The American Indian Movement (AIM) is a Native American organization in the United States. It was founded in 1968‚ with the purpose to eliminate discriminating against the Native Americans and to establish recognition of their treaty rights. The founders of this organization are Dennis Banks‚ Herb Powless‚ Clyde Belle court‚ Eddie Benton Banai‚ Russell Means‚ and many others. Russel Means is one of the earliest leaders of AIM. He is one of contemporary America’s best-known and prolific activists
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musicians shaped the music of the 20th century but few had had a lasting impact. Research and discover how your musician or band affected popular music of their day‚ and how their contribution lives on today. After you get done reading this you have everything need to know about Ray Charles‚ and his career. Ray came from a small town in Florida‚he was born into poverty and had 1 little brother‚ and only lived with his mom he never knew his dad. Ray Charles helped create the R&B music genre. Ray won
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The European Middle Ages lasted from 500-1500 CE. During the Middle Ages‚ the western half of the Roman Empire started to slowly decline. The decline of the Roman Empire all began with the invasions of Western Europe. Germanic invaders invaded the Western half of the Roman Empire. Consequently‚ the western half of the Roman Empire experienced economical problems. There was disruption of trade‚ downfall of cities‚ and population shifts. Therefore‚ businesses started to collapse. As the Germans mixed
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the early colonists and Native-American Indians through American settlers and Native-Americans changed so drastically due to many tragic factors. Although the biggest factor would have to be that the settlers saw the Native-Americans as savages and felt that they needed to alter their cultural ways to the European ways. The Sand Creek massacre and the Battle of Little Bighorn were two events that greatly affected the relations among the settlers and the Native Americans. These are only some of the numerous
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The Indian and the European (The American Nation) The conquistadores were brave and imaginative men‚ well worthy of their fame. It must not‚ however‚ be forgotten that they wrenched their empire from innocent hands; in an important sense‚ the settlement of the New World‚ which the historian Francis Jennings has called "the invasion of America‚" ranks among the most flagrant examples of unprovoked aggression in human history. When Columbus landed on San Salvador he planted a cross‚ "as a sign‚"
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Remington (2002)‚ “North America’s native peoples are often relegated to history viewed primarily as remnant of another era. Efforts to characterize Native American typically result in idealized portrayals of spiritualists communing with nature or bigoted descriptions of savages’ incapable of living in civilized society” (p.6). Sioux tribe‚ called themselves Lakota‚ Dakota and Nakota‚ which means the same thing in Sioux dialects: “allies”. The Indians lost the fight for their land and ways of life‚ though
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The Europeans first started building settlements in North America in the 1500s‚ bringing not only germ cover blankets‚ but also new art techniques. Before contact with the Europeans the art style of the Native Americans consisted of carved totem poles‚ pottery decoration to show lineage‚ and complex paintings on stone. Imagery was used as a symbol of sacred events‚ rituals‚ and natural forces‚ which could include everything from celestial bodies and weather to the indigenous animals of the region
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“Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe‚ wings to the mind‚ flight to the imagination‚ and charm and gaiety to life and to everything‚” quoted by Plato. Music is a way in where you can escape all things in life. It’s like your exit out of all matters. You play it when you’re mad‚ sad‚ happy‚ or just simply need a little uplifting. There are different genres of music. You have pop‚ rock‚ classical‚ R&B‚ hip hop‚ contemporary gospel‚ jazz‚ blues‚ and much more. However‚ gospel has been
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In the early years of the 21st century‚ European brewers faced a surprising paradox. The traditional centre of the beer industry worldwide and home to the world’s largest brewing companies‚ Europe‚ was turning off beer. Beer consumption was falling in the largest markets of Germany and the United Kingdom‚ while burgeoning in emerging markets around the world. In 2008‚ Europe’s largest market‚ Germany‚ ranked only 5th in the world‚ behind China‚ the United States‚ Brazil and Russia. China‚ with 12%
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1. Popular music is typically music that is in touch with the middle class originating in the mid-1800’s. 2. Pop music lyrics based on love and relationship. 3. Disco was developed in the 1970s. Disco began outside of mainstream America. Mixing vocals with a beat that encouraged dancing‚ disco became the dance music of the decade. The music often had 100 to 130 beats per minute. 4. In the 1960s Briish bands began to copy American bands particularly in the areas of producing recordings and touring
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