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    get the basic needs for survival. The three basic needs in life are food‚ shelter‚ clothing. Typically the environment of a region will diversely how the people get their basic needs. To explain this paper will analyse how three different native americans tribes from recently reading solved their economic problems. The three tribes are Inuits that lived in the arctic with cold and harsh winters the Chinook that lived in the North West and the Pawnee in the great plains. Some places is hot some are

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    most industries in the United States‚ the film industry is dominated and controlled by profit. Throughout history‚ this greed and desire for monetary gain by Hollywood producers‚ directors‚ and screenwriters has often come at the expense of African American males‚ and how they are portrayed and represented in films. One of the earliest examples of this trend was initiated by W.F. Griffith’s A Birth of A Nation. It later perpetuated with films like The Color Purple‚ She’s Gotta Have It‚ and Waiting

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    American Graffiti (1973) This classic move focuses on a single night in the early Sixties‚ the hopeful future of the main characters is followed by the events which occur. Steve (Ron Howard)‚ and Curt (Richard Dreyfuss) will be leaving for college the very next day‚ the build up of years of hard work. Finally they’ll be able to leave their small hometown and "spread their wings"‚ experiencing life in ways they never have. Curt is unattached to anyone‚ but Steve will be leaving behind his longtime

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    The Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865 and led to over 618‚000 casualties. Its causes can be traced back to tensions that formed early in the nation’s history. The most common misconception is that the American civil war started solely over the issue of slavery. There were many other issues that lead the United States to divide such as the importance of state rights‚ the failure to compromise‚ sectionalism and finally the election of Abraham Lincoln without any southern votes. Slavery was essential

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    as Jordan‚ Lebanon and Turkey.But their thousands of other who risk their lives to come to United states for better opportunities and safer life.Even though the new executive order ban immigrants and refugees from coming to the United states‚ many american and citizen of the United States are against the president order because the US has alway been welcoming people in from all around the world and always will

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    The American Dream Once upon a time a happy young boy runs out of his house to join his friends playing basketball. Overjoyed‚ he sprints towards the basketball court‚ but stops abruptly when he hears THE ICE CREAM TRUCK. The hairiest decision of his life is upon him. Which ice cream bar should he get? The boy yells to the driver‚ "I’ll have a..." I wake up from my dream confused and salivating for a Klondike bar. The phone rings once mom followed by swearing in the distance. My confusion ceases

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    American Fashions were effected by the great market crash of 1929 and influenced by Hollywood and the movies. At this time Americans wanted to escape from the reality of not having any available jobs and money to a world of glamor. The 1930’s highlighted the female form with a more gentle ladylike appearance with curves and waistlines emphasized . Cloche hats were popular in the previous years which hid the foreheads ‚ this decade small plate shape hats were seen everywhere. Women clothes were sweet

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    Group 1 Josh The movement for independence in the American colonies was affected by both economic and political reasons. However‚ economic disadvantages served to fuel the desire for political independence. Since the British started to demanding the Colonies to pay unreasonable taxes that they had never been forced on before‚ they started to have resistance against the Royal British. Although the immense amount of money that the British demanded was a huge factor‚ it was the political liberty that

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    The American revolution happened 200+ years ago‚and still reflects on modern day sentiments; to a certain extent. After breaking away from a Britain‚ America rethought how they wanted to govern themselves‚ at first choosing a “weak” central government with strong state governments‚ and then moved into a strong centralized government with lesser powerful state governments. Women‚ slaves‚ and those loyal to Great Britain (Loyalists) experienced a lovely amount of change in the society at that time

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    African slaves are responsible for the colonization of the new world‚ instead of arrogant and slothful Europeans. Historian and BHP expert‚ Anita Ravi explains that there was a‚ “labor shortage” in the Americas (Ravi). The Europeans were probably the cause of the labor shortage in the Americas because they were too conceited and indolent. Europeans thought of themselves as the purest and most extraordinary people around. They believed that they were above all others and because of this they didn’t

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