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    Billy Brown Biography

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    The family in which Billy belongs was middle class. His descent was Afro American. There is no information about his siblings. Career The muscular actoer with a height of 6 feet and 2 inches started his career in the year 1993. His first movie was “Geronimo: An American Legend”. In the same year his next movie released named “Dreamrider”. 1997 was a big year for him as he showcased his talent in two good American movies. One of

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    who didn’t. The U.S. government made it clear that any Indians who refused to move to their assigned reservation would be considered hostile and therefore hunted down by the army and brought there by force. Sitting Bull of the Hunkapapa Sioux and Geronimo of the Apache nation were those types of Indians. These men were the warrior Indians. These were the type of Indians the government feared. Little Crow watched the same thing happening to his band of Lakota as was happening with other Indians

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    Summary Chapter 8

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    because Mr. Fairbain basically assisted Dr. Rohmer in losing his contract. To ensure no mistakes from Mr. Fairbain, Dr. Rohmer told Mr. Fairbain to practice the questions. At the competition, Mr. Fairbain read the questions splendidly until the name ‘Geronimo’ appeared at a line break, causing Mr. Fairbain to say “Jair-oh-NEEM-oh.” No one on the Knightsbridge team noticed, but Julian stood first in line to correct Mr. Fairbain. Then, Mr. Fairbain notices Julian is Indian and asks him about his tribe.

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    Have you ever imagined experiencing abuse as a young child, and living on the streets for a year, and finally becoming an inspirational and successful entrepreneur? Despite all the challenges in Chris Gardner’s past, he was able to overcome the obstacles and achieve his goals. “[He] made up [his] mind as a young kid that when [he] had children they were going to know who their father [was], and that he [wasn’t] going anywhere. Christopher Paul Gardner was born February 9, 1954 in Milwaukee

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    2. The U.S. used harsh, but appropriate, measures to civilize the inhabitants of the west. In the 19th century, several different groups apart from Americans were harshly and forcefully pushed Westward. Native Americans, Mexicans, and Chinese were groups of individuals who from the viewpoint of America, threatened the American way of life in different types of aspects varying from, religion, skin color, political systems, language, and types of government. This groups of people were civilized

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    really into reading out loud, and she would help me read books such as The Boxcar Children set, The Secret of NIMH and The Chronicles of Narnia weekly until I didn’t need help anymore. My favorite books to read on my own were The Magic Treehouse and Geronimo Stilton because I could become so lost in them- pretending that I lived in the world that the books described. In my preteen phase, I would sneak thick chapter books in my room and read all night when my parents

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    Apache Wars The Apache Wars were wars or battles fought by the United States and various Apache Tribes. The main reason for these conflicts was over land and white settlers coming for the gold rush. There were also broken treaties involved. These wars were fought over 50 years. In my opinion I think that the indians were mistreated and should have been able to keep their land. This greedy nature brought the two sides many deaths and a victory was won by the United States. The conflict mostly involved

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    Apache Tribe Essay

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    The tribe I chose was the Apache, I chose them because they’re interesting and their way of life and culture is intricate. Apache is what the Spanish used to describe them it means enemy, The Apache had other names for themselves like Inde which means “the people”. The Apache were from Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas. They had many ceremonies and leaders to represent their tribe. Apache are told to be from Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico, they moved around before the U.S. took

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    The book Bury my Heart at Wounded Knee was written by Dee Brown. Dee Brown wrote a handful of books and the central theme around those books were tales of Native Americans and civil war stories. He spent a long time studying different tribes all around the United States. He has brought out the voice of the Native Americans which was muffled and silenced by the army and government. This book brought much awareness to a cause many had forgotten about, and to the shock of many when they realized he

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    At this day in age, sports is no longer just a source of entertainment but a dynamic business in itself. In the movie Moneyball we see this principle best at work, as Billy Beane (Brad Pitt) struggles to bring life to Oakland A’s who were currently dead last in the league. With the help of Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), Billy slowly dragged his team out of the grave with a handful of philosophies that can be applied to both baseball and in business. A key scene when discussing good business practices

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