The Bridge at Owl Creek Group paragraph

    In the third part of the story written by Ambrose Bierce the author describes Peyton Farquahar's fall from the bridge and his supposed escape from the federal soldiers was actually a dream.The point at which we suspected the story to be a dream was represented when he found a road which led home in the right direction.The language suggests to us that the escape was not real because there were no signs of life. That was suggested  when the author stated there were no signs of life.We as a group identified that the verb tense was present tense. Specifically when he reached for his wife and felt a stunning blow on the back of his neck and when  a person feels something it is clearly the present.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Journal week two) )

1. My scene I will choose will be scene 2,   I believe the author wrote this to show the reader which side of the Civil War he was loyal to.It contributes to the story is such a way that I felt his longing to be a part of the Confederacy.He truly wanted to feel like a soldier might through battle.the whole larger than life of the soldier.Peyton Farquhar also desired the opportunity for distinction.This scene contributes to the meaning of the story specifically to represent how and why he arrived in this situation of being hanged.

  My prediction is that a Confederate soldier is going to be executed for being a traitor.The difference between my prediction and what actually happens is,Peyton Farquhar was a loyal southern gentlemen. Who was desperately acting on the South's behalf as a civilian spy.To gain some notoriety or accomplishment for the South through this action.The story makes it clear to the reader that the war was still going on.Even though the North and South were still fighting.The feelings were that of hatred and distrust.They each were desperately clinging to their beliefs and were brutally defending them.

  that The historical context of this story is about how Americans beliefs about slavery could divide them in such a deep way they they were willing to die for it.As much as we Americans today don't live in quite a racially divided society.There are still a myriad of issues facing minorities today.I can easily understand , Peyton's need to feel apart of the Southern cause and even though he lost his life. He knew that the consequences could or would be dire if he was captured. Obviously his own personal fear of death or capture overrides his deep desire to be glorified by his actions.

    What was going on in America when this was written was civil unrest and racism.Fear of being equal to the backs was a problem for southerners and they obviously they could not become equal to the people they once viewed as possessions. To me it seems a real tragedy that racism actually existed to the point of slavery. Furthermore my own personal view is that we are all equal and we should embrace our diversity as well as our similarities. To me it is God who will judge us in our final days not each other.

  In closing I can understand clearly Peyton's need and desire to contribute to the cause of his Southern brothers and sisters cause. Not withstanding the fact that I find the situayion morrally wrong.I believe we all have that part of us that wants to be and become more than we are.But at what cost are we as a people willing to sacrifice our own lives to be a part of a whole belief system we are trying to defend.

Civil war

                                                             CIVIL WAR




         The Civil War started in 1861 and ended in 1865.Abraham Lincoln was the President.When  Lincoln became president he was a known opponent of slavery.The South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention to remove their state from the Union known as the United States of America.The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states-- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas -- and the threat of secession by four more -- Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America.
   
  At a convention in Montgomery, Alabama, the seven seceding states created the Confederate Constitution, a document similar to the United States Constitution, but with greater stress on the autonomy of each state. Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy until elections could be held.
General Lee's troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called upon Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender. Lee's men were sent home on parole -- soldiers with their horses, and officers with their side arms. All other equipment was surrendered

    The Civil War was said to be one of the bloodiest wars ever fought.the union soldiers won the war and the slaves were freed.Unfortunately Lincoln was assassinated.
Then Radical Reconstruction began creating alot of chaotic legislation and unnecessary bloodshed between blacks and southern whites. (Richard E.Morris,American Encyclopedia of American History)

Amendments

The thirteenth amendment states that niether slavery ir involuntary servitude.Shall exist in the United States except when a citizen is duly convicted .Or anywhere the U.S. has juristiction.
The fourteenth amendment states that all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. and any state they reside.No state shall make or enforce any law that will abridge the priviledges or immunities of its citizens of the U.S. Nor shall any state deprive any person of  life liberty,or property,without due process of law,nor deny any person within its juristiction the equal protection of the law.It also states that you must be twenty one years old to be able to vote.It also states you cannot be elected to a government if  have been a part of a rebellion against the U.S.
IF you were congress ca removesuch a disability thruogh a vote of two-thirds of each house.Congress shall have the power to enforce, appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.
The fifteenth amendment states the right to vote shall not be denied or abridged to any citizen on account of race ,color,or previous condition of servitude.The Congress shall have the right to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.(Robert A. Divine et al.,America Past and Present A-12)

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           I am Casey Riland. I am 43 years old and returning to school for the first time in twenty years.I have spent most of my life working.I was in sales and I have owned two business's.I am a father of two boys ages eleven and sixteen.I am a good father and my children mean the world to me.I was married for 12 years.Now I am divorced peacefully.I have had some life changing things happen to me in the last two years.It made me take a hard look at who I am as a man and a father.
        My goal is to utilize my experiences to help other people.I have come to realize that I am not or rather was not living the life I truly wanted to.Getting an education is important to me for many reasons.I want to work in the field of phsycology. Social work I believe will give me the opportunity to give back to society in a way that will fulfill my need to help other people.
    I enjoy riding my motorcycle and i read voraciously.My life is all about my kids, They mean everything to me.I am hoping to set an example in getting my degree simultaneously creating a career path that I have always wanted.I hope to become more than I have allowed myself to be through this experience.
    
                            

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