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After reading both “Paul Revere’s Ride”, textbook evidence, and watching two videos about Paul Revere, I have concluded that he is not the man many think he is. Contrary to the famous poem, Paul Revere did not ride alone on his journey, and he did not reach Concord. However, his friend did stand on a church tower and signal him with lamps.

Paul Revere was famous for the warning of british troops on April 18, 1775. Sadly, this is just a poem. “Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a poem incorrectly depicting the events of the fateful night.We’ll look at the Belknap Letter, a letter written by Paul Revere himself depicting what happened that night. We’ll look at the similarities and differences to see how different these two tellings of the night are and how Paul Revere was not a unique hero of the battle of Lexington.

In “ paul revere’s ride ” poem and in the letter from paul revere there are similarities and differences. I will give you three differences and similarities. The three similarities are they both say paul revere’s midnight ride was on april 18th 1775 , they both tell about one by land or two by sea depending on where the british come from, and they both talked about how the british would attack. My differences are the letter gives more information than the poem , in the poem it told some details of the battle , and in the letter paul revere barely talked about his midnight ride. Now i will explain my similarities than differences.

There are similarities and differences between the “Midnight Ride of Paul Revere” and the historical account of Paul Revere’s ride. In both texts Paul Revere went across the river to Lexington. However, they got across the river in different ways. Longfellow used history in his poem to make his poem more interesting, but he altered how he got across the river.

There were several flaws, and it wasn't entirely true. After all, nobody except witnesses and those who took part in action really knew the true story. And engraving were like these pictures pretty much so they needed to hear from someone on horseback to know about what's happening around them. And Paul Revere back then was famous for that so he would be trusted by the people to hear the true news, but then back to perspective he was a colonist. And not to mention also a leader jun the Sons of Liberty! And that also reveals what type of person he was, so he would use it to is advantage. And so after he heard of the incident he went straight to work and created an engraving proving his point. And his point was that no matter what the british soldiers felt and what they did they were just completely scandalous and should be looked like that by all colonist. So revere had set to work making the massacre dramatic and showing the soldiers as monsters. And when he finished with it he made it his mission to warn all the colonist of this, and when he did it became the ¨Bloody

Paul Laurence Dunbar is another great poet of the Harlem Renaissance Era, Writing about equality and the lack there of for the African American brothers and sisters. His father served in the 55 regiment Army in Massachusetts when the war broke out between the North and the South inspiring young Paul to write several poems celebrating the role of African American soldiers in winning the Civil War and ending slavery. Paul’s mother fought hard and sacrificed much for him to be able to obtain a good education, he was the only African American in his class at Central High School where he excelled and had many friends. He became the editor of his school paper, was elected president of the literacy club, and was given the honor of composed and presented

Sometimes, things that seem opposites at first glance turn out to be more similar after a second look. This is the case for the poems London, 1802 by William Wordsworth, and Douglass by Paul Laurence Dunbar. The major differences in these poems combine with the similarities to show the timeless need for revolutionary authors.

In 1860, less than one hundred years after the event in which it is based on, the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere was immortalized in a children’s poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem became an instant classic and is mostly remembered by the opening line, “Listen my children and you shall hear, of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.” Written at a time when the United States was on the brink of a Civil War, it made some accurate accounts of what happened that night however, it was a children’s poem therefore a lot of the events were distorted and dramatized. The most important being, Paul Revere was not alone on his “Midnight Ride” as the poem says. William Dawes Jr. and Dr. Samuel Prescott also rode with him that night. Whatever

Frederick Douglass was an American slave.  Henry David Thoreau was a writer from the 17th  century.  The narrative read about Frederick Douglass was about his life as a slave, and how it changed as time went on, including his eventual release from enslavement.  The article about Henry Thoreau was in regards to the theory of Civil Disobedience, and his role in the creation of that theory.

