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 cave where this supposedly took place is called Lovelock Cave today, located in Nevada (Paulides). ... The strangers had said that he looked like a wild man. ...

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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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This spectacle is called the Beringia. The land bridge was visible and walkable, and the Native Americans chased buffalo and wild life to North America because of the necessity of food. ... The Native Americans had to run and be in shape to hunt the animals of the wild or they would not be very successful in their killings. ...

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When wondering from one place to another they were bound to encounter wild animals that could spread disease or inflict an infectious wound. ... One of his most famous sermons was on called From Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God. ... I view the Native Americans as being as wild as the sea, it can be admired but it can not be stifled. ...

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Indians, before any other human contact, have been the first living creatures that migrated and settled in what is now called the "Americas.... There were the so-called five civilized tribes that were forcibly removed from their lands by order of newly sworn-in president Andrew Jackson and his militia troops. ... White people disliked the Indians; they thought they were ignorant, rebellious, reckless, wild, and nasty creatures that didn't deserve the lands on which they were living. ... After the awful path that they called the Trail of Tears, Indians thought that there was some sor...

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The stadiums created to house these events are extremely large, loud and wild with the ability to pack in a massive amount of people. ... The ability of Bravo Company to call upon the flaws on the ideas of what American patriotism is comes from their experiences in a war that stands for America but not understood by its people. ...

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Many social changes that were addressed in the 1960s are still the issues being confronted today. The '60s was a decade of social and political upheaval. In spite of all the turmoil, there were some positive results: the civil rights revolution, John F. Kennedy's bold vision of a new frontie...

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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 "ticking time-bomb scenario....

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Around 35 years ago, a generation had begun which brought forth a new sense of culture to society. The United States had moved from World War II and was beginning to rebuild a sense of "Americana." Fast cars, rock and roll, and free spirits were running wild. Being a product of the 80's, I cannot...

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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 "ticking time-bomb scenario....

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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. ... Fearful of losing world dominance in technology, with the space race specifically in mind, Eisenhower called on congress to focus specifically on the importance of science and engineering. ...

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When they were all captured, they were chained and shackled to the coast in a procession called a "coffle". ... It was called the Underground Railroad, but it had no engines and no trains. ... So why was it called a railroad? ... Sine the word "underground" mean hidden and out of sight, they called it the Underground Railroad. ... One was called the "wild-goose chase" which was when a slave hunter came looking for his prey, he would be assured that that very slave had just gone this way, when the runaway had gone the opposite way days earlier! ...

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The agency carefully manicures the land and cultivates it for a wide range of activities for the public, as well as scientific research, firefighting development, wilderness and wild life protection, ecosystem management, timber production and recreational maintenance. ... Rural Development is also under the United States Department of Agriculture, also called the venture capitalist for rural America. ... The Rural Development Housing and Community Programs also called the Rural Housing Service is an agency that assist in helping rural communities in obtaining loans, grants for housing and c...

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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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As the game grew as a collegiate sport, it began to receive more recognition as a national sport and in 1928, a reporter from the Baltimore Sun Newspaper called lacrosse "the fastest game on two feet"; which later came to be the slogan of the sport. ... After all, Roller Derby and "Wild World of Wheels" truck shows were among their earlier successful ventures. ... The monopolistic management and player discontent finally clashed in a major players strike in 1997, while a new league, called the NLL (National Lacrosse League) was being formed by some of the individual MILL owners and some outsid...

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More importantly, Motown songs employed the call and response style of singing, with distinct cord structures. The call and response style involved succession two unique phrases, commonly played by different individuals, in which the second phrase can be heard as a response to the first phrase. ... The song talks of a young girl whose life revolves around being wild with her mustang car. ...

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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. ... 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 Great Gatsby, Jay throws fantastically wild, extravagant parties for the soul purpose of meeting Daisy there just once. ...

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Believing that he had landed in the Indies, a group of islands located to the east of the Asiatic coast, he called the people whom he saw first in the new land, the Indians. ... On the land of Manhattan, modern New York, there were a lot of beavers, deer, foxes, wild turkeys. ...

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It is called the Endangered Species Act. ... Some solutions to these problems mentioned above, for instance, the farmer, is that if he is having problems with this animal then he should call the right authorities to come and help him take this animal off his property. ... Baby alligators are raised illegally and when they reach maturity are to bothersome to take care of and are aggressive therefore they are forced to live in tiny bathtubs in dark basements when they could have the experience of a wild life. ...

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Compare/Contrast Essay Thomas Jefferson/William Apess What do you think when you see someone who isn't like you? Are you quick to judge and think that you are better than them just because they are different? Well the early Americans thought that they were better than the American Indians, from religion, to race, to their whole lifestyle. In this paper are two views from the opposing sides, both arguing from their good thoughts to their bad. First is Thomas Jefferson's view as the early American coming into the Indians native land. ...

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In 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote what was considered to be his greatest work. The Great Gatsby is considered to be the "great American novel" by many because the main character of the story is said to "embody the innocence of the American dream." (Shute 3.) The novel ultimately manifests the fai...

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Close to the kitchen was a large wooden building called the kitchen quarter in which the house servants ate. ... Vegetables from their gardens could supplement this diet, by fish or wild game, and molasses. ...

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