As I became to research my ancestors, I found that the peaceful natural inhabitants of the island came from, what is now known as, South America. ... By 1509, their peaceful island was conquered by Spain on behalf of Juan Ponce de Leon, who later became the first governor of the island. ... In 1510 Cacique Urayoan, the chief of the chief of the Taino natives, ordered the warriors to drown one of the Spaniards, Diego Salcedo, to determine whether the Spaniards were mortal. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They banded together like a bunch of rag tag warriors, grabbed what weapons they could, and waited on the road for the deputies to make their normal rounds. The deputies taken by surprise didn't fight, but rather took defeat for the moment and were allowed to leave peacefully. ...

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They should have the right to say when enough is enough, and be able to peacefully pass on. ... Great Samurai warriors would preform the act of Seppuku which would allow them to die with great dignity. If the warriors allowed for death with dignity back in the 1100s; why is the United States so against letting terminally ill patients dictate their final moments? ...

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Sources-6 and 8 are pictures of how peaceful it was before the Europeans showed up. ... They were warriors. ... The Native American were dancing, singing, and eating when all of a sudden Cortes and his army started going up to people and cutting off arms, legs, heads, anything to destroy what once was so peaceful. ... Scenes which depict peaceful Native Americans trying to welcome the Europeans, but the Europeans with their swords drawn as if this were their land. ...

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One place in Malcolm's Ballot or Bullet, where he categorized whites with violence and cruelty, was during a passage in which he compared the white man with a Guerrilla warrior. "You've got to have a heart to be a Guerrilla warrior, and he (the white man) hasn't got any heart" (Malcolm X, 366). ... Violent people would not understand the use of peaceful means to reach an agreement. ...

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The peaceful relationship between the Pilgrims and Native Americans started when Samoset made the first contact with the Pilgrims. ... They had a peaceful relationship in the beginning because the Pilgrims needed the Pokanokets to survive. ... They could have had a peaceful confrontation and worked out the problem. ...

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During the war the Creeks attacked in the south but Andrew Jackson led an army seeking revenge against the tribe and slaughtered the Creek warriors, and even women and children. ... The coexistence of whites and Indians started peacefully but soon they grew into a relationship in which whites would not share and live together peacefully. ...

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"Warriors for Islam, believing that they are under "infidel" threat, today range an increasingly frontier-less world" (Selbourne, 25). ... Islam does not promote violence, but peace, as supported by the large majority of the over 1.6 billion peaceful Muslims and the teachings of the Qur'an (DeSilver)....

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Within United States History, there has been some horrible discrimination upon certain races of people. At the trail of tears native Americans were persecuted against heavily. Until 1828 the federal government had Cherokee rights to their land and in that same year Andrew Jackson was elected preside...

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Who determines what makes a person civilized? Who decides whose god is the "right- god? Who shapes the guidelines of what an acceptable person is? The answer to this question is no one. There should not be any person that has complete authority over another person's life, beliefs, and living arr...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When the Chiefs and Warriors signed the treaty, they had come to the realization that they had no option. ... But as this horror occurred those in charge just reported their peaceful progress. ... When the Chiefs and Warriors signed the treaty, they had come to the realization that they had no option. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Ever since the beginning of slavery, African Americans would sing praises and encouragement while working in the fields. During the Civil Rights Movement many black artist and old Negro Spiritual songs became extremely popular during marches. One song that was sung a lot during the Civil Rights Mov...

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Ranging from those that believe that they are Holy Warriors to those that believe that the world should be racially pure and devoid of any, "mongrelized races." ... In recent years the IRA and the British government have been working closer to a peaceful negotiation. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate