She ran across the river, however she had an advantage over the storeowner, she knew exactly where the ice would break. Well the storeowner did not know where the ice would break, and he fell into the river and died. ... In this story an Indian mother named Ayah, loses her children to the government, also known as the white man. ... Due to her ignorance of the English language the government stole her children from her. They told her that her children were sick and had to be brought to a hospital to heal. ...

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The one trait I"m not proud of passing down to my children and grandchildren is being color struck. ... Philomene had eight children by Narcisse Fredieu. ... Emily even went as far as to live with Joseph Billes, the father of her five children, the man her safety had been entrusted to while she was in the convent in New Orleans. ... I just wish that had been a lesson I taught to my children instead of teaching them that the lighter their skin was, the better off they would be. ...

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She employs Marian as a sort of maid to clean and look after the children. ... His racist attitude came through clearly in only one line which was, "He began to whistle "Swanee River"" and then asked, "Make you homesick." ... Lines that include the words, "Swanee River," and "Piccaninnies," (Pg 116) we see the racism from the driving instructors. ...

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The excuse of Manifest Destiny was used when the Indians were being removed from the Mississippi River area. ... This was a place made by the white Americans, west of the Mississippi River for the Indians to live. ... He stated that the land was not as fertile as the land further west, and states specifically that, "It is much better sometimes to do what does not please us just now, if we think it will be best for our children" (Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee 370). ...

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During the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era (GAPE), many atrocities were directed towards African-American people. This period of history was one of the great advances. The nation was making incredible advancements in industry, science, and the settlement of the frontier. America was growing...

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Boys in the Hood A. I saw a direct relationship between material and non-material culture in this film. The material culture was very negative. They lived in a world of guns, trashy houses, dead bodies, drug addicts, and murderers. This material culture is a direct effect of this movies non-mater...

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There were fifteen different relocation camps that the Japanese people were sent to such as, Manzanar and Tule Lake in California, Poston and Gila River in Arizona, Minidoka in Idaho, Topaz in Utah, Heart Mountain in Wyoming, Amache in Colorado. and Jerome and Rohwer in Arkansas. ... During this time the Jim Crow textbook law passed, it said books for black children could not contain information on voting, instructions on how to vote, matters of government, and civic responsibility. Books for black children are kept separate from white children's books because people are afraid of giving ...

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When she runs to meet her friends her mother yells and Anne comments, "Mama kept telling us that we couldn't sit downstairs, we couldn't do this or that with white children. ... Anne's mother never explains to her why black children couldn't do the same things white children do, in fact her mother avoids these type of questions at all costs. ... Anne comments, "Up until his death, I had heard of Negroes found floating in a river or dead somewhere with their bodies riddled with bullets. ...

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The chief asked if they could have until the fall season due to their livestock being scattered all over the Wallowa Valley and the river being too high to cross. ... When the soldiers had them cornered they tried to fight back but the chief and the warrior men eventually surrendered, while the non-warrior portion of the tribe (including women and children) ran for the Canadian border. ...

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The Gellabs brought the slaves down the Nile, partly across the desert and partly down the river. ... Slaves subsequently were banned from being imported by law; hence slaves were encouraged to bear children. ...

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Many older whites and blacks were against there children becoming friends. ... But when man was butchered or killed by man, in the case of Negroes by whites, they were left lying on a road or found floating in a river or something" (Moody 109). ...

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He [Jim] was thinking about his wife and his children, away up yonder, and he was low and homesick; because he hadn't ever been away from home before in his life; and I do believe he cared just as much for his people as white folks does for their"n. ... Jim could not risk his only true friend who helped him get lost and possibly drown somewhere in the river. ... The Duke and the King also proved to be bad characters because they tried to take away many from children who just experienced deaths of close related people. ...

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• Grade Level: High School