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William Henry White Settlers
1,038 wordsHistory has not been kind to Tenskwatawa, otherwise known as Lalawethika or The Prophet. He is inevitably compared to his heroic brother Tecumseh and fails to measure up in both physical and moral stature. He seems hidden in the shade of his brother's name, whereas his brother would never have had the stature he received if it were not for The Prophet's religion of classical Indian heritage. Lalawethika seemed to be plentiful of both physical and social shortcomings. An unimpressive-looking man ...
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Sierra Leone Rebel Forces
1,738 wordsThe British established a colony at Freetown in 1787 for slaves returning to Africa from Great Britain and the United States and for slaves rescued from shipwrecks. The land of original settlement, where the city later developed, was purchased from local chiefs. The Sierra Leone Company, formed in 1791, administered the settlement until 1808, when it became a crown colony. Britain set up a protectorate over the hinterland of Freetown in 1896. The British were relatively nice towards the people o...
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Sierra Leone Freed Slaves
1,781 words... ra Leone that caused a problem was the large amount of Lebanese immigrant traders that entered the country and are still there today. Before the Lebanese traders arrived, native traders were able to make a decent living by selling goods such as rice and kola nut. These Lebanese traders entered the country around the time that a railway was introduced to the towns of Pendembu and Make, and quickly took to selling imported goods in the street. By their modest lifestyle and fierce determination...
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Good And Evil King Of Norway
1,351 wordsThroughout the late tenth century in Scandinavia, many societies were adversely affected by the spread of Christianity. The Vikings were traditionally a pagan community believing in many gods and heathen rituals, such as human and material sacrifice. Through the influence of powerful Christian rulers many Vikings did convert to Christianity during the tenth century. Some converted from their heathen ways by choice and others were forced to except these ideas or be killed by order of the king. Bu...
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South Africa West Africa
707 wordsBy 1875 European possessions in Africa consisted of some forts and trading posts along the coast and a few tiny colonies. Between 1880 and 1910, however, Africa was divided up among the Europeans. For the next 50 years decisions affecting Africa and its people were made not in Africa, but in London, Paris, Lisbon and other European capitals. France acquired a huge empire in North and West Africa. Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, Mali and other areas in West Africa came under Fren...
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Religion In One Flew Over The Nest
1,077 words... convinces Chief that he was actually getting bigger. By creating parallels between Mc Murphy and Jesus, Kesey transforms Mc Murphy from a simple man trying to help others, to a righteous man who helps people as much as he can. Like Jesus, Mc Murphy is not altogether an eager messiah, as is Jesus case in the Garden of Gethsemane, Mc Murphy doubts his ability to keep helping people while at the same time, sacrificing himself. While saving the ward from the evil ways of Nurse Rather, Mc Murphy ...
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Death Row Inmates Criminal Justice System
1,850 wordsCapital Punishment is an issue that has been argued over from the dinner table in the average American home the the oval office in the White House for countless amounts of years. The opposing sides each state their claim on why we should, or shouldn't allow the death penalty to be administered to those criminals who the courts believe should be killed. Each argument has very valid reasons on why the death penalty is right and wrong, and they both have convincing points to prove their argument. T...
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Claimed To Be Black Dutch Claimed To Be Black Land
959 wordsOn September 15, 1830, at Little Dancing Rabbit Creek, the Chiefs of the Choctaw Nation and representatives of the U. S. met to discuss the impact of a bill recently passed by the Congress of the U. S. This bill, with all the same good intentions of those today who believe they know better than we how to conduct our lives, allowed for the removal of all Indian peoples to the West of the Mississippi River. It had been made clear to the Choctaw, that the Whites in Washington cared little for our s...
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John Smith And Pocahontas A Disney Romance
990 wordsIt can be easily assumed that almost everyone has heard the tale of the American Indian princess, Pocahontas the narrative of a mysterious young girl who rescues an English explorer from death only to fall in love and win his affections in return. It is one that is quite popular and has even been developed into an animated movie by Walt Disney Pictures. Regardless of which version they may have heard, most people are familiar with the legend now thanks in part to Disney. However, what they are n...
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Head Of State Point Of View
2,055 words... the other argument used by those wanting to control Uganda was that the presence of the source of the Nile in that country gave it strategic importance both in relation to Egypt and the Suez Canal through which ships sailed to the jewel in the imperial crown, India. Moreover, there was concern that if Britain did not occupy Uganda, someone else would - most probably France - thus putting wider British interests at risk. Portal actually arrived in Uganda in 1893 and made a favourable report a...
