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Ojibwe Origins and Migration to Minnesota A few thousand years ago, there were no people who called themselves the Ojibwe. Their ancestors actually lived throughout the northeastern part of North America and along the Atlantic Coast. Now, there are twenty-seven different tribes who trace their origins back to that particular group. They all share a similar language and culture, but each has their own significant differences. The Ojibwe group became a distinct subgroup around fifteen hundred…

born in Portland, Maine in 1807 February 27. He is an American professor and wrote poets. Henry’s first poet was called “The Battle of Lovell’s Pond” in November 17, 1820. When longfellow was just 15 years old he was then enrolled at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Later in his senior year he wrote to his father about his goals in literacy , then he started to pursue his goals by submitting his poetry to various newspapers and magazines. Most of his poets were under the category of…

Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts on July 12, 1817. His home was about twenty miles outside of Boston. Born to John and Cynthia Dunbar Thoreau, he was the third of four children in his family. Helen and John were his older sister and brother; Sophia was his younger sister. Helen was five years older, and John Jr. was two years older; Sophia was two years younger than he was. He received a primary and secondary education at a public school in Concord and the private Concord…

education and see where life will take me. The greatest accomplishment in my academic journey that I have obtained is, graduating with my Associates degree. I graduated Summa Cum Laude from Indian River State College. I started taking college classes as a Freshman in high school and pretty soon I was only taking college classes and one or two high school classes. This decision was probably the best decision I have ever…

History teacher is receiving the occasional jewel of a student blooper in an essay. I have pasted together the following "history" of the world from certifiably genuine student bloopers collected by teachers throughout the United States, from eight grade through college level. Read carefully, and you will learn a lot. The inhabitants of Egypt were called mummies. They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled by Camelot. The climate of the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to live elsewhere,…

backwoodsman he associated with. From these men he learned farming and surveying. He was a natural leader and was appointed a field marshal in the colonial militia by the time he was 21, taking part in the first battle of the French and Indian War. In the French and Indian War, he made his way up the ranks. During this conflict, he made himself very successful, developing into the obvious choice for commander in chief when the Revolutionary War began later. He distinguished himself during the…

fact, becomes his (based on a made-up idea) world. A novel is generally expected to be the presentation not only of men, their manners, mental activities and social matters including customs and traditions but also of the (related to where mountains, rivers, cities, etc., are located) features of the place where these people live as their lives and behavioural patterns are mostly conditioned by the physical features of the place where they live. As such often the success of a novel depends on…

Covenant Communities banished or executed dissenters who were unwilling to follow Puritan rules. This resulted in the formation of Rhode Island by Roger Williams. Williams argued for separation of the church and state and was banished and formed Rhode Island for Massachusetts dissenters. Then followed Anne Hutchinson and Mary Dryer who argued against the “elect” that were chosen to have power in the community and a “free pass” into heaven by God Himself. Hutchinson…

On October 4, 2015, I had the pleasant opportunity to interview Littzie Fernandez, one of my fellow colleagues who also attend Indian River State College. Mrs. Fernandez is a 35-year-old female from Honduras. Littzie was born in Honduras and came to America when she was a young child. By way of background, Honduras is located in the north central region of Central America, and Honduras’ coastline is a blend of Caribbean and Pacific cultures. Geographically Honduras is located east of…

Since the “White Man” first discovered Native people, we have been forced to submit to their will, we have went through genocide, slavery, and just about anything else you can possible think of; however, even after all Native people have went through we still stand strong today, and we even fight in wars that aren’t our own. Today I want to tell you about a subject that could get messy if you are dead set in your ways, but I ask that you please keep your mind open, because I as a Native American…