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    In the story Into the Wild Chris McCandless was seeking wilderness to get away from everything. He was a son of wealthy parents with a lot of drama going on around the house‚ he wanted to get his mind off everything that made him crazy. He was seeking adventure. Kramer’s statement supported McCandless bravery of living in the wilderness. He wanted to journey to Alaska‚ I believe he did this to find himself. Going through many obstacles he gained a lot of experience and I truly believe it helped him

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    Itinerary: One day in Boston 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Boston Duck Tour and breakfast from Souper Salad onboard 11 a.m.  - 12:30  p.m. Visit to the USS Constitution and the USS Constitution Museum 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Lunch at USS Constitution café 1:45 p.m. Boat ride over to Long Wharf 2 p.m.- 4 p.m. Aquarium visit 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Free time to walk around Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market and have dinner at the  Hard Rock Café 8 p.m. Film at Aquarium’s Simons IMAX Theatre -----------------------------

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    Question 2 (Worth 5 points) How could the federal government have made the Dawes Act more successful?  by refusing to allow Native Americans to assimilate  by making it illegal for Native Americans to sell their land to speculators  by providing larger land parcels so the Native Americans could grow more crops  by using land speculators as brokers between the government and Native Americans Points earned on this question: 5 Question 3 (Worth 5 points) What was the goal of the Dawes Act?  provide

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    In the year 1978 there were two acts that were passed that dealt with Native American reforms. These acts are very important for Social Workers to be able to understand. The first act was the Indian Child Welfare Act. The purpose of this act was to protect the best interest of Indian children and to promote the stability and security of Indian tribes and families by the establishment of minimum federal standards for the removal of Indian children and placement of such children in homes which will

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    Bill Bryson‚ the author of “ Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe”‚ writes about a time he backpacked in a foreign city called Luxembourg. Bryson’s purpose is to elucidate to the reader how Luxembourg contrasts from cities in the United States‚ like New York‚ and how strange it is to be surrounded by objects and people we have never seen or experienced before. He adopts a humorous and amazed tone in his writing in order to appeal to new travelers sense of adventure. Bryson opens his short story

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    The book starts with Bryson explaining his curiosity about the Appalachian Trail near his house. He and his old friend Stephen Katz start hiking the trail from the state of Georgia in the south‚ and stumble in the beginning with the difficulties of getting used to their equipment; Bryson also soon realizes how difficult it is to travel with his friend‚ who is a crude‚ overweight recovering alcoholic‚ and even less prepared for the ordeal than he is. Overburdened‚ they soon discard much extra food

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    The Native American Medicine Man | From the Past to the Present | | | | The Native American medicine man‚ also known as a shaman (modern term)‚ priest‚ healer‚ and even a “Star Being” were known to be the spiritual leaders of Native American cultures. Each medicine man was unique in his own way simply because each Native American tribe had their own origin of spirituality and religious beliefs. Each medicine man had their own theory on how to rid people of their troubles and ease their

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    Was Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Policy Motivated by Humanitarian Impulses? Authors: Anthony F. C. Wallace‚ Robert V. Remini‚ A Summary By: History 2111 Summer 2011 A summary comparison of views regarding the Indian Removal Act of 1830‚ Was it an act of humanitarianism intended to help and save the Native American culture from the white settlers‚ as Robert V. Remini has argued? Or was his intent to destroy the tribal culture and to get rid of the Native Americans‚ as Anthony F.C Wallace

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    The Choctaw Indians The Choctaw Indians is a tribe of Musksgean stock .The Choctaws were once part of a larger tribe that included the Greeks and Seminoles and are considered one of the five civilized tribes (Cherokees ‚ Greeks‚ Choctaws ‚ Seminoles‚ and Chickasaws) . At one time Choctaw territory extended from Mississippi to Georgia‚ but by the time Europeans began to arrive in North America they were primarily in Mississippi and Louisiana. The Choctaw Indians were into cultivation ‚

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    People voted Jackson as president with the title of a democratic. He was completely the opposite; his ruling was more like the practice of tyranny. Democracy is a political system in which supreme power depends on citizens who can elect people to represent them‚ and believe in majority rule. Jackson’s Presidency was not democratic because he lacked the with “the power of the people” concept‚ He practiced the Indian Removal Act‚ the spoil system‚ and inflames the poor against the rich for the National

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