Ghost Hawk Synopsis

You are another kind, John. Clasp his hand, make you peace.” Says Rebecca, “I have a crop to sow and lumber to drag home. He goes angrily to the door and turns to Corey with a smile. What say you, Giles, let’s find the party. He says there’s a party.” Says John. (1102- 1103)

In chapters 1-4, we are introduced to the main character of the novel, a young boy that goes by the name of Little Tree. Little Tree is five years old, and it has been one year since his father and mother have died. With no where else to go, he has no choice but to move in with his Cherokee grandparents who he calls Granpa and Granma. As he is settling into his new home his grandparents are slowly teaching him their Cherokee way of life. Little Tree once said, “And I knew right then that me and Granpa had us an understanding that most folks didn't know,” (Pg. 8). To me this is Little Tree developing a new sense of understanding, and the fact that he now realizes that the Cherokee way of life is almost a sacred understanding between

"The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living differ from the dead."(Aristotle) The importance of education is effectively illustrated in the book Crow Lake by Mary Lawson and also in Alden Nowlan's poem Warren Pryor. Both Kate's family and Warren's family highly value the importance of education and both families expect their children to receive higher education. Both Kate and Warren used education as a tool to escape poverty. However, they differ in their feelings toward education and the life chosen by their parents.

1. The actions that John takes after his toes are chopped off are admirable. He starts writing an A while all the slaves in the plantation are around him while saying he has learned his lesson. Then he writes a B saying “This is B. What I named my wife“. One of the slaves then calls over Clel, their owner, and he continues with the next letter in the alphabet. While writing the letter C he says “This is the letter C like a mouth open just like if you had something important to say”.

Dinner that night was silent, Mrs. Ruffin had heard what happened and wouldn’t dare bring it up. Julian didn’t eat at the dinner table in fear of what his father would say to him because he had let the slave rest. So after Edmund finished his dinner he went to his bedroom. Though he felt someone was already in there, watching him, but he didn’t think too much of it and went to his bed. He then heard a loud knock, as he looked to his left he saw a faded figure standing in front of his bed. As he looked closer he saw it was John C. Calhoun. Edmund was terrified, not of John but because John had died 10 earlier. Unable to speak or move, Edmund lay there petrified. John then spoke, “ Hello Edmund, its been awhile and things have changed and I think

These woods provided strength and beauty in unison. Since the pipe tomahawk must be able to be smoked, hence its name, the maker would make a hole from end to end longways through the haft (Peterson 38). The hole in the haft connected to the bowl on the head through the joint between them. Pipe tomahawks contained many beautiful complex and varied traits. As Harold Peterson said, “Thus the pipe tomahawk served its various functions and passed through its many mutations” (Peterson 39). Pipe tomahawk uses, such as that of the DeQuindre tomahawk, can be rather complex, they played roles in battles, treaties, and

Not being able to sleep that night he got up and looked out the window hoping that Humperdinck had not sent his men. Early in the morning when the birds sung a beautiful song and the flowers bloomed with bright colors Jack and Peter walked back home pulling a deer on an old cart. Although this wasn’t the only thing going on in the morning, Humperdinck had just sent ten guards to locate Westley and Buttercup. The guards had arrived, they busted doors, windows, walls, and anything they could get their hands on. They would even risk their lives to have Westley dead and Buttercup returned safely to their king. Once they made their way into the house they yelled out for Westley to give up. There was no response. They all split up and found Westley sitting at the table with a sword in his left hand and a warm drink in his right. He got up quickly and killed two guards. With eight left he fought until one of the guards’ stabbed left arm. Another guard stabbed his back and he fell to the hard wood floor. He bled and bled. They then left with Buttercup crying in tears as they walked past

Black Hawk and Keokuk, both powerful leaders, made polar decisions when it came to dealing with the invasion of the settlers. Black Hawk originally led his troops to Iowa where the settlers wanted them to go, but eventually returned to Saukenuk, where they to leave in the following years. Keokuk listened to the English and led his people to the new allotted lands where they would stay. Black Hawk’s decision to stay in ancestral lands was the best decision economically, and for the chances of survival for his people.

Around 5’oclock when the sunsets on the backside of the Financial Building in downtown Norman the horizon is overwhelmed with hues of red and gold that blend perfectly into folk artist Rick Sinnett mural, Norman Red Tail Hawk. On the corner of Peters Ave and Main Street, it stands 85 feet tall and 150 feet wide. Sinnett an Oklahoma native born in Mustang, know by the pseudonym Moth Man the mural in September of 2015.

Someone tried to kill there oxen but Mr. Eddie stopped him and none of the oxen were seriously hurt. The Donners and one of Mrs. Wolfinger’s wagons fell a day behind. A messenger warned them of a snow storm coming. Mr. Donner cut his hand while he and everyone else were hurrying to build a camp in efforts to protect themselves from the storm. They sent John Baptiste out with a letter to the other camp near the lake and when he returned they learned that that camp was doing better than them.

There is a tale that was told through the generations past and now. This tale is something that will make you think twice before entering the woods in South Carolina. This tale is called The Searching Chief. It all started during the 15 century. There was a big battle between the Sunset tribe and the Valley tribe. The Chief Bobo of the Sunset tribe was in the midst of the battle when the Chief of the Valley tribe came was his weapon and cut the head of the Chief of the Sunset. The Valley tribe won the battle and the land. There was a big celebration in the Valley tribe since they have won the battle. The through Chief Bobo’s head and burned the body.

In “Ghost Soldiers,” O’Brien struggles with feelings of revenge and remorse. O’Brien demonstrates how the feelings of revenge and remorse can take over a person. In the chapter “Ghost Soldiers,” O’Brien describes the two times he was shot. O’Brien compares how Rat Kiley retreated him when he was first shot and how he felt better after his treatment. Jorgenson treated O’Brien the second time he was shot, but he was not pleased with the treatment. O’Brien felt that he did not received the care he wanted by Jorgenson. As a result of Jorgenson bad care, O’Brien had to deal with painful gangrene and uncomfortable medicine. O’Brien hated Jorgenson due to his negligent treatment; that’s why O’Brien started wanting revenge.” I felt something shift

Summary: It was already past dawn when Johnny woke up. He was still hopeful with Merchant Lyte. He was imagining how Mrs.Lapham would so awkward curtsies, and how Madge and Dorcas would stare at him in his ruby coach. The first thing he would do is take Cilla for a drive and not invite Isannah. At Charlestown Ferry Slip, Johnny washed himself in the sea, he combed his hair with his fingers and cleaned his nails with his teeth. Once he becomes Merchant Lyte’s relative he would be able to buy Cilla a cart and a pony, and Mr. Lapham a bible. And nothing for Mrs. Lapham.

John is now a Major. He is called into the General’s office to hear about classified information regarding plans on military strategies to attack Britain. John is tasked with informing his soldiers in his troop about the new information. Unfortunately for John and the Colonies Mary is staying in the same fort as John.

“My husband has been captured by those two-legged beasts!” She cried, “I’ll never see him again!”