...TITLE Point Iroquois Light Station: Beautiful Views and Bit of Michigan History LEAD PARAGRAPH If you’re a fan of lighthouses, historic museums, breathtaking views, nature walks, and sandy beaches, then Point Iroquois Light Station should be on your bucket list. Situated along W Lakeshore Drive, Upper Michigan’s scenic byway, the lighthouse rests on a bluff overlooking Lake Superior’s Whitefish Bay. The park is part of the greater Hiawatha National Forest system, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1857, the lighthouse was in full operation until 1962. Now, preserved, visitors can access the charming buildings and picturesque grounds. PARAGRAPHS Take a Stroll in the Freshwater-Sea Breeze From the paved parking...
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...group of Native Americans that had similar cultures traditions and languages made up the Iroquois. Many Native Americans tribes five to be exact formed the Iroquois. With the similarities between cultures and languages, it prevented wars from breaking out among the tribes. Uniting as one made the five nations a powerful force to be reckoned with among outsiders. The Iroquois introducing a system that established laws made them become highly organized which kept them safe from intruders. The Great Binding laws set the Iroquois as one strong political body in North America. The five nations were made up by Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk tribes. Later on Tuscarora tribe joined the nations. The five nations according to legend was...
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...The Iroquois are Indians tribes that live in the eastern woodlands region. They were excellent farmers and they lived on resources of the woods. Also Iroquois were not one tribe, but a group of five tribes. All five tribes lived near each other and spoke similar languages. Also the five Iroquois tribes were the Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, and Mohawk. The Iroquois clothing was made from tanned deerskin. Also the men wore leggings and long breechcloths while women wore long skirts. And both men and women wore the deerskin shirts or blouses and soft shoes that was made of leather called moccasins. The Iroquois tribes, were also known as the haudenosaunee, which is known for many things. What they were best known for their longhouses....
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...The Iroquois constitution was written years before the US. Constitution. It is older than the document itself and its amendments. Many believe our constitution incorporated many ideas of democratic government from the Iroquois constitution because of the various similarities found in both documents, such as the basic structure of the documents, designation of a person in charge, the power of veto, impeachment and the division of government. There is also historical evidence that some of the founding fathers were in direct contact with the Iroquois people. Freedom of speech, religion and press have been controversial issues for many years. That is why a preamble was part of both constitutions. The inclusion of a preamble is vital in both documents. The Iroquois used symbolism,” Five bound arrows symbolize our complete union. ... We have tied ourselves together in one head, body, one spirit and one soul to settle all matters as one” both preambles highlight the importance of unity and liberty. Antifederalists were concerned with protecting individual’s rights and fought for the inclusion of a Bill of rights to our constitution. That is why our constitution reads; “We the people of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution of the United States of America...
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...rhythms and instruments from the musical traditions of Native Americans. In this essay I will explain the differences and similarities between Iroquois, a Native American tribe and African American music. Music is used for various reasons between Iroquois and African Americans. It is used for recreation, rituals and ceremonies, story telling, and language. For example, African Americans sung spiritual songs to help one another during slavery, so the master wouldn't know what they were talking about. Music was also used in Iroquois and Africans Americans society by communicating with others parts of the world. Music was used as an early sign of general cultural diffusion. (Plantinga, p.6) Music is used to help expand our world and cultures. Music is a part of most activities that African Americans and Iroquois tribes enjoy. Music is taught and learned orally by both cultures. This means that they are sung and played together easily; working together as a team. Alternation between a leader and the group is a common way of call and response. For instance, "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" is a call response song, that's sung by African Americans. Music can be taught within every culture the same, but different at the same time. Iroquois and African Americans have different types of music they listen to. Iroquois...
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...The culture that I have chosen is the Iroquois because they are interesting and complicated kinship. In the Iroquois kinship system, a person’s mother and the mother’s sisters are called “mother,” and the father and his brothers are called “father”. Their kinship system separates their people by relation rather than generation, so instead of the children having aunts and uncles, the children would have mothers and fathers in addition to their own biological mother and father. The grandchildren and great-grandchildren would call their aunts and uncles mother or father instead of the titles that we Americans are given today. After reading on the Iroquois I found that the female is the dominate sex within the group, since women were the main producers of food and mutual owners of the land. Iroquois lineage is matrilineal which means as family’s kinship are traced through female decent. The matrilineal kinship is not as common as a patrilineal descendant group, but it is more common when it comes to horticultural groups (Haviland, 2002). In horticultural groups females are the primary gatherers of food for the group while the men cleared and burned the land and forest to prepare them for farming. The men were also small game hunters and warriors. The Iroquois live in longhouses, in which the husband lives within their wives community. The longhouses provide a compartment for each nuclear family to live. Since the Iroquois is a matrilineal group, the eldest female of...
