Journey to the West

abilities or qualities that help them along their journey home. A) Odysseus would be the brave hero in The Odyssey because he is smart and makes decisions based on h is mental ability. 1) One example of when Odysseus use his brain was when the cyclops Polyphemus asked Odysseus what his name is and Odysseus respond with nobody. B) Additionally, in The Wizard of Oz the hero would be Dorothy because she is brave when she faces the Wicked Wizard of the West. 1) Dorothy was brave when she defended…

Lewis and Clark are known for completing a harrowing journey into the unknown regions of the United States and returning with a wealth of knowledge. The expedition proved to be a valuable asset in paving the way for western expansion in the United States. Unfortunately for the hundreds of thousands of Native Americans living in the West, the exploration spawned the notion of Manifest Destiny, a philosophy that American citizens were entitled to the land stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the…

After the American Revolution, America acquired a lot of land west of the Appalachian Mountains. The various reasons on why Americans took this tough journey are: The desiring hope of owning their own piece of property to raise their young ones and future generations. They could use this land to raise crops and make a profit. Before the gold rush of 1849, there was more than 750,000 pounds of gold buried under California’s surface. For the fortunate Americans who found this valuable metal, they…

from the back seat of a car. Backing up this argument is an informal interview of West known as “Examined Life.” Rapidly, West throws out many speaking points, most notably about Romanticism. Here, he argues that the movement habitually sugarcoats ugliness in an attempt to facilitate “wholeness.” From this starting point, West proclaims that: “Romanticism thoroughly saturates the discourses of modern thinkers” (West). After the statement, West’s forces an unnatural smile probably because he…

up all of its land east of the Mississippi River. The plan was for the Native Americans to migrate west to an area that today is known as Oklahoma. The Indians negotiated with the government for reimbursement of their ancestor’s hard work and investments.The government would give them $5 million for all of their land east of the Mississippi River, along with $500,000 to help with transportation west and to compensate the native landowners. The speculators who would purchase their property would…

east coast of North America. For many years, few colonists went beyond the Appalachian Mountains. However, as the country gained independence and continued to grow, more land was needed. In the early 18th century the country began to expand into the west even further because many people needed new land to farm and hunt. This called great disturbance to many Native tribes. The Cherokee tribe decided to fight back to keep their