Continental philosophers

I thought I knew what I was going to go through when I signed up to become a CIA operative; this changed when I went on my first field training excersise. I woke up one morning in a small hotel room in Istanbul. Alone, with about five hundred dollars in my pocket and a fake passport. I didn't speak a single word of Turkish. My handler was in the city, but if I contacted him, I would be forced to find a new career. In exactly ten months, I was supposed to return to the same hotel to meet a friend

The year is 1778, the place is Valley Forge in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. George Washington and many other revolutionary soldiers are here. I am one of them. Valley Forge is a Winter Camp that we have built to keep an eye on the British army. When I arrived here in 1777, I was not exactly a perfectly healthy man, and I am far from healthy now. Life here is torture. Everyday I see my friends and fellow soldiers die. I have been here eight whole months with only one more to go. I cannot wait to leave

Allegra Fritz Analytical Paper #2 Based your reading of McCullough’s 1776, put yourself in the mindset of an American Colonist of the Revolutionary Era. How optimistic would you have been that the Patriot forces could have actually won this war? Be sure to support your answer with specific evidence from the book First of all putting myself in the mindset of American Colonist of the Revolutionary Era, when trying to think about how optimistic I would be is a hard question. I think at the beginning

colonies, why were we tolerating the harsh conditions and brawling for a strong cause? After the Battle of Lexington, Bunker Hill, and Saratoga, George Washington and his soldiers decided to build a winter camp in December of 1777. Being called the Continental Army, they settled down in Valley Forge, about 18 to 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. While the British were sitting in their luxurious homes, the soldiers tolerated the 16’ by 14’ huts with problems such as the cold and smoke. However, George

Well known writer, David McCullough, in his novel, “1776” describes how the Americans who fairly base their rankings on skill, unlike the British whose army rankings are unjust and based on wealth, which eventually led to their defeat. If the British generals were given their rank when they actually deserved it, then maybe they would have defeated the Patriots. McCullough’s purpose is to inform the reader of the horrible injustices of the British Army, which led to their downfall. The novel thoroughly

The battle of King’s Mountain is the topic that I have chosen. The battle was between the Patriots and the Loyalists. The Patriot’s militia was called the Green Mountain Boys and the Loyalist’s militia was the Hessians. The war happened in King’s Mountain, South Carolina on October 7, 1780. This battle was a great triumph for the American Patriots. That area was the death of the British militia leader Patrick Ferguson. The Patriots were the Americans that were against the British and vigorously supports

My decision to serve in the military started with a plastic army helmet, a tightly grasped G.I. Joe, and afternoon stories from my grandparents. As a child, my grandfather would tell me stories of the different people he encountered during his time abroad in World War II. Listening to his experiences enabled my imagination to take me places undreamt of, while also inspiring me to seek out a noble adventure of my own. During high school, I had earned the Eagle Scout award for my dedication to community

If you lived in the Revolutionary war times would you risk your life to be a spy for the patriots? This is what John Reid what have done. Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi is about a household living happier than ever, that is until the Revolutionary War comes by. Now the men of the Emerson family have gone out into the war, leaving Jemima, her mom, the Moores which is a friendly Quaker family, and Lucy and Cornelius which are the Emersons house’s servants that were slaves but were free but wanted

The first spy organization, the Mechanics, was founded by Paul Revere who was in charge of developing a plan to warn the colonists of the British movement. The British were on their way to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, members of the Sons of Liberty, but were unaware of the spies that were set up and waiting for the British to show up. On the night of the 18th of April, 1775, Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Dr. Samuel Prescott traveled from Boston Harbor to Concord to warn the citizens that

The Battles of Saratoga had two parts that were the major shift in the American revolt against King George III and Britain, the Battle of Freemans Farm on September 19th 1777 and the Battle of Bemis Heights on October 7th 1777 that were battled in Saratoga County New York. Major General John Burgoyne presented to the King and Secretary of State for the Colonies Lord George Germain a way he thought would be successful in splitting New England to stop the colonies from joining forces and revolting