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__Flush-__ __Environment (Sewage)-__ Dusty Muleman is the owner of the ship/casino called the __Coral Queen.__ Each night, when nobody is around to see what is happening, Dusty illegaly dumps its sewer into the body of water that it rests on. He dumps his waste into the water because he is to cheap to pay to get it disposed of properly. This waste then floats through the water and washes up onto beaches. Because of this, the beach may be closed from day to day. Also, it causes children to become sick. __Endangered Animals (Ocean Animals/ Humans)-__ Because of the waste floating through the populated waters, fish and other sea creatures in the lake are dying off. Also, as I said in my paragraph above, the waste washes onto beaches when the tide is right. If children swim in this they can become very ill for a long time. The beaches may also be closed for this reason. __Values in Conflict (Arrested Father/ Paine)-__ Noah's father is arrested because he sank the __Coral Queen.__ The reason that he did this is because Noah's father disagrees with Dusty. He tried to contact the officers, but they couldn't catch Dusty in the act. For this reason, Noah's father took action and sunk the large ship. It certainly doesn't seem right to Dusty and many others, but to Noah's father, it was the most correct thing to do at the time.

1. What events does Revere's deposition describe that Longfellow's poem does not? The deposition describes how the British officials took Paul Revere hostage, where as the poem does not. Also, the deposition tells the route that Paul took to get to Lexington; Revere took the short route in which he had to be rowed across the Charles River. The //Connections// //Literature and History// on page 310 also tells how another man, William Dawes, would also be riding that night as a back-up plan. William would be taking a longer route just in case Revere was unable to make it. Overall, the deposition gives a LOT more description of specific facts like what people said; distances traveled; and details of the sequence of events that occurred. The poem may not provide all this information for a number of reasons: Longfellow wasn't there...so he is a poet, not a historian; also, as a poet, Longfellow wants to romanticize the events he retells and cover them in mystery and excitement for the entertainment of the reader. Paul Revere actually wrote the deposition.

2. Considering only the events that both the poem and the deposition describe, what differences of fact, detail, and mood do you notice between Revere's account and Longfellow's poem? **Factual Diff****erences-** In the deposition, most of the factual statements were more about where Paul went and what happened to him as he was riding to Concord to warn of the British. The poem, on the other hand, were more generic facts. For example, the deposition tells of the British stopping him and asking many questions and eventually taking him "hostage." The poem says nothing about any of this, but rather tells an exciting tale of Paul Revere riding heroically through the night on his legendary ride. **Difference in Detail-** The Deposition listed greater detail because it was written by Revere himself, therefore, the story is being relayed more accurately than the poem. Also, the poem had a "flow" to it and often rhymed. Because of this, the poem doesn't make quite as much sense. Plus, because Longfellow was creating this rhyming scheme, some of the words that rhymed, may not have been as accurate as the ones in the deposition. Some details offered in Revere's deposition were left out in the poem. Revere tells of dogs barking, roosters crowing, birds twittering, and the sound of horse hooves. **Difference in Mood-** I think that Longfellow's poem usually had a mysterious and suspenseful feel/ mood. I think this is because, as a writer, he wants the poem to be entertaining & interesting...rather than simply relaying the facts as they occurred. Revere's deposition, on the other hand, is a detailed account of facts & the specifics of the events of that night. Revere's purpose in writing his deposition was to inform others of the facts surrounding the events of the night.

3. Why do you think Longfellow's poem made Revere a hero, while Revere's own account did not? Explain. Paul Revere's story was not previously well known by the general public before Longfellow's poem was published. Longfellow is a poet, not a historian, therefore his elegant, poetic retelling of Revere's heroic actions made Paul's story legendary and Paul a hero. He romanticized the events of the night.

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