Americans believed it was who God gave America the right to go into the wilderness and civilize the land and its inhabitants with Christianity and capitalistic ideas, for God had made America an exceptional nation and by claiming these lands and spreading Christianity they would be obeying Gods will. This belief system was known as Manifest Destiny and was used to justify the Mexican American War and the treatment and wars with the Native American people . America’s land mass doubled in size…
Survival Projects Gabby’s paragraph: Within Missouri, there are many ways in which a society could live and thrive. Home to over two hundred fish species, four hundred diverse bird breeds, and seventy mammal types that roam the land, swim through the bodies of water, or soar throughout the clear skies. Along with consuming the meat for nourishment, the leftovers, or scraps, of animals such as fish, could be used as bait for traps to capture other creatures which could be used for labor, as a…
In what once known as one of the most fertile areas of the United States, one of the Country’s most destructive agricultural disasters took place. Due to droughts and no rain, crops did not grow, leaving the soil exposed to the high winds that hit the area in the 1930s. Extending over a 150,000 square mile land and including parts of five states, Texas, Oklahoma, western Kansas, the eastern Colorado and New Mexico, the Dust Bowl was a period where more than 100 million acres of land of terrains…
Judy Jaques APUSH Summer Assignment 1. The introduction of new plants, animals, and technologies altered the natural environment of North America by shaping the United States landscaping and regions. The introduction of new plants changed the way that people would use the land for agriculture. For…
As biotechnology continues to advance, a matter that interests both genetic and conservation scientists is the de-extinction of species, or the resurrection of lost species. The idea of Jurassic Park, a 1993 American film where genetic scientists created a wildlife park with cloned dinosaurs, is no longer science fiction. It is becoming an increasingly considered possibility, and with the present-day extinction rate of species higher than ever, scientists have commenced to ponder the prospect of…
Set in 1870, the novel is about the lives of the southern Blackfeet people. The main character, White Man's Dog, joins his friend Fast Horse in a night-time raid against the Crow. White Man's Dog is portrayed as weak and powerless. Because of that, he visits the medicine man. Yellow Kidney appoints White Man's Dog to lead the young warriors in stealing a herd of horses. White Man's Dog is first wary, but he sings his warrior songs to gain courage. As they drive the horses away from the village,…
things that I have liked, as well as, some that I have disliked. First, I really like the atmosphere and the people here! I really love the fact that as soon as you come to NDSU, it truly feels like a second home. Between all of the fun activities, Bison pride, staff, and fellow classmates, it makes me feel that I have chosen one of the closest knit and caring colleges that feels just like a second family to me. I have also enjoyed the campus food as well as my classes that I am currently…
The whitetail deer is one of the most abundant animals that are hunted in the US. It is a game animal that brings loads of money to people and regions around the US. From selling hunts, paying for deer to get mounted, to paying for the meat there is a large industry for deer here in the South especially. They are one of the most majestic game animals in the US. Its common name is the Whitetail Deer, its scientific name is Odocoileus virginianus. The white-tailed deer can be found in southern…
with whether or not this answer was satisfactory or not. Materialism is, in essence, the idea that matter is what makes a human being what they are. There is nothing more than matter and physical structures that make us what we are. We are as Bison suggests “thinking meat! Conscious meat! Loving meat. Dreaming Meat. The meat is the whole deal.” Our consciousness emerges out of matter and this consciousness is events among material things. There…
of being unfaithful. Violence against native women is not traditional. If the male is having any feelings that might lead to abuse of women then they need to talk to the Creator and to counselors for guidance. (The Red Road to Wellbriety, White Bison.) Some people do not want to get involved when they witness domestic violence. Usually but not all the time the woman will take up for the abuser and the one offering assistance will get hurt. Intervention can help stop the violence. This…