Sunday, April 26, 2009

the killer angels #6

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*i noticed that the whole 1st sentence of this chapter was all in capitals instead of just the first letter.
*i thought they said they fixed Chamberlains foot but they said it kept bleeding and annoying him.
*i thought it was a coincident that 1st Lee got hurt now Chamberlain is hurt.
*i didn't get why the guy was so depressed that he killed many by guys but few by the bayonet when he doesn't even like that weapon.
*Tom was so sure that they were going to win the war, i think its good to stay positive.
questions
*why were they pouring coffee around the cannons?
*how did Chamberlain get his leg hurt and his foot bleeding, was it from the walking and climbing trees?
*if you're in a war why wouldn't you like a bayonet,something that could protect you from another?
*who are the Rebs and why did Tom admire them?
vocab
*pickets-a post, stake, pale, or peg that is used in a fence or barrier, to fasten down a tent
*bayonets-a dagger like steel weapon that is attached to or at the muzzle of a gun and used for stabbing or slashing in hand-to-hand combat.
*typhoid-an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
literary terms
*imagery- the sky was thick and gray,smelling of heat and rain.
*personification-the odor of death.
overall statement
*this was about what happened on Friday, July3rd of 1863

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