The first document is an excerpt from Black Elk’s autobiography regarding the Wounded Knee Massacre. The second document is an excerpt from President Benjamin Harrison’s annual message describing the conflict and progress of the program to decrease Native American’s landholdings. The audience of these two excerpts is the general public. However‚ in general‚ Native Americans were more interested considering that it was their land and people diminishing. I find it interesting that President Harrison
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Sports Injuries and How an Injury Lawyer Can Help Many sportsmen suffer various kinds of injuries while playing and some of these injuries are as a result of negligence‚ unexpected violence‚ inadequate supervision or construction‚ or unsafe facilities. Sports injuries range from mild to severe and over a period‚ these injuries can affect your career. One can avoid such injuries by exercising appropriate safety and taking the necessary precaution. If you have suffered from such injuries due to another
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Tragedy at Wounded Knee Response Indians in America from the beginning of the new world have always been mistreated. Our American government has run them off their lands massacred thousands and taken their means of life. We killed off all their buffalo made them migrate to camps or reservations were the ground was unable to grow the Indians crops. So the Indians no longer had buffalo to live off or land that was sufficient enough to grow food they were not able to survive the way they were able
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condition of threats between the infringing pioneers and the Sioux Nation. Amid this time‚ probably the most well-known fights between Native Americans and the U.S. Government unfolded. The Little Big Horn maybe being the most acclaimed‚ but then Wounded Knee being it’s generally notorious. The Death of Colonel George Armstrong Custer‚ however‚ prompted the American people afresh against the Native American as those obstructing advancement and American Manifest Destiny instead of those with rights to the
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Poverty was widespread during the Dust Bowl. In the USA‚ the proportion of the human workforce in agriculture had decreased from almost half the workforce (41%) in 1900 to less than a quarter (21%). (United States Department of Agriculture‚ 2005). Unsurprisingly‚ this improvement in technology caused many people to be displaced and in turn become unemployed. At the peak of the Great Depression in 1933‚ it was estimated that on average 12‚830‚000 people were made unemployed‚ almost one quarter of
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largest oil spill to date. However‚ the oil spill did not only affect the gulf. Animals‚ humans‚ ecosystems‚ and biodiversity were all impacted as a result. This act‚ inflicted as a war strategy by the Iraqi’s‚ is the cause of mass deterrence to the environment in the area. Although tremendous progress has been made in an effort to clean the Gulf War oil spill‚ there are still several efforts that must be made in order to maximize the fixation. In this paper‚ there are several aspects of the spill to be
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Skeletal System Notes (Part 2) 9-19-13 1. Ribs are flat bone‚ meaning they provide protection w/o taking up a whole lot of space or being to stiff 2. Atlas (named after Greek god) first cervical vertebrae‚ has a weird shape to it. Atlas sits on top of Axis so it can pivot while supporting head. 3. Shoulder Girdle a. Scapula a.i. Spine (basically a ridge) a.ii. Acromion Process a.iii. Glenoid Fossa —where upper arm bone will attach…a fossa is an indentation or saucer-like. b. Clavicle—support
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oil spill: Oil spills happen when people make mistakes or are careless and cause an oil tanker to leak oil into the ocean. There are a few more ways an oil spill can occur. Equipment breaking down may cause an oil spill. If the equipment breaks down‚ the tanker may get stuck on shallow land. When they start to drive the tanker again‚ they can put a hole in the tanker causing it to leak oil. When countries are at war‚ one country may decide to dump gallons of oil into the other country’s oceans
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and connect with your team but it sometimes can get rough by getting injured thats why you should always prevent an injury. The most common injury in the game soccer is sprains and strains. This injury is usually caused in the lower limb. It happens if you get a kick to the leg or a twist to the knee or overuse of muscle. It also disables people to walk. Sprain and strain injury can be directly or indirectly it is direct if your falling or a strong kick to the body which breaks the joint out of
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The Injury "It’s not so important who starts the game but who finishes it." - John Wooden This time‚ I didn’t finish the game‚ I usually do! But.. not this time. This time was different‚ it was serious. It truly took a part of my life away. I heard a loud bang‚ almost like a gunshot. Fear and anger swept across my face‚ I knew something was wrong‚ all wrong. Punching the ground knowing I couldn’t stand‚ I couldn’t keep playing‚ I couldn’t finish the game. Just laying there on the ground was the
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