...Lewis and Clark is one of the most know people in American history by their journey and discoveries. Lewis and Clark made one of the biggest journeys in America’s history. America bought the Louisiana Purchase from france. At that moment Lewis and Clark's big journey was just about to begin. They had to bring a lot of supplies and write everything they see in their journal according to how they did it. They had to record everything they did and the way they moved in the land in very specific words. Lewis and Clark came from very different jobs, but had very similar abilities. Meriwether Lewis worked for Thomas Jefferson as a private secretary in the year of 1801. Meriwether Lewis was born on August 18, 1774 (“National”.). Jefferson pick Lewis...
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...Every year in February Americans celebrate Black History Month. Black history month is a time of reflection and remembrance during which the struggles and achievements of many famous African Americans are recognized, celebrated, and honored. This event grew out of “Negro History Week” that was established by Carter G. Woodson in 1926. The influential African American that I chose to recognize is Natasha Watley. Watley is a two-time Olympic medalist who has overcome many obstacles on her journey. Natasha Watley was born November 28, 1981 in a town called Canoga Park in California. Her parents were Edwin and Carolyn Watley. Her father, Edwin enjoyed the sport of basketball so much that he really wanted Natasha to follow in his footsteps....
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...South America (N.A. 2, 2011). Now people have invaded our land and have brought with them diseases that have struck our people. We have been at war with the settlers because they want to take our land. They are making us sign treaties, each time they take more and more of our land from us. Our people are being forced once again to move (N.A. 2007). We live in what the settlers call Georgia. Now they have discovered gold, and these people are trespassing on our land, once again in search of this gold. Tension is building again between my people and the settlers, of which was once our country (N.A. 1, 2011). A man known as the President of the country, that they now call the United States of America, has now declared for the removal of our people; he goes by the name of Andrew Jackson. He has declared a new law, called the Indian Removal Act of 1830. He has decided that our people are in danger from the settlers and wants us to move from our land in the east to land in the west (N.A. 1, 2011). Our people have made a complaint to the Supreme Court and have won, but the president has ignored the court’s decision and has ordered our migration despite his ruling (N.A. 1, 2011). He was able to do this because he tricked our people into signing a treaty which is forcing us to move, but my people are refusing this order. This is the year of 1838 (N.A. 2007). My people and I are being forced out of our homes which they have burned, and have destroyed our property. Our farms are being...
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...peace and some just do not accept us. There are White settlers that want to steal our land. My ancestors have been here for many years. Long before these white men ever came over to this land, so why are they trying to take our land away from us? In my land of what they call the State of Georgia, their government refused to accept our Cherokee government. They think there is something they call gold on our land, and that Georgia passed a law to make us give up our land so they could have all the gold in the rivers. It seems that the gold was more desirable to the white settlers than our lives. Mr. Jackson wanted to remove us off the land because he says it’s highly valuable. Maybe, if they had asked we could have shared it. We are not the savages they think we are. Our people did not want to lose this land! We took our case to the government and their court and fought for our land. It did not do much as there were only white people there and most of them will not let us keep our land or they would not have the power to help us. We have our own government so John Ridge and Andrew Jackson had to both make a deal for our land, but it did not go exactly as they said it would. This gave Americans exactly what they had wanted from the Indians. Because they didn’t really have a say over the authority for the Indians, Mr. Ridge was smart and he asked for five million dollars for our land. Later the United States Army came in and made us leave our homes and land; they stated...
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...------------------------------------------------- PROJECT ABBIE HOFFMAN: ------------------------------------------------- A True American Revolutionist Mason Powers ------------------------------------------------- Professor Buckley ------------------------------------------------- RSCC-104 ------------------------------------------------- Sacred Heart University Mason Powers Prof. Buckley RSCC-104 Final Essay Abbie Hoffman: A True American Revolutionist Abbot Howard “Abbie” Hoffman was born on November 30, 1936 in Worcester, Massachusetts from the parents of John Hoffman and Florence Schanberg. Both his parents were of Jewish decent but at a young age Abbie decided to reject religion and take an atheist approach on life. He was arrested for his first time in 1954 at the age of 17 for driving without a license, but this is only the first of many to come but for a good cause. During his teenage years he was known as your stereotypical “troublemaker” as he continuously started fights, played pranks, vandalized school property and addressed teachers by their first names. Although he was a troublemaker, he indeed was one of the smartest students too. Abbie formerly attended Classical High School, a prestigious private high school in Worcester, until he was expelled for a paper he wrote. The paper concerned the existence of God, and Abbie took an atheist approach and explained “God could not exist, for if he did, there wouldn’t be any suffering in...
