Traditional narratives of the Western expansion described western tribes as a part of the dangerous environment that the American travelers had to endure throughout their journey. ... History books, the western genre of fiction, and Hollywood movies all reinforced the stereotypes of Indian massacres, raids, abductions, thieves, and vagabonds. ... Examples ranged from not understanding when a trade had already been made, such as when a wounded traveler was treated with medicine and allowed to recover, to instances where a Chief would request goods from the travelers for using resources from t...

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This movement was quite radical in that they moved from the Southern states towards the Northern and Western states. This caused the African American populations to change in the South quite drastically and changed the population in the other area's to change drastically too. ... Many decided to move away from the "Lynch Mobs". ... Both Indians and the whites did not want to see a state that was considered a "Negro State", though an all black town was formed in 1891 in Langston, Oklahoma. Boley, Oklahoma was the larges all-Negro town, which held elections for five years and had a diversit...

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Cesaire and Hawaii's Indigenous People Over five hundred years ago, the first explorers from Europe set forth into the unknown in hopes of discovering new lands to expand existing empires. Upon discovering these new continents and land mass, these explorers, determined to claim these lands for their respective empires, often faced hostility from those already occupying the land. ... They did not quite understand the sanctity of the kapu system, nor did they agree with the social class divisions. ... The facts state that Native Hawaiians are a distinct and indigenous people becau...

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The culture of a place is an integral part of its society whether that place is a remote Indian village in Sri Lanka or a highly industrialized city in Western Europe. I am an international student from Taiwan. ... However, to study abroad was not at all easy and the first quarter was the hardest. ... Maybe it is due to the vast territory, the stores in United States close quite early. ... Luckily I am not the kind who loves nightlife, so it is quite ok with me. ...

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All members states were given a vote in the General Assembly. ... An internal crisis within the Western bloc was evident. ... This made evident how the Super Powers were somehow inmune to the UN's authority, and it made quite clear that the UN could exert authority on any "lesser" power only with the backing of the US and the USSR. ... It seems that what hindered all along the work at the UN was the conflict between the two Blocs: the essence of the Cold War manifested itself within the Security Council. Both Blocs were reluctant to step away from their affairs' interests ...

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Trust plays a role in business relationships in such a way that parties can depend on each other to act in accordance with what best respects, honors, and benefits all parties. ... In short, business cards are presented from one businessperson to another (with both hands) with the appropriate language (if applicable) face up-and received similarly (with both hands) and examined. ... Shaking Hands Bowing is similarly quite the particular process. ... One is expected to begin bowing to superiors first and the subordinate mirrors the superior's ending rise from the bow. ... With more wester...

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In the last 30 years or so, the immigrants to the United States are from Latin America, Asia and the Middle East. ... The caregiving practices therefore are quite different than those of the American and Euro-Americans. ... This means that those children are often being brought up in day cares from the early months of life. ... Most data for universal determinations are based from the Western World. ... I do not know if we can possibly incorporate all the various backgrounds and make them a universal teaching. ...

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Quite obviously, the presidential debate of the 1960s between John F. ... On October 4, 1957, a Soviet R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile launched Sputnik, which was the world's first satellite to be placed into the Earth's orbit.1 Sputnik was also believed to be capable of launching nuclear missiles to the U.S. territory from the orbit. Quite obviously, the launching of Sputnik was quite a shock to the Americans since their supremacy of technology over Soviet Union was disgruntled. ... Cuba and Fidel Castro The Cuban dictator, Fidel Castro established the first communist nat...

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The piece itself was originally thought of as quite peculiar, and dismissed as the crazed ramblings of an aging, senile composer, as it was one of his later works, and he was 82 years of age upon completing this piece. ... Shortly following The United Kingdom and France's declaration of war on Germany, all of Europe - and eventually all of the world - began taking sides. ... The opening of the movement is a slow, lyrical passage very typical of Vaughan Williams' style from earlier years. ... But in the last line of the movement, all of the F sharps are replace by F naturals. This cha...

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Cultural changes in America inclined many to seek alternatives to Western traditions, and some of the disillusioned found their way to Asian religious communities (Tweed, 2). ... For example, there are numerous "Zen of this and that" books, several yoga videos, and quite a few movies that have come out in the past few years, all relating to the popular Buddhism craze. ... The American version of Buddhism is a package of traditional forms of monastic practice wrapped in Western philosophy and psychology. ... Gays and lesbians have been attracted to Buddhism as a refuge from constant discriminat...

