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    General Crook relied heavily on Chiricahuas turned into scouts since no white man could ever track the elusive Geronimo in his own land. Chiricahua scouts then spread rumors of a possible arrest of Geronimo, which then convinced the proud but, weary leader to turn him into authorities. General Crook had since resigned and his replacement, General Nelson Miles, finally captured the great Geronimo (Davis)

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    . Chiricahua Fort Sill Apaches The Chiricahua band of the larger Apache tribe was fractured through attempted assimilation by the United States government. The attempted assimilation of a regionally nomadic people whose entire society spiritually and culturally is based upon ties to nature leads to an eventual violent reaction by a portion of the tribe, through propagation of fear and political pressure the entire band is taken into custody with prisoner of war status. Eventually this status will

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    saying no, but Curley won't listen, and he just keeps punching and punching. Finally, Lennie decides to do something and breaks his hand. Talking to George now, he is disappointed in himself. Since George was watching this whole thing, he knows that Lennie didn’t do anything wrong, but that doesn't occur to Lennie. He still wants confirmation from George that he is still in the clear. From the question that Lennie asks about the rabbits, it can be inferred that he is a nice guy. Everything he does is

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    Born sometime around the 1820s near the Gila River along the border of what later would be known as Arizona and New Mexico, Geronimo, also named Goyaale, became known as a leader and motivator for his tribe. As a boy, he was a talented hunter often getting praise from the rest of his tribe. It is said that he ate the heart of the first animal he killed to ensure that he would always be successful hunter. Throughout his life, he was told that no one was his friend, except his arms and legs. “There

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    overcomes the conflict between them and strengthens their friendship. George is devoted to Lennie. Both of them grew up together and stuck with each other their whole life. In my literary graphic, George and Lennie are hugging, symbolizes that they are best buddies. George Is very devoted to Lennie. George grew up with Lennie and stuck with him his whole life. For

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    “They left all the weak ones here” In section 4 of the novel “of mice and men”, George and the ranchers have left the “weak ones” at the ranch and gone into town. Although Curley’s wife is the one who refers to them as the “weak ones”, she herself is included in this group. The theme which is emphasised in this section is the overriding theme that humanity is small and fragile in comparison with the forces that control our lives. Steinbeck shows great compassion to this group of people, he describes

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    The characters Crooks and Curley’s wife seem to be solitary, and the author explains the reasons for their loneliness. For example, in a part of the book we see Crooks asking Curley’s wife to go back to her house, before he and the rest of the guys get in trouble for being with her she said “Well, I ain’t giving you no trouble. Think i don’t like to talk to somebody ever’once in a while? Think I like to stick in that house alla time?” (Steinbeck 77). This shows that the boys try to stay away from

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    on describing Curley. I think the second movie did the best rendering of Crooks. In the second movie it was very obvious that he had a crooked back. The book and the two movies all did a good job of showing Crooks's loneliness. The incident in Weed was portrayed differently in the book and the two movies. In the book the incident in weed was only talked about. The first movie started out with Lennie and George running away from the group who were trying to catch them. The second movie

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    offer light comedy. “The Black Crook” was at first simply a melodrama by Charles M. Barras that retold the Faust story and borrowed liberally from other plays with similar plots and themes. William Wheatley, who was the manager of Niblo’s was concerned that the play would fail. The script was poorly written and the acting was not much better. Then something oddly magical happened. There was a theatre fire at the Academy of Music in New York. A French ballet

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    The Battle of Rsebud Creek Essay

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    American Army Force only 10 days earlier. In mid June of 1876 General George Crook and approximately 1325 American soldiers, packers, miners and Indian allies moved north1. The intent was to get contingents of the Cheyenne, Sioux and Arapaho to move to reservations. History Gold had been discovered in the Black Hills of the Dakotas, and the American military intended to take it by force after a failed treaty negotiation. Crook had moved north from Fort Fetterman camp near present day Douglas Wyoming

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