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America has come a long way since Columbus began his voyage in 1492. In “Beyond 1492: Encounter in Colonial North America,” James Axtell explains that when it comes to the Indian-European encounter, there’s more to the story than what the average person grasps. Most people know of how the Natives were mistreated and killed off by the Europeans with biological warfare and that a couple thousands of years later the Pilgrims and Natives had their first feast together known as “Thanksgiving”. However, in chapter four, Axtell’s essay describes that surprisingly, there was a “variety of ways Indians responded to the Europeans that invaded their lands in the wake of Columbus.” Axtell chronologically recapitulates the history of the Indian reactions to the European encounters up until the 1700’s and categorizes them into 5 strategies.

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“Because I would like to talk to you, I haven't seen you in a while.”

"I was talking to the moon last night. Luna... She, uh... She... I said she was looking pale and she said she and the sun, the sun, don't get along too well. The sun, Rowan! That killed me, I thought it was hilarious." He laughed quietly; Even his laugh was tragic.

"Hey! I'm doing this for your own good, and I'm trying my best to be happy. But you don't seem so enthusiastic, so why did you drag me all the way here?" Cessial grunted.

Furious that they walked between his car and the one he stopped, he pointed at Alexis out of the group to come talk to him. He then began to verbally berate her.

Writing has many tools and devices that can be used to influence the purpose and meaning of the a piece of work. In the two pieces of work, "Private License Plate Scanners Amassing Vast Databases Open to Highest Bidders-which is written in a way that it is anti-license plate tracking- and "Who Has the Right to Track You?'-which is written to be for license plate tracking- many different tools and devices are used by the authors. These pieces of work describe the benefits and drawbacks of collecting data and tracking fellow citizens, but use different forms of pathos, ethos, and logos to portray what they are trying to say. Also, both articles state how many are opposed to this tracking, arguing that it is against the First Amendment,

“You think none of this would have happened under your watchful eye? I saw you Cullen. I saw you turn away from us.”

Allen smirked. "I know why she tried to keep us apart; I can sense that you're pretty strong. Not as strong as me but then again I am older. She must have tried to breed you to take me down. I'll tell you something I'm the First." He told me.

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Immediately after Bob Rae assumed power, the economy of Ontario began collapsing due high rates of joblessness, rising deficits and the government consequently lost the support of the business people who have a significant impact on Ontario’s economy. (News in Review 2002) The worst mistake they made about their chances of reelection was the decision to introduce a policy to limit the wages of workers in the public sector who had formed groups that supported the policies of NDP unconditionally. (News in Review 2002) Under Harris, the Conservative party canvased voters to gain insights into their opinions on a range of issues such as tax cuts, reduction in welfare, bootcamps for lawbreakers, and the abolition of positive discrimination

“Sorry I didn't answer any of your calls,” he said, assuming he read correctly. “It's really hard for me right now.”

The implications of transformational leadership on a firm’s employees and the success of the firm overall are areas of ongoing research according to Ismail, Mohamed, Sulaiman, Mohamad, and Yusuf (2011). The authors make the case that in a changing global environment transformational leadership styles, rather than transactional styles, are a means organizations are using to meet their strategies (p. 90). They argue previous research suggests that some aspects of transformational leadership, such as empowerment, may motivate the followers to unite, change their own goals, and

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In the medieval times, the Catholic Church was the most powerful thing. Kings and other powerful leaders would gain their power from their alliances with the Church. Since the Church was the most powerful and influential thing, many people went on crusades to drive out the Muslim “infidels” from their Holy Land. No one really won the crusades since many died from both sides. The feudal system was a big part of the medieval times. The king would give large pieces of land to their noblemen and have serfs work in the fields. The feudal system started to change and deteriorate when the heavy plow and crop rotation were made. Fewer serfs had to work at one time so they left for other jobs. The population continued to rise and more and more people went to the city and it inspired the next era, the “Renaissance.” Chaucer depicts humor in the Canterbury Tales by showing the reality of the nature of the characters, not how they are portrayed in society.