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    Stability is a foundation for collective hope. Collective hope is a foundation for civil society. Civil society is the framework for human rights, justice, economic well-being, and general advancement. For those who value the benefits of civil society, stability is the clear preference over insecurity, violence, turmoil, or lawlessness. Stability, in itself, however, is a function of scale, perspective, and varied degrees. The scope and degree of satisfactory stability can only be deemed…

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    stand. Magawisca relates to the origin myth as she directly parallels Pocahontas. In the original tale, Captain John Smith is set on a rock to be beaten to death by Chief Powhatan and the rest of the men in the tribe in order to avenge the life of two fallen brethren. Pocahontas saves Smith’s life when she throws herself in between the chief and Smith, and demands that Smith’s life be spared. A similar scene appears in Volume 1, Chapter 7 of Hope Leslie. Here, the Native American tribe has…

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    Under the Secretary of Defense’s guidance on Communication with Presidential Campaigns, military members “are prohibited from engaging with potential candidates and their authorized representatives on any matter related to their official duties under any circumstances.” As the 2016 Presidential Election is coming to a close, it has been evident that following this direction is of the utmost importance. There is an unwavering trust in military members and consequently, the possibility to…

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    Americans and the colonists dislike like this. The relationship between the Native Americans and the colonist seemed like it was getting better, but that all changed when one of the colonist shoots a Native American and wars started to breakout. Chief Powhatan realizes that the colonist aren 't going to leave so he decided that his tribe was going to attack the colonists. Pocahontas knows this and send a warning that the attack was going to happen; her tribe finds out she did this and kicked…

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    caution. J. K. Rowling When the name John Smith has been heard the brain automatically replays the epic love story of a dashing and brave Englishman and his beautiful and spiritual Native American love. In the story Smith is nearly killed by the chief of Pocahontas’s tribe, who incidentally happens to be the girl’s father. Pocahontas then endangers her own life and risks her father’s wrath by jumping in front of the executioner for her hero and thus begins an epic story that inspired not one,…

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    Outside the diner, a black pickup rolled to a stop while I peered out the window at the drizzling rain, a constant in the sleepy little town of Forks. If I were honest with myself, I didn’t believe that he would show up, even after conceding to meet him at his request; however, there he was getting out of his truck, striding determinedly to the diner’s door. Shortly after the bell over the front door jingled, he stood next to my booth at the back of the diner at our appointed time. “You showed…

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    In 1995, The Walt Disney Company released an animated movie based on the story of Pocahontas, the daughter of the Powhatan tribe’s chief. Set in 17th century Virginia, free-spirited Pocahontas saves English explorer John Smith’s life from execution, and consequently, both embark on a tale of forbidden romance. True to the advertisement, 2 completely different worlds (the Native Americans and the greedy English) were brought together by the pair, and they narrowly avoid a costly war over land.…

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    Live Nation is the most talked-about music and event promoter around the world with about 58,578,000 fans who have helped them conquer the music industry by storm. Live Nation was formed as a spin off in 2005 from Clear Channel Communications, then merged with Ticketmaster to create what is internationally known today as Live Nation Entertainment. This conglomerate has caused a remarkable difference within the music industry. Live Nation is amongst the largest growing music entertainment…

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    Upon its 2006 release, policy analysts heralded FM 3-24 Counterinsurgency (COIN) as a welcome solution to the intractable problems confronting American soldiers in Iraq. The manual served an important purpose by providing a common approach to operational problems that US forces faced in Iraq at the time. Renamed Insurgencies and Countering Insurgencies, the 2014 update incorporated lessons from the manual’s use in both Iraq and Afghanistan, such as the inclusion of indirect methods of security…

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    Chief Powhatan stopped trade with the English and with increasing the population lead to increase demand for food. The English were burning tribes and killing natives to get the food. Captain Argall saw a opportunity in Pocahontas seeing how she was Chief Powhatan 's favorite daughter. Captain Argall invited Chief Lopassus, chief of the Indian of Passapatanzy, and his wife and Pocahontas aboard his ship. Pocahontas…

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