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    Historical Theory and Jackson’s Frontier As explained in this chapter of Davidson and Lytle’s After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection‚ a historical theory is not necessarily a clear and definite principle about something‚ rather it is an untested hypothesis. Historians incorporate many factors into their theories to help explain events and support their hypotheses‚ and these focuses affect their basic understanding of history. This is commonly referred to as “Grand Theory”—an overall explanation

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    The American Frontier Ryan Williamson History 204: American History Prof: Gwendollyn Noble-Wold November 17‚ 2014 The American Frontier The idea of the West still lingers on throughout the world as a time filled with tough people who win over misfortune to overpower a harsh land; this period of time is very well-known in American history. In movies‚ novels‚ television stories of the west are still being repeated‚ rebuilt‚ and reiterated to lessen the events; “Native American myths and

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    This story was about a Indian man who grew up in an American society and how he went back to his native tribe to visit his sickly father. Upon arriving the man has become so distant to his tribe where he doesn’t believe in any of the traditions that the tribe has‚ including a "medicine-man" who was performing some sort of ritual to possibly "heal" his father. This is because the man grew up in an American society where Americans don’t believe in any of the ritual like performances. Ironically however

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    Values of American Culture In The More Factor‚ by Laurence Shames‚ it is explained that the wholly American views of unending frontier‚ opportunity‚ and more have always been a part of who we are as a people. Over time these ideals and their growth have shifted from that of the physical world to that of economic expansion. Eventually society was faced with the realization that this growth is not sustainable‚ and that we must face this truth in order to reevaluate and shift our values to a more realistic

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    The Frontier Thesis

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    The Frontier Thesis Introduction The emergence of western history as an important field of scholarship started with Frederick Jackson Turner’s (1861-1932) famous essay “The Significance of the Frontier in American history.”[1] This thesis shaped both popular and scholarly views of the West for the next two generations. In his thesis‚ Turner argued that the West had to be taken seriously. He felt that up to his time there had not been enough research of what he in his essay call “the fundamental

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    Consciousness refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts‚ memories‚ feelings‚ sensations and environment. Your conscious experiences are constantly shifting and changing. Consciousness is the quality or state of being aware of an external object or something within oneself. It has been defined as: sentience‚ awareness‚ subjectivity‚ the ability to experience or to feel‚ wakefulness‚ having a sense of selfhood‚ and the executive control system of the mind. Despite the difficulty

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    The Changing Character of The American Frontier: Wilderness Introduction: Wilderness is an aspect that is‚ always has been and always will be around‚ but societies view of it has constantly changed. As years have gone by society has changed and so has peoples beliefs‚ values and general outlook on life and what is important to them. Looking at the culture back at the start of American colonization and examinging it all the way until recent times‚ constant change is evident and I believe that the

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    Turner in his paper‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History‚” his thesis asserted that the existence of a frontier and its settlement had shaped American character; given rise to individualism‚ independence‚ and self-confidence; and fostered the American spirit of invention and adaptation. Later historians‚ especially a group of “New Western Historians‚” modified the thesis by stating the environmental and other consequences of frontier settlement‚ the role of the federal government

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    Chapter 1: Consciousness What is consciousness?: • The awareness of our internal and external environments is an ever-changing array of thoughts‚ feelings and sensations known as consciousness. • Your consciousness consists of all the thoughts‚ feelings and memories you are aware of at any given moment. It is easy to manipulate. • Consciousness is personal because it consists of your understanding of the world around you. • Consciousness is selective because you pay attention to something’s

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    Frontier Thesis

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    the “Frontier Thesis” and the Revisionists Arguments Fredrick Jackson Turner delivered his “Frontier Thesis” or also known as the “Turner Thesis” in 1893 at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago‚ Illinois. It was in this essay‚ Turner delivered a thesis that would shape the interpretation of American history. “The frontier is the line of most rapid and effective Americanization‚" Turner declared. “American social development has been continually beginning over again on the frontier. This

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