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Below is the Civil War reenactors website. Sign up to partake in a reenactment, or go camping! Make sure your camp had all the modern conveniences of a soldier in the army.

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This page is dedicated to the brave souls, North and South, who fought in the war between the states. I hope that you will find some useful information here. Please check back often for updates. Comments are also welcome.

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Below is a website to interactive Civil War Battlefield maps. Select your favorite map and create a 3d model to display to the class.

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Before, and between, America's defining conflicts, mapmakers were busy documenting the locales that would become the seats of war. In our map collection you will find historic maps, hundreds of our one-of-a kind troop movement maps, and numerous animated maps, in which the movements of battle come to life.

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Pretend that time travel is available to you. Using the knowledge you possess regarding the causes of the Civil War, write a persuasive letter to either leaders of the Union or the Confederate explaining why they must concede defeat to their opposition. Below are directions to help guide you in writing a persuasive essay.

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A persuasive essay is an essay used to convince a reader about a particular idea or focus, usually one that you believe in. Your persuasive essay could be based on anything about which you have an opinion or that you can make a clear argument about. Whether you're arguing against junk food at school or petitioning for a raise from your boss, knowing how to write a persuasive essay is an important skill that everyone should have.

1. Read the prompt carefully. In most cases, you will be given a specific assignment for your persuasive essay. It's important to read the prompt carefully and thoroughly.

Look for language that gives you a clue as to whether you are writing a purely persuasive or an argumentative essay. For example, if the prompt uses words like "personal experience" or "personal observations," you know that these things can be used to support your argument.

On the other hand, words like "defend" or "argue" suggest that you should be writing an argumentative essay, which may require more formal, less personal evidence.

If you aren't sure about what you're supposed to write, ask your instructor.

2. Give yourself time. If you can, make the time to craft an argument you'll enjoy writing. A rushed essay isn't likely to persuade anyone. Allow yourself enough time to brainstorm, write, and edit.

Whenever possible, start early. This way, even if you have emergencies like a computer meltdown, you've given yourself enough time to complete your essay.

3. Consider your audience. What's persuasive to one person may not be persuasive to another. For this reason, it's crucial to consider to whom you are targeting your essay. Obviously, your instructor is your primary audience, but consider who else might find your argument convincing.

For example, if you are arguing against unhealthy school lunches, you might take very different approaches depending on whom you want to convince. You might target the school administrators, in which case you could make a case about student productivity and healthy food. If you targeted students' parents, you might make a case about their children's health and the potential costs of healthcare to treat conditions caused by unhealthy food. And if you were to consider a "grassroots" movement among your fellow students, you'd probably make appeals based on personal preferences.

4. Brainstorm your evidence. Once you have chosen your topic, do as much preparation as you can before you write your essay. This means you need to examine why you have your opinion and what evidence you find most compelling. Here's also where you look for counterarguments that could refute your point.

A mind map could be helpful. Start with your central topic and draw a box around it. Then, arrange other ideas you think of in smaller bubbles around it. Connect the bubbles to reveal patterns and identify how ideas relate.

Don't worry about having fully fleshed-out ideas at this stage. Generating ideas is the most important step here.

5. Research, if necessary. Once you have your ideas together, you may discover that some of them need research to support them. Doing your research before you begin "writing" your essay will make the writing process go smoothly.

For example, if you're arguing for healthier school lunches, you could make a point that fresh, natural food tastes better. This is a personal opinion and doesn't need research to support it. However, if you wanted to argue that fresh food has more vitamins and nutrients than processed food, you'd need a reliable source to support that claim.

If you have a librarian available, consult with him or her! Librarians are an excellent resource to help guide you to credible research.

1. Outline your essay. Persuasive essays generally have a very clear format, which helps you present your argument in a clear and compelling way. Here are the elements of persuasive essays:

An introduction. You should present a "hook" here that grabs your audience's attention. You should also provide your thesis statement, which is a clear statement of what you will argue or attempt to convince the reader of.

Body paragraphs. In 5-paragraph essays, you'll have 3 body paragraphs. In other essays, you can have as many paragraphs as you need to make your argument. Regardless of their number, each body paragraph needs to focus on one main idea and provide evidence to support it. These paragraphs are also where you refute any counterpoints that you've discovered.

Conclusion. Your conclusion is where you tie it all together. It can include an appeal to emotions, reiterate the most compelling evidence, or expand the relevance of your initial idea to a broader context. Because your purpose is to persuade your readers to do/think something, end with a call to action. Connect your focused topic to the broader world.

2. Come up with your hook. Your hook is a first sentence that draws the reader in. Your hook can be a question or a quotation, a fact or an anecdote, a definition or a humorous sketch. As long as it makes the reader want to continue reading, or sets the stage, you've done your job.

For example, you could start an essay on the necessity of pursuing alternative energy sources like this: "Imagine a world without polar bears." This is a vivid statement that draws on something that many readers are familiar with and enjoy (polar bears). It also encourages the reader to continue reading to learn why they should imagine this world.

You may find that you don't immediately have a hook. Don't get stuck on this step! You can always press on and come back to it after you've drafted your essay.

3. Many people believe that your introduction is the most important part of the essay because it either grabs or loses the reader's attention. A good introduction will tell the reader just enough about your essay to draw them in and make them want to continue reading.

Put your hook first. Then, proceed to move from general ideas to specific ideas until you have built up to your thesis statement.

Don't slack on your thesis statement. Your thesis statement is a short summary of what you're arguing for. It's usually one sentence, and it's near the end of your introductory paragraph. Make your thesis a combination of your most persuasive arguments, or a single powerful argument, for the best effect.

4. Use the last sentence of each body paragraph to transition to the next paragraph. In order to establish flow in your essay, you want there to be a natural transition from the end of one paragraph to the beginning of the next. Here is one example:

End of the first paragraph: "If the death penalty consistently fails to deter crime, and crime is at an all-time high, what happens when someone is wrongfully convicted?"

Beginning of the second paragraph: "Over 100 wrongfully convicted death row inmates have been acquitted of their crimes, some just minutes before their would-be death."

5. Add a rebuttal or counterargument. You might not be required to do this, but it makes your essay stronger. Imagine you have an opponent who's arguing the exact opposite of what you're arguing. Think of one or two of their strongest arguments and come up with a counterargument to rebut it.

Example: "Critics of a policy allowing students to bring snacks into the classroom say that it would create too much distraction, reducing students' ability to learn. However, consider the fact that middle schoolers are growing at an incredible rate. Their bodies need energy, and their minds may become fatigued if they go for long periods without eating. Allowing snacks in the classroom will actually increase students' ability to focus by taking away the distraction of hunger."

You may even find it effective to begin your paragraph with the counterargument, then follow by refuting it and offering your own argument.

6. Write your conclusion at the very end of your essay. As a general rule, it's a good idea to restate each of your main points and end the whole paper with a probing thought. If it's something your reader won't easily forget, your essay will have a more lasting impression. Don't just restate the thesis; think about how you will leave your reader. Here are some things to consider:

How could this argument be applied to a broader context?

Why does this argument or opinion mean something to me?

What further questions has my argument raised?

What action could readers take after reading my essay?

1. Understand the conventions of a persuasive essay. Unless your prompt or assignment states otherwise, you'll need to follow some basic conventions when writing your persuasive essay.

Persuasive essays, like argumentative essays, use rhetorical devices to persuade their readers. In persuasive essays, you generally have more freedom to make appeals to emotion (pathos), in addition to logic and data (logos) and credibility (ethos).

You should use multiple types of evidence carefully when writing a persuasive essay. Logical appeals such as presenting data, facts, and other types of "hard" evidence are often very convincing to readers.

Persuasive essays generally have very clear thesis statements that make your opinion or chosen "side" known upfront. This helps your reader know exactly what you are arguing.

Bad: The United States was not an educated nation, since education was considered the right of the wealthy, and so in the early 1800s Horace Mann decided to try and rectify the situation.

2. Use a variety of persuasion techniques to hook your readers. The art of persuasion has been studied since ancient Greece. While it takes a lifetime to master, learning the tricks and tools will make you a better writer almost immediately. For example, on a paper about allowing Syrian refugees, you could use:

Pathos, Ethos, and Logos: These are the 3 cornerstones of rhetoric. Pathos is about emotion, ethos is about credibility, and logos is about logic. These 3 components work together to help you develop a strong argument.
For example, you could tell an anecdote about a family torn apart by the current situation in Syria to incorporate pathos, make use of logic to argue for allowing Syrian refugees as your logos, and then provide reputable sources to back up your quotes for ethos.

Repetition: Keep hammering on your thesis. Tell them what you're telling them, tell them it, then tell them what you told them. They'll get the point by the end.
Example: Time and time again, the statistics don't lie -- we need to open our doors to help refugees.

Social Validation: Quotations reinforce that you aren't the only one making this point. It tells people that, socially, if they want to fit in, they need to consider your viewpoint.
Example: "Let us not forget the words etched on our grandest national monument, the Statue of Liberty, which asks that we "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free." There is no reason why Syrians are not included in this.

Agitation of the Problem: Before offering solutions, show them how bad things are. Give them a reason to care about your argument.
Example: "Over 100 million refugees have been displaced. President Assad has not only stolen power, he's gassed and bombed his own citizens. He has defied the Geneva Conventions, long held as a standard of decency and basic human rights, and his people have no choice but to flee."

3. Challenge your readers. Persuasion is about upending commonly held thoughts and forcing the reader to reevaluate. While you never want to be crass or confrontational, you need to poke into the reader's potential concerns.

Good: Does anyone think that ruining someone's semester, or, at least, the chance to go abroad, should be the result of a victimless crime? Is it fair that we actively promote drinking as a legitimate alternative through Campus Socials and a lack of consequences? How long can we use the excuse that "just because it's safer than alcohol doesn't mean we should make it legal," disregarding the fact that the worst effects of the drug are not physical or chemical, but institutional?

Good: We all want less crime, stronger families, and fewer dangerous confrontations over drugs. We need to ask ourselves, however, if we're willing to challenge the status quo to get those results.

Bad: This policy makes us look stupid. It is not based in fact, and the people that believe it are delusional at best, and villains at worst.

4. Acknowledge, and refute, arguments against you. While the majority of your essay should be kept to your own argument, you'll bullet-proof your case if you can see and disprove the arguments against you. Save this for the second to last paragraph, in general.

Good: While people do have accidents with guns in their homes, it is not the government's responsibility to police people from themselves. If they're going to hurt themselves, that is their right.

Bad: The only obvious solution is to ban guns. There is no other argument that matters.

1. Revise where necessary. Revision is more than simple proofreading. You may need to touch up your transitions, move paragraphs around for better flow, or even draft new paragraphs with new, more compelling evidence. Be willing to make even major changes to improve your essay.

You may find it helpful to ask a trusted friend or classmate to look at your essay. If s/he has trouble understanding your argument or finds things unclear, focus your revision on those spots.

2. Proofread carefully. Use the spell checker on your computer to check the spellings of the words (if applicable). Read through your essay aloud, reading exactly what is on the page. This will help you catch proofreading errors.

You may find it helpful to print out your draft and mark it up with a pen or pencil. When you write on the computer, your eyes may become so used to reading what you think you've written that they skip over errors. Working with a physical copy forces you to pay attention in a new way.

Make sure to also format your essay correctly. For example, many instructors stipulate the margin width and font type you should use.

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This article was co-authored by Christopher Taylor, PhD. Christopher Taylor is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of English at Austin Community College in Texas. He received his PhD in English Literature and Medieval Studies from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014. This article has been viewed 4,212,910 times.

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To write a persuasive essay, start with an attention-grabbing introduction that introduces your thesis statement or main argument. Then, break the body of your essay up into multiple paragraphs and focus on one main idea in each paragraph. Make sure you present evidence in each paragraph that supports the main idea so your essay is more persuasive. Finally, conclude your essay by restating the most compelling, important evidence so you can make your case one last time. To learn how to make your writing more persuasive, keep reading!

