, This is a quote from Yaa Asantewaa the Ashanti queen mother, as her and her tribe resisted European conquest. European actions had several reasons to imperialize Africans.Two reasons were the resources and cheap labor africa offered.The hunger for power drove the European powers into a frenzy to control the continent based on the belief that they were superior, thereby destroying both the African land and its people, which was thought as White Man’s Burden.White Man’s burden was the a self-right of the white peoples to manage the affairs of the less developed non-white people. Most Africans choose to consolidation or surrender to the european power.Yet, a peaceful relationship with european powers was not as option for most african nations. European powers had a true lust for resources in africa. Their first attempts at african resources were formal business. In 1886, the british Royal Niger Company presented a contract to african chiefs near the Niger river delta and surrounding...
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...the New Capitalism What is a structured society? Do we live in a structured society, some would say yes and others no? I would say no even though the economy has had a boost in the past we have also seen it crash. Examples that come to mind would be the great depression or even more currently the 2008 recession. Our government is just not stable its debt is much higher than what can be paid off. The current situation is more like robbing Peter to pay Paul but Paul is not getting paid. We are digging a hole that we can’t come out of, prices are rising and salaries are staying the same. Times are changing but nothing is changing with it people are living paycheck to paycheck. With the rise in healthcare and even basic needs it’s...
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...An excellent example of this is when the Japanese police surrender to the Korean townspeople peacefully. This occurs soon after the townspeople march through the city and plan different ways to make the Japanese police come out of the station. The police exit the station without a fight and the protagonist remarks on their surrender: “The chief of police removes his gleaming saber and hands it over to my father” (194). This passage is symbolic of how the Japanese recognize their mistakes because of the actions that the policemen take. The chief of police could have said that the force surrendered, or he may have even decided not to surrender and instead to keep fighting for what little dignity the Japanese police had. However, the Japanese chief of police chooses to hand over his saber, displaying how he gave his power and all of the violence caused by his hands to the Korean people themselves. He remains silent and does not make excuses for what he or his people had done, but instead decides to hand over his most useful weapon to the Koreans. This choice shows that he gave the people the...
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...if Japan should have surrendered right after the bombings, or if discussing it and surrendering a few weeks later as they did was the best plan. As there is much discussion about this aspect of the bombings, there is also much discussion about if the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary for Japan to surrender. There is evidence to prove that the Japanese government believed that the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was necessary for Japan’s quick surrender, however, Japanese citizens and the United States believed it was unnecessary. Once the war had finally come to an...
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...Introduction Islam is a monotheistic religious custom that grew in the Middle East in the seventh century C.E. Islam, which truly signifies "surrender" or "accommodation," was established on the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad as a statement of surrender to the will of Allah, the maker and sustainer of the world. The ascent of Islam is characteristically connected with the Prophet Muhammad, accepted by Muslims to be “the last” end in a long line of prophets that incorporates Moses and Jesus. Since Muhammad was the picked beneficiary and delivery person of the expression of God through the heavenly disclosures, Muslims from all kinds of different backgrounds endeavor to take after his sample. After the heavenly Qur'an, the adages of the Prophet (hadith) and portrayals of his lifestyle (Sunna) are the most imperative Muslim writings (MET museum, 2015). Sufi Sufism is a Muslim development whose supporters try to discover awesome truth and love through direct experiences with God. Sufism has been an unmistakable development inside Islam all through the vast majority of its history. It developed out of an early plain development inside Islam, which, similar to its Christian devout partner, tried to check the experience that accompanied the fast extension of the Muslim group. Sufism emerged from inside Islam in the eighth ninth hundreds of years C.E. as a self-denying development. The development may have been given (or tackled) the name Sufism in light of the course fleece pieces...
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...China and their opinions on the policies and methods to improve China were very different from the other. These differences prevented both parties from coexisting peacefully. Whenever peace was negotiated, one party would attempt to alter it or simply disregard the terms, so peace was impossible to achieve. The Guomindang, for example, was supported by business men and landlords and aimed for a capitalist, private enterprising system in China. The communists however, aimed for a revolutionary overthrow of the regime and to confiscate all the land from the landowners and businessmen and to create an equal, classless society where all the land and business was shared by all the people. The Communists and Nationalists shared a very turbulent past. There had been existing tensions between both parties for many years now, and the tensions were only increasing. Years upon years of conflict and rivalry between the Nationalists and Communists had left a legacy of mistrust and suspicion between them. After the betrayal of the nationalists in 1927 and their spread of white terror, in which thousands of communists were killed, both parties severely hated one another. This hate only grew as the communists were constantly chased and persecuted throughout China. Whenever peace was negotiated, one party would attempt to alter it or simply disregard the terms, so peace was impossible to achieve. For...
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...of war material and necessities. In addition, “the disastrous impact of long-range bombing on Germany, and with the loss of the Marianas, [Japan] could foresee a similar attack on Japan’s industries and cities” . This further showed that Japan was likely unable to battle in the war for much longer and would have likely surrendered without having to drop the atomic bomb in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In addition, there could have been other options to stop Japan, for example, if the U.S directly attacked Japan by air and formed a blockade, Japan could have been forced to surrender without an invasion. Although the blockade would have prolonged the war, it would also as a result have limited casualties, which would have been better than an invasion or the dropping of two bombs. Walker in his essay explained that as long as the United States softened the conditions in unconditional surrender; they would surrender and the war would...
