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celebrate a nation’s idea. Different details made the story have an underlying message. In the story “Rip Van Winkle”, the setting is a remote place during the dynasty of George the Third. It is in a small village hidden in the Kaatskill Mountains. At the end of the mountains, light smoke swirled up from the village, it peaked right over the roofs of the houses, along the trees. The village was founded by Dutch colonists. They settled there during the time of George the Third. This was during the burden

The transcontinental railroad was an 1,912 mile railway system that spanned from Sacramento, California to Omaha, Nebraska. It was built to connect the Atlantic to the Pacific Coast and was constructed between 1863 to 1869. It revolutionized the settlement and economy of the west. It helped the United State's in more ways than just benefiting the west. The transcontinental railroad transformed America by allowing faster transportation, faster settlement, and an increase in trade and the economy.

Have you ever thought about the impact the Transcontinental Railroad had on the United States? The railroad changed the United States economically, politically and socially. It brought more culture in, helped us import and export things, and made cities. All in all the railroad changed the United States economically the most because it helped us import and export things, made products cheaper and brought in more culture which means more jobs and money. The first reason the railroad helped the united

perceived as lazy drunks and incompetent males, resulting in outsiders viewing themselves as superior and Appalachian males as untrustworthy. Appalachian men attempt to prove their worth, while maintaining their pride. In Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier, Inman, who is from the mountains of Appalachia, goes off to war and leaves the war as soon as the opportunity presents itself. Regardless of his appearance, during the time of the war Inman presents himself with pride about where he came from

Cold Mountain is an award-winning film adapted from Charles Frazier’s novel of the same title that is set during the Civil War. The main character, W. P. Inman, is a confederate soldier who deserts the army after being critically injured. He embarks on a journey to return to his home and to his love, Ada Monroe, on Cold Mountain in North Carolina. Inman must also avoid the Confederate Home Guard, a militia who hunt down and kill deserters, along the way. He longs to return home to regain part of

Irving’s tale Rip Van Winkle is about a man named Rip Van Winkle, who lived in a small town. Everyone in the town was very fond of Rip because he was always eager to help anyone and everyone, which ended up being his downfall on his walk through the mountains,

Similar to the light bulb’s legacy of ideas, the transcontinental railroad paved the way for new transportation. “The transcontinental railroad act is the first step in creating a continental common market.” This quote by, Charles R. Morris, defines the wide-spread uprising in the American Economy after establishing a railroad that would last a lifetime. The Transcontinental Railroad economically transformed America because of the trade and commerce it brought. Now capable of fast communication,

The story “Rip Van Winkle” holds tons of American Romanticism elements as if it’s a chest for them. To the naked eye, it might be difficult to see. With the naked eye and some close reading though, it’s lesser of a problem. This story elaborates the elements with the introduction of Rip Van Winkle, and a piece of his life. From his pain of a wife and companion as a dog, to the drink with the gnomes that induced him into a deep-sleep, it will reveal plenty of elements that correlate well with each

Pat Boone Net Worth Introduction One of the greatest American singer Pat Bonne is also famous as a composer, writer, actor, motivational speaker, television personality and spokesman. This highly successful pop singer has a net worth of around $30 million. Biography & Wiki Pat Boone, whose full name was Charles Eugene Patrick Boone, was born on 1st June 1934 in Jacksonville, Florida. He joined high school in Nashville for study where he was voted as the student body president. After completing

Gribley is a young boy who decided to run away from home, to escape the busy, city life of New York City, and to trade it for living off the land all alone, while he discovers himself. My Side of the Mountain is a very inspiring story based on nature and independence. The theme of My Side of the Mountain is “Your knowledge is based on the experiences you decide to make in your life”. This theme became evident to me because Sam Gribley had to find his way to his Great-Grandfather’s property, he had to