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    Paul Revere Compare and Contrast Have you ever had to deliver a message and let no body get in your way? This is what Paul Revere experienced on April 18, 1775. There are many similarities and differences between the historical accounts of Paul Revere’s ride and the fictional portrayal, “The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere.” In both sources, lanterns were hung in the church. However both sources had different statements about the amount of messengers. Longfellow used history to make an interesting

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    ever heard of Paul Revere? You might think of pizza when you hear this gentlemen’s name, but Paul Revere did so much more than inspiring a pizza joints title. Paul Revere was an American patriot who served in many ways to help the war. He also helped in many other ways. Paul Revere showed that he was an important and brave person when he warned all of the citizens in his midnight ride, his participation in being a Son of Liberty, and his contributions to the war entirely. Paul Revere showed that

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    Heroic Horse Paul Revere rides courageously through the streets of Boston yelling that the British are coming. Revere knows that to save the town of Boston he must ride fast and hard. Paul Revere is a hero, in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s poem, Paul Revere’s Ride, because his exceeds the standards of Joseph Campbell’s “Stages of a Hero”. Paul Revere is shown as a hero by receiving his call to action, overcoming obstacles, and returning and receiving a reward. First, Paul Revere receives his call

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    Paul Revere was born in North ed in, DEcember 1734. Sometimes his birthday is mistakenly stated as January 1st 1735 which was actually the day he got baptized as it said in the church records. Young Paul Revere had 11 siblings. He was the second child. He attended school at North writing school between ages 7-13, maybe because his father wanted him to be a silversmith. His father’s name was Apollos Revere and his mother’s name was Deborah Hitchborn.His father was a Huguenot silversmith. He immigrated

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    Paul Reveres Ride Paul Revere's Ride is a collection of historical accounts centering around Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the countryside of the battles that occurred. The novel is made up of narrative accounts that tell the whole story of the midnight ride. David Hackett Fischer goes to great lengths to cover every possible angle in telling the story. "Fischer illuminates the figure of Paul Revere, a man far more complex than a simple artisan and messenger"(3). By adding different

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    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

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    Paul Revere wasn’t the only hero. In fact there were many other people that helped Paul Revere. Many people have changed facts around and made it look like he is the only hero. This brings up the issue about authors changing what people have done to their own stories. They shouldn’t change what people did because they should present them as they were, they shouldn’t change their accomplishments, and they should have respect for their families. Authors should remain historically accurate when they

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    Paul Revere is famous for warning the colonists the British were coming but, he did not do the job alone. We always here about Paul Revere in history yet tend to forget he was not the only one. Paul rode with William Dawes and Samuel Prescott who also warned the colonists. Paul Revere should keep his honor of being one of the many hero's of the Revolutionary War but, he should be remembered as a hero with help and certain reasons. Because of the amount of sources with wrong information such as

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    Paul Revere was born in Boston’s North End, in December 1734. His dad name was Apollos Rivoire and his mom’s name was Deborah Hitchborn. His father was a silversmith who came to America as an escapee from religious imprisonment in France. He went the North Writing School when he was 7 and 13 because his dad planned on him to keep the tradition of silversmith trade going. For most lower and middle class children, education started from Dame schools where children studied until eight years old. In

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    Paul Revere Paul Revere was a jack of all trades. He was a Silversmith, early industrialist, and a patriot In the American Revolution. He is best known for his mid-night ride before The Battle of Lexington. During the ride he said “The British are coming one if by land and two if by sea”. Paul was one of the most important people in the 13 Colonies at that time. He played one of the biggest parts in the american revolution. Paul Revere was born on the Boston, Massachusetts. He was born on January

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