the Indigenous people have managed the land The Indigenous people had successfully managed sustainable land for at least 40‚000 years. They had developed an ecological system using the knowledge passed from generation to generation. They didn’t try to make the land suit them‚ they suited the land‚ not trying to change it. They worked with the land and they created a sustainable environment. The Indigenous people’s resources came from their own local environment. They used the land and its resources
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The progressive era is a period of reform and a time in which America defined who they were‚ and it played a huge part in shaping America. People from all sorts of different social‚ and racial groups took a stand for what kind of reforms they believed in‚ and once their following grew big enough‚ they were able to be heard. All the historians that I read on each have their own perspective of what they believed to have dominated the progressive era‚ big business‚ feminist movement‚ urban working
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Causes and Effects of Spanish Exploration and Colonization Spain played a critical part in the exploration and colonization of the Americas. At the heart of the Spanish exploration‚ was the desire to gain access to the spice and silk routes to increase their power and wealth. This would prove to be a venture with many obstacles but also many fortunous outcomes. The exploration opened the door to new trade‚ new people‚ and the future of the world. For many years‚ the Spaniards and the Portuguese
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We live in a society where white people have the upper hand in almost every circumstance. White people aren’t judged by the color of their skin or certain facial features they possess. Because of their looks‚ people of color are all generalized into one person from their respective race or ethnicity. White people get to parade around the streets in their pickup trucks blasting Tim McGraw and white hillbilly country music‚ waving around multiple confederate flags‚ armed with loaded weapons‚ and wearing
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United States was an era of rapid growth in the late 19th century. The term was created by writer Mark Twain‚ which satirized an era of social problems masked by a thin gold gilding. The people who got us to this spot were not only the industrialist but the workers behind the scene. The reformers John Peter Altgeld and Florence Kelley worked to have the workers safe and sound. Altgeld was a leading figure of the Progressive movement‚ Altgeld signed workplace safety and child labor laws. He was the first
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2275 30 Sept 2012 Martin Luther’s Impact on Racism in America Today’s (1) society has a lot of problems. After hundreds of years racism still plays its role in our (2) culture. (3) Racism is mostly associated with how African Americans were treated during slavery times and during the 1950s-1960s when Martin Luther King‚ Jr. marched for the black (4) minority. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was a man with great (5) charisma. He was able to infuse people with his (6) beliefs and convince them
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INTRODUCTION Land reclamation means the modification of inadequate land area‚ by leveling‚ draining‚ etc.‚ so as to permit man to use that land. The practice of land reclamation has changed since the 1940’s‚ because of increasing demand for industrial‚ residential‚ and recreational land near urban centers. Prior to the last two decades‚ land reclamation embodied land drainage‚ flood protection and prevention‚ and irrigation primarily to further agriculture. Today‚ floodplains‚ swamps‚ abandoned
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Communism comes from the political and philosophical teachings of Karl Marx. Marx believe that communism was the final stage that allowed societies to be truly equal in their lives and communities. During the twentieth century‚ communism held an enormous significance and created a huge impact on the global scale. For many countries that had communist rule‚ such as China and the Soviet Union‚ communism was the promises of “liberation from inequality‚ oppression‚ exploitation‚ and backwardness.” However‚
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have seemed to be an unlikely leader in exploration and navigational science. The location of Portugal‚ really helped to develop it in its rise to the forefront. Surrounded to the east and north by Spain and having no outlets on the Mediterranean‚ Portugal was forced to use the Atlantic Ocean as its main source of travel. The Portuguese were aware that the Arab caravans were crossing the Sahara to bring gold‚ slaves‚ and ivory from Africa to Europe. There was talk about how King Musa controlled more
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United States of America Land of Opportunity? United States of America is known as the land of opportunity for many immigrants who dare to dream of a better life. Since the beginning of American history‚ United States has focused more about equal opportunity than any other country. There are many people who strongly believe that once they come to the United States it is almost guaranteed to find success. For example‚ my relatives in Korea always ask my parents how much my family has earned so far
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