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American Indian Stories

... that could be described as anything but inviting. In fact, the first year the trip fell on the Fourth of July and as we drove in, our vehicles were bombarded with fireworks. I could never really grasp why we were so despised. After all, our intentions were commendable. The matter became clearer after I read Zitkala-sa’s “”. Within this text, a Native American expresses her beliefs that actions similar to ours serve merely in altering culture. The main character’s civilization had religious beliefs long befor ...

Number of words: 1054 | Number of pages: 4

Hebrew, Greek, Japanese, And H

... He made man in his own image, so he himself looked like a human. God was over everything that was pure and good. However, a serpent was present in the place where God had put the man and woman. The serpent was evil and it persuaded the woman and man to disobey God's wishes. The human's role in the Hebrew story was to multiply, be fruitful, and rule all things on the earth. The Hebrew story consisted of only one god, unlike the other stories in which there were many gods, who had a distinct power. The human's role in this creation story ...

Number of words: 1129 | Number of pages: 5

Consequences Of The 30 Years W

... was of the most importance. Although the war was disastrous in many ways, politically, it brought some positive effects to certain countries, and death to others. In all of the Continent, France became a leading power over Spain because of the weak and scattered Germany after the war and the acquired province of Alsace. For Switzerland and the United Provinces of the Netherlands, the effect of the war had brought upon them independence from Spain. In Germany, princes received sovereign independent authority. Although the H ...

Number of words: 638 | Number of pages: 3

The Rainmake - Film Review

... Memphis law school graduate, confidentially enters the eye-opening world of law and injustice in the 90’s. Kick-starting his career in an firm of ambulance chasing attorneys, headed by the shifty Bruiser Stone, Baylor’s business is initially sparse, until Deck Schifflet (Danny De Vito) an unlicensed, street-wise legal assistant attempting the bar for the sixth time, steps in and demonstrates to the inexperienced Baylor how it is done. Mrs. Birdie, (Teresa Wright) Baylor’s landlady, becomes his first case, a chirpy elderly lady wishing ...

Number of words: 1628 | Number of pages: 6

Chinesse Education

... the first few years (1949-51) of this push on education, over 60 million peasants enrolled in winter schools, or sessions, established to take advantage of the slack season for agricultural workers. Mao, the Communist leader of China, felt that the ultimate goal of education was to eliminate class distinction. After Mao’s death in 1976 a review of government policies concerning education was started. Out of this review came standardized testing and the reinstitution of entrance exams to get into schools and these exams were also used to ...

Number of words: 371 | Number of pages: 2

"Clay Beats Liston: February 25, 1964"

... to send their own reporters down to Miami Beach, and finally the localization of the newspapers' audiences. Another aspect of the fight is the effect it had on Kentucky society, especially the sports scene. I primarily noticed that almost all the papers used reports from the Associated Press and the United Press International, even the (Louisville) Courier-Journal, one of Clay's hometown newspapers, used reports from the Associated Press. The only articles that were not written by a member of the Associated Press were the very rare e ...

Number of words: 949 | Number of pages: 4

Ceremony

... amount of Native American nations or tribes exist in remote areas surviving following their traditions. In the book , a story of a man named Tayo, did not know himself and the world around him but in the end found out and opened his eyes to the truth. However the ’s main message is related not only to one man but also to everything and everyone in the world. It is a book with the message that the realization of oneself will open the eyes to see what is truth and false which will consequently turn to freedom. Tayo faced a struggle of recogniz ...

Number of words: 1124 | Number of pages: 5

Blade Runner And Jurassic Park

... each posits an active, masculine subject and a passive, feminine object. However, the sciences of contemporary capitalism are marked by technologies of reproduction and simulation which transform the world into a web of interconnected, overlapping information codes, asking us to reconsider our “natural” binary distinctions. While these questions have sparked a lively debate concerning technology and the representation of “naturally” gendered bodies, there has been less discussion about the specific ways in which the term “reprodu ...

Number of words: 976 | Number of pages: 4

The French Revolution

... Revolution against Great Britain. The Government had reached great financial debt. The problem lied and continued because of the government's inability to tap the wealth of the French nation by taxation. There was a great paradox in France being a rich nation with a government in poverty. The deteriorating finances of the government is what triggered the prolonged differences between the Bourgeoisie and the aristocracy. The political differences between the monarchy and the nobles came about after the Seven Years' war also. The in ...

Number of words: 457 | Number of pages: 2

African Americans- Problems In

... groups have been beaten, discriminated, and slaved. People have fought for freedom and the right to be at the same equality as any other American. These people who have fought for themselves and others have the bravery and soul of a true person. As these people keep on fighting for what is right, they proved that they are the right role models for today's society. In the 21st century, we may not have many more role models to look after everyone. In order to keep order between people we have to have someone to look at and remind us tha ...

Number of words: 379 | Number of pages: 2

Civil War - Gettysburg

... and around Washington disintegrated into a disorderly rabble. Following his heroic retreat from Gettysburg Howard had been promoted to Lieutenant-General and assumed command of the defenses of Washington superseding Major-General S.P.Heintzelman who had very little combat experience. Howard had about 55,000 men but very little control and desertions were whittling this force away hourly. The Federal army was totally demoralized and soldiers were going home as if it was all over, sensing the end was near. Grant had, after eventually capturing ...

Number of words: 812 | Number of pages: 3

Holocaust 7

... were forced from jobs, barred them from certain professions, excluded them from attending universities, and were segregated from the rest of society. In addition, they had to have their passports stamped with a "J", were forced to wear a yellow "Star of David" as a form of identification, and were forced to carry special identification cards. Jews weren't even allowed to use certain forms of transportation. The Jews were banned from trains, weren't allowed to own bicycles, and were forbidden to own or operate automobiles. Jews were also b ...

Number of words: 1414 | Number of pages: 6

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