Fort Minor

The War of 1812 was started when the Indian problems merged in with the Britain. Between 1809-1812, President James Madison had been on fence about who was going to be America’s primary enemy, Britain or France, as both countries were attacking U.S. ships. In 1809, Madison’s Non-Intercourse Act was reneged, the act had declined any trade with only France and Britain and their colonies, in doing so it opened up some other trade routes that would help alleviate the economic distress of America’s…

After heroic roles in the defeat of the Persians (480-479 B.C.), for the next half-century, Athens and Sparta assumed preeminence among the city-states, and their rivalry slowly led to the long-expected showdown. Thucydides, a contemporary historian, believed that the war broke out because of Spartan fear of the rising power of Athens, whose empire and capital increasingly isolated less imaginative and less adventurous rivals. Both were unusually powerful, atypical–and antithetical–Greek states…

Almost all of The Scottsboro Boys getting convicted, the Ku Klux Klan on the rise, things are not looking good for African Americans. In the nineteen hundreds Jim crow has an enormous influence on the south. Helping African Americans into segregated units towns and schools. Groups like the N.A.A.C.P. (National Association for the Advancement of colored people) tried to help. Trials like the Tom Robinson case in Harper Lee’s novel “to Kill A Mockingbird” or the Scottsboro Boys happened often in…

inhabit a farm in South Carolina maintained by “free servants.” Benjamin’s decisions throughout the film are colored by his past experiences in the British army during the French and Indian War. While serving for the British, Benjamin was assigned “Fort Wilderness,” where he was involved in brutal acts that left him ashamed of his service. However, these experiences…

had driven out the Spanish, and shipwrecked English seamen had begun settling in the area. The Godolphin Treaty of 1670 stated that all English settlements that were populated by the British were to be for the British. Britain begun to retract their forts in Belize and gave Spain control over the land. However the Baymen’s views were not taken into consideration with all of this change so they revolted when they were to be cast out of the settlement. Spain attempt to cast out the Baymen is what…

Accidents are unfortunate events that provide a potential for improvement. The crash of Empire Flight 8284 was a minor aircraft accident that resulted in injuries and substantial damage to the aircraft and airport runway. The accident provided a learning experience for the NTSB. The NTSB had nine recommendations and notated four contributing factors to the investigation report. Poor decision making and a failure to monitor standard operating procedures is what ultimately lead to the crash of…

with various consequences, such as misunderstandings with the other person(s) who you are trying to communicate with, whether it be in person, by phone, or even via messaging. Death (animals): As far as many are concerned, noise pollution is a very minor issue, as its consequences aren’t as hard to get rid of than other types of pollution. However, what we don’t consider, is the fact that the wildlife that lives near places which face noise pollution, are being affected tremendously, as a lot…

until they reached a post on the trail. “When travelers would underestimate the amount of supplies to bring, it could result in a supply shortage. Once this happens, the trip becomes miserable by trying to ration food evenly until they get to the next fort. For example, the Whitman party ended up having to live off of dried buffalo meat. The supply shortages do not always have to be food shortages, they could also run out of spair wagon parts and even clothing. If a wagon breaks down without…

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein displays a vast amount of emotions that vary from morose, melancholic anguish, to unfathomable ire. There are six scenes which stood out due to the tone and atmosphere revolving around those junctures. When Victor is faced with the death of his mother, he becomes despondent, when Elizabeth is murdered, he is dejected and feels a sense of loss like no other, this can be intensified with music which reciprocates that feeling.In addition, Victor is tormented and…

This struggle sparked the Navaho’s to start a battle at Fort Defiance. This is just one of the battles that are sparked but in the end the Navaho’s are killed. Anyone left is moved to the Bosque reservation. Next, we see Sante Sioux angry at the Americans. They continue to move in on the Sioux and the Americans…