pre-existing routes established by the courier-de-bois‚ Spanish settlers‚ and the Indians of the past. These routes‚ which flowed through the only passable areas of the Rockies‚ naturally led to Oregon and California‚ which caused an increase in the population of these regions at the time. These trails‚ such as the Oregon Trail to the north‚ the Mormon and Spanish Trail to the south‚ and the California and Overland trails in between were very rough and bumpy‚ making the trek no easy task. On the home front
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the blueprint for what would become the world’s No. 1 athletic-shoe company while working on his master’s degree at Stanford University. Assigned to write a term paper on starting a small business in an area he knew well‚ the former University of Oregon track star naturally chose running. He outlined a plan for breaking the stranglehold Adidas had on the running-shoe market by using cheap Japanese labor to manufacture a cheaper‚ better-quality running shoe. Shortly after graduating in 1962‚ Knight
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students outside of the classroom. A perfect example of this took place on the campus of University of Oregon‚ it was a debate whether or not the Pacifica Forum should be allowed to hold meetings in University of Oregon’s classrooms
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opportunity. Americans began to buy into settling unexplored western frontiers‚ they first moved into Michigan‚ Arkansas‚ Wisconsin and Ohio (Norton 2007). The nation expanded quickly in just five years. Texas negotiated with Britain for half of Oregon country and wanted more as the war with Mexico went on. The Westward expansion had many consequences for the Native Americans the expansion meant that occupation of their lands. The United
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Manifest Destiny is defined as "a belief that it was God’s will that Americans spread over the entire continent‚ and to control and populate the country as they see fit." Many expansionists conceived God as having the power to sustain and guide human destiny. It was white man’s heavy burden to conquer and Christianize the heathen and savage land. While the positive side of Manifest Destiny was a surge of enthusiasm and energy from the white settlers for pushing West‚ the negative side was the belief
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counselor‚ because I like to help teenagers. I think juveniles are the one’s that need support the most. My Educational plan to meet these goals are going to Lane Community College for two years and then transferring to a State College like University of Oregon‚ and get my bachelors degree for psychology. After that I will begin to put in process my career. 2) I have helped my family by helping out as much as i can in everything I have also helped in my community by making it a better place to live
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taking Maine from Great Britain and forcing them to build their road around Maine instead. At this time America also had a lot of financial ties with Great Britain including debt owed to them by American banks. America also brought tension with the Oregon territory. Americans wanted to settle on a 54°40 line which gave the US more land than Britain this was an act of greed because while Great Britain made a peaceful stanza over the line‚ James Polk cried 54°40 or fight. This was creating unwanted tension
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a grasp of Nike and how its changing the world today with its innovative products‚ we must first take a glance at the history of the company and how it all began. Bill Bowerman was a nationally respected track and field coach at the University of Oregon and the founding father of Nike. Bill was always seeking to find ways in order to give his athletes a competitive advantage experiencing with track surfaces‚ energy drinks but most importantly- innovative running shoes. Nikes business strategy is
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in American history proved that manifest destiny was effective as early as America itself. Manifest destiny has brought enthusiasm and a sense of adventure to the American people. For this reason‚ many pioneers have set out on trails such as the Oregon Trail‚ and old English trails to explore new lands. For all the positive outcomes that manifest destiny has created‚ there were negative consequences that followed. The strong belief of Manifest Destiny that progress of expansion must not be stopped
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primarily through the Mexican American War. The war concluded with American victory and a treaty that boosted the nation’s size by more than half a million square miles. The following diplomatic settlement of a controversy over the boundaries of the Oregon Territory supplied another quarter million square miles‚ forming a transcontinental nation-state. Because it resulted in a brutal Mexican War in which many people lost their lives‚ the philosophy of Manifest Destiny was indeed an aggressive and selfish
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