April 14, 1865: American President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. He was known for his efforts to maintain national unity during the Civil War. ……

the American Civil War, slavery was no longer allowed. But racism was still common in American society... people feel that Huck Finn, as the novel’s hero is known, stands for American spirit. He is a rebel (叛逆 ……

soldiers. His death was accidental rather than heroic but the army tried to make him into a hero... times in the Iraq war.Jessica Lynch, 23Symbol: Lynch was the first female US soldier to be successfully ……

A BRITISH war hero, said to have been the inspiration for secret agent James Bond, has died aged 90...-Job carried out a series of daring exploits behind enemy lines during World War II. Some occurred ……

to the American South after the Civil War to make money, often illegally through corruption and looting... the hero is united with his heroine.The easiest way to do this? Put the hero and heroine on opposite sides ……

involved in major heroic deeds?Anonymous: Encouraging students to be brave and righteous is good... to possess the ability to implement such "heroic deeds." Additionally, some students may feel ……

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president, Abraham Lincoln, has just successfully won the Civil War and so he decides to enjoy a night... ignite (点燃) the spirit of the South and would restart the Civil War.Killing the president would ……

a civil war and there was muchethnic conflict(民族冲突). He managed to restore peace and went on to win... considered a hero in the Cold War?Discussion:Do you think he should have resigned?Understanding ……

after Angola's civil war. The jury's world-cinema documentary prize went to Dutch director Leonard... cinema festival in the US.The film is directed by American Ira Sachs. It tells the story of a Russioan ……

aboard: Hero Girl (US actress Nona Gaye), a solemn, gentle African American who becomes his friend.... When he makes a heroic attempt to retrieve Hero Girl's lost ticket on the roof of the moving train ……

in the run-up to the Civil War in the US.Almost everyone knows of the book. Fewer have actually read... marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, I joined dozens of average citizens, black and white ……

Title: "Enemy at the Gates"Synopsis: During the World War II battle of Stalingrad, two snipers... boosted to the status of a hero by a political official.Comments:"Not bad, I think. A story about ……

Walter Cronkite (1916 –2009) was an American broadcast journalist, best known as anchorman..., including World War II, the Vietnam War, the death of US president John F. Kennedy and the death ……

products.Slowing down counterfeiters will take heroic efforts. The war against counterfeiting will be a long, hard war to fight.Rollingstone, 2005.2.10Doing it his wayCRITICS love him, magazine writers ……

Portman is the latest name to mean “hero” to kids around the world. Jacob is the main character in Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by American author, Ransom Riggs. The book has been ……