There was a loud crash and I hit my head against the floor. Which was an odd thing to happen considering that I had been sitting up. "What the fuck." Someone said. Not a question, an exclamation. I agreed, to be honest. What the fuck. Dust rose around me, thick and clogging, entering my nose and mouth with invasiveness normally reserved for more private moments. The good news was that I was not alone, the people I was with were able to enjoy this new dustiness with me. The bad news was that I didn't really know or particularly like any of them. I reached down and pushed myself up. My palm was resting on dirt, cracked and dry. Odd, not in that it was cracked and dry, that was fairly common in California, odd in that a third story tiled floor doesn't usually turn into dirt. …show more content…
What type of raiders are they? Do they fly around in ships? Do you even know what ships are? Or cars? Or even a wagon?" He looked offended. "Now hold on just a minute." He started. "Just because I live out here don't mean I don't know what a damn wagon is, there's one right there!" He said, motioning over to a wagon. "It was hyperbole. I would sincerely hope you would know what a wagon is when you're standing right next to one." "Okay okay." The professor said, motioning me back. "I'm sorry, we're all just a little confused and agitated. We don't really know how we got here ourselves. Just a few minutes ago I was teaching an English class. I hope you don't mind if you elaborate a little on the raiders? Or who Elysium is? Actually, if you have a map at all that would be quite helpful." Fancy-hat glared at me. "I think the Sheriff might just got what you're looking for, what you're all looking for." He said, making eye contact. I rolled my eyes. "Could you lead us?" The Professor said, "I'm afraid I don't know where that is." "I don't know, I've got to get back to my cows, lord only knows what will happen if I forget what a wagon is on the way
With only one hundred eighty-seven soldiers and fifteen civilians the Texans were able to hold off the two thousand Mexicans for thirteen days before the Mexican army finally defeated the small Texan force at the Alamo. Even though Texas had lost the Battle of the Alamo, this was just a stepping stone for Texas to be able to gain its independence from Mexico. The state of Texas came under Mexican control after Mexico acquired its freedom from Spain. (www.History.com) A man by the name of Moses Austin, an American business man, met with the Spanish authorities in San Antonio to convince them to allow three hundred Anglo-American families to start an American colony in Texas. After being granted permission to bring three hundred families into
In 1942, World War II had been raging for three years. The United States of America have declared war upon the Axis powers following the devastating Japanese attack upon Pearl Harbor. At this point in the war the Allies are in a grave situation. German forces have pushed the British off mainland Europe, and the Japanese have conquered much of the Pacific region, coming increasingly nearer to the American mainland. In order to combat this rising threat, the American military headship began to search for viable alternatives to replace widely used established tactics. The motive for this search for irregular methods the fact that the Allied forces were not strong enough to meet the Axis powers on a conventional
Discourse and the Construction of Bruce Lincoln’s Argument Myth has developed a negative connotation in contemporary western society that likens it to the word malarkey; Bruce Lincoln opposes this connotation and seeks to provide a more concrete definition. To Lincoln, myth plays a powerful and complex role in human history. In the first chapter of Discourse and the Construction of Society, Lincoln discusses the authoritative role myth has played in shaping social forms throughout the ages. Myth is compared and contrasted to other types of narrative including history, legend and fable.
The Buffalo Soldiers was mostly known as the African American Cavalry who was in war of the American army during 1867-1896. They were on the frontier fighting against the Indians. The Buffalo soldiers was the black African American who fighted for the United States Army but not beside the whites. The Indians called African American Buffalo Solders because their strength, ability of a buffalo, and also they had similar texture in the hair of a buffalo that hung of the back of a buffalo neck. When they won’t fighting against the Indians, They helped build forts, railroads work, and also as travel stagecoaches, helped protect others such as travelers and settlers . They were treated harshly; they weren’t receiving good conditions of things that they need to stay healthy as they need to be.
“No suh, I works in his yard fall an‘ wintertime. I works pretty steady for him all year round, he’s got a lot of pecan trees’n things.”
