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    When the Europeans arrived in the Americas‚ in 1492‚ they greatly changed the Native American’s way of life. There were four major things the Europeans brought to the Native Americans: disease‚ war‚ technology‚ and Christianity. These‚ among many other things‚ massively effected the lives of most‚ and ultimately all of the Native Americans. The effects of most of these are still being felt today‚ although to a lesser extent. First‚ and most devastating is disease. For thousands of years the people

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    of the Native Americans dropped critically. There used to be over 300‚000 Native Americans in California. The Hispanics forced the Native Americans into slave labour and in no time‚ European diseases such as smallpox‚ influenza‚ measles‚ and typhus which the Spanish and French settlers brought from Europe to America broke out and killed over 100‚000 Native Americans in California alone. The first treaties guaranteed reservations and in some cases even economic aid for the Native Americans. For example

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    The Native Americans had it rough; they were very disliked by many people. The first stage was the classification‚ the Native American‚ on October 14‚ 1492; Columbus arrived in the new world with domination in mind for the natives with 50 men. Columbus was looking for gold and riches. When he was able to find the natives he decided to use it to his advantage. The second stage was Symbolization; this was definitely a cruel stage. They would take their clothes away. They would have to go around

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    McDonaldization of Health Care Health care is something that affects every person in this country‚ and the rising cost is making it nearly impossible for people to afford. In The McDonaldization of Society‚ George Ritzer shows how the health care industry is changing and how the phenomenon of McDonaldization is effecting how we receive health care. Healthcare has become more efficient‚ calculable‚ predictable‚ and controlling. In the following sections‚ I will explore further these aspects of

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    Universal Health Care in the United States of America 1‚523 words Patricia Quezada I. Although health care should be universal and paid for by the government not everyone agrees. A. Some people are against universal health care because they fear that their taxes might be raised to help pay for the universal health care. B. Others worry that universal health care will cause patients to not receive as good of care due to crowding

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    feces.” (WHO‚ 2008). Proper sanitation greatly helps in achieving optimal health of individual. It is very important to dispose excreta safely. Personal hygiene and hand washing is greatly encourage after defecating‚ before and after eating and before cooking to minimize or lessen bacteria. Fecal contamination will not only affect the human health at the same time it will also destroy or threaten the environmental health. Proper sanitation is the easiest and cheapest way of preventing water-borne

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    circumstances traditional Native American cultures couldn’t have co-existed alongside European American cultures. The Americas have come a long way in their intercultural acceptance and interactions. Looking back at the relationship between African Americans and Caucasians one would have never believed that we would have a African American President. Though we have made amazing progress I do not think that the European American culture and the traditional Native American cultures could have co-existed

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    The neglect of Native American rights traces all the way back to 1830 and stems from the Indian Removal Act. The Indian Removal Act enabled the federal government to exchange Native lands east of the mississippi for land in the west. This land was called the “Indian colonization zone‚” which is located in present-day Oklahoma. Being a big advocate and supporter of what he called “Indian Removal‚” Andrew Jackson signed off on Act. The act explicitly said that the removal treaty negotiations had to

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    hear the word Native American? And what do you think of when you hear the word education? Probably two very clear and distinct images. But what do you think of when you hear Native American education? Unless you are a Native American‚ presumably that phrase means nothing to you. But shouldn’t the education of US citizens be relevant to the government? Yes‚ and especially when there are plenty of treaties and government agencies that have established the government’s role in Native American education

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    Due: Social Studies; Native Americans Essay Thousands of years ago the Native Americans crossed the land-bridge. Then the Native Americans spit-up and settled and created the culture areas. Depending on the environments the Native Americans had different basic needs to survive such as clothing‚ food‚ and shelter. The Iroquois used their natural resources to get food. The men hunted animals such as deer

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