John Buford's Speech In The Killer Angels

For anyone who doesn’t know me, I’m Algernon, actually never mind that, as I do believe that everyone here today knows me, as Bunbury kept to himself a lot and didn’t really have anyone else. So this honor is bestowed unto me to say a few words in memory and to enlighten all of you on what kind of man my dear friend Bunbury was. (lady Bracknell:) “Hurry up Algernon I have luncheon at 3 and it would be a most terrible thing to miss it” (Algernon:) Yes, rather.

Jack Logan, the main character of the novel Losers Take All by David Klass, is a senior Fremont High School. Fremont High School is a “sports powerhouse known through New Jersey as ‘Muscles High’” (Klass 3). When their old principal suddenly dies while running in a race, Mr. Muhldinger, the football coach, becomes principal and sets a controversial school rule requiring all seniors to play a sport. The new principal makes a futile attempt to recruit Jack to join the football team, knowing that Jack’s father and brothers were part of a football dynasty at Fremont High. Jack joins a makeshift soccer team consisting of students void of substantial sports experience and talent. The team is focused on having fun versus winning. Surprisingly, they actually pride themselves in losing. As a result of their desire to lose and their strange on-field behaviors, the team was dubbed “Losers” and attracted national attention for being different. However once Jack actually starts to play soccer, he and other people quickly realize his dynamic natural athletic ability. Over the course of the story, Jack evolves as a person through his changing relationship with his father, his new interest in contributing to his school, and his acceptance of himself.

Americans had been engaged in a Civil War which had been begun in April of 1861 with shots fired on a fort in South Carolina. In the summer of 1863 in a small town called Gettysburg, there would be a fierce battle fought between the Union Army of the Potomac led by General George G. Meade and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia led by General Robert E. Lee. The events of the battle would overcome the losses suffered by the Union and put the Confederacy on the run. “Over 165,000 men would converge, and before the fighting ended, the ground would run red with blood. The battle was fierce, and the casualties proved it. But the casualties that resulted would not be in vain, at least for the Union; the formidable power

Chris McCandless was a man who had everything to have a successful life. However, Chris McCandless decided to leave it all behind. Chris thought that he was going to go leave all society behind to go live in the wild. Chris thought that it was going to be very hard. Krakauer He was arrogant and ignorance toward the nature and society. In Into the Wild Chris leaves his life behind to live a life alone in the wild. In Into the Wild Krakauer’s message from Chris’s journey is for people to never get too ignorant or too confident because anything can go wrong at anytime.

Matthew MacCaull first came to my attention earlier this year when he was in the Jason Bourque film (who is an absolutely phenomenal director) Heart Felt. Following that, I watched him in When Calls the Heart, Tomorrowland (I had to buy the DVD after interviewing him), and I remember when it came across my twitter feed that he was cast in season two of Legends of Tomorrow. Now, I admit I'd never seen the show, but I decided it was high time to ask Matt for a second interview. Quite happily, he agreed to answer a few questions about what he has done since we last chatted. As a side note, I just adore second interviews, and when it's someone as gracious and well-spoken as Matt, it's a veritable treat!

A highly influencing person that visited to our school was Bobby Jones. He came to share his story with us on October 23. Bobby Jones grew up in Yankton, South Dakota, with his parents, his brother, and his sister. Bobby came to persuade our students about staying on track and not to go down the wrong paths in life. A powerful message was delivered that day. He had a very specific goal, which was to tell us his story and give us more of an insight to stay focused on life. Bobby Jones had great information for everyone and I will always remember this presentation. He had a unique way of getting the audience’s attention. Frequently, he would do clapping exercises with the audience, which was very fitting due to the audience members who attended. There were middle school students at this speech as well as high school students. In that aspect, I feel as if he did a great job adapting to his audience.

This is the main attack for which the 20th Maine regiment has been preparing for. During this clash, there are multiple waves that the regiment has to defend against. The director is trying to convey a point to the audience concerning the sheer numbers of the Confederate army by visually creating multiple wave attacks. The 20th Maine regiment is also a massive army especially with the extra help given delivered by, “… 120 three-year enlistees from the 2nd Maine Infantry were marched under guard into the regimental area of the 20th Maine. The 2nd Maine men were in a state of mutiny and refused to fight…” (Brann). For the production sake of the film, only six men could represent the historically accurate number of 120 men. In the film, Chamberlain talked to these men, saying, “Any of you fellas care to join us, any man who joins us now there will be no court-marshal” (Gettysburg). The director is trying to make it seem like this bit of help is substantially aiding the 20th regiment without having to cast the massive numbers of people. In the article, “The Battle of Gettysburg”, it tells more about the numbers, explaining how, “On the second day of battle, the Union defended a fishhook-shaped range of hills and ridges south of Gettysburg with around 90,000 soldiers. Confederates essentially wrapped around the Union position with 70,000 soldiers” (The Battle of Gettysburg). The massive amount of numbers obviously could not be

