... a foundation of American military glory" (214). Often in the midst of a great war with opposing sides, the human beings fighting the war are counted only as statistics in a great war of ideas or principles. However in the article "beyond the call of Duty" the human side of the Civil War is examined more ... intense kind of apprehension. Waiting for life or death or defeat or victory. The battle itself was a test of a man's ability to think for himself as well as follow order. The battles were noisy; full of shouts and cheers, commands and oaths, and of course the sounds of rifles and can...

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... War and after it ended up believing they had achieved segregation with whites. The beginning of the story is a systematic preconception for me, as the reader emphasizes his feelings based on his historical background and question myself if he is going through a hard moment, since he feels ... guilt and confused about what his grandfather told his father while dying in bed. It is a riddle for me, for him "It became a constant puzzle which lay unanswered in the back of my mind" These were the words his grandfather told his father ... symbolizes America's degraded value system( white power...

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... to be an actress and found out important information that helped the north defeat the south. "Emily", another woman in the war was a woman only known as Emily. At the age of 19 she ran away from home and joined the drum corps of a Michigan regiment. The regiment was sent to Tennessee and ... the struggle for Chattanooga a mine ball pierced her side. Her wound was fatal and her sex was disclosed but she refused to reveal her real name but as she lay dying she decided to disclose a telegram to her father in Brooklyn. "I have but a few moments to live. My native soil drinks my blood. I expe...

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