Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Tenth 5,4,3,2,1

5 Comments:
-I find it important that we recognize that many black men did not receive what they were promised.
-A lot of black men wore the uniform of the Americans, and therefore were recognized for their deed.
-John Laurens got what he wanted for himself and his family. He went on to live a happy life.
-Hull continued committing good deeds by adopting children of runaways.
-Patriots win revolution.

4 Questions:
-What do the colors of the American and British symbolize?
-Did Hull feel it was his duty to still deal with the effects of slavery?
-Do the French and America still have a good deal established today?
-Do you think America would have won without thr French's help?

3 Words:
-Incessant (Cox 156):continuing without interruption.
-Parley (Cox 157):a discussion or conference.
-Disbanded (Cox 164): To cease to function as an organization; break up.

2 Literary Devices:
-Similie: "The British army in Yorktown thrashed about like a dying animal..." (Cox 157). This is a similie because it compares the thrashing of the British army to a dying animal.
-Metaphor: "She struck the death blow of slavery in Massachusetts" (Cox 161). This is a metaphor because the sentence compares Massachusetts to the death blow of slavery.

1 Summary Sentence: This bascailly is the end when the United States wins the revolution.

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