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Death Penalty Information Center Cruel And Unusual Punishment
828 wordsCapital Punishment has been one of the most controversial topics in the past decade, and for that I will only be addressing certain aspects of the argument, due to its broadness. What is cruel and unusual punishment? Is having a man shot in the head or hung by a rope until he dies cruel and unusual? Also, why is it that the unknowing American tax payer has to blow there hard earned money on non human like criminals who feel no remorse for what they have done. The answer is elementary, Capital Pu...
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Native Americans Hunter Gatherer
598 wordsNative Americans or the indigenous people of America comprise a great number of distinct ethnic groups, tribes, and states. However, despite their cultural diversity and the fact that cultural features peculiar to ethnic groups significantly vary from one tribe to another, here are several main features that are shared by indigenous people in their American Indian Culture (excluding Mexico), prior to European contact in 1492. These features include hunting and gathering societies, agriculture, s...
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Federal Republic People F
1,105 wordsThe history of Africa, which is considered to be the cradle of life, is very interesting and deep. There are far more things about black continent that we, so-called civilized people, should learn than we already know. The history of the Western part of Africa is very much intersecting with the history of the Western World expansion. This is largely due to one simple fact the Europeans reached the Western coasts of Africa earlier then they managed to proceed deeper into the continent. The earlie...
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York Holt Rinehart Bury My Heart
787 wordsBury My Heart at Wounded Knee, by Dee Brown. New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1970. In the Introduction, the author tells how he put together a book of the oral history of the American Indians, based on the government records of council meetings with white officials. In these meetings, all Indians were allowed to speak. They chose their own interpreters, and they told their oral history in their own words. Chapter 1 begins with Columbus, who first called the people Indios (p. 1). Thus, the...
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Aix La Chapelle Middle Ages
1,783 wordsCharlemagne The King We know a good deal about Charlemagne because we have two biographies of him written by men who were close to him. The more important of these is by Einhard. He describes Charlemagne as being moderately tall, around six feet tall and powerfully built with a thick neck and deep chest. He had the red hair and blue eyes of his tribe and was possessed of both strength and stamina. He was average of the Franks in his love for hunting and for feasting, but Einhard notes that his k...
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Coming Of Age Margaret Mead
1,718 wordsMargaret Mead? s? Coming of Age in Samoa? , which was actually her doctoral dissertation, was compiled in a period of six months starting in 1925. Through it, people were given a look at a society not affected by the problems of 20 th century industrial America. She illustrated a picture of a society where love was available for the asking and crime was dealt with by exchanging a few mats. This book helps one to realize the large role played by social environment. One of Mead? s biggest challeng...
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Washington D C Due To The Fact
1,190 wordsCommunity Community Policing Implementation Introduction Community Orientated Policing is widely held as the new and correct style for American policing. For the past decade the community policing movement has been gaining momentum acquiring the support of politicians, scholars, reformers, and the public. Police chiefs around the country are now feeling the pressures of implementation from citizens and local government officials. Many high ranking professional police organization have placed the...
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Gun Control Advocates Gun Control Laws
1,447 wordsThere has been considerable debate recently in Canada over the issue of gun control. The Canadian parliament enacted the Firearms Act to enforce gun control by requiring gun owners to register their firearms. Just recently, the government of Alberta lead in a charge, including five other provinces and numerous pro-gun groups, complaining that the law is unconstitutional and intrudes on provincial jurisdiction. They also claim that the act infringes on property and civil rights that are guarantee...
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Number Of Reasons Spirit World
1,406 wordsLike all Plains Indian nations, the Sioux tribe had to be skilled and equipped if they should have to got to war or into battle. The Sioux warriors had to be prepared and be able to hide well, fight courageously and complete the aim of their task e. g. stealing horses, claiming sacred land. So how warlike really were the Sioux? Sioux warriors were well armed. They fought with many weapons, all of which were made by themselves from any natural materials that they could find. They used lances to f...
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Land Was Called Raiding Villages And Other Tribes Mohegan's
648 wordsMohegan's and Comanches Different or Similar Long ago, the Earth was formed atop the back of a giant turtle. From the earth the Great Spirit put life into all things: trees, plants, animals and people. An Indian was created named Gunche Mundo who developed a Mother Tribe, and divided it into three clans Turtles, Turkeys and Wolves. The Wolf People, known as Mohegan's, separated from the Turtles and Turkeys, and headed east toward the rising sun. While the Mohegan's headed east to find land, a tr...
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