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The naturalistic world affects human decisions. Weather, geology, geography, plants. animals, insects, and more all played a role in the Civil War. Pick at least two naturalistic perspectives to illustrate nature's influence on a particular battle or aspect of the Civil War. Below is an example of how temperature affected the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Search the world's information, including webpages, images, videos and more. Google has many special features to help you find exactly what you're looking for.

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Using Google Sites, intra/interpersonal learners will build a biographical website. Intrapersonal learners will have the option to work alone and focus their attention on a singular Historical figure from the Civil War era. Interpersonal learners will have the ability to work in groups to compare and contrast the relationship of at least two historical figures.

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The participants in America's early conflicts were just like people today-farmers, nurses, politicians, mothers, sons, pastors, clerks and soldiers, concerned about the safety of their families and wondering what the future might bring.

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Pick 1 of your 5 songs and try to modernize the song via garage band app. Below is the link for both Mac, and PC computers.

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GarageBand for Windows: GarageBand is a unique sound mixing app developed by Apple. It is an app which gives you the ability to create and edit music. GarageBand users with the use of Xmodgames don't have to pay for anything, it's free of cost. It is the easiest tool to create good music on your Mac PC. Many music enthusiasts and professionals use this app for recording sound tracks and mixing music. Today we will be discussing how we can easily download GarageBand for PC later on, but for now let's dig more into this app.

It has many fascinating features that none of the other apps can give to its users. Imagine you can compose your own music without paying for it. It has never been so easy to compose music like a pro & you can even share it worldwide.

With the features it has, we don't need the reason to find why GarageBand is currently one of the most popular apps in the world especially in the music arena. It is so easy to use that even a novice Smartphone user can fill his/her thrust with this application for free.

We can say that GarageBand for PC is like a mobile audio studio which lets you compose sounds, songs and record your voice too. We think the idea of allowing the users to create their own music is very interesting. If you have any interest in music then it is the software which I recommend for you to start with.

Since, GarageBand is developed by Apple; it is officially made for only Mac computers or iOS devices i.e. only for Apple products. However, there are some software companies who have made it possible to use GarageBand for Windows also. In this post you will get to know about how to download GarageBand for windows (10/7/8/8.1) and Mac.

Features of GarageBand.

How to download Garage Band for Windows 7/8.1 or 10?

Steps to download & install GarageBand for Mac computers

Download GarageBand using Rare Software

Alternatives of GarageBand

GarageBand for PC is an exceptional application for the users to create and edit music on their own. It has many exciting features which make GarageBand a great tool for mixing music. With all these features listed below, it makes the app a user-friendly one for sound mixing and creating music.

Here are some of the fascinating features of GarageBand:

The main purpose for GarageBand is to let the users create their own songs and music.

It comes with a feature of virtual keyboard & external keyboard can also be used by using USB.

The best feature about garage band is that it provides a guide on how to edit or create music.

It has an audio recording feature too through which users can record their own voice & use it in composing their music.

You can create music within a short span of time.

There are various audio filters available for the users.

Being an Apple product, it have good user interface.

GarageBand comes with preset sounds of violin, voice, guitar, orchestra, keyboard and many more.

This app is free to use.

This amazing app is very helpful for the music industry and music enthusiasts. With the help of GarageBand you can easily shape any sound with the custom knobs and sliders in the app. The users can record and mix music just like true professionals. GarageBand is a great invention and a wonderful gift to the music lovers.

GarageBand for Windows 7/8.1/10

GarageBand is officially not available for Windows. It's only available for Apple devices i.e. Mac, but luckily with the help of the software named as Bluestacks; it is possible for the Windows users to download GarageBand for their laptops or PCs. By using Bluestacks (Android emulator) you can easily get GarageBand for PC in just few minutes.

Here are the steps to download GarageBand for Windows:

1. Firstly, you will have to download Bluestacks in your Windows PC (Get it from HERE ).

2. After the download is complete, install the software by following the setup instructions.

3. Once the software is installed successfully, you have to open it. It will look like an Android interface like any other Smartphone.

