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with CPS’s GIV day for a poverty simulation. This is a half a day on the Friday of orientation week is available to first year’s students. The students are able to learn about civic issues like poverty and how Gettysburg College works with the issue and community. As a member of Gettysburg College, I have volunteered with CPS in many capacities and have done the poverty simulation as a first year. I also choose this engagement because I have volunteered or participated in it every year except when I

Jacob Ruiz 213186 Coach Shock U.S. History August 3, 2016 Emotions of the Angelic Killers The novel Killer Angels by Micheal Shaara is a novel about the Civil War, more specifically about the 1863 battle in Gettysburg. The novel goes into a lot of detail about war and describes the range of emotions of many of the characters who fought in the war and how war affected them. The war was between the Confederate (South) and the Union (North) armies. The emotions, reactions and sentiment of the

Battle of Gettysburg brought the dueling North and South together to the small town of Gettysburg and on the threshold of splitting the Union. Gettysburg was as close as the United States got to Armageddon and The Killer Angels gives the full day-to-day account of the battle that shaped America’s future. Michael Shaara tells the story of the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of the generals and men involved in the action of the battle. The historical account of the Battle of Gettysburg gives the

for a later short story, "Come to My Party." After high school, he attended Rutgers University and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1951. He later did some graduate work at Columbia University and the University of Vermont. It was during his college days that he realized his one goal was to become a writer, and he began to write short stories and sell them to magazines such as Playboy, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, The Saturday Evening Post, and many others. Prior to the Korean War, Shaara served as

Michael Shaara’s 1974 historical novel, The Killer Angels, covers the story of the four days of the Battle of Gettysburg that also features maps for visualization. The format of the story is well organized. It begins with a Foreword, which describes in great detail the armies and soldiers involved in the battle. It follows up with four sections and within each section there are chapters that are written in chronological order, covering the events between Monday, June 29, 1863 and Friday, July 3,

     Gods and Generals, 2003, Colonel Joshua Chamberlain (JEFF DANIELS), Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee (ROBERT DUVALL), Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson (STEPHEN LANG), Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker (MAC BUTLER), and Capt. Alexander ‘Sandie’ Pendleton (JEREMY LONDON). The movie Gods and Generals is a portrayal of the actions that were illustrated very eloquently and captivatingly in the book Gods and Generals, written by Jeff Shaara. The movie even though was less than

Nicholas Andrade 1/9/18 Period 4 Washington Generals The Washington Generals are an American exhibition basketball team. This basketball team is best known for their losing streak against their nemesis The Harlem Globetrotters.The Washington Generals team’s coach was Louis “Red” Klotz and was also a player of his team. The Washington Generals were made to be the rivals of the Harlem Globetrotters because the founder of the Harlem Globetrotters wanted a rivals for his team. Their team’s color

During the American Civil War, the worst battle was the battle of Gettysburg. During the battle the Union and the Confederacy collectively lost over 51,000 men to either death, injury, or they were missing. Michael Shaara wrote The Killer Angels. The author goes into the story by telling why each of the major characters were fighting the war and their viewpoints. The author also tells the story though the letters and other documents and not using the historical opinions of the battle. The Commander

John Buford at Gettysburg War played a large role in the formation of today’s society and the United States as a whole. Many wars have occurred that secured us our rights and way of life in this country. The Civil War stands out as one of the most well known and greatest victories of all time. John Buford became a well known heroic figure during his time in the Civil War, but his most greatest achievement was at Gettysburg. This was the time he made a monumental impact that turned this war upside

War general who served as a Union officer during many important battles. During the Battle of Gettysburg, Dan Sickles’s failure to comply with his superiors orders led to the complete annihilation of his Corps and he was relieved of duty after the battle. Sickles was born October 20, 1819. During Sickle’s college years, he attended New York University. There he studied law. After completion of his college education, Sickles decided to become a politician. He started his political career in 1847 as