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...Relations between Indians and English Colonists were anything but docile. Neither side was solely at fault. Both the Indians and the colonists held a violent nature with one another. The tensions started to boil increasingly as settlers encroached more and more onto claimed Indian lands. The actions taken by both sides shaped the relationships in a negative way. Some tribes and settlers formed alliances between small tribes and towns; however, the majority of the relationships were murderous. Prior to the French and Indian war, hundreds and hundreds of innocent American Indians were killed, among them women and children. Each region, New England, Chesapeake, Spanish Southwest, New France and New York proved to deal with different issues than a neighboring region. The settlers were not the only violent offenders. American Indians attempted to hold their ground, and a number of tribes even attacked English Colonists. Not only was there violence but many other factors contributed, including religion. Actions committed by both sides shaped the relations in different ways for different regions. New England relations with American Indians Initially, the relations between colonists in New England and the coastal Indians were friendly. The Indians offered a helping hand to the colonists. As the Englishmen were developing their colonies, the Indians helped shape the economy. Settlers were eager to move off the coast and more inland. When the settlers pushed farther and farther inland...
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...Kristine Moore Dr. Mills American Literature I 26 April 2015 The One that Launched A Thousand Religions “خالق واحد صحيح” (For purposes of understanding I refer to the creators in each religion as a he. This research is not intended to argue the gender of a higher being.) Native Americans, Christians, Deists, Muslims, and many other cultures have similarities in the ways they view the dawn of man. Creation stories have dated back anywhere from thousands of years to millions, yet it cannot be decided which version tells the true beginning. Religions and tales of the supreme beings who created Earth and life, come down in manuscripts and drawings that depict each individual purpose of life. With the advancement of technology, war, and government, the reason for man’s existence has changed and therefor his purpose needs to be redefined. خالق واحد صحيح in Arabic means “the one true creator” who holds and gives all power and life. The God, Allah, or Sky-Holder’s power is taken away in order for man to make what he has created right and so begins the beginning of a thousand religions. When man first thought about how to expand his power he did so while looking at his kingdom. From ancient Greeks, Egyptians, and even men like Christopher Columbus, power has stemmed from the ownership of land masses and the conquering of unexplored terrain. The world is in the state it is now because it shows who has gained the most power, yet man has neglected to protect the one thing that gave...
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...James Pettit APUSH5 Ms. Hoag 4 October 2015 From 1754 to 1763, The French and Indian War was upon the American Colonies. It was the most significant conflict in the American Colonies since America was first discovered. The events that occurred before, during, and after the war contributed to the shaping of America and more importantly, the American Revolution. The French and Indian War and its aftermath not brought about the taxation of the colonists which led to the arrogant actions dealing with land, which ultimately led to the idea that the colonists did not need their mother country anymore, causing the American Revolution. During the French and Indian war, Britain was a great aid to the constant combat taking place in America....
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...The first common stereotype used to describe Native people, is The Noble Savage Image. According to the book written by Carol Cornelius, the Noble Savage Image was seen as a romantic view of Indians and how they lived in harmony with the nature. It also suggests, that the “outsider” has been not influenced or corrupted by the civilization. A clear example of this image, is the character Hiawatha, which was created from the combination of the Iroquois “Aywetha”, and the Ojibwa mythology. According to this creation, Native Americans are seen as “one people”; which means that they do not show the diversity among Native Americans. Other common stereotype is the idea that states that Native Americans only can better themselves if they are with white...
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...contrasting subjects. (Noting their similarities and differences) Background Information: Not everyone agrees on what we should teach or on how it should be taught. Often what is considered important to learn depends on where and when we’re living. For example, the speech and letter that follow were written before Native American cultures received much respect from European Americans. Native American leaders have had to argue that their culture, language, history, and way of life are useful knowledge. In the 1700s, the British and the French were competing for land and resources in North America. English colonists thought that by offering Iroquois boys the chance to attend the university in Virginia, they would convince the Iroquois to support their side. Chief Canasatego of the Onondaga Tribe was an influential leader in the Iroquois Confederacy, a group of tribes in the upper New York State area. In 1927, Mayor William Hale Thompson of Chicago raised a protest against school textbooks he believed presented history in a way that was prejudiced in favor of Great Britain. The mayor wanted to revise textbooks to be what he called “100 percent American.” The members of the Grand Council Fire of American Indians—led by its president Scott H....