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...Are Not Your Mind 9 The Greatest Obstacle to Enlightenment 9 Freeing Yourself from Your Mind 14 Enlightenment: Rising above Thought 18 Emotion: The Body's Reaction to Your Mind CHAPTER TWO: Consciousness: The Way Out of Pain 27 Create No More Pain in the Present 27 Past Pain: Dissolving the Pain-Body 29 Ego Identification with the Pain-Body 34 The Origin of Fear 35 The Ego's Search for Wholeness 37 CHAPTER THREE: Moving Deeply into the Now 39 Don't Seek Your Self in the Mind 39 End the Delusion of Time 40 Nothing Exists Outside the Now 41 The Key to the Spiritual Dimension 42 Accessing the Power of the Now 44 Letting Go of Psychological Time 46 The Insanity of Psychological Time 48 Negativity and Suffering Have Their Roots in Time 49 Finding the Life Underneath Your Life Situation 51 All Problems Are Illusions of the Mind 53 A Quantum Leap in the Evolution of Consciousness 55 The Joy of Being 56 CHAPTER FOUR: Mind Strategies for Avoiding the Now 59 Loss of Now: The Core Delusion 59 Ordinary Unconsciousness and Deep Unconsciousness 60 What Are They Seeking? 62 Dissolving Ordinary Unconsciousness 63 Freedom from Unhappiness 64 Wherever You Are, Be There Totally 68 The Inner Purpose of Your Life's Journey 73 The Past Cannot Survive in Your Presence 74 CHAPTER FIVE: The State of Presence 77 It's Not What You Think It Is 77 The Esoteric Meaning of "Waiting" 78 Beauty Arises in the Stillness of Your Presence 79 Realizing Pure Consciousness 81 Christ: The Reality of Your Divine Presence...
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.............................................................. 13 The Greatest Obstacle to Enlightenment......................................................................... 13 Freeing yourself from your mind .................................................................................... 16 Enlightenment: Rising above Thought............................................................................ 19 Emotion: The Body's Reaction to Your Mind................................................................. 21 2. CONSCIOUSNESS: THE WAY OUT OF PAIN ........................................................... 26 Create No More Pain In The Present............................................................................... 26 Past Pain: Dissolving The Pain-Body ............................................................................. 27 Ego Identification With The Pain-Body.......................................................................... 31 The Origin Of Fear .......................................................................................................... 31 The...
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...Ulysses S Grant: An American Hero Shreya Joshi Social Studies Mr. Nieskens May 27, 2014 In the 1800’s, the United States was a growing and thriving nation. In the South, many plantations were producing mass amounts of cotton. To keep up with the cotton demand, plantation owners bought more slaves to grow and harvest the cotton. The cotton and slave industry’s blossomed because of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin (Cayton et al 274). By 1850, the country had conflicting views because slavery became a growing issue. In fact, the main reason for the Union separating was over slavery being illegal or not. The Union broke up under Lincoln’s presidency when South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860 (371). The upper South seceded as well and founded a new country called The Confederate States of America, or the Confederacy. The war begins after they secede. Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, he led the Union to victory in the Civil War and wrote a heroic legacy. Grant fought in the Mexican and Civil wars. At the age of 15, he applied to West Point Military Academy and was barely accepted (Rickarby 6). Due to his background with working with horses, he was an excellent cavalryman. While in the army, he was promoted quickly. For a short period of time, Grant quit the army, yet regretted quickly. He failed at everything he tried before rejoining the army, proving he was meant for the army (Simon 6). He had written an incredible military history, which led him to have a successful...
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...towards the entrance to my quarters. "Yes sir," John added I soon awoke to the sound of running footsteps on the deck. I quickly put on my boots and headed up deck. As I walked onto the deck, the crisp, cold night air quickly awoke me fully. The sweet sound of the waves crashing into the hull was blocked out by the sound of cannons in the distance. I knew the sound well, for I had shot many cannons myself. I am after all, The Dreaded Captain Roberts. As I walk past a cannon of my own, a metallic smell fills me. I could feel the rocking of the ship with each step I took....
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...inflicted during the past three years of conflict in the Pacific, proving their resolve to fight. In Late July of 1945 the Japanese government rejected the demands of the United States and the Allied forces for their surrender. This was known as the Potsdam Declaration and it threatened the Japanese with “prompt and utter destruction” if they refused unconditional surrender. Military commander such as Douglas MacArthur wanted to continue a path of conventional warfare in bombing Japan and follow up with a massive invasion similar to how European operations had been conducted. This was to be called “Operation Downfall” and the number of U.S. casualties cited to President Truman for this operation were upwards of 1 million. Secretary of War Henry Stimson along with many of the scientist of the Manhattan Project opposed the use of the Atomic bomb citing moral, ethical and sprititual principals. While others such as Secretary of State James Byrnes argued that the power of the weapon would not only save American lives and end the war but would also place the United States in a dominant position globally after the war. On August 6, 1945 a bomber called Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This resulted in over 70,000 Japanese citizens instantly being vaporized and in the years that followed an additional 100,000 died from their injuries and radiation poisoning. This bombing did not produce the immediate desired result of surrender by the Japanese. On...
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