Native American Contradictions Analysis

The article that we were assigned to read, made me a bit aggravated at some points. To start off, there were far too many contradictions in this article to be considered a "good read" in my opinion. The first thing that caught my eye while reading, was the giant, bold, blue paragraph sections that stated "fact." While reading numerous "fact" paragraphs, quite a few times I came across the phrase "most likely" "it was assumed" or "points to." These phrases, do not point to facts, nor do they belong in a facts paragraph. These phrases still point to doubt and uncertainty and for all the reader knows, can still be an opinion of the writer. Personally as a reader, when I place something in a fact or opinion category, I make sure that it is properly placed in its group. A fact, is something that is proven and definite, not something that can still be swayed into another group. Another contradiction that I saw, was stated in the first few "Fact" paragraphs, that every day is typically celebrated as a day of thanks for Native Americans. Every day is celebrated as thanksgiving. Then, in the last paragraph, it says that thanksgiving is a day of mourning for Native Americans. Thanksgiving serves as a day of thanks in the beginning of the article, then serves as a day of mourning in the
It was fairly obvious growing up, that Fact 10 is true. There has never been a full fledged friendship between the two. There has been a few times where feelings have been mutual and at ease, but there has and always will be tension. I was also unaware that the reason the Indians showed up to the feast was because they heard gunshots. They ended up turning around and bringing food to the event. I also did not know that military and political debates went on during the dinner. I just assumed every individual was bonding and having fun with one another's