Knowing that they had to eat the same things every day, and always would end up chewing on some dust makes me happy with the way my life is.... ... middle of paper ... ... The dust was also thick and heavy. "The impact is like a shovelful of fine sand flung against the face."
In December 1835, during Texas’ war for independence from Mexico, a group of Texan volunteer soldiers engaged the Alamo, a former Franciscan mission found near the present day city of San Antonio. On February 23, 1836, a Mexican force that were in the thousands and led by General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna began a attack on the Alamo fort. Even though they were very outnumbered, the Alamo’s 200 defenders led by James Bowie and William Travis and plus the famous frontiersman Davy Crockett held out boldly for 13 days before the Mexican soldiers finally took over them. For Texans, the Battle of the Alamo became surviving symbol of their heroic resistance to abuse and their struggle for independence, which they won later that year. Beginning in the early 1800s, Spanish military
She looked at him with surprise, she knew she had to get away. "Well, I'm sorry, but I don't really know anything about cars. I don't think that I would be able to help you."
I think that the Indian version of the Massacre at Sand Creek was most persuasive to me. In 1851, the tribes went to Fort Laramie to make a Treaty with the United States government along with all the plains tribes. The Cheyenne and Arapaho tribes were recognized as the occupiers of most of eastern Colorado. This land was claimed by these tribes, and in return they would let the white people access the trails through their land. That treaty only lasted 10 years. In 1861 a new treaty was formed called the treaty of Fort Wise, which put them on a smaller piece of land on the Arkansas River in southeastern Colorado. This land was a big sand field with no food, so when they went out to hunt and get food a lot of the conflict was because they went out of there
There are many great events that are etched into American history, but few hold a legendary status. The Battle of the Alamo holds such a legendary status, even a somewhat mythical status; there are stories of great heroes that gave their lives that continue to echo today. Just twenty three years later the events of the Battle of the Alamo are reverberated in “The World We Live In,” a monthly magazine once sold in New York which tells “The Tale of the Alamo,” an embellished retelling of the events. In the struggle for the claim to Texas, the Alamo became the central knot in the tug of war between the Mexicans and Texans. Throughout the struggle, control over the Alamo wavered between Texan and Mexican control. It actually began as a mission founded
You might feel like it sucked to have the car run out of gas but it was actually a pleasure we found what we have been looking for, trees. Normally where trees are there is some water. We have been out of water for a few hours now but the heat is so extreme we feel like we’ve been out of water for a week. It has reached 119 degrees here and is steadily rising every minute. The heat is so severe you can practically smell it. The worst part is, is that we haven’t even reached the hottest part of the day yet. It’s so hot here we can feel the heat through our shoes. Now we see why people call it Death Valley. Death Valley is one of the hottest places on earth and to be stranded here is miserable. We have no cell service to call
The Ambush by Tim O’Brien gives us a glimpse into the Vietnam War. We get a feel of the senseless killing that exists in all wars and the impact that war has on all those who have experienced it. From the character, Kathleen, to the Author and down through the young man walking on the trail, the reality of war is with us. “And it will always be that way.”
On the night of 17 August 1942, two thousand miles southwest of Hawaii, the Raiders surfaced in the middle of a tropical storm. The heavy rain and high sea states frustrated the Raiders as they made their way up to the main deck of the submarine to pull and build their inflatable rubber boats which were in the storage locker on deck. The Raiders had difficulty timing their jumps from the submarine to the rubber boats resulting in many falling in. Additionally, due to a faulty design of the spark plugs in the outboard motors, the Marines paddled to shore. Eventually, at 0430, just before civil twilight , the Raiders made landfall. Carlson’s original plan was for A and B companies to land on different beaches, but due to the heavy weather he
“You don’t know me.” My voice sounded as unsteady as his stance. He shrugged as he chuckled; the laughter turned my blood cold. He seemed to know something I did not.
there was no dust, only the rock and the dam and a little greasewood and a