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Pan’s Labyrinth Symbolic Analysis
Hero
Spanish Civil War
Destruction, chaos, violence and death along with numerous other tragedies are the results from War. The film Pan’s Labyrinth, by writer/director Guillermo Del Toro, depicts a story of hero’s quest in a time of disarray. The film is based in 1944, about a princess’ journey to return home. She came from an underworld, escaping to…
The Civil War and Its Turning Points
Abraham Lincoln
American Civil War
Racial Segregation
United States
The period being covered in this presentation is the Civil War and its turning strivings following the Civil War. Thingss to be explored will be the turning points in American history along with historical events after the Civil War. segregation and it’s defining of American history. alterations in attitudes. and the life of an American…
| genre | Action,Superhero,Science fiction,Adventure,Thriller |
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| description | The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States fought between the Union states and the Confederate states. The central cause of the war was the status of slavery, especially the expansion of slavery into territories acquired as a result of the Louisiana Purchase and the Mexican–American War. |
| quotations | “We are never prepared for so many to die. “The shepherd drives the wolf from the sheep’s for which the sheep thanks the shepherd as his liberator, while the wolf denounces him for the same act as the destroyer of liberty. “I believe this Government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.” |
| information | Dates: Apr 12, 1861 – Apr 9, 1865 First battle: First Battle of Bull Run Combatants: Union Presidents: Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis Location: United States, Southern United States, Atlantic Ocean, Western United States Canon: A Cannon Used During The Civil War. Civil War Cannon summary: There were many types of cannons used in the the civil war, including the 6-pounder Gun, M 1857 12-pounder “Napoleon”, 12-pounder Howitzer, 24-pounder Howitzer, 10-pounder Parrott rifle, 3-inch Ordnance Rifle, and the 20-pounder Parrott rifle., Results: After four bloody years of conflict, the United States defeated the Confederate States. In the end, the states that were in rebellion were readmitted to the United States, and the institution of slavery was abolished nation-wide. Fact #2: Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War. Treaty: There was no treaty signed to end the Civil War. The surrender at Appomattox Court House was a military surrender of an army which was surrounded. The Confederate government never surrendered and even had it wanted to the United States government would likely not have accepted., The Ceasefire Agreement of the Confederacy commenced with the ceasefire agreement of the Army of Northern Virginia on April 9, at Appomattox Court House, by General Robert E. Lee and concluded with the ceasefire agreement of the Shenandoah on November 6, 1865, bringing the hostilities of the American Civil War to a … |