The 1830s marked a drastic change in character in activists, when instances went from being small and ineffective, to great, nation-changing campaigns. The abolitionists’ movements after the 1830s irrefutably had huge impacts in the United States in various aspects, aspects such as politics, society/equality, and even in culture. The abolitionists were more fervent in their expression of disproval with slavery, and many abolitionist icons expressed themselves through literature. William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglass along with their publications in the newspaper, the Liberator, sparked a flame against slavery in the hearts of many Americans that may have had either a neutral position or even a proslavery opinion thus turning the tides towards abolition. Another person who, through literacy, aided in the strengthening of the abolitionist party was Harriet Beacher Stowe with her publication of the illustrious novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” This book not only changed the views of countless people but also influenced the literary aspect of the nation, for to

Authors often exaggerate or revise small details of their own books in order to produce an emotion in the reader instead of a factual representation. However, this does not make authors to be liers, only fabricators. In times or social unjust it is necessary for the oppressed to voice their opinions for the purpose of gaining equality. As it may seem immoral to twist truths, if done correctly it will strengthen the author's message, without compromising the authenticity of the plot. One can see this in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, along with his, My Bondage and My Freedom. Both novels are accounts of Douglass’ troublesome journey from a slave to a freeman. These heroic accounts served as prominent and respected

The narrative is built on stories of five men, who tried to improve the life of South in accordance with Reconstruction laws. Among them were Albert Morgan - an entrepreneur and Yankee plantator, who was looking for better life in the South; Lewis Merrill - a cavalry officer who was fighting against Ku Klux Klan; Adelbert Ames - the officer of the Union who soon became state governor; James Longstreet - the companion of General Robert E. Lee, who was supporting reconciliation between the North and the South; and finally a former slave who became the community leader Prince Rivers. The resistance which met each of these men was so severe and used such means as coercion, political scheming and sheer violence, so that it has destroyed their lives. Morgan was driven out of his business, Merrill and Ames failed to implement the order in their states, Longstreet 's reputation was destroyed by his opponents, while Rivers ended his life almost as a slave, driving a coach. Though the author explains his approach to the writing style by saying that his book is "a work of popular history" (p. 10), it still seems to me that it would be easier to read the book if it hadn't been so focused on the historical actors, but had provided just pure evidences of attacks on black freedmen and their white supporters by Southern

First of, “Paul Revere’s ride in 1860,during the turbulent times when the United States was on the brink of civil war.” Some of the people didn’t know how he was or anything like that he might have been a normal person. “How accurate was longfellow poem?” The author was Franklin Johnson, “Paul Revere and the American Revolution” by: Ethel Ames, and “Paul Revere’s Ride” written By: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. What I have learned in the “Paul Revere and the American Revolution” was that on April 18, 1775, that Revere was sent to Lexington so he can warn the American leaders, Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British troops were on their way to arrest them and then seize weapons being stored in Concord. How it was accurate is by that

In 1831 William Lloyd Garrison found a newspaper “The Liberator” a very powerful voice for the antislavery movement and in this way he was making powerful enemy for himself. In 1833 Harriet Beecher Stowe had a trip to South by her first trip to South she had a big change on her life by what she saw and it impact on her way of writing. In 1837 John Brown after failing in his business and murder of an antislavery activist he devotes his life to the cause. In 1838 Frederick Douglass run away from slavery and he joined William Lloyd Garrison for an antislavery movement. Douglass became a very powerful public speaker in North with presenting his own personal life story as a slave. Because of his old owner he went to U.K and he experienced a free life. In 1847 he came back to U.S.A and he own an antislavery paper. In that year John Brown met Douglass in Massachusetts and he shared his radical to him to raise army to free the slaves. In 1852 Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom’s Cabin. This book changed the heart and mind of Americans through slavery. In 1859 John Brown had a secret meeting with Frederick

“Henry was a dreamy boy who loved to read. He heard sailors speaking Spanish, French and German in the Portland streets and liked stories set in foreign places”(“Poet-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow”). Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was a very popular Romanticist poet during the 18th century. This love of reading and interest in foreign languages lead him into the Romanticism movement. In his lifetime he wrote various different poems that are still studied and enjoyed today. Longfellow’s traveling and studies of different languages helped form him into the light Romanticist writer that he is known for today, as demonstrated in “Footsteps of Angels” and “Aftermath”.