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    those who did were put on reservations. Despite their best efforts to remain their own sovereign nation‚ before Jackson’s removal‚ the Cherokee‚ had already ceded countless tribal lands for money they never got “In the end‚ the whole nation had to make bitter sacrifices of land and kingship loyalties in order to sustain their claim to sovereignty.” The Cherokee Native Americans are a prime example of the negative impact American Exceptionalism had on the non-traditional Americans. Not only was

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    The two had lived together since Taylor was given Turtle by a woman in a bar‚ and they have grown a fond mother-daughter relationship with each other. However‚ since Turtle is Cherokee‚ the adoption is brought to the attention of the Cherokee Nation‚ and they claim that the adoption is invalid. They say that Cherokee children must stay within the tribe‚ that they must be given to a close relative if the biological parents are unable to care for them. The conflict heats up as Taylor tries to defend

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    which is modern-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee‚ Choctaw‚ Chickasaw‚ Seminole‚ and Creeks‚ known as the “five civilized tribes” and the Plains Indians‚ which had been relocated to the western part of the territory on land leased from the Five Civilized Tribes‚ were moved into this area. Many of these tribes were enemies and were now being forced to live next to each other‚ which was not easy. Because of this‚ the tribes struggled for power amongst themselves. Cherokee nation was usually most powerful but

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    1838 and 1839 Andrew Jackson from Tennessee was forceful on Indian Removal‚ and from 1814 to 1824 jackson was instrumental in negotiating nine out of 11 treaties‚ which had devastated the southern tribes of their eastern lands in the west. So the Cherokee indians were tired of it so they went to the supreme court. The n in 1830 Jackson pushed a whole new piece of legislation called the “Indian Removal Act”. Jackson’s attitude towards the Native Americans came off as rude because he did not like the

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    served as the seventh president and his main concern was the removal of the Cherokee tribe from their own land. As a result‚ the Cherokee people were divided amongst themselves because of this act President Jackson wanted to enforce. While many Cherokee people ignored Jackson’s instructions and stayed on their land‚ few did go to what is now Oklahoma. Even before they were told to migrate to federal lands‚ the society of Cherokee was still divided. The money distributed throughout their original land

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    Religion‚ Society and Politics in Southeast Asia “Women in Islamizing Javanese Society and Modern Indonesia” Okky Wicaksono kiky_wicakso@yahoo.com Among major world religions‚ many scholars believe Islam is a religion that is not very friendly towards women position. It is so pointed out as evidently Islam is more patriarchal where male extensively dominates its social hierarchy. Based on the holy Quran as one of the most fundamental source of the religion and aside from Hadith and Sunnah

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    According to the excerpt from the book Little Women‚ by Louisa May Alcott‚ the March girls’ decision to help the poverty-stricken family was based on the effect it would have on them. There was a family living by them that were freezing‚ starving‚ and without much money that were in need of assistance. The girls’ mother‚ ‘Marmee‚’ asked her children‚ “My girls‚ will you give them your breakfast as a Christmas present?" (Alcott para 32). Since the girls’ mother asked them instead of telling them to

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    Introduction The Army Personnel Services Detachment (APSD) does not present any form glass ceiling for women. This is primarily due to the nature and make up of the organization. The APSD is a military organization and the highest ranking officer in its composition is a captain. Currently‚ the US Army is having tremendous success in keeping equitable promotion opportunities in the junior officer ranks. The APSD has no current equal opportunity (EO) issues based on unfair treatment among the

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    reference he was speaking about the Indians that lived in our country (Prucha‚ 528). After the American Revolution‚ the Americans wanted to act civilly toward the Indians and turn over a new leaf by trying to get along with and help the Indians. The Cherokee

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    WOMEN AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Since the 1990s‚ there has been increasing concern about violence against women in general and domestic violence in particular‚ in both developed and developing countries. Domestic violence occurs in all socioeconomic and cultural population subgroups; and in many societies‚ including in India‚ women are socialized to accept‚ tolerate‚ and even rationalize domestic violence and to remain silent about such experiences. Violence of any kind has a negative impact on the

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