Beginnings How The World Was Made Cheerokee‚ Retold by: James Mooney “The earth is a great island floating in a sea of water” Long time ago when everything was all water and suspended at the each of the four cardinal points by a cord hanging down holding the solid rock. When the earth grows old and dulls it’s strings will snap and the earth will sink down just to be water again. The Indians were afriad of that happening. There was all the animals above in the Gälûñ’lätï‚ the sky realm
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How the 13 Colonies Were Named The first thirteen colonies were either named after people‚ Indian names or‚ places in England. The original states/colonies are‚ Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ New York‚ Georgia‚ North Carolina‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ New Hampshire and New Jersey. The three states that are named specifically after Indian names are Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Puritans named Massachusetts‚ after a local Indian
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myself? Do the lyrics define who I am as a person‚ or do I simply like songs because of the beat? As I looked at my top ten playlist‚ I saw that some of my favorite songs do describe me to a certain point. The first song I examined in my playlist was “Kids” by MGMT. I have always loved the beat of the song‚ but the lyrics of it never made sense to me. The words are like a collage of random thoughts strung together with what seems like no relation. However‚ as I looked deeper into the lyrics‚ I started
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the story‚ you told us that your parents said you were the most understanding daughter ever because they are mostly paying attention to your brother because of his special needs. Can you explain how that makes you feel? Answer: Ever since Auggie was born‚ there was no point for me to complain. Seeing him after his surgeries‚ I could only imagine the stress my mom and dad were put through. All the bills they had to pay‚ signing so much paper work and most of all making sure Auggie was okay. It is
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The United States has had many events in the past that weren’t very civilized‚ as we know in the past we did some horrible things to people who didn’t deserve it and we now realize that know. When the colonists met the Native Americans‚ the natives were peaceful to them by showing how to survive the new land they discovered. The pilgrims decided to have a feast with the natives on November 27th‚ 1621‚ to show thanks for the natives. (History.com). During George Washington presidency years‚ he stated
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DEFINING DIVERSITY: THE EVOLUTION OF DIVERSITY by Camille Kapoor 1. INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS DIVERSITY? The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique‚ and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ socio-economic status‚ age‚ physical ability‚ religious beliefs‚ political beliefs‚ or other ideologies. It is the exploration of these differences
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How horrid was Hitler?When Hitler was growing/grown up he had a lot of power.Some people made him mad but Jews made him really mad.Sense Hitler had a lot of power and was mad at the Jews he could do whatever he wanted too the Jews‚ so he started to kill the Jews.Hitler was a very cruel and mean person he did a lot of things to hurt people because of all the power he had. Hitler had a lot of power‚ it all started when he applied to join the German army and was accepted.He spent the years he was in
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Mongol Essay The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the “Barbarians”?” The Mongols did accomplish a lot as an Empire. But‚ as they accomplished what they wanted‚ they were completely barbaric groups of people. In the 13th century‚ the Mongols warriors swept across the lands of Asia‚ the Middle East‚ and Eastern Europe. “Nothing like it had ever been seen before. Nothing quite like it was has been done ever since.” ( Quote from Article:“The Mongols: How Barbaric Were the“Barbarians”?”). The “great” leader
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How free were blacks in the North? Freedom really means to determine action without restraint. In the Revolutionary war era‚ this was not true. Freedom meant to not be enslaved. The few rights that came with it were bonuses. Blacks did not have freedom the north. Blacks in the North were limited to very few political rights. They were given the right to vote in less than half of the states in the north. Despite one exception‚ there weren’t any blacks on any juries. Despite few political rights
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This poem‚ like Before You Were Mine‚ is autobiographical‚ but more obviously so. Mrs. Tilscher is a real person‚ who taught Carol Ann Duffy in her last year at junior school. The poem is about rites of passage‚ the transition (move or change) from childhood to adolescence and the things we learn at school‚ from our teachers and from our peers. Duffy also associates the oppressive feeling we have in humid weather with the physical changes of puberty. Leaving primary school for the last time is like
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