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    In Independance‚ Indianapolis March 1‚ 1847 I began the journey to Oregon with a couple of my good acquaintances Jermaine‚ Jesus‚ Chester‚ and Max. Everything we brought was written in our group list. As we started to head off we were accompanied by a group of girls in Illinois‚ they were also traveling to Oregon‚ they wanted help passing Cheyenne territory up ahead. We agree to escort them but they had to pay half of the fee for the wagon master. Their names were Edmel‚ Alaysa‚ Cheyenne‚ Arianna

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    The Portland Trail Blazers will be attempting to claim their fourth victory in the Western Conference First Round Playoffs best-of-seven series when they face the injury-plagued Los Angeles Clippers at the Moda Center on Friday evening for the climacteric Game 6. The Trail Blazers lead the series with a favorable 3-2 advantage and in a position of finishing off their opening-round with another win at home to advance to the next stage and book a Western Conference semifinal showdown against the defending

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    they were promised land‚ they would not get any of that land and so it left the whites to take the land for their uses. As they were forced to travel to the west‚ this is where they experienced a tremendous amount of losses. One movement called the Trail of Tears just shows that the Native Americans couldn’t even make it to where they were supposed to

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    Which Nut Has More Energy

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    Running Head; WHICH NUT Which Nut has More Energy? Aidan J. Flood Christ the King Many people ate peanuts such as explorers; the ones that explored the colonies. They lived off of the types of nuts grown in the colonies. (The life and Times of a Peanut) Many people ate nuts such as walnuts‚ peanuts‚ and almonds. All of the nuts pack a ton of energy inside. The testing was on which nut had more energy. It is necessary to test or experiment with the power of a nut‚ so people know how much

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    In the early 19th century‚ The U.S began to think about the future of the country and commenced the desire to expand further west and began to do so. Although the phrase "Manifest Destiny" was first coined by John L. Sullivan in 1845 when discussing the annexation of Texas. The phrase rose in popularity describing the belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable. This way of thinking became a prominent force in motivating westward expansion

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    to the Indians during the Indian removals. The Indian Removal Act gave the government enough power to seize the Indian’s land and move them west. The removals were meant to be peaceful and fair. They were also supposed to be done voluntarily (“Trail”). Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Act on May 28‚ 1830. The Indian Removal Act affected many American Indian Tribes. After Andrew Jackson became president the Indian Removal Act was passed. The act was passed so the Americans could get

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    it’s about greediness‚ loss‚ etc. This book‚ A Walk in the Woods‚ is about preparation‚ perseverance‚ and helping the environment. It’s mostly about the conservation and raising global awareness. It’s about two men who decided to hike the Appalachian Trail and while on it‚ discovered a lot of things‚ like the fact that they were both seriously out of shape. Preparation: it is definitely needed when going on a big excursion like the AT. You need to have just your essentials‚ like food and cooking utensils

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    About 200 people hike the Appalachian Trail every year; blind men‚ old men‚ fat men‚ young men‚ American men‚ foreign men‚ and women. However‚ each experience brings a new flavor‚ not because the hikers had different experiences‚ but because each tells the experience through a different lens: the lens of style and personality. In his hilarious book‚ A Walk In the Woods‚ Bill Bryson narrates his adventures as he challenged himself to hike the Appalachian Trail with his long lost friend a Stephen Katz

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    Cherokees’ experience that the Trail of Tears were presented‚ yet the difficulties that these Native Americans faced were misconstrued throughout the Trail of Tears site. Andrew Jackson’s pledge to forcibly move the Native Americans to a location west of the Mississippi River resulted in the Indian Removal Act in 1830. One of the largest tragedies in history‚ this act of relocating tribes such as the Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ Creek‚ Seminole‚ and Choctaw is known as the Trail of Tears. These tribes passed

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    Cultural Analysis: Oregon vs. Economic disempowerment Trees‚ fresh grass‚ clean air and‚ “low air pollution” is all aspects of Northern Oregon. Home sweet home‚ I was raised here‚ and this culture will always be a part of me. Even though it is not a well know-culture due to it is minusculely of the state‚ it is still present. Though the culture is known for the smell of the sweet grass‚ crisp apples‚ hemp oil and‚ hippie culture. From the Buddhist pamphlets‚ organic Weed and‚ Nike

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