This proved to be quite difficult as many of the natives held onto their cultural heritage with fierce resistance. The different native cultures included the Aztecs and Mayans as well as many smaller tribes. ... Aside from its primary goal of converting the native Americans, the church built schools and hospitals, provided nursing care for the elderly and mentally ill, and established church based schools to convert native American children to Christianity. ... They were still able to gain titles of nobility and typically able to obtain the best money could buy. ... Human sacrifice was replace...

• Word Count: 980
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In her famous poem, "We are Going", Noonuccal reflects on the pain and sadness the Aboriginal people feel after being forced to leave their native lands. ... The phrase "We are Going" is referred to twice in the entire poem; the title and the last line. In the title, it suggests a sense of mobilisation in comparison to the last line, where it portrays misery. ...

• Word Count: 545
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Kurtz also shows his ability to pursue dark paths as other Company men and natives are cited for showing their own restraint. ... Thus Heart of Darkness is an ambiguous title whose antecedent becomes unclear at the end of the story. ...

• Word Count: 1126
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate