Blues music originated from African Americans, used as a way of oral history chronicling their horrendous treatment at the hands of white men as they endured slavery and their subsequent mistreatment after the abolishment of slavery with poor economic and social status and opportunities. By adopting Blues music, Alexie is also acknowledging the shared history of African Americans and Native Americans at the hands of white men. ... Certainly for women search for companionship and love was bleak as Chess explains "When Indian women begin the search for an Indian man, they carry a huge list ...

• Word Count: 2551
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Constitution states "all men are created equal," but where did black men fit in this ideology? ... The anthology's jump to chapter 8, "The Big Red Apples," shows how much influence and power white men have over the Native Americans, even in their own reservations. ... Due to her age, which Ša is able to keep in character so well, this little girl cannot understand why her mom just won't let her go, doesn't comprehend why her mom is so upset, at least on the appropriate level. ...

• Word Count: 1871
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They were romantic characters to the young lad when they stopped at the Jefferson home on their way to Williamsburg. ... It was then contended, by France's Count Buffon, that all flora, fauna, and men of the New World were degenerate. ... In Notes, perhaps Jefferson's greatest scientific work, he listed the tribes with a fullness and precision that were uncommon of his era. ... The following is what has been successful: First, to raise cattle, etc., and thereby acquire a knowledge of the value of property; second, arithmetic, to calculate that value; third, writing, to keep accounts...

• Word Count: 2097
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In fact, Madison, in his war message to Congress, listed a "long train of abuses" at the hands of the British. ... America, having declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, had citizens that were English in descent; however, these men now considered themselves American citizens. It is estimated that at least 6,000 men were abducted from U.S. vessels during this period. ...

• Word Count: 2117
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Hudson River artists were men, who believed in the glory of nature, which they thought was an evidence of God's power. ... Until 1983, the only things that evoked its existence were a note in Cole's list of topics, an entry in the Cole memorial exhibition catalogue and the existence of a small draft and a few drawings. ...

• Word Count: 3252
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate