Essays Tagged: "Indians"
Kalapalo Indians of Central Brazil.
The Kalapalo Indians of Central Brazil are one of a few surviving indigenous cultures that is uniquely protected ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Anthropology
The Constitution of the USA
as Shays Rebellion. Four, to provide common defense or to protect the nation from adversaries such Indians and the pirates. Five, to promote general welfare, which relates to the depression the count ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Heroin Abuse
of heroin in today's society Need to use more sources.Drugs have been around for hundreds of years. Indians were known to have used Opium and other drugs for medical and various other purposes. During ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
African and Native American Slavery
fricans to helpdevelop their land and satisfy their need for power. I feelthat the treatment of the Indians and Africans by theEuropeans was completely unjustifiable. While the Indiansand Africans wer ... found whatthey thought was a new breed of humans. In reality theywere just Native Americans. These Indians were lesstechnologically advanced than the Europeans. They alsoworshipped different and mult ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism
Last of the Mohicans
the fighting style of the English. The 'proper' way of war might be fine in Europe, but against the Indians, standing in a line with bright red coats is not the way to win. '...the soldiers' uniforms ... he whole squad vulnerable to attack while they reloaded. By fighting in this manner, it allowed the Indians to fight much more strategically. They would fire muskets three at a time, so they could sto ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Summary of Nathaniel Hawthorn's "The Scarlet Letter"
val of her husband who had business to conclude in Europe.However, Hester's husband was captured by Indians upon his arrival in New England anddid not arrive in Boston as Hester expected. While living ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The definiton of civilized
ed to eat the victims flesh. Yet, the Aztec were consideredto be one of the most civilized group of Indians in the western hemisphere.The Anasazi, commonly called cave-dwellers, who from birth, used w ... . If a person from the present were to seethe sacrifices and eating of the human flesh by the Aztec Indians, that personwould see it as barbaric in contrast to his own culture. Isn't it true that what ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community
Jane Tompkins "Indians"
ional situation, you are subject to perspectives and bias of the instructors. In an essay entitled 'Indians,' by Jane Tompkins, it discusses how different biases may reflect upon one's concept of hist ... 18th centuries. In doing so she quotes a particular source of puritan background who considers the Indians to be brutal savages who raped and tortured their captives. She then quotes someone who is f ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Immigration into McHenry County
location.The first year on the banks of the Fox River was tough. The Gillians faced unrest with the Indians who lingered around, their first corn crop was lost due to illness, and the death of their e ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Immigration to the United Statea
of A came to be what it is today because of the immigrants who came here. From the Dinosaurs to the Indians to Columbus and then the Pilgrims and last but not least those who came between the Pilgrims ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Thunder rides a black horse, by Claire Farrer
e the mythic present in the terms that Claire Farrer actually uses inher book. She states, 'For the Indians I know on several reservations in theAmerican West and Southwest, life is lived in what I te ... .Farrer obviously feels that there are many misconceptions among the mainstream Americans about the Indians, inparticularly the Mescalero Apache. I feel she uses her book primarily as actual proof tha ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
essay exploring indian/environment relationships using "The Light in the Forest" by Conrad Richter as a vehicle
Section 1The plot in the story starts with True Son, a white boy who was raised by Indianssince he was four years old. A Native American family raised him as their own when theirson h ... seem to get better with themedicines that the Whites had. One night Gordie told True son that some Indians hadbeen seen in the town. Once he was left alone in his room, True Son put on his Indianclot ... ndand relative.When it came time to chose who was to go, True Son was allowed after muchdebate. The Indians heard of a white boat that was coming along the river where theywere traveling. They planned ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
CONSIDER THE PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES THAT EXIST IN A MULTIRACIAL SOCIETY.
ed to work for country's disadvantage, which only became clear in the years that followed. Negroes, Indians, Asians or any other ethnic minority whose skin color is darker than that of WASP (White Ang ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
"The Pearl" by Steinbeck
protect their chance for wealth and power. He also has a better grasp on the social standing of the Indians compared to the white men. He senses danger once everyone has found out about his riches, bu ... .Kino and his family lived on the outside of town near the sea in small brush houses with the other Indians. One morning Coyotito was bitten by a scorpion. Juana insisted on seeing the doctor, althoug ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck
The War of 1812
neral William Henry Harrison organized an army of 1,000 men in 1811 with the purpose of driving the Indians out of the land. Tecumseh was on a southern recruitment drive at the time.Harrison and the P ... and to be ready to fight. Although Tecumseh had told his brother not to attack, the Prophet had the Indians attack just before daybreak. The inexperienced army fought off the determined Indians. A tot ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History > North American Wars
Economics of India
ment has taken steps to correct this matter with promoting Hindi as the national language. However, Indians who cannot speak Hindi frowned upon this notion. They believed the best jobs would go to Ind ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Economics > Foreign & International Economics
"The last of the Mohicans" James Fenimore Cooper
e French and everyone in the fort must leave. While they are leaving they are attacked by a band of Indians led by A Indian chief named Magua. During the battle Hawkeye escapees With Cora and Alice. T ... ings the issues of Indian and European relations and how the coming of the white people changed the Indians way of live forever.The Last Of The Mohican is written in the Philosophic Mode because the b ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Bacon's Rebellion, the most important event in the establishment of democracy in colonial America.
red in Virginia. The immediate cause of this revolt was the dissension between the planters and the Indians. Because Sir William Berkeley, the Governor of Virginia had willingly denied support to the ... y denied support to the farmers, Bacon assumed leadership of an unauthorized expedition against the Indians. When Bacon learned that Governor Berkeley was rising a force against him, he turned away fr ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
General George A. Custer comparred to one of his soldiers.
t battle.Before I researched Custer, I believed him to be a great man who was viciously ambushed by Indians for no apparent reason. During elementary school we are taught the fictional side of history ... time situations, like Custer.Custer was now assigned to a army campaign to force Sioux and Cheyenne Indians off the plains and into the reservations. Gold had been found on Indians lands in South Dako ...
Subjects: History Term Papers
General George A. Custer comparred to one of his soldiers, Frank Finkel
t battle.Before I researched Custer, I believed him to be a great man who was viciously ambushed by Indians for no apparent reason. During elementary school we are taught the fictional side of history ... time situations, like Custer.Custer was now assigned to a army campaign to force Sioux and Cheyenne Indians off the plains and into the reservations. Gold had been found on Indians lands in South Dako ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History