Imagine living in a place filled with nothing‚ just pure emptiness. People in America say some regions are boring compared to others. Luckily‚ I have evidence of which regions are the best. I will carefully go through each region I hand-picked. People should be considerate about these regions because of their astonishing environments‚ unique culture‚ and various indigenous groups. The first region would be the Southeast. The Southeast contain states such as: Kentucky‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina
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Salvatore’s remembers many good things from his childhood‚ growing up in the 40’s and 50’s. There were also some tough times in his childhood. One of his struggles started early‚ and it’s the same struggle a lot of kids have even today. He felt school was boring‚ and that some teachers could be strict or mean. Like today‚ there were bullies and kids who got bullied. Sal said he was one of the kids who never really bullied anyone. When he went to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. High‚ (when he was twelve)
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identity of many Aboriginal people. The above argument is assumed to be a white government prescribing Aboriginal identities but in some cases‚ it’s Aboriginal elders doing the prescribing. The documentary Club Native brought to light how racist the Mohawk community of Kahnawake is. Outsiders and non-natives are disliked and for a woman to marry one of them is highly frowned upon. Even children born into the community with mixed backgrounds has to prove their aboriginal identity to the community. This
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cosmetics and hairstyles as the whole part of punk culture. Punk hairstyles emerged in the 1970’s however it became more popular in the 80’s with the help of MTV and popular band influence. The 80’s punk hairstyle included colored hair‚ spikes‚ infamous mohawk and other unconventional type hairstyles. However to be considered a true punk style; A punk style must consist of three main elements. Elements of Punk Hairstyles Color And not your everyday blonde or brunette. Punk colors need to speak volume
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Jan van Eyck was able to create a naturalism and religious feeling in his oil painting‚ which made him one of the most famous painters in fifteenth-century. The “Arnolfini Portrait” was painted in 1434 by van Eyck in the style of oil on panel. This piece has various interpretations because of the different objects and layout in the painting. In this painting there are two main figures of a man and women. “Images represent a man and woman standing in a richly furnished room‚ equipped with a brass
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The halls of the palace may have been glamorous and opulent‚ but there wasn’t a word grand enough to describe the throne room. Extraordinary gems gnarled in gold filigrees bedecked Emperor Leroy’s trophies for the world to behold. Amongst the collection‚ Ramesses identified the standard of Elthem‚ the head of a unicorn and the sacred cloak of Zephyr. A perfectly preserved dragon‚ last of its kind‚ stared down at Ramesses with reposeful eyes from atop of the emperor’s metal throne. Between the
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Massacre at Mystic The event of the Massacre at Mystic on 1637 is a big date to remember‚ because it changed the history of America. Not only did it altered it‚ but also changed the Pequot’s entire nation‚ economics and political views in New England. It also changed relationship between colonist and the Indians forever. This was a war of the England and the Indians which attacked a fort at Mystic Connecticut. This was the first time that the English had ever attacked to slaughter. The Pequot were
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the Boston Tea Party. Boston Tea Party The Boston Tea Party was an a very important event. People called the Sons of Liberty got on to England’s boats and put tea in Boston harbor. They dress up as Mohawk Indians.The son of liberty dress like Mohawk Indians because if they did not dress up as Mohawk Indians and get caught by the British they would be sentenced to death. The
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The European nations all had at least one thing in common when they came to the Americas and that was to increase their wealth. The Europeans thought of themselves as bold‚ fearless‚ and heroic explorers that sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to discover a new kind of world. The Native Americans believed the Europeans were ruthless marauders. The truth is that both the Europeans and Native Americans’ viewpoints were right. The Americas were unknown and nonexistent to Europeans until their courageous
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was a failure‚ it would lead to the possibility of the Iroquois trading more than before with the French leading to the demise of Fort Orange and the Dutch West India Company ceasing investment in New Netherland. Along the expedition into Oneida and Mohawk Country‚ Bogaert documented in his journal the various communities‚ their languages and customs he learned‚ and gained access to their homes by invitation. Over the course of Bogaert’s expedition‚ it became evident that this poorly assembled expedition
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