Week 19 Rewrite‚ Prompt 3 The frontier was mainly a wild place until men went looking for gold and land‚ justifying their radical and violent attempts to gain land by what they believed to be Manifest Destiny. What whites discovered as they moved west were tribes of Indians settled on what they claimed as “their” land. This want for land was driven by the second Industrial Revolution‚ prompting the removal of Indians and war to commence. The second Industrial Revolution pioneered an expansion in
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In “Once Upon a Time‚ Literature. Now What?” published writer James Salter discusses the end of literature in today’s society. He says that’s literature is losing it value and art and language are no longer appreciated. The new pop culture is taking over and the new movies and music no longer have any real meaning to them‚ it’s just about success and making money. Value is something has been cast aside. There is no value in the word value anymore. The most important task in the world according to
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CORN BACKGOUND For western civilization‚ the story of corn began in 1492 when Columbus’s men discovered this new grain in Cuba. An American native‚ it was exported to Europe rather than being imported‚ as were other major grains. Like most early history‚ there is some uncertainty as to when corn first went to Europe. Some say it went back with Columbus to Spain‚ while others report that it was not returned to Spain until the second visit of Columbus. The word "corn" has many different meanings
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WNV IgM in serum remains detectable for at least 1 to 2 months after infection and sometimes longer therefore serum IgM results must be interpreted in reference to the patient’s clinical presentation and travel history‚ as well as regional WNV activity (Maldin B‚ et al. 2003) A negative IgM result on an acute-phase specimen strongly suggests absence of WNV infection. A positive IgM result on an acute-phase specimen‚ accompanied by clinical symptoms consistent with WNV infection‚ strongly suggests
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JJ waas a great man Jesse Woodson James (September 5‚ 1847 – April 3‚ 1882) was an American outlaw‚ gang leader‚ bank robber‚ train robber‚ and murderer from the state of Missouri and the most famous member of the James-Younger Gang. Already a celebrity when he was alive‚ he became a legendary figure of the Wild West after his death. Some recent scholars place him in the context of regional insurgencies of ex-Confederates following the American Civil War rather than a manifestation of frontier lawlessness
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two most important components in the development of the American West that took place in the second half of the nineteenth century were the expansion of the West and the decline of Native Americans. In the middle of the Civil War‚ Congressional Northerners were looking to populate the West with free labor and they developed the Homestead Act of 1862. This Act would promise settlers 160 acres of land to populate and develop and after five years‚ the land would become theirs. Almost 400‚000 farms were
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The North-West Resistance 1885 The Battle of Batoche The battle at Batoche lasted for four days‚ from May 9 to May 12. There 300 Metis and First Nations that participated in this battle. They dug rifle pits‚ and fired at Middleton’s Troops. By the last day of the battle the Metis and First Nations were out of ammunition. They started firing stones and nails from their rifles. Middleton’s troops invaded the rifle pits and the battle was over. There were over 25 dead from both sides Cut Knife Hill
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journey in this case may not solely be categorized as physical travel but also as the voyage of soul development. Tripitaka’s pilgrimage is more likely a spiritual journey to enlightenment than a mission to retrieve Buddhist scriptures from the West. Tripitaka in the story bears little resemblance to the historical monk. Historically‚ XuanZang’s travels took him to many kingdoms‚ and his initiative to seek out the rulers of each of them suggests that his pilgrimage had also diplomatic intentions
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the small town of Newtown‚ Conn. twenty first graders and seven adults were shot dead by a mentally challenged teenager who committed suicide right after. Earlier that day‚ he also killed his mother. A NRA member‚ who for some reason had military weapons at her house. The town lost some of their children‚ but America as a whole grieved. Not too long after‚ people started pointing fingers. Who’s to blame? The NRA? The mentally challenged? The school system ‚ who did not have an armed police officer onsite
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uth-West AirlineA07-05-0006 Southwest Airlines 2005 You are now free to move about the country.™ In 2005‚ Southwest Airlines (Southwest)‚ the once-scrappy underdog in the U.S. airline industry‚ carried more domestic passengers than any other U.S. airline. The company‚ unlike all of its major competitors‚ had been consistently profitable for decades and had weathered recessions‚ energy crises‚ and the September 11 terrorist attacks. In recent years‚ Southwest had become more aggressive with its
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