Notes Essays - New York, Vermont, United States,

Notes: Liberty or Death On March 23 rd 1775, Patrick Henry gave one of the most famous speeches in our country's history. He argued that the British troop were in Boston to take away the colonist' rights. The fall of Fort Ticonderoga It was the main supply post for the B ritish. The Green mountain boys served in the militia under Ethan Allen. On May 10 th , 1775, the Green Mountain boys crept past the forts light defenses. Allen woke the commander and demanded his surrender. Without any bloodshed, the Americans had captured British cannons and cut off British supplies from Canada. The battle of bunker hill In June some 1,2000 militia around Boston were sent across the bay to Charleston Whoever controlled the hills around Charleston would be able to fire cannons on Boston. By dawn a British ship in the harbor began to fire cannons at the worn out men... The colonist fought off two charges. But they ran out of ammunition, and a 3 rd charge forced them to retreat to nearby Bunker Hill. The British commander colonel Pitcairn leaped upon a wall of the fort to declare victory. Peter Salem, a former slave killed him with a single shot. Why it matters In the first battles between colonists and British troops, the colonial militias learned the skills they would need in the American Revolution. In the first continental congress the colonist gained experience in forming a government. By 1775 the final break had not come. Some colonist still hoped the British would repeal the intolerable act and restore peace. Colonial unity and a ready militia showed the beginnings of a new country.

AP Lang - Argument Essay

AP Lang - Argument EssayWhat a great job AP Lang does in this essay and I have to admit I like his argument much better than the first one. In fact, I think he is such a good writer that if you take the same essay and change his argument or even his tone, it would be even better. That is, if you take all of his examples, modify them, and make them your own.In any case, I have found that when you are writing essays, particularly essays about history, you really need to take the reader on a journey of some sort to really get their attention. It is quite the contrary to the way you usually do things in the classroom where you get a bunch of people in a room and divide them up based on their ability. In the essay, you allow the reader to get to know the character or place they are in and hopefully learn something from them.This leads me to the second part of my brief review of this essay: the prologue. The prologue is what gets the reader interested enough to want to continue reading. If you can keep that interest, you will most likely get them to the conclusion of the essay because that is where you then hook them with the argument.What really stands out to me, is that this is a really good book to read if you want to improve your essays by engaging the reader. It provides you with examples, references, and advice about how to do that.To go back to my intro, I found this book very much relevant because of my experience with some of the hip-hop albums I had as a teenager. I also became aware of some other people's books that helped me come to understand some aspects of the process of writing an essay. I recommend this book for anybody who wants to know more about the process.A very interesting fact that really caught my attention was that Dr. Lang has written over fifty books. I can not help but agree with him that when you consider the results, you get a bit disenchanted.Overall, I think this is a good book to go through. I would say it should be one of the better writing courses you will get. If you have the time, I highly recommend that you read this and share your experience with others.