Zach Fort History 9/1/14 Reading Response Of all of the perspectives given to me‚ I believe that the apache tribe had the most reasonable and justified perspective. The apache only resorted to violence when they were avenging a tribe member that was murdered‚ or when they were trying to defend themselves‚ unlike the settlers‚O’odham tribe‚ Mexican Americans‚ and U.S government who would kill simply because they didn’t like them. The apache tribe had to act the way they did because they were
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The Economy of the Trans-Mississippi West‚ 1850-1900 During the mid-19th century and early 20th century‚ the promoters and government officials viewed the West as a land of opportunity and prosperity. However‚ people with economic and political power took advantages of westerners for their own benefits. As a result‚ the rich got richer and westerner suffered economy downfall. A few was benefited from railroads and federal land grants‚ while others faced several conflicts. In the end
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The topic I chose to do my term paper on is Perception Checking. When using perception checking in the correct way‚ it can and will be a great tool that will help us communicate with each other. Social perception checking is the ability to understand someone else in your social group and others around you. When using the other source of perception checking‚ empathy‚ we come to have a clear understanding of most individuals that are being dealt with starting with the reason for their behavior and
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As I am checking out a customer I hear a child scream. I turn around and see a teenage girl with blonde curly hair with one child on her hip and another one holding her hand demanding a donut. She crouches down and quickly talks him down‚ promising that each boy could get a piece of candy for after their nap. I watch her as she walks to the ordering screen‚ the older child instantly starts touching all the buttons‚ she does not get angry as I would have expected from someone her age. Instead she
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Redwood City is the oldest incorporated city in San Mateo County. Located approximately 27 miles (43 km) south of San Francisco and 24 miles (39 km) north of San Jose‚ Redwood City’s history spans from its earliest inhabitation by the ancient Ohlone Indians to the present-day home of over 76‚000 residents. This area constitutes a diverse‚ well-developed city that is home to several unique neighborhoods and several different companies‚ both large and small. In 1776‚ Spanish Colonel Juan Bautista de
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The book starts with Odysseus‚ who is still dressed as a beggar‚ speaking to his son Telemakhos about their plan to kill the suitors out of spite for trying to marry Penelope. Odysseus commands his son to hide the suitor’s weapons so that will not be able to fight back. He also commands the maid Eurykelia to lock the women in their quarters so they will not witness the carnage. After Telemakhos obeys‚ a light brightens the room and Telemakhos believes that this is a sign from the gods of their approval
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Before the transcontinental railroad their was not a quick way to go to the west coast from the east coast. If you wanted to go across the country it was a six month dangerous journey that had many obstacles like rivers‚ deserts‚ and mountains. Their was another way to get to the west coast and that would take six weeks sail around Cape Horn but this way was very expensive so America knew that they had to come up with some thing so people could travel from the east coast to the west coast quickly
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The word enlightenment is a very broad word that usually means‚ ‘happiness‚ truth‚ reaching full potential’. However‚ it turns out new knowledge doesn’t come easily without the pains‚ rupture‚ awkwardness‚ and estrangements that come when seeking superiority. There are two main pieces‚ “Allegory of the Cave” by Plato and “Learning to Read” by Frederick Douglass‚ that describe how overcoming obstacles and hardships of losing love ones will come when reaching towards enlightenment. These difficulties
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Robert Smith American Literature Professor Liu 2/23/2017 Throughout American Literature characters are represented in many different lights‚ some better than others. John Oakhurst in “The Outcasts of Poker Flat” by Bret Harte is a old school western man who is an avid gambler. Morgan in “The Pupil” by
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In Ramona by Helen Hunt Jackson the main theme is man vs. man‚ as the title character faces much bigotry and abuse because of her heritage. We can see this bias very early on in the story‚ even before Ramona is introduced: “The people of the United States have never in the least realized that the taking possession of California was not only a conquering of Mexico‚ but a conquering of California as well; that the real bitterness of the surrender was not so much to the empire which gave up the country
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