Race is a social construct. There is no one gene that makes an individual African American, no one physical trait that classifies an individual as Asian, and no one cultural attribute that can define an individual as Caucasian. However, race is not solely a social construct. It is an attribute that grants certain individuals the privilege of looking through rose colored glasses, while disallowing others to be given glasses at all. These glasses cause the very basis of discrimination and…
1. During Washington’s presidency the population was overwhelmingly more rural than later years, nearly 90% of citizens located in small settlements rather than some of the few established cities. Additionally, only 5% of them lived to the west of the Appalachians, which was largely Indian territory; most still lived within the original colonial borders on the eastern seaboard. Washington was drafted for presidency unanimously despite not directly pursuing the office, a feat that has never been…
The Native American role in The Civil War is not a subject that has been widely discussed or taught in general United States History classes. However, there has been a fair amount of documentation and research on tribal participation with bands ranging from the Seminoles of the southernmost Florida region to the Delaware tribes of the Northeastern territory. Many people are unaware of the loss of life that the Native Americans suffered as participants of a war they did not have an overwhelming…
Likewise, as needs be to ERISA ACT requires annuity arrangements to be in composing and to name a benefits reserve manager, the arrangement manager owes a fiduciary obligation to go about as a reasonable individual in dealing with the asset and contributing its states. The ERISA have a serving as guardians…
for your rights. The first theme is about keeping one’s word. This is something the Bluecoats did not do. One example, the Indians, “ … were guaranteed reservation land was theirs forever and would receive cash and annual payments…but promised annuities not arrive on time.” The white men knew most Indians could not read or write, so they drew up treaties that took advantage of them. Then even the things they did promise them, they did not follow through with. The author mentions “broken…
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The Trials The captured Dakota were being charged with “participation in the murders, outrages, and robberies…particularly in the battles at the Fort, New Ulm, Birch Coulee, and Wood Lake” (Oehler, pg. 206). The ensuing trials were conducted with an arraignment and a confession of being at one of the battles. The Dakota had believed the confession would make them prisoners of war – not guilty of murder. Once the commission became acquainted with the details of the various battles, a…
said they would live undisturbed by white settlers. This cause Indians to acculturation, removal, or extinction. The Indians became deprived of hunting lands, decimated by disease, increasingly dependent on the white economy for the trade good and annuity payments in exchange for land cessions, many Indian peoples despaired. December 2, 1823 the president presented the Monroe Doctrine to Congress and the World. He ended the colonization of the Western Hemisphere by European Nations. United…
Mindfulness There are both internal and external factors that affect mindfulness. Interpersonal variations refer to the internal differences in people and how they vary in likelihood. Intrapersonal variations refers to the external and environmental factors that affect mindfulness in part, due to the fact that it can be either enhanced or lessened by external experiences and stimuli. Both interpersonal and intrapersonal variations in mindfulness can affect psychological well-being (Brown, 2003).…
Introduction Paragraph As a welder at Apollo Career Center I looked up welding. I choose to research this career do to the fact that I wants to be a welder in the next couple of years. My grandpa, uncle, and Nabors were all welders and they lived good life and were very successful. I was wondering where I can get a job. I was also looking at how much they get paid. Career Information For all of the careers in this area you will need a welding helmet, slag hammer, and wire cutters. Also you will…