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...Environmental degradation has been one of paramount progressive issues the world is facing in different ways. This tumultuous predicament had been as result of deforestation of forest trees and women and men who are environmentalist and eco-feminist had played many roles in fighting against the patriarchal capitalist from further destruction and advocating protection of the environment and forest reserves. Deforestation is cutting down of trees in the forest areas and within our surroundings which meets human natural needs and provides a dwelling to wild life and other animal species. The study of environmental changes through eco-feminist perspective helps to throw light on the effects of those changes, roles humans played in effecting those changes, gender roles, economic roles in the destruction of our environment through deforestation. According to Catharine Roach article “Love your Mother”, “the eco-feminist book Rape of the wild evokes this latter motif of the fertile but wounded earth by linking the violent treatment of women with violent against animals and the ecosystem (Roach, pg: 26)” this explain the power imbalance that exist in the system where a particular group in position of power sees everything under their control as powerless and an idea of exploitation. This is also the case in the issues of deforestation. Deforestation is deteriorating our environment which in some cases is as a result of increase in human population and it is disturbance as well as...
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...Introduction What we do about ecology [that is, what we do about environmental problems] depends on our ideas of the man-nature relationship. More science and more technology are not going to get us out of the present crisis until we find a new religion or rethink and old one. --Lynn White Jr. When it comes to modern civilization, few topics could be as relevant as the one we face in climate change and how our relationship with the earth has brought this state of affairs to be. Mr. White, a professor of medieval history and ecology, hits on a critical point (Vetlesen). Perhaps now is the time to investigate older beliefs and how they might allow us to adapt to our current situation, and perhaps improve it. The term “Native Americans” covers a wide range of individuals, tribes, ethnic groups, and geography. Despite these differences, many Native Americans share a similar belief regarding the treatment of the land and all that lived on it: that the land is sacred and should be respected and treated in a sustainable manner. It is this viewpoint that will be the focus of this paper: demonstrating the effect of European settlers on the United States’ ecology, some of the sustainable practices of Native Americans, and how this may have influenced modern society to practice sustainability. Body According to the dictionary, the term ecology refers to a branch of biological science involving the “relations and interactions between organisms and their environment, including other...
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...establishing lines which a state's rulers cannot cross, such as fundamental rights. An example is the constitution of the United States of America. George Washington at Constitutional Convention of 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution of India is the longest written constitution of any sovereign country in the world,[2] containing 444 articles in 22 parts,[3][4] 12 schedules and 118 amendments, with 117,369 words in its English-language translation,[5] while the United States Constitution is the shortest written constitution, at 7 articles and 27 amendments, with 4,400 words.[6] Contents Etymology General features History and development Pre-modern constitutions Ancient Mesopotamia Antiquity Middle Ages Iroquois "Great Law of Peace" Modern constitutions Democratic constitutions Principles of constitutional design Governmental...
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...My Eyes are Native American Do you see me when you look at me or do you see my grandfather’s nose, my grandmother’s ears, my great-uncle’s hair, or my father’s eyes? I am a mother, a daughter, a singer, a comedian, and the greatest secret keeper. A race is people competing for the first place prize at the finish line. Life does not have a finish line and the participants do not have to be identical. That would be extremely boring. When you look at me I want you to see my character and integrity and not the genetics that formed my shell. Take a step back in time; take a leap to 10,000 to 30,000 years ago. The world was bitter cold and experiencing the Ice Age. At some point in time during this era the Bering Land Bridge emerged (Gascoigne, 2001). This was an undersea ridge that connected Siberia with Alaska. Vegetation began to grow along this ridge and attracted many types of animals. The animals started migrating south along the ridge to eat and find more food. Hunter-gatherers, in turn, tracked and followed these animals in pursuit of food as well. This is the point where the American Indian’s entry into America started. The Native Americans continued to migrate further south into South America and gradually to the eastern side of the United States. They were semi-nomadic and were continually on the move in search of better hunting and ability to grow vegetation. The earliest documented proof of any civilized habitation was found to have developed in the coastal...
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