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    Using the links provided plus additional independent internet research‚ discuss in one or two paragraphs the differences between being a territory (of the United States) and a State (of the United States). Issues for discussion include (but are not limited to): Are the people in territories citizens of the United States? Who selects the territorial government officials? How does an area change from being a territory to being a state? Include anything else you find interesting about the differences

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    Indians of the danger of trufting her in all cafes; and hence in the earlieft accounts we have in their manners‚ we read of perfons who were intrufted with the office of phyficians. In addition‚ on the website ‚ I found a quote from White Feather Navajo Medicine Man "Native American isn’t blood; it is what is in the heart. The love for the land. The respect for it‚ those who inhabit it; and the respect and acknowledgement of the spirits and the elders. That is what it is to be

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    home plagued with PTSD and other post war health defects. According to many Native American traditional beliefs‚ war affects a soldier’s well being so once they return home‚ they require a lot of help healing themselves back together(NMAI). For the Navajo‚ this meant requiring the help of traditional medicine man and the practicing of some of their old traditions and dances. One of them is the old Squaw Dance which targets all vets who had seen combat‚ who were captured‚ or wounded(NMAI). Some Native

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    National parks in the United States have been treasured and considered sacred for hundreds of years. Efforts made by past presidents‚ such as Teddy Roosevelt and Barack Obama have ensured their protection by law and declaration. However‚ it seems that as the years go by‚ the relevance of these monuments have come to be questioned by the young people of today’s world. Since these national parks have opened‚ there has not been sufficient funding to be able to keep up with maintenance‚ let alone attractiveness

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    33: 479-485. Light‚ Andrew. 2000. “What is Ecological Identity?” Environmental Politics 9(4):59-81. Pena‚ Devon G. 2005. Mexican Americans and the Environment. Tuscon: The University of Arizona Press. Shaiman. Marsha. 1998. “US: Uranium Mining on Navajo Lands.” Race and Class 39(4): 81-86. Zavestoski‚ Stephen. 2002. “The Social-Psychological Bases of Anticonsumption Attitudes.” Psychology and Marketing 19:149-165.

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    Monistic Mysticism

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    mysThe term mysticism‚ comes from the Greek word meaning “to conceal.” In the Hellenistic world‚ “mystical” referred to “secret” religious rituals. In early Christianity the term came to refer to “hidden” allegorical interpretations of Scriptures and to hidden presences‚ such as that of Jesus at the Eucharist. Only later did the term begin to denote “mystical theology‚” that included direct experience of the divine. Typically‚ mystics‚ see their mystical experience as part of larger undertaking aimed

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    ------------------------------------------------- Problem detection[edit source | editbeta] In May 2000‚ the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) contacted Ford and Firestone about the high incidence of tire failure on Ford Explorers‚ Mercury Mountaineers‚ andMazda Navajos fitted with Firestone tires. Ford investigated and found that several models of 15-inch Firestone tires (ATX‚ ATX II‚ and Wilderness AT) had very high failure rates‚ especially those made at Firestone’s Decatur‚ Illinois plant. This was one of the

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    Diverse ecosystems‚ Navajo Sandstone cliffs‚ pine- and juniper-clad slopes‚ seeps‚ springs‚ and waterfalls supporting lush‚ colorful hanging gardens are all apart of Zion. The highest point at Horse Ranch Mountain to the lowest point at Coal Pits Wash and topography leads to

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    Richland Lane was untrafficked‚ hushed‚ planted in great shade trees‚ and peopled by wonderfully collected children. They were sober‚ sane‚ quiet kids‚ whose older brothers and sisters were away at boarding school or college. Every warm night we played organized games—games that were the sweetest part of those sweet years‚ that long suspended interval between terror and anger. On the quiet dead-end street‚ among the still brick houses under their old ash trees and oaks‚ we paced out the ritual

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    The Anasazi People

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    describe a distinctive American Indian civilization and culture that existed from about 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1300 in the Four Corners area of Southwestern United States. Although the name Anasazi has come to mean "ancient people"‚ the word itself is Navajo‚ meaning "enemy ancestors." Today many Native Americans find the term Anasazi offensive. It ’s late July and it ’s about 80 degrees. It ’s hard to believe that the winters are so harsh here. Anasazi Basketmaker groups‚ relatives of the cliffdwellers

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