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    As the New World emerged, residents from the Old made the voyage over with ideas of what was ahead. Most of the said ideas related to one overarching notion: the land and its inhabitants. Prior to the 19th century, the American response to land and its inhabitants was to maximize area, regardless of Natives; during the 19th century, the idea of increasing land remained, but the desire to make a profit also became apparent. Thus, parks within cities became seen as not only diminishing the border…

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    pop stores, the best latin restaurants in San Francisco, and of course many narrow alleyways where the homeless sleep. Nevertheless Mission Street has recently been through a lot of gentrification. Through gentrification many of the native San Franciscans who have lived there all their lives are being kicked out of their city due to city 's housing prices rising, so the natives can 't live there anymore and wealthier people move in. Unfortunately due to this it has also lead to more homeless…

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    Since 1494 the Native Americans have been called savages and were treated unjustly by the Europeans. The Europeans assumed that they could go to America and take what they wanted, without caring whom was already living on the land. The Europeans also thought that they were superior over the Native Americans. The Europeans were much more advanced with their weapons compared to the Native Americans, and the Native Americans were frightened by the loud noises that the weapons created and the…

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    Planning is the most important managerial function. It is the process of deciding in advance what needs to be done in the future. Logically, planning must come before any other functions because it determines the framework in which the other management functions are carried out. The only way healthcare organizations can survive is to forecast the future, plan rationally, and prepare for change (Dunn, 2015). Another strategic planning process that illustrates how the SFDPH is aligning its future…

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    spread all over the world. They have a long history of working for the evangelization, in defense of faith and the promotion of justice in the world. “Ignatius had founded not only a new order but a new kind of order, distinctly different from the Franciscans, the Dominicans, the Benedictines, and others.” The Spiritual Exercises that Saint Ignatius established are the foundation of the Ignatian spiritually. The Book of the “General Examen” is meant to spirituality guide the candidates and…

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    Hernan Cortes was relentless and persistent with conquering of the Aztecs. He nearly exterminated his own troops in an encounter with the Aztecs known as La Noche Triste. The book centers around three distinct phases in order for Cortes to conquer the indigenous people. There were the Aztec insurgency, Montezuma’s death, and the retreat from Tenochtitlan. Most of the time out numbered in battle, Cortes managed to defeat the Aztecs in less than two years, making it one of the greatest military…

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    During the 1650s the British in Virginia and New England were firmly established in the mid atlantic region, while the Spaniards in St. Augustine and had claimed over Florida and the Southwest. They both were looking to expand and look for new land and they both ended up settling in North America. Both the England and Spaniards have similar settlement with each other but they are also different from their reasons to how they interacted with the Native American and not to forget their economy and…

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    glorious journey of knowing Jesus Christ. He began preaching to word of God, and embraced others that were not of his kind. Students who attend Our Lady of the Lake College should be of the same example to others throughout their academic careers. As Franciscans, We live by five core values that are service, reverence and love for all of life, joyfulness of spirit, humility, and justice. All students are God’s help, a…

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    with gangs. People are joining gangs to fill avoid or to feel a sense of belonging. Specifically, people of color are joining gangs to have an alliance. So someone has their back when Law Enforcement turns theirs. According to Found SF, “Most San Franciscans are unaware of the decades-old gang culture that still exists today, nor do they know about the political nuances that everyday youth still experience to this day. As a young man of color, things in the neighborhood mostly seem normal and…

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    of relaying information about a particular set of beliefs to others with the intention of conversion which the Europeans planned on doing. “The evangelization of the Indians started from the date (1493), and various religious orders (Dominicans, Franciscans, and the orders of mercy and St. Augustine) sent some remarkable people as missionaries” (Riga). Though this was not as Christians should act by forcing a conversion upon them and beating the Indians that did not want to convert. Native…

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