4. After that you have to search for the GarageBand in the Google play store.

5. Once, you have found the app. Just click on the install button & your installation will start.

These are the simple steps to download GarageBand for your Windows PC by using Bluestacks software. The above steps to download and install would take about 10-12 minutes of your time.

If the above process is completed without any problem or interruption, then you are all set to use GarageBand on your Windows Pc. After the installation you can create your own music on GarageBand for free.

Note: You can also use any other android emulator like Andy for downloading GarageBand on your Windows Pc.
Steps to download & install to GarageBand for Mac Computer or PC
It is very easy to download GarageBand on your Mac OS because it was officially made for Mac users. Therefore, Mac users can very easily download and use it on their Mac.

Then here are the steps to follow to install GarageBand app on your Mac computer.

1. To download this application, you will have to open the website of iTunes and search for the GarageBand application for your Mac Pc.

2. Once you have found the application, you just have to download and install it in your Mac computer.

Once the installation is successful, you can enjoy the remarkable feature of this app.

Download GarageBand for PC using Rare Software

You can download GarageBand in your windows computers or laptops using the popular software named as Rare Software. Rare software is a firm which gives users the privilege to download GarageBand app for Windows Pc. To download GarageBand one has to simply visit the site of Rare Software. After that you just have to visit the link they will provide you for this awesome app and open the downloader to install the GarageBand app for your Windows PC. Rare Software allows downloading GarageBand app for free.

Update: 16 December, 2015

Innovation has no end. And in same direction, the companies have come up with a superb app called as Stagelight. It is an exclusive app through which you can easily become a music maker from a music lover in no time. Its user interface is superb easy and the app comes with some free features as well, so you can start using it right away. As you progress in your journey of touchscreen music making, you can slowly unlock features and become a pro. This app will surely be giving Garageband for both PC (Windows 7 8 10) and Mac a touch competition in coming time.

Update: 20 December, 2016

Some users were finding problems learning & using Garageband on iPad. This is how you can go about learning the basics. When you will open the Garageband for PC app on your iPad, you will find a Question mark button on the top right corner of the app. Just click on it, and with every step, it will show you how to use the different tools and options of the app while using it. You can also seek online web help for using it here -> http://help.apple.com/garageband/ipad/2.0.7 If you still find any problems using it on your iPad, Windows or PC just let us know by contacting us.

GarageBand for PC/ Windows is now being used in schools in St. Louis County to promote art education. Students are encouraged to make their own music using the app. They can record their own voices or organize instruments, and then employ their skills and understanding to formulate their own art pieces. The course is beig lauded. The plan saves children from anxiety of performing in front of the class. It also nurtures creativity without limitations, since the teacher does not give them a piece to perform but lets the students choose and arrange their music for themselves.

There are many other alternatives for Garage Band for PC. This app is not available for Windows PCs due to which it lacks some features. The alternatives for GarageBand are StageLight and MixCraft. These two apps are very popular and free for Windows users. MixCraft & StageLight allows users to edit sound and create music.

Now, you can enjoy GarageBand even on your Windows (Xp/7/8). If you have any issues regarding the download & installation of GarageBand app for PC Windows & Mac computer, then you can contact us by commenting on this post. Please try and tell us the exact issues and we will try to solve it asap.

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GarageBand for PC - Download for Windows (7,8.1,10)

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Music was an integral part of the Civil War. Below is a BBC youtube video that highlights popular songs in both the Union and the Confederacy. Pick 5 songs, 2 Union, 2 Confederate, and 1 that is your personal favorite. Write a paragraph in the perspective of a music critic. Be sure to focus on the song's musical components such as rhythm, timbre, and metre.

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The Blue And The Gray: The BBC's Songs Of The Civil War

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Found this recording on a spool of tape that has a label on it that reads June 1962. My 13th birthday was in that June. I must have recorded this BBC broadcast on my old Grundig tape recorder with the microphone propped-up next to our old steam wireless.

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Unique Styles aren't limited to clothes or music! You also probably have a unique learning style! The wheel below names and illustrates 8 learning styles.