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    of the Native Americans The Native Americans are a prime example of the repression‚ poverty‚ and discrimination many minority groups have had to endure throughout the years. The Native Americans had their own land‚ culture and language. They were people able to adapt well to their particular region by hunting‚ fishing and farming crops. Their cultures primarily rested on wise use of all natural resources available. Many historians believe there were between 6 and 10 million Native Americans living

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    During the late 1800s‚ many countries around the world were undergoing heavy unrest. There was political persecution‚ religious persecution‚ economic failure‚ or famine occurring at the time. Push factors such as these drove many people‚ including the Chinese‚ to flee in order to escape from this turmoil. However‚ a major push factor was the failing economy caused by the British dominance in China after the British defeated the Chinese in the Opium War. 2.) Around the 1840s‚ gold was discovered

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    In the late 1800s and 1900s‚ the United States was very different from how it is today. Not only were segregated schools the norm‚ but hotels‚ restaurants‚ bathrooms‚ and even drinking fountains were. This period‚ also referred to as the ‘Jim Crow era’ took place shortly after the abolition of slavery‚ and is characterized by high tensions between Americans with different skin colors‚ and several landmark cases‚ two of which will be explored in this essay. We start with the case of Plessy v. Ferguson

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    Native American Poverty

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    than the national median average‚ Native American’s held and continue to hold the highest rates of poverty among all races and ethnicities (Bureau). However‚ the problem is not only contemporary yet historical. History has shown a state of economic turmoil has existed in the American Indian population since the construction of American society and colonization (Davis‚ Roscigno‚ and Wilson). In attempting to identify the factors which have contributed to American Indian poverty

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    In today’s world children go through everyday problems‚ and they struggle and have a hard time understanding or dealing with things. Life back in the Victorian Times was completely different then the problems and or good times we have in today’s world. The Victorian Times were from the years 1830-1900. Poor children were put to work in public environments‚ for them and their families survive. As for the wealthy‚ they were just spoiled and bored. Therefore‚ life as a wealthy Victorian Child was much

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    The dehumanization and Slaughter of a well-established nation Hundreds of years prior to the invasion of the Europeans; Native Americans had secured a civilized lifestyle which supported their lifestyle. The European colonization of the Americas forever changed the lives‚ bloodlines‚ and cultures of the peoples of the continent. Their populations were ravaged by disease‚ by the privations of displacement‚ and in many cases by warfare with European groups that may have tried to enslave them. The

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    conflicts between white settler or government of United States and Native Americans. Conflicts started almost immediately after settlers begun to move to the North America and ended in the early 20th century. During this time all the Native Tribes were one by one moved to the reservation where a lot of them live until today. They had to change the way they lived and their culture was almost destroyed. They weren’t prepared for this change and today’s Native Americans have to live with consequences of

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    expansion of consumer conscious not only changed Americans but reformed the whole political scene. Researcher found that consumerism was often used to define a social class and to form an identity. Uniquely‚ the buying of goods was empowering to the middle and lower classes who were usually content with mere survival. Furthermore‚ after World War I the European countries and industries were ravaged by the war. These countries sought the help of the American industries to rebuild. America was

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    Christianity from Europe to the United States‚ Native American religion was disparate‚ separated by tribes‚ clans or nations. It was unstructured but in general spirituality was inherent in every aspect of their lives; religion was characterized by a oneness with nature and the intense relationship between the indigenous people and their environment. In the 17th century a wave of European settlers crossed the Atlantic to escape persecution in their native countries. They found in the

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    During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s‚ American cities saw a rapid growth from international immigrants and urbanization from natives. There were many reasons that brought people to america‚ and drove them away from their homeland. The growth of population changed the ways cities operated‚ because the people were different‚ from their culture and point of origin. Freedom was a main pull factor the drove people to america‚ from Europe and Asia. A majority of the immigrants that came for Freedom

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