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    The biggest impact the United States had on the Native American society was that they kept pushing them off of their land. There is a quote from Chief Joseph from document 4, Perspectives from the Chiefs, talking about how the United States keep taking things that aren't rightfully theirs. He compared the US government to grizzly bears and Native Americans as deer. The grizzlies who repeatedly went at the deer needing more. Even after the US was given more land they asked for more. Year after year

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    “Fine. I’ll take her, but only if you have Dad legally sign the company branch I work at over to me.” “Of course. Anything,” his mother said, appearing relieved, but holding tension in her forehead. Oh how the mighty had fallen. _____ That night dinner was a quiet affair. The girl (Autumn?) sat dejectedly across the table from him, picking at her food. The severe reprimand she had been dealt earlier must be still bothering her. She should be used to it by now. Quickly shoveling down his food

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    shoulder workout, or any workout so far as that is concerned, must have a sufficiently high force with the end goal for it to help you manufacture muscle. With a specific end goal to get huge shoulders, you have to ensure your shoulder workout is pushing you to the limit...even if that farthest point is only one set! In this video I demonstrate to you a one set shoulder workout that pushes the force envelope. Get a couple of dumbbells and be set up to work, paying little respect to what extent it

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    portrays the struggle of limitation through the conflict, characters, and symbolism. Throughout the short story James Hurt consistently expresses the conflict; man versus self. “I did not know then that pride is a wonderful, terrible thing, a seed that bears two vines, life and death” (3). The author, through this quote clearly portrays this short story’s conflict. Hurst effectively shows that Brother has a conflict with his own internal pride. Brother reminds us throughout “The Scarlet Ibis” that pride

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    Raise your right hand and repeat after me "I, Damian, do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.". Now that is done, please tell me about yourself, why do

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    of the Japanese government intervening in the rise of the Yen it is forecasted that The Australian Dollar $1 = Y Conclusion The forecast of the Australian Dollar against the Japanese Yen has shown that the Yen is most likely to grow as it is in a bear market. From historic data (Appendix 2B) The Yen is steadily growing to where it used to be before the crash in 2008. As the Yen has broken through the resistance level it will lead the Yen to a higher price. Through the speculation of the Japanese

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    I stood in a small high school auditorium, a United States flag in hand, next to my parents. We were taking the Oath of Allegiance at our naturalization ceremony. I remember admiring the joy and excitement beaming off my parent’s faces because I knew after this moment they would finally feel American. I, on the other hand, found it difficult to embrace the same feeling. Instead, I thought of the years my family and I slept on inflatable mattresses, the adolescence I never had because I was my sister’s

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    Being forgiven means to be accepted by those you’ve wronged. Forgiving doesn't mean you forget. In Ben Mikaelsen's Touching Spirit Bear, Cole must not only be forgiven by Peter but also, he must forgive himself. In the end of the novel, Cole has repaid his debt. He should be forgiven Cole should be forgiven because he has changed after his mauling. After being mauled and viewing a near death experience, Cole decided it was time to throw in the towel. In the beginning, Cole thought being mauled was

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    These people are known as gun control proponents, or advocates. However, many other people do not think so. In their eyes, the serious firearm problems do not result from gun prevalence, and many people would say it is not gun’s problem, people are pushing our society of violence and murder. Consequently, these people, known as gun control opponents, strongly oppose the gun regulations proposed by control advocates. The two sides of the gun

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    the only thing that came to my mind is “Don 't give up”. Every ten feet or so I would look ahead and mark a tree in the distance and say to myself “just get to that tree, if you get to that tree then everything will be alright” My method of pushing forward got me to the hospital point beach, While I was completely exhausted, my squad members were fine because they got to run on two feet, I had to run on four. The workout, appropriately titled “Wet and Sandy” was set to begin. “Okay, now that

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