Indian American

Mahatma Gandhi was one of the most iconic revolutionary figures of all time. This iconic figure received worldwide fame by attacking British-ruled India while abiding by his moral codes of peace. He was never known for being financially affluent, but was widely embraced for his focus on moral growth. Through his ability to appeal to his audience’s credibility, emotion, and logic Gandhi was able to connect with them effectively. In Mahatma Gandhi’s speech, “Economic and Moral Progress,” he…

Angeles, where Travis reunites with his now 7-year-old son, after stopping contact and disappearing four years ago. Travis and his son Hunter reconnect and search for his mother. While films like Werner Herzog’s Stroszek comment rather explicitly on American society with a bare bones story, Paris has a rather bleak message coated by an interesting story. Watching the film was much more enjoyable than Stroszek, especially because of the characters. While I enjoyed the mix of characters, the…

you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.” This quote is from Mahatma Gandhi. He was born on October 2nd, 1869 in Porbandar, India, and was assassinated on January 30th, 1948 in New Delhi, India. He was the leader of the Indian Independence movement, and believed in a philosophy based on truth, and nonviolence called, Satyagraha. He’s also inspired many movements for civil rights, and freedom. The most important ways he impacted India were by, the Salt March, the six…

oppression has touched many societies, great leaders like Martin Luther King Jr., Dalai Lama, and Nelson Mandela have used methods of passive resistance to promote equality in their nations. Mahatma Gandhi executed different ways to change the injustice Indians experienced in India and South Africa. Gandhi can be considered an important individual because of his ability to combat discrimination in a peaceful manner. The first Anglo-Boer War, also known as the First Anglo-Boer War or the…

Wangari Maathai is a very astonishing woman, who has lived both a long and full life. She has seen the world, sought knowledge, and come back to her homeland to make a difference in the plight of women and the ecosystem. For her amazing efforts she won a Nobel Peace prize. She was most recognized for founding the Green Belt movement in Africa, which was an organization designed to empower African women be planting trees. Maathai has great respect for nature, and believes it’s very important to…

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) was a revolutionary Indian leader who used his great power for social reform. He played an active role in the struggle for independence of India by resisting through mass non-violent civil disobedience. Through his efforts, the Indian community broke free from British rule, after being subjected to discrimination and unjust ruling for centuries. After facing racial discrimination in South Africa in the late nineteenth century, he decided to devote his life…

relationship between the Native Americans and the United States government was a very difficult one because, there were people that were in favor of removing the Indians while there were others against the idea of Indian removal. There was a long discussion on the removal of the Native Americans from the East side of Mississippi. President, Andrew Jackson was a part of the Indian Removal, he got to decide certain situations out on his own. There was five different Indian tribes being at the…

Arapaho Indians The Arapaho Indians were established in the 1850s.Since 1878, the Eastern Shoshone, people lived there.The Arapaho Indians lived in the Eastern Shoshone.The Eastern Shoshone was by the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.The Arapaho Tribe spoke in the Algonquian language. The Arapaho Indians ate every animal they saw to stay alive.The weapons they used were bows,arrows,stone ball clubs,jaw bone…

In a film directed by Chris Eyre, “Smoke Signals,” is the story of two Indian boys in a journey. At Idaho 's desolate Coeur d 'Alene Indian reservation, Victor and Thomas grew up together. They are not exactly friends, but they have a special connection that built up throughout the story. Victor Joseph is the stoic, athletic young man who is mostly ignored by others. On the other hand, Thomas Builds-the-Fire is the goofy, young man who is a true believer of spirits and he makes every effort to…

To begin, I’d like to talk about the history of gaming and how it came to be, before getting into the pros and cons of gaming and how it is viewed by society. I came across a Native American website that really gave a great description of the early history of gaming. Gaming itself is not new to Native Americas, and has been a part of their culture for many generations, even to their very beginning. This isn’t in reference to the gambling we are familiar with today, that include card games or…