Sitting Bull said “If we must die‚ we die defending our rights.”(Quotes- sitting bull). Sitting Bull was a Sioux Indian that was willing to die to protect his land and his rights. Sitting Bull shows us that he is a rebel because he united the struggle for survival on the North American Great Plains. Sitting Bull was born in 1831 in Grand River and he joined his first war party at the age of 14. This battle was a bad one; it was known as the Battle of Little Big Horn and it lasted about 20 minutes
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La Brea Tar Pits Introduction The La Brea tar pits have been well-known for over a century. Before the rise of European settlers‚ local Indian tribes used the tar to caulk canoes and waterproof tents. As the Industrial Revolution took off the early 1900s‚ the tar pits attracted oil men‚ as asphaltum is often associated with petroleum. Then‚ [w]hen W. W. Orcutt‚ the original organizer of the geological department of Union Oil of California‚ reexamined the area in 1901‚ he discovered "a vast
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Gabriele Saturno ENC 1101 Professor Carlos Lamas 24/11/2012 Are Cell-Phones Dangerous Introduction Technology is one of the most powerful factors that affect our daily life and routine. As part of it we have the well known and worldwide used: Cell-phones. A 2004 MIT survey said that cell phones were ranked as the one invention that people hate the most‚ but cannot live without. It beat out the alarm clock and the television. Cell-phones have become one of the most useful devices around the
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football is by far the most dangerous. It is too dangerous to let children play? Honestly yes it is. A reason why it’s the most dangerous is because of concussions. From 2001 to 2006‚ emergency room visits for concussions rose 62 percent. That is ridiculous for just a sport. I think that children should only be allowed to play flag football‚ as kids still get the exercise but don’t have to knock the living crap out of each other. Another reason why I think it’s too dangerous is because of heat exhaustion
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Dangerous Minds In chapter 4‚ Freire begins to discuss freedom. Although he believes that it should have some limits‚ he wants us‚ as teachers‚ to give our students all the freedom they need. Watching the movie Dangerous Minds made me question where one draws the line and if we even have that choice over our students. In this movie we see how these students in her Academy class are "bright‚ challenging" students who actually turn out to be rowdy and disrespectful inner-city kids. These students
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September 2013 The Pit and the Pendulum There are often many people who are falsely excused every day‚ and are punished for their false accusations. This happened numerous times during the Spanish Inquisition to seize the converts’ wealth and destroy their influence. In “The Pit and the Pendulum” by Edgar Allan Poe‚ Poe shows the falsely accused life of the narrator. The author helps support this main plot line through the using the use of imagery through the symbolism of the Pit‚ the rats‚ and the
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Millions of people have been in or heard of a dangerous drunk driving car crash. Some have ended very badly and some have had a lucky outcome. Drinking and driving is a major risk to yourself‚ other cars on the road‚ any passengers you have‚ or any pedestrians. In 2016 alone around 10‚300 people died in DUI (driving under the influence) accidents. Every year the death toll increases. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants people to “get involved and help us keep the roads safe”
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Open Pit Mining Open-pit mining is a kind of surface mining. Mining companies choose this way to get rocks and minerals out of the ground because it is the easiest and cheapest way to do it. Open-pit mining is only used if the rocks or minerals are close to the surface of the land or if a normal tunnel-type of mine isn’t possible. The top layers of the land are removed. After that‚ layer after layer is taken away until the rock or mineral is visible. This is taken out‚ processed when it
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Smoking is Dangerous for our Health The habit of smoking is increasing in popularity day by day. It is considered to be threat for everybody and for our environment. Every person must realize that smoking may cause many diseases such as: lung cancer; take into consideration that the more person smokes in a day the higher is the risk of lung cancer. Another disease that slowly destroys person’s health is called emphysema. This kind of disease destroys person’s ability to breathe. Breathing
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"Bulls on Parade" by Rage Against The Machine is a social commentary on the state of the federal government. The song criticizes the government’s excessive use of force in dealing with foreign and domestic issues. Unlike the pro-peace songs of the 60’s and 70’s‚ "Bulls on Parade" takes a more confrontational and controversial approach‚ directly accusing the government of unnecessarily aggressive actions and chicken hawk policies‚ even going so far as to accuse them of criminality. In the opening
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