The American west was perceived as a land of opportunity and success for many people of different racial and financial backgrounds during this specific era. However‚ the extent of success from opportunity varied on one’s race‚ willingness to take chances‚ and federal involvement. Farmers‚ miners‚ and indigenous people predominantly appeared in the west for opportunity. Farming dominated the West beginning in the 1870s‚ but the decline of agriculture economically immediately followed during the mid-1880s
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Leading up to the Civil War‚ there were many similarities and differences between the three regions of the United States. They all had their own ways of carrying out everyday life and dealing with politics in their region. Tension between the regions continued to grow over controversial issues‚ which soon led to the Civil War taking place. In the North‚ the economy was largely based off of production. There were lots of factories in the North that produced many jobs for people and helped with
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The Belleville West volleyball team are the first team so far this season and last season to have given Althoff a loss after having a winning streak of about 20. After a slow start in the beginning Maroons defeated the Crusaders Tuesday night. The Belleville West volleyball team were thrilled to hand the Crusaders an L after an amazing winning streak. Kaylee Hanger‚ Katherine Koch‚ and Nisha Quarles all played major roles in beating the Crusaders. Hanger made 13 kills with 17 assists‚ Koch proceeded
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MODERNITY AND WEST: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE. Modernity and West are two closely tied terms. We often even use these as synonyms; in place of one or the other. The reason why these two words are so closely related is that modernity is part of the new identity that the West built for itself after having found the Americas. In sociology‚ the first and foremost clues of modernity are found in Europe‚ and it has been seen that modernity developed under the banner of Europe all along‚ therefore‚ it is
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The making of West Side Story contains multiple aspects that fascinate me. Part one of the 3-part radio series explains the interesting original plan for the show‚ the use of cinematic movements‚ and the illusion of tough talk. The producers originally devised a plan that involved parties‚ Catholics‚ and Jews on the east side of New York City. However‚ the papers filled with juvenile delinquents and gangs inspired them to change the plot to the gangs of the west side. I find their inspiration for
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Kanye Omari West was born on June 8th‚ 1977 to mother Donda West and father Ray West in Atlanta‚ Georgia. Kanye West moved to Chicago at the age of three when his parents divorced peacefully. In his years living in “Chi-town‚” Kanye was influenced heavily in his youth while living in Chicago. His mother began working at Chicago State University as an English professor. She always made her best efforts to make sure Kanye went to the best schools. His mother moved with Kanye to Nanjing‚ China for a
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The documentary of Women of the Wild West is all about incredibly independent‚ out of the norm‚ women from the wild west. Many people had the gold fever‚ to move west for gold‚ for opportunity. The trip was a long hard one‚ in which originally it was thought that women would not go. Women knew the men would be gone for a very long time‚ which started the common travel of women and children with the men. Women began to receive more credit for themselves because they were forced to travel in this rough
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Kanye Omari West was born June 8‚ 1977) is an American rapper‚ singer‚ and record producer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records‚ where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z’s album The Blueprint‚ as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys‚ Ludacris‚ and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However‚ subsequent productions saw
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Student Project Presentation In 2005 Kanye West released “Roses” on his second studio album titled “Late Registration.” Though the composition is classified as hip-hop‚ it delves into many other genres and niches as it encompasses a wide-ranging mix of blues‚ rock‚ R&B‚ and many others. The extensive collaboration between West and film score producer Jon Brion during the making of the album resulted in a very unique orchestral-like sound thanks to the hiring of a full string section during production
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with his Wild West show during 1883-1917‚ which reenacted battles against the Plain Indians. Similarly‚ Robert J. Flaherty distinctly focused on capturing the old ways of the Itivimuits tribe in his 1922 docudrama film‚ Nanook of the North. Under the direction of these two men‚ both types of entertainment were explosively popular across North America and Europe. The creators of these crowd-pleasing forms of entertainment held Native Americans at a high level of admiration. The Wild West shows were
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