focus on Indian Americans and their assimilation in to the United States and its culture. Being a second-generation Indian American‚ I believe that I can relate to this subject well. I and other second-generation Indians Americans face a unique set of entirely different social issues. I will focus on the main social institutions of family‚ education‚ religion‚ politics‚ and compare and contrast the experiences of first generation Indian Americans and second generation Indian Americans. It is
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In American Indian Stories‚ University of Nebraska Press Lincoln and London edition‚ the author‚ Zitkala-Sa‚ tries to tell stories that depicted life growing up on a reservation. Her stories showed how Native Americans reacted to the white man’s ways of running the land and changing the life of Indians. "Zitkala-Sa was one of the early Indian writers to record tribal legends and tales from oral tradition" (back cover) is a great way to show that the author’s stories were based upon actual events
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American and French Revolution The things I knew about the American and French Revolution or the so called “Revolutionary War”: The American Revolution was an upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the thirteen colonies of North America joined together to break free from the British Empire; which‚ in turn‚ combining themselves to create the United States of America. While‚ the French revolution was a period of radical‚ social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting
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to become richer‚ more influential‚ and stronger. These kings used many similar and different methods in an attempt to gain more power. However‚ some factors led to the decline of power in England as opposed to rise of power in France. English and French kings used common tactics in order to increase their standing in the world. The Church in the Medieval world was the most influential power in Europe‚ to gain the backing of its leader‚ the pope‚ was an incredible boon for a kingdom. King William
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Were American colonists justified in fighting a war to break away from Britain? What should the Americans do? Stay with the British or break away from them? Personally‚ I think that the Americans should break away from the British. The British did too much unfair stuff toward the Americans. The three main reason why I think the Americans should break away from the British is that Americans have the rights to give and granting their own money‚ the history of the British is full of injuries
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**************** English 9 Pre-Ap 6 February 2013 War What is war? Many of us have no idea and haven’t been directly affected by combat. For a lot of people‚ war is a lonely‚ cold‚ dangerous time‚ where family members are lost in a tragic battle. War splits families and friends‚ causes physiological damage to those in battle‚ and kills innocent citizens caught in the middle. In the personal essay‚ Internment‚ author Margaret McCrory indirectly shares the theme of war by providing us with her story of how
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The American Colonist wanted to free themselves from Great Britain because Britain was applying to much control over the colonies. The colonist believed that it was their right to over throw a government that didn’t protect their rights. The colonies were used to very little involvement from Britain. When Britain started to control everything they did‚ they didn’t want to put up with it anymore. After the 7 year war Britain was really high in debt. They started to make them pay new taxes and help
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The Economic and Cultural Responses of the Native indians by the Spanish and the French After Columbus came across the new world in 1492‚ it caused several countries to take interest in the land‚ and sparked the creation of several colonies‚ and establishments. However‚ before 1750‚ countries such as France and Spain both responded in different ways. The French‚ for example responded in a way that both benefited them mutually‚ and the Spanish‚ they helped the native tribes in a way that benefited
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France’s healthcare system is very similar yet‚ very different in comparison to American healthcare systems. A lot of France’s healthcare procedures have been adapted from American healthcare systems. French healthcare can also be a lot more giving and caring than America’s healthcare system. French healthcare systems are all about giving to the sick and poor while America is based on recovering from yet to be paid off debt with extensive profit. I will focus on three things‚ emergency medicine‚
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By 1775 the American people were getting fed up with the British continuing to raise and impose taxes on the colonists. As tensions grew‚ the two sides started to engage in real warfare. Once the fighting ceased and the Americans had gained independence‚ citizens would question how revolutionary the war actually was. The American Revolution was in fact revolutionary because the battles and treaties between the two nations led to the American people getting their independence as well as inspiring
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