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    Education is something one could say gives you a better understanding of the world.Without Education in this day and time you may find a job but a career is much harder to obtain. Choosing what to go to school for after graduation can seem challenging.The medical field is rapidly growing career field that is increasing in demand every year‚ with higher patient demands and growing technology. As long as we are here‚ the demand for medical field careers will continue to be here as patients need to

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    1.) The ideology of manifest destiny in regards to the western frontier implied the "American" citizens were meant to expand West. It was believed the entire continent was meant to be conquered and inhabited by the people European decent who had‚ until the late 19th Century‚ remained near the East coast. The expansion and habitation was "meant" to occur as divine providence. The rights and freedoms of the indigenous people were not high on the list of priorities of the expansion. Perhaps no

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    Did you know that the United States government killed‚ stole‚ and started a war over the belief that we needed more? The US adopted the idea of Manifest destiny to expand our land and spread the idea of democracy and freedom. During the time that Manifest Destiny was in effect‚ the US took over occupied territory‚ gave a weak justification‚ but in the end‚ Americans adopted this policy. The United States almost doubled in size during the period of Manifest Destiny‚ the US did this by taking over

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    Chris McCandless: Hero‚ Soul Searcher or Dumb Jerk? Emilee Hopper Chippewa High School Abstract This paper shows how Chris McCandless is a hero‚ a soul searcher‚ and a dumb jerk by using evidence from Judith Kleinfeld editorial “Chris McCandless: Hero or Dumb Jerk” and Sean Penn’s movie Into the Wild. Chris McCandless: Hero‚ Soul Searcher or Dumb Jerk? At 24 years old‚ Chris McCandless died of starvation in the Alaskan wilderness. It’s

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    Mrs.Rentz Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal policy was a terrible act. In 1830 Andrew Jackson passed a law that would change Native American lives forever .This act was the worst act removing the people that had been here way much longer than the English settlers. Andrew Jackson’s Indian removal policy was informed by his belief in nationalism and states’ rights; the policy led to corruption and the near destruction of Native Americans. Andrew Jackson had a strong belief in nationalism

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    King Andrew Jackson President Andrew Jackson may have had common man beginnings‚ but he turned his life into that of a king. Jackson quickly became a powerful man and was eager to use his influence. Jackson embarked on a wild life that included running large plantations‚ entrenching the spoils system in American politics‚ and using executive action more than any prior president. Andrew Jackson took control of his life at a young age. He became an attorney by the age of 17 and quickly won over

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    Annotations for The Road Quotes from The Road Annotations “Charred and limbless trunks of trees stretching away on every side. Ash moving over the road and the sagging hands of blind wire strung from the blackened light poles whining thinly in the wind… He got the binoculars out of the cart and stood in the road and glassed the plain down there where the shape of a city stood in the greyness like charcoal drawing sketched across the waste.” (9) This is a brief section of the book that really

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    Growing up in the United States many of us have had the security of having a place to call home as well as a supportive community. Imagining what it was like to lose the community and safe home can be hard to imagine‚ but was a difficult reality for the Native Americans because of termination and relocation. Termination and Relocation was the United States government’s idea on how they could make the tribes life better by assimilating them into what the government consider to be civilized. Termination

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    7-2 Conflict with Native Americans Read pages 261-267 Cultural differences between settlers and Native Americans often led to conflict between them. White settlers believed they could make better use of the land than Native Americans. The government took the side of the settlers and pushed the Native Americans into reservations to give settlers the land. Beliefs on land use and government strongly differed between Native Americans and settlers. Many settlers felt justified in taking Native American

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    Home What is your definition of a home? In today’s society‚ some people would say a home is a place where you experience happiness. In the novel‚ Into the Wild‚ by Jon Krakauer‚ 24-year-old adventurer Chris McCandless decides to leave his family and travel to Alaska in order to experience happiness‚ however‚ he dies at the end due to the harsh Alaskan weather. Before Chris died‚ he was trying to search for his true self and look for a home‚ but‚ Chris struggled and never found a home in his life

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