During one such moment, Chamberlain is reminded of a Shakespearean speech: “What a piece of work man is…in action how like an angel!” (page 126). Upon hearing this, Chamberlain’s father commented, “Well, boy, if he’s an angel, he’s sure a murderin’ angel.” (page 126). From this interaction, Chamberlain came up with “Man: the Killer Angels”, a thought he often revisited over the course of the Battle of Gettysburg, and from which the book acquires its title. Chamberlain acted with the intention of getting something positive out of the war. He never treated the Confederates as though they were less than him: “ Chamberlain put out a hand. ‘Sir’ he said. The Alabama man nodded slightly. His voice was so low Chamberlain could hardly hear it. ‘Do you have some water?’ ‘Certainly.’ Chamberlain offered his own canteen.” (page 243). It is even known that he had his troops salute the surrendering South at Appomattox.

Gettysburg was a major victory and turning point in the Civil War for the Union because of the casualties suffered by the Confederacy, the loss of leadership for the Confederacy, and the restored hope for the Union. Gettysburg was a major victory for the Union because of the massive amount of casualties suffered by the Confederacy. “ Total Casualties At Gettysburg: Union; 23,040 , Confederacy; 20,000-25,000. Total Size of Army: Union; 918,000 , Confederacy; 278,000.” (Doc. B) Both sides suffered great losses during the battle, but the Confederacy took a harder blow.

Many attribute the Union’s defense of Little Round Top during The Battle of Gettysburg to Chamberlain, a colonel in the 20th Maine Infantry and defended Little Round Top. It may be true that Chamberlain played an important role in defending Little Round Top, nevertheless all the credit should not go to him. Gouverneur K. Warren should be considered a bona fide key player to the success at Little Round Top, because of his ability to realize the Union’s weak point and form a strong defense in time to fight off the Confederates. If it were not for Warren the Confederates, from the words of Robert McNamara “could have overrun the left flank of the entire Union Army, and possibly won the battle and conceivably the entire Civil War” (1).

One of the many patriots, Joshua Chamberlain enlisted in the Union Army to defend his country. It is ironic because “he had never enjoyed shooting anything...” (Pg. 36) and yet he is willing to kill in pride for his country. A teacher Bowdoin, he receives high recommendations to the army, and Governor Washburn offers

oshua L. Chamberlain was a greatly decorated and respected Union officer. During the battle of Gettysburg, Chamberlain had acquired the rank of Brigadier General and had led the 20th Maine Regiment to counterattack the Confederates. Joshua not only had the daring ability to attack the Confederates but he had also had the ability to persuade men that he’d been given to continue fighting. Throughout the battle of Gettysburg Chamberlain had displayed some, if not all, of the seven army values.

The Battle of Gettysburg was amongst one the most important turning points during the Civil War. It was a three-day bloody battle between the Union and Confederate forces which would ultimately lead up to the victory of the Union. In The Killer Angels, Michael Shaara shows a depiction of the battle through the eyes of the officers and tries to give the reader a first-hand look into the daily struggles that they had to deal with when it came to distinguishing between what’s best for their men and chances of success in the battle. In the book, we are introduced with two important officers: Colonel Chamberlain of the Union force, and General Lee of the Confederate force. Throughout the book, we witness different leadership strategies and philosophies between both officers which ultimately serve as their road to success or failure in the battle. Focusing on General Lee’s philosophy on leadership, “To be a good soldier, you must love the army. But to be a good officer you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.”, it reinforces the idea that in order to fully succeed at battle, you must set aside and sacrifice your sense of sympathy towards your soldiers as a way to avoid making emotional decisions.

When someone thinks of war, it is usually the uniform, the pride, that comes to mind. The aftermath of war, to those who do not know much about it, will come as a surprise. In the movie, All Quiet on the Western Front, the character, Paul Baumer, enters the war as an innocent person; with no idea on the effects, it may have on him. In the beginning of the movie Paul is shown as an innocent eighteen-year-old teenage boy who likes to draw and read. It is when he enters military training that his innocence starts to wither away. During military training, Paul no longer does what he likes to do, and only spends his time training on how to become a good German soldier. During training, Paul is tortured by his training officer, Corporal Himmelstoss.

An interesting turn of events would soon favor the Federal Army as General J.E.B. Stuart and his cavalry were north and east of Gettysburg causing a lot of fear in the North but consequently were not performing adequate reconnaissance, the result was that General Lee did not know where General Meade and the Army of the Potomac were or what their strength was (Freeman, 147). When Confederate General Henry Heth moved into