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    Venus in fur

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    was a cello concert with graduate Jacob Saunders‚ accompanied by Betsi Hodges on the piano. The scene was beautiful‚ and the energy was great. White Christmas lights‚ and the position of the instruments made me feel like I was at a classy coffee shop in France. The cello and piano were the first instruments I ever learned how to play‚ and I went with a friend who plays the cello currently‚ so we both had a great appreciation for the show. I sat next to Jacob Saunders parents‚ and to see how proud

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    The Native American culture changed drastically because of the fur trade. The fur trade changed in these three ways: Trade‚ Traditional Value‚ and Environment. First‚ Trade both positively and negatively effected Native American culture. According to Lambert and Clark‚” The fur trade increased European and American presence in the Oregon Country however‚ it had severe consequences for the American Indians.” (Lambert and Clark‚ 229) This shows trade had a mixed result on Native American culture. On

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    Venus in Furs

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    Venus in furs is the story of a man who loves one woman so much that he chooses to become her slave in order to not lose her. Severin meets his Venus in furs one night in a garden near his home; a red-headed woman with pale white skin and piercing green eyes. The first time he sees her‚ he runs away from her‚ but the second time‚ on his balcony‚ they make their acquaintances. She says that she was made curious about him from a picture he left in one of the books he lent her. So they discuss their

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    “Native Americans are generally acknowledged as the New World’s first and fore most environmentalist Native American religion stress that people are coequal with nature‚ descendants of "Grand mother earth." How then‚ could some of them have depleted wildlife for the fur trade? “ Asks Jeanne Kaye. Most Native American tribes have long had an intimate relationship with their surroundings. Before direct contact with Europeans‚ most tribes lived in small villages. They were mindful of their measures

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    Fur Trade Solution

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    Rhian Pritchard Mrs. Moran CAIII Hour 7 4-17-2011 Making a Difference The business of fur trade and the harsh practices of this business have been global issues for many decades. They have ruthless ways of killing animals like mink‚ foxes‚ and especially wild yak. It is estimated that the population of the wild yak in Qinghai‚ China has dropped from one 1 million to 75‚000 in the past decade (Fang 38-39). This problem has been going on for too long and despite the laws and restrictions that

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    History of the Fur Trade

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    HISTORY OF THE FUR TRADE The fur trade was one of the earliest and most important industries in North America. The fur trading industry played a major role in the development of America‚ Europe and India for more than 300 years. The fur trade began in the 1500 ’s as an exchange between Indians and Europeans. The Indians traded furs for such goods as tools and weapons. Beaver fur‚ which was used in Europe to make felt hats‚ became the most valuable of these furs. The fur trade prospered until the

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    The Minnesota fur trade was one of the original economic exchanges in the United States with roots as far back as the 1500’s. What would become an influential enterprise that would drive a new wave of settlers and the beginnings of an economic infrastructure in Minnesota‚ started with very primitive beginnings and included a wide breadth of participants. Thus‚ this revolutionary enterprise that was mostly over by the 1840’s was paramount to Minnesota’s statehood. To understand the significance

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    Fashion Isnt Fur

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    Fur is not a Fashion Statement. Every year 50 million animals are violently killed for our own selfish needs to look high status in the fashion industry. Most of these helpless animals with just as much right as us are raised on fur farms in brutal conditions. Death is really their only escape from these dreadful prisons‚ which is mostly caused by stress‚ illness and pain. Sometimes animals are caught using a trap mechanisms and can be left there to die for up to 7 days. Animals often tend to

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    Effects of the Fur Trade on the Aboriginals of Canada When Europeans first came to the New World‚ there was a language barrier between them and the aboriginals. To show peace‚ each side would trade some goods to create a bond between them and show that they can trust each other. The Europeans would trade tools and other European goods for furs from the Aboriginals. The Aboriginals needed the tools and the Europeans wanted the furs to make a big profit. With the great demand for furs from Europe and

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    Trading Game

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    Sakim Lim FI-302 11/25/2012 Trading Game Report Rewarding the John Parulis’s article “what just happened to in the stock market?”‚ government economy plan and Treasury bonds may influence the stock market. And espeacially the government budget increase and government treasury bonds downgraded from AAA to AA+ by standard and Poor’s are important causes for stock market. “Last week‚ the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose or fell by at least 400 points for four straight days‚ a stock market first

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