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...As the world evolves, history is inevitably evolving along with it. World events have a profound way of making their mark in the history books for many years to come. Over the course of the past several years many things have occurred such as the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the landing of the Rosetta mission on a comet. These are events that have changed the way we view the only world we have ever known. These are events that will go down in history. September 11, 2001 is a date in history that will never be forgotten. This day started out as a normal day and turned into a historical and tragic day within hours. Our nation was not prepared. The 9/11 Commission Report described the United States as a nation transformed (“National Report” 1)....
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...pride. Each day many proclaim, “… with liberty and justice for all.” However, the US faces the question, “How do we define all?” Who should be included in all? How do I become part of this all? Throughout its history, the United States has welcomed many into the rank of all, yet becoming part of all entails a fight to get over various issues. Often the first issue is, “Do I come?” one decides why he or she goes. Then he or she faces how do I get there. Like those coming to the US, those accepting these new people face issues whether it may be keeping an educated country, supporting those who come, or helping those who come to assimilate. The journey to all oft isn’t easy for all those involved. Packing up and leaving home – it’s frightening, but many decide its worth it. Throughout US history, people come to the United States for just the chance of a life worth living. From Pilgrims who went to Plymouth rock to Irish who came to escape famine to Latin Americans who come to eat and learn, immigrants to the US seek opportunity for a prosperous life. The US represents a dream which must be achieved; however, those who are already in the US might oppose...
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...The 1960’s Diary Entries An African American participant in one of the Selma marches in 1965 And An American soldier fighting during the Tet Offensive 1968 Entries by: Ashley M. Johnson Journal Entre “Our March to Montgomery” Journal Entre- March 6, 1965: Tomorrow is the day we start our march to the State Capitol in Montgomery. Everyone has been directed to a group with an appointed group leader, to help guide us on our 54 mile journey. (According to History.com Staff (2010) I have to admit I am a little scared and excited all at the same time, many white people don’t want us to have the rights to vote and I wonder if we can make this journey safely. Journal Entre- March 7, 1965: This day started with much determination, excitement, fear, and courage. I found it a little settling to see that there were not just blacks lining up to march, but whites too. I then thought at that moment that we could actual accomplish the long journey we had ahead of us, as one. Over the next few hours when we approached the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, I saw the mist of my true fears come out. (Hagler-Geard (2015) White officials attempted to stop our march, most of us started to pray, although our attempts failed, we seem to have angered them more. Shots were fired, at first I thought they were shooting us, but after the clouds of heavy smoke filled my sight and lungs, I became disoriented and confused. (The Harris-Perry (2015) website) I was seeing brutal acts of violence all around...
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...In what ways did the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition have an impact on westward expansion and how did Jefferson's message to Congress (1803) show his vision for the new republic? The reasons why the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis Clark Expedition had an impact on the westward expansion, including the reasons why Thomas Jefferson arranged the journey, a summary of his vision for the new republic (Jefferson’s Secret Message) and the outcome of his vision as it relates to the Westward Expansion. “The portion of their country most important for us is exactly that which they do not inhabit. Their settlements are not on the Mississippi, but in the interior country. They have lately shown a desire to become agricultural; and this leads to the desire of buying implements and comforts. In the strengthening and gratifying of these wants, I see the only prospect of planting on the Mississippi itself, the means of its own safety. Duty has required me to submit these views to the judgment of the Legislature; but as their disclosure might embarrass and defeat their effect, they are committed to the special confidence of the two Houses.” (Jefferson, 1803) Taken from Thomas Jefferson’s Secret Message to Congress of 1803. This excerpt introduces the vision of Thomas...
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...to have died on the Oregon Trail.The Westward Expansion Migration was the migration of about seven million people to the west via the Oregon trail, in 1803 through 1840. It gave America more farmland, double its size, and it helped the population grow. The Westward Expansion Migration was an important part of America's history because it expanded America’s border. Some of the people involved in the Westward Expansion Migration were John L.O’Sullivan, Lucinda Brown, and Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, both played an important part in the westward expansion migration. Despite their different personalities, they were appointed by Thomas Jefferson to go on an expedition. Simultaneously Lewis and Clark went on a two thousand mile expedition. Lewis and Clark were chosen by Thomas Jefferson because of their knowledge and experience. They went on an expedition to explore and discover the land bought in the Louisiana Purchase. Together they discovered the path of the Oregon Trail. The Oregon Trail was the path in which 7 million people migrated to the west on....
