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Shoshone The Shoshone or sometimes referred to as the Snake Indians lived in the states that we know as Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming. This tribe was “first encountered by Lewis and Clark in 1805” (learner.org, 2016). The Shoshone tribe is related to the Ute, Comanche, and Paiute Indians. The Shoshone tribe mostly lived as hunters and gatherers but regrettably had tense interactions with the Euro-American settlers which resulted in approximately 200 Shoshones being slaughtered in 1863 which

The first reason nature is ending drastically is because of carelessness. Humans started to become careless because they wanted land. They do not care about the beauty of nature and how it will affect us in the future. For example: “The earth is not his brother, but his enemy, and when he has conquered it, he moves on” (Chief Seattle). The more land the humans acquire, the more power they possess. Many people wanted land in order to obtain power, yet they took advantage of other people’s property

Benjamin Martin, a veteran of the French and Indian War, raising his seven children on his farm in South Carolina. His eldest son, Gabriel, wants to fight in the Revolution War; Benjamin did not share the same interest. While in Charleston for the congress meeting, it is voted that South Carolina join the war against the British against Benjamin's advice. Gabriel enlists in the Continental army. The war wages on for two more years and Gabriel writes letters to his family. One night, gunfire is heard

To many, the American Civil War is known for being the war to abolish slavery.  However, the war was more about the ideas and principles between the north and the south.  Over seven-hundred thousand Americans died during this four year tragic event. Both sides were passionate about their beliefs and had different ideas for the future of the United States. Consequently, this critical time in American history began with failed compromises, climaxed with conflicts during the war, and would slowly see

Religion has not been a good topic in the world to talk about with you fellow peers; there will usually be an argument involved with the discussion. People don’t all believe in the same religion or a lot of people may still be alive. We have multiple wars just over who believes in what. Right now people are getting killed over what they believe in and why they don’t believe in what the killers want them to believe in. This outrage even tracks back all the way back to The French Revolution; a time

In 1968, the job of a sanitation worker was one of the toughest and most unsanitary jobs in Memphis. These men worked six days a week and received poor wages that were contingent upon route completion. Most were forced to hold another job since wages were not sufficient enough to keep their families above the poverty line. The garbage was filthy and extremely inconvenient for the workers to collect. “I would be feeling awful every day. We had these tubs and we had to put the garbage in. You put that

Connor Billings Mr. Rikard AmericanLiterature, Period 2 12 February, 2016 Interesting Notes of Music City Nashville is an old, culture-rich city in the central part of Tennessee. It has several claims to fame and a large amount of history. Today's Nashville is a booming metropolitan city with a good economy. It was one of the first major entertainment centers in the south. Whether it's a good standard of living, education, or country music, one can find all this and much more in Nashville.

Braedy Hall Mr. Stuckwish US History 4th Period 2 October 2015 The United States government constructed many federal policies for Native Americans to make American settlers lives better. Federal policies the United States government came up were very inhumane and unfair. A couple of these federal policies are the removal policy, termination policy, and finally the reservation policy. The federal policies deeply affected Native Americans ways of life and their trust in a American settler. These

All Hail the King Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, was a very significant leader, but one who is mostly forgotten. Some might say President Jackson set the foundation for the government established today, but many overlook his leadership skills and how he ruled as a monarch. Jackson ruled as a sovereign head of state, also considered a king, during his 8-year reign. We can see President Jackson depicted as a king in the cartoon that appeared in the election of 1832 (Library

Week 6 Book Review Introduction to Leadership in the 21st Century Ellen F. Gossett Trevecca Nazarene University Week 6 Book Review Abraham Lincoln has been consistently ranked throughout history as our country’s best president. In the book by Donald T. Phillips, entitled, Lincoln on Leadership, Executive Strategies for Tough Times, the author, does a nice job of summarizing the leadership abilities of Abraham Lincoln. The book is an easy read and was clear, concise, and to the point. The book