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One thing is quite certain, the American Revolution cannot be understood as simply battles won and oppression thrown aside. ... Especially on the western front, settlers often had to band together to perform basic governmental functions such as keeping the peace. British attempts to collect revenue and quarter soldiers on American soil through a series of ill-conceived acts of Parliament in the 1760s and 70s precipitated all manner of protest from the colonialists, who were already used to inadequate representation in local assemblies. ... The Revolution broke all future branches in struct...

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These two conflicts are different but are both quite important to the formation of our country. ... One section was the North--23 Northern and Western states that supported the federal government. ... The American Civil War lasted from April 1861 to April 1865). ... An economic revolution also occurred from the Civil War. ... It was greatest in the South; it climbed all the way up to 9,000%. ...

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Whether it is shutting down schools because of terroristic threats, refusing to allow Muslims to travel on an airplane, or some of the American populous harassing Syrian refugees, America has become more fearful than it has been in quite some time. ... In November of 2015, the University of Chicago cancelled classes and activities for a day, after discovering a social media post that talked of killing "16 white male students and or staff" and "any number of white policemen"; Western Washington University suspended classes after a post suggested lynching a student leader; an...

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The biggest influence that was made on Iraq was from the Western world. ... The society was changing from pastoral to agricultural, subsistence to commercial, tribal-communal to landlord. ... Of all of the exports that Iraq has, petroleum makes up 99% of it . ... Iraq moved away from its close relationship with the Soviet Union and drew closer to the United States. ... Throughout the ages, we will see these political theories flourish or quite possible diminish in the decades to come. ...

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While we usually have our own personal views on everything from something as large as gay marriage laws, to something as small as our favorite type of soda, there's one all Americans agree on: that we are the best country of them all. ... As far as education goes, we have been dragging behind for quite some time now. ... Sadly, out of 29 western countries, the U.S. ranks a weak 26th overall. ... It's not all bad though, American students get the most daily exercise. ... Fingers point towards teachers who quite possibly shouldn't even be teaching. ...

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They are all similar in many ways, and yet very different from one another. ... In the 20th century, Latin American dances were introduced into Western-European society, which created some diverse origins in eras from before. There are many styles in Latin American Dances that are very intriguing and quite different from one another. ... All the origins, moods, purposes, and themes are shown in each and every one of those dances, from the emotions to the way their hips move. Samba, Rumba, and Jive have one thing in common; they all originate from Latin America, but have totally different sty...

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The Soviets wanted to spread the idea of communism while at the same time hinder western world capitalism, and the US was doing the same, just vice versa. ... Naturally, Pro-Soviet Cuba met these specifications quite conveniently. ... ("Causes") Not all the blame can be put on the USSR, however. ... Kennedy felt that a military confrontation was to be avoided at all costs. ... Although there were other factors that contributed to the removal of power from Khrushchev, major Soviet contempt began after he backed down from Cuba. ...

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Bowcott says that Creasy first received a message from Nunn "after she supported a high-profile campaign launched by Caroline Criado-Perez to put a picture of Jane Austen on the £10 note." Later when the Bank of England confirmed that Austen's face would be on the £10 note, Nunn retweeted a message to Creasy saying: "You better watch your back, I'm going to rape your arse at 8pm and put the video all over."... Criado-Perez who was also a victim of Nunn said she was scared for her life and felt like the court didn't quite understand what Nunn made her feel....

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At The end of World War II brought the redrawing of boundaries all over the world. ... The containment policy was definitely quite successful in the initial stages by probating founding, weapon and supplies to those governments who were fighting against the communist threat. ... By rebuild Europe after World War II to prevent the USSR from taking over any more of the European countries. ... The Marshall Plan worked out perfect as Western Europe rebuilt its prosperity and Communism did not spread to those region. ... Truman's policy not only was successful but it saved the world by stopp...

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The United States has learned a couple of ideas over the years from issuing sanctions. ... Even though this is quite difficult to change, we need to change this idea and target the leaders of these countries and leave out the people. ... Other countries such as Canada, Japan and Western Europe may not have a problem with the sanctioned country or they may have trade relations they don't want to disrupt. We can see this today in the way we are trying to get support from other countries to go to war with Iraq. ... When we have all these steps in place, we will most likely see a higher s...

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It certainly isn't the case that America has already achieved an ideal level of social cohesion, far from it. ... "American workers enjoy much less vacation time than nearly all other industrialized countries."" ... To most Europeans, the notion of not taking vacation time when it is entitled to them would sound quite absurd. ... Americans are much more prone to becoming burnt-out' from working excessively leading to less quality work hours. ... It is the ideal place to locate for the European market given its unique position as the western-most country in the European Union. ...

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