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...Dustin Isais Professor Shakir American Literature I 29 September 2013 The New [World] Testament It's quite clear based on the literature of the day that the exploration of and expansion into the New World was seen as the ultimate epic of Christendom for 17th century Europeans. The ideation of the New World being an exotic land inhabited by savage natives guarding precious metals and herbs permeates colonial literature without question. Further, letters and journals of explorers like Thomas Hariott and John Smith along with colonists such as William Bradford and John Winthrop illustrate the unsettling mentality these people brought with them into the Americas. The depiction is of a self-important people driven by a misconstrued ancient text and motivated to fulfill their purpose as the chosen people of the sacred Bible. The commonality throughout the literature of settlement and exploration is purely driven by European hermeneutics and the persistence on becoming the antitype of the types present in the Bible. The New World ideation begins with Thomas Harriot's propagandistic A Brief and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia.Harriot wrote optimistically and full of awe despite reocurring issues between the English and the natives of the New World. In fact, the escalating violence and rising tensions between the two is rarely mentioned. A misleading and cryptic sentence alluding to the less-than-peaceful circumstances reads, “And although some of our cmpany towards the...
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...Latehomecomer, I experienced many different emotions. It was an emotional learning experience. Yang’s story was extremely rich and touching. I was awestruck by her beautiful story and spent many nights fighting myself to put the book down in order to savor its beauty. Yang has a beautiful talent and I am so grateful that she shared the story of the Hmong and her family. I have a special appreciation for Yang’s willingness to offer Hmong history to her audience; her openness and eloquent honesty were in stark contrast to the ways her family was constantly made to feel unwelcome in the United States. As a first-person narrator, Yang offers points of view that are considerably different from any other memoir I have read. She has a special talent for writing and certainly blew me away....
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... The facets of Mexican life that can be studied through the corrido are practically unlimited, and these ballads can be used as historical documents of important aspects of modern Mexican and Chicano life, as well as of the daily trials and tribulations of the pueblo the popular or common classes. Narcocorridos have and can be a positive to Mexican culture. The same cannot be said about its growing influence in American culture. In respect to historical significance of traditional Mexican corrido influences, narcocorridos provide a view of public/popular opinion not otherwise found in the media or other sources similar to the role of rap music in the U.S. Originally before modern technology or radios, corridos were passed along by word of mouth through family, friends, and traveling workers. Although the subject matter has changed, corridos remain rebellious, political, and an oral form of historical narratives. Corridos are often intensely serious, and they have always mirrored social and political concerns. They serve as repositories of both myth and history for a people not often served by mainstream newspapers and other media. Corridos are deeply ingrained in Mexican and Chicano culture, and are a standard form of marking major events in both public and daily life. In the beginning, Mexican corridos mimicked traditional Austrian and German Polk ballads and also had Spanish roots. It wasn't until the Mexican War of Independence that Mexicans began to make the corrido ballad...
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...imagined what the feeling would be like to actually cast my first vote. Because today we will march. We will march for our right to vote, for the ability to physically vote, without the acts of violence, and without literacy tests. I got to the church where everyone was told to meet. One of the leaders of SNCC reminded us that this was a peaceful demonstration and no one will act in violence in the face of violence. Really!? I said to myself. If someone becomes violent with me I cannot just turn the other cheek, if they want war I’ll give them war. But as soon as I thought this our leaders reminded us that we cannot show the same hatred they show to us, because then we become the same, evil. The march was set to be 56 miles long. We were to march from Selma to our states capitol, Montgomery. Activists came from all around to participate in today’s demonstration. In all about 600 people arrived ready to have our voices heard by the government, ready for equality, and ready for humanity. Even the ABC news came out to broadcast the event to the entire nation, I knew this day would go down in history if the news station was here to capture it all. As we set out on our journey I could already imagine myself standing in line, in anticipation, waiting to vote. And as I get to the ballot I am not beaten, I am not taken away to jail, and there are no hoops or rings of fire to jump through....
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...A concise history of America Name Institution The diverse nature of the American society today serves as a direct indication of a long history of social, economic and political struggle. The society as it is today possesses some uniqueness in the manner in which different groups have managed to live together in respect for values that define each of them. The formation of this society can only be understood by going through a long journey of understanding the process of its formation. This journey is provided in the book “America: a concise history”. Chapter 1 of the book provides a deeper insight into the European society before their movement into America and the lives of the American natives before the colonialists arrived. The most notable thing is the difference that existed between the two societies in terms of economic and technological stature (Henretta, 2012). The Europeans were well advanced and ahead in resource utilization. This chapter clearly places the renaissance period at the core of the explorations that Europe undertook across the world. It is after this period that colonialist ideology was born....
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