west of Independence‚ Missouri‚ the vast prairie began seemingly impossible‚ clear to the Rocky Mountains. This was Indian Country‚ inhabited by Plains Tribe Indians and millions of buffalo‚ as well as a few heady trappers and fur traders or mountain men as they were referred to. As the Indians followed the buffalo and other game‚ the rivers became their highways. Traveling by foot or canoe‚ a river could always be retraced to the starting point. The Original Trails to the west were established
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“What do you think of the kid‚ Curly?” The two men were sitting at a rickety wooden table in the bunkhouse. The wood stove gave off an insufficient amount of heat for the still chilly Spring. “I think he’s a cocky son of of a buck‚ but he can ride; that’s for damn sure. Did you see how he topped off that roan horse‚” Dakota said. “Stuck it on him like patting for a dance.” Old man Stegner won the roan in a poker game at the saloon in town. He was a big‚ good looking rawboned
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which can negatively influence their physical and mental health. They experience many different personal issues from the job most of all resulting from the high level of stress in the job. According to a decade of studies done by the University of Buffalo the pressures of law enforcement put officers at risk for high blood pressure‚ insomnia‚ increased levels of destructive stress hormones‚ heart problems‚ post-traumatic stress disorder‚ and suicide. Not all of the stress comes from the activities
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The Railroad And Its Influence on Frontier Life The technological innovation of the railroad was a very impressive feat. Not one person can be credited with the invention‚ as it involved the discovery of iron and steel along with the steam engine (Railroad Invention and History). The Transcontinental Railroad is one of many inventions of the Gilded Age‚ including the telephone‚ electricity‚ light bulbs‚ and skyscrapers. Of course‚ all of these inventions were essential to the time period‚ however
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which are the elephant‚ the rhinoceros‚ the buffalo‚ the lion and the leopard. Today‚ visitors also shoot them but through the telephoto lens of a camera. Although the sight of any animal in the wild against the sweeping backdrop of Kenya’s vast‚ open plains is a wonderful moment‚ spotting the ’big five’ remains especially thrilling. Some of the animals that you are bound to see in Kenya‚ just to name a few‚ are:- Sable Antelope‚ Roan Antelope‚Bongo‚Buffalo‚ Bushbuck‚ Duiker‚ Dikdik‚ Eland‚ Elephant
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moving west‚ the Indians already living there were badly affected. It became a big fight between land and cultures. Ranchers would take all of the Indian lands and kill off all the buffalo‚ the Plains Indian’s main source of food‚ just so they could have room to raise cattle. New railroad was being built‚ and buffalo were getting in the way‚ so they were often shot and killed by hunters in trains. Also‚ railroad moved more settlers out to the east‚ creating more conflict with the Natives. Farmers
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is due to friends‚ who are already members of APO‚ telling me about their experiences. I’m interested in joining APO simply because I enjoy service and I want to make it a bigger part of my Cornell experience. This summer‚ I spent two months in Buffalo working at a community center that caters to refugees. During that time‚ it wasn’t uncommon for me to be in awe of the people that I interacted with and the experiences that I had as a result of this opportunity. Obviously‚ I could only hope that
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Theodore Roosevelt’s Inaugural Address On September 6‚ 1901‚ President William McKinley was assassinated in Buffalo‚ New York. Theodore Roosevelt took over the presidency on September 14‚ 1901 in Buffalo. He did not give his inaugural address until 1905 when he would start his second term as president. He gave his speech in the capital of the United States‚ Washington D.C. In his speech‚ Theodore Roosevelt mainly spoke about how Americans should be pro-imperialism
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government they held no validity and integrity as they were a means to eradicate the Sioux’s lifestyle. The American perspective in taming the west was to impose boundaries in the form of reservations on the Sioux and take away their freedom to hunt buffalo non-compliant Indians were deemed as hostile and classified an enemy of the United States‚ this ramification led into the Plains Indian wars. The Dakota are first recorded to have resided at the source of the
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In the essay‚ “How to Tell a True War Story‚” Tim O’Brien tells several stories of war to illustrate to his readers the criteria for truth in storytelling. O’Brien offers his readers a guide to telling and determining war stories that are true‚ for the author‚ true does not necessarily mean actual or real. Instead‚ O’Brien tells us what a true war story is‚ but his requirements are not always clear precise—a true war story “never seems to end‚” (O’Brien 273) “embarrasses you‚” (270) “are contradictory
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