Joseph Brant was born in 1742 and his Indian name was Thayendanegea. Thayendanegea meaning he who places two bets. Joseph’s father was a sachem of the Iroquois Confederacy‚ which was to where the Mohawks belonged. Whereas Brant’s mother was not a Mohawk like his father. Brant did become a war chief but never rose to the rank of sachem. His parents were said to live at the Canajoharie castle in New York. Even though his family would have been a consideration and he was the grandson of one of the
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lawlessness‚ and sequentially assimilated itself back within the scope of “civilization”. The result is a terrifyingly violent arena in which no one can be trusted and nothing is certain. Alternatively‚ in Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain‚ the 1960s-1980s Wyoming and Texas setting shows a division between society and wilderness that has not yet wholly crumbled but is beginning to fall apart at the seams. In some remote areas the frontier remains pure and untarnished by civilization; however‚ the promise of
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Native American religions are very closely connected to the land in which Native Americans dwell and the supernatural. While there are many different Native American religious practices‚ most address the following areas of supernatural concern: an omnipresent‚ invisible universal force‚ pertaining to the "three ’life crises ’ of birth‚ puberty‚ and death"‚ spirits‚ visions‚ the medicine people and communal ceremony. Greek religion encompasses the collection of beliefs and rituals practiced in ancient
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The American presidential electoral system consists of five different stages‚ the main two being the primaries and the Electoral College. Although the Electoral College has been used since the founding fathers wrote the constitution‚ meaning there are many strengths in the system‚ the weaknesses of the system outweigh substantially the strengths. Some of these being‚ the candidate without the popular vote can be elected as president. For example in the 2000 presidential elections‚ George Bush won
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in love with each other but to categorize it as just a ‘gay cowboy movie’ simplifies a love story of a group of people that have often been denied of real representation in the media‚ especially the mainstream media. The movie opens in 1963 in Wyoming when two young cowboys are looking for work as sheep herder. The two cowboys‚ Ennis Del Mar (Heath Ledger) and Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal)‚ are sent to Brokeback mountain to herd sheep’s and it is there that both fall in love with each other. After
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Putting one foot in front of the other‚ trekking through the beauty and diversity of nature with land beneath your feet is one of the most liberating experiences. For those whose wanderlust needs to be satisfied‚ stretching across America are many awe-inspiring trails. Best of all‚ hikes can take you through national parks or national scenic trails‚ and give you plenty of trekking ground in nature. Here are some of the top through hikes in the United States. Appalachian Trail‚ 14 States If 2‚185
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needed to make a volcano‚ and the types of volcanoes. The types of videos you can watch include Coyote Pederson which is an educational Youtube channel he talks about volcanoes like Mauna Loa and the supervolcano in Yellowstone National park in Wyoming. Occasionally he also talks about the types of volcanoes for example Mauna Loa is a shield volcano in Hawaii. You can also look up how volcanoes are made it should say that they are made by the Earth shifting which causes the tectonic plates to move
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So‚ you want to go to one of the top nursing schools‚ take up nursing and be a well paid and steadily employed nurse years from now? To achieve this and more‚ you have to scout out the top nursing schools that could give you the best level of education. You look high and you look low to find top nursing degree programs such as Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)‚ Registered Nurse (RN)‚ Masters Nursing degree programs‚ Bachelor Nursing programs‚ Nursing License and other specialty nursing areas
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Until I wrote this. Now I dare a motherfucker who’s never left Wyoming to make me feel un-American‚ because the Statue of Liberty means something to me now more than when I walked it when I was six‚ because one of my favorite pictures of me as a kid is with the World Trade Center‚ because at the age of 15 I went to Washington
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chemicals‚ many of them proprietary‚ and millions of gallons of water per frack.The instances of water contamination discussed in the news articles on hydro-fracturing are not unique to New York and Northern Pennsylvania. Similar stories can be found in Wyoming‚ Texas‚ Colorado and other states where fracking has been used. The chemicals used in hydro-fracturing have been linked to cancer‚ kidney failure‚ toxicity of the spleen and fertility problems.The long-term negative environmental and human health
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