Undying+Glory+Project

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=Section 2-=

Vocabulary-
Siege- any prolonged or persistent effort to overcome resistance. Barred- to prevent or hinder. Muddled- to mix up in a confused or bungling manner. Vigorous- strong; active. Perilous- full of grave risk. Bluffs- a cliff, headland, or hill. Gallant- brave, spirited. Companies- any relatively small group of soldiers. Perished- to suffer destruction or ruin. Fare- to experience good or bad fortune; treatment.

Vocabulary Sentences-

 * 1) "Upon the beach in front of the __siege__ line, drunken soldiers of the regular artillery, with swords and pistol shots barred the passage of all to the rear."
 * 2) "Upon the beach in front of the siege line, drunken soldiers of the regular artillery, with swords and pistol shots __barred__ the passage of all to the rear."
 * 3) "After a time, their __muddled__ senses came to them on seeing the host of arrivals."
 * 4) "The __vigorous__ actions of a few determined officers who were prepared to enforce free passage, made further opposition perilous."
 * 5) "The vigorous actions of a few determined officers who were prepared to enforce free passage, made further opposition __perilous__."
 * 6) The soldiers took shelter for the night, and camped in the sand __bluffs__.
 * 7) "One __gallant__ rush...will fling it wide..."
 * 8) The __companies__ under his command had all but perished.
 * 9) The companies under his command had all but __perished__.
 * 10) "You know how much harder they will __fare__ at the hands of the enemy than the white man.

Passage-
---> Months earlier Fredrick Douglass, in urging them to join the regiment, had said: "The iron gate of our prison stands half open. One gallant rush...will fling it wide... =Section 1-=

Vocabulary-
Sentiment- an opinion towards something. Regiment- a unit of ground forces, consisting of at least two battalions, and a headquarters unit. Abolitionist- person who supported the abolishment of slavery. (Abolish- put an end to.) Indignation- strong displeasure at something considered unjust. Ascertain- to find out definitely. Bayonet- a dagger-like steel knife on the end of a gun or rifle. Insurrection- instance of rising in revolt or rebellion. Discharge- to relieve oneself of; to fire or shoot; to unload; to release. Quota- a proportional amount of a fixed, total quantity. Proclamation- a public, and official announcement.


 * 1) Pro-slavery __sentiment__ was so widespread in the North at the beginning of the war.
 * 2) "Drums are beating, men are enlisting, companies forming, __regiments__ marching, banners are flying."
 * 3) A Boston __abolitionist__ said.
 * 4) Claiming he "could not protect them from popular __indignation__ and assault."
 * 5) "...to consult the family bible to __ascertain__ wether his grandfather came from the banks of the banks of the Thames or the banks of the Senegal."
 * 6) President Lincoln replied that do so "would turn 50,000 __bayonets__ from the loyal Border States against us that are for us."
 * 7) "...on the contrary, with an iron hand, crush any attempt at __insurrection__ on their part."
 * 8) Sixty-five thousand soldiers were due for __discharge__ in the summer and fall.
 * 9) Many governors were having trouble filling their __quota__.
 * 10) General McClellan issued a __proclamation__ assuring slave owners.

Passage-
---> " Douglass wrote, 'Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters, U.S.; let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket, and there is no power on earth which can deny that he has earned the right to citizenship in the United States.' ---> Governor John Andrew of Massachusetts, who had been fighting for years to end slavery, said, 'It is not my opinion that our generals, when any man comes to the standard and desires to defend the flag, will find it important to light a candle, and see what his complexion is, or to consult the family bible to ascertain wether his grandfather came from the banks of the Thames or the banks of the Senegal.' ---> But men like Douglass and Andrew were in the minority. Few Americans, North or South, favored the idea of arming black men when the Civil War began. The majority did not even want to end slavery, but simply wanted to bring the Southern states back into the Union and leave slavery intact. "

Passage Response-
---> Clinton Cox uses uses language to create a tone of suppression in this passage from __Undying Glory__. Cox creates this tone in many ways, through diction, detail, as well as imager, throughout the passage. ---> One of the ways the author uses diction in his writing is in the quotes he uses. "Once let the black man get upon his person the brass letters...", the accent is clearly of Civil War times, and the awkward ordering of words only adds to the effect. I think that the authors quotes get the point across, that African Americans want to, and deserve to, fight for their own cause. ---> A way the author uses detail to assist his writing is when describing the relationship between the North and the South. By placing both sides as Americans with a close to mutual goal, it seems to show that Americans don't want to free the African American slaves, they just want to make peace again. Because of this I think that African Americans in the North should have played a leading role in the Civil War. I think this because the author uses detail when describing the similarities between the two sides. ---> The author doesn't use imagery that much, but one of the quotes in the passage uses great imagery. When Douglass writes, "...upon his person the brass letters, U.S.; let him get an eagle on his button, and a musket on his shoulder and bullets in his pocket..." I can see the African American soldier before me, battle ready, anticipating his freedom. I think the author didn't need to use imagery of his own, because the imagery in his quotes is plenty good enough. ---> There was only one place the author used a comparison in this passage as far as I can tell. That was when he compared the North's goal to the South's goal; they were different, but only slightly. If I was com paring the goals of different groups in the beginning of the Civil War I would classify them into three groups. The South, who wanted to remain a separate country and maintain slavery, the North, who wanted to Unionize again and keep slavery intact if needed, and African American slaves, who want to fight for their freedom. I think then, that the author's subtle and few comparisons were very effective. ---> The author uses these quotes as the basis of his story because this is a historical book. By doing this he expresses that everyone deserves a chance, and that is a great lesson in life, that everybody deserves a chance to chase their dreams.

Letter-
Dear Mrs. Morgan, I’m enjoying the book, __Undying Glory__, so far. __Undying Glory__ is written by Clinton Cox, but I’m glad that the only thing that bothered me about the book as a whole was that it was slow to get the story moving. The first two chapters were merely background information on the Civil War and each of the two sides involved. But after the second chapter the book got much more interesting; by the middle of the third chapter Governor of Massachusetts, John Andrew, and Captain Robert Gould Shaw, of the Second Massachusetts Infantry //Regiment//, or ground unit, were recruiting for the soon to be first black regiment in history. However the two would be recruiters were stopped by the //Sentiment//, or opinion, of //Indignation// at letting recently released slaves fight “a white man’s war”. Captain Shaw, however, was the son of //Abolitionists// and was not about to give up on getting African Americans the right to fight for their freedom. I liked the way the author portrays the characters so far, as persevering and courageous, and not at all willing to back down and get beat. Captain Shaw tries to //Ascertain// constantly and definitely, whether or not Lincoln will finally allow them to recruit for their regiment. Some people were even concerned about arming the soldiers with rifles, and //Bayonets// at the end for stabbing their enemies. But finally Congress gave Governor Andrew and Captain Shaw the power to recruit for the Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth Regiment, mainly out of fear of //Insurrection// or rebellion from African Americans. And so the recruiting began, and for help the two called on a friend, and journalist, by the name of Fredrick Douglass for help in filling their //Quota// of required recruits. By this point the Emancipation //Proclamation//, delivered by president Lincoln, had succeeded in enlightening African Americans to the joys of freedom in the Union. Many white regiments were //Discharged//, or released, in order to save lives of many white men. This book so far, is pretty good, and is only getting better as the Fifty-Fourth are sent into the field of battle to finally let African Americans fight for their freedom, in what is apparently considered “a white man’s war”.

Best regards, Brenden =D

=Pre-Reading-= Clinton Cox was inspired to write by his father and a few African American veterans of World War II who told him stories of their escapades. He became interested in history when growing up on his grandparents’ farm in Oberlin, Ohio when receiving war stories from his father. From a young age he dreamed of writing about history and the forgotten tale of African American heroes through the years. He graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1970 and went on to become a journalist. He later wrote 3 books about the stories that nobody seemed to remember; the stories of African American heroes in American history. [] []