But many times, the Irish's accomplishments are forgotten about and their past is spotted with feelings of hatred. ... The number of Irish that joined the Union Army was about 150,000 men (Glazier, 153). ... He led his troops into battle with an emerald green flag with a large golden harp in its center, celebrating their heritage even in the midst of death. ... On April 9, at the Appmoattox Court House, General Lee surrendered his army to Ulysses S. ... It was composed of about 730 soldiers who were either Irish-born or first-generation Irish-Americans (Glazier 156). ...

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The Civil War has a history of strong tensions between two sides and many disputes about life and politics of Americans residing on new land. ... The first set off the Civil War took place when John Brown, a white abolitionist took upon himself to free the slaves by setting a raid on Harpers Ferry a year prior to Lincoln's election.4 As the Union Army was trying to gain control over Fort Sumter, the first shots of the Civil War was fired. 5 The North held many advantages over the South during the Civil War. ... The South contained a military tradition that which had high encouragement f...

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The German Army launched the attack on December 6, 1944 and drove into and Allied lines about 100 miles throughout the next eleven days. ... The German lieutenant who had given the message asked his escort, Colonel Joseph Harper what exactly "nuts- meant; Harper replied, "It means, go to Hell- (Ambrose2 224-5). ... Hitler thought that when Eisenhower was finally aware of what was happening and had permission from his political superiors to act, it would take him some additional days to move reinforcements into the Ardennes He was wrong about that one, too (Ambrose2 201). ...

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The war brought about the destruction of imperial dynasties, the collapse and disintegration of empires, and virtually destroyed the European balance of power. ... While some Americans complained about these restrictions on America's ability to trade with Germany and Austria-Hungary, most Americans and the American government tolerated the restrictions because Allied purchases alone from the United States were enough to promote prosperity. ... Neutrality, however, did not mean people did not develop deep feelings about the war. ...

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Critical Essay on "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee "To Kill a Mockingbird" is a fictional story set in a small Southern town, Maycomb, in the early 1930. ... The Ewell father, Robert Lee, drinks and doesn't take proper care of his seven children. ... One thing that impressed me about Reverend Skyes was that he never described himself or his congregation with the word "nigger/s". ... Bush - refused an invitation to visit Jasper to speak about the racial murder because he did not want to offend the Christian Coalition and other ultra-right wing groups prior to his run for the P...

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Harper's Bazaar. ... This article is about the classic pearl coming back into fashion. ... There is nothing outrageous about pearls. ... Doc. #4 Aimee Lee Ball. ... In this excerpt, Mary Quant, a designer famous for the miniskirt, talks in an interview about fashion. ...

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• Grade Level: High School