These people may have closely resembled Bigfoot in appearance, causing people to question what Erikson had seen. ... Masks were carved into an image of a ferocious looking creature known as Bukwas, or the wild man of the woods. ... Hoopa Indians from Northern California called the beast "Omah"," while Salish tribes of British Columbia called him "Sasquatch"" (Parkash.) ... The Paiute Indians have history with these giants that they called the Si Te Cah (Paulides). ... The strangers had said that he looked like a wild man. ...

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The answer to this question is no one. ... This misinterpretation of the Native American government led to the belief that the Native Americans ran around wild and lawless without any sense of laws, and led to the expression, "acting like a bunch of wild Indians."" ... Because of these physical differences, and well as the differences in heritages, Europeans began refereeing to all Native Americans as one people and called them names such as "red-skin- or "red race."" ... This process was called assimilation. ...

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If given the choice of saving the life of one man or thousands of men, the average rational citizen would likely choose to save the life of thousands without over-thinking the question. ... If cost-benefit analysis and utilitarian calculus is so pervasive that it is even drawn from our psychological biology, and can be found in the very confines of the wild, this of course then shirks the argument that aggression in the form of "torture" can be considered "inhumane.... Another factor to take into account when considering the acceptability of torture practices is the so-called &q...

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If given the choice of saving the life of one man or thousands of men, the average rational citizen would likely choose to save the life of thousands without over-thinking the question. ... If cost-benefit analysis and utilitarian calculus is so pervasive that it is even drawn from our psychological biology, and can be found in the very confines of the wild, this of course then shirks the argument that aggression in the form of "torture" can be considered "inhumane.... Another factor to take into account when considering the acceptability of torture practices is the so-called &q...

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• Has Bibliography
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Fear of communism, nuclear war, the future, and of all things considered unknown, unusual or untraditional ran wild throughout the United States as the Eisenhower administration worked tirelessly to address the hysterical concerns of his constituents, doing so masterfully. ... The biggest question on everyone's mind as the Cold war threat progressed was rather simple: "Who will strike first?... Outlining the facts of nuclear war the diagram concludes in large lettering: "RESULT: A growing question whether a policy of receiving the first blow may be the best one". ... Fe...

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All of these possibly interesting questions, and will we ever know why exactly? ... Although tossed to and fro on a wild ride of public criticism and hate, he still managed to always keep upon himself the characteristics of a minister of Christ. ... Did he just call them their masters? The same race of people that imprisoned him there in Alabama, he called their masters. ...

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This period in American History is also called the Jazz age, it was a revolution, women started to gain equality in the eyes of men, the culture exploded with celebrities and music and economic growth. ... He is faced with luxurious wealth and extravagant lifestyles, he believes himself to be honest and true to himself, but when he meets Gatsby everything in his new world is questioned. ... In Gatsby's eyes, Daisy is practically an angel, he thinks she can do no wrong, which is ironic because when Gatsby is murdered she doesn't even call to check when the funeral is. ... In The Gre...

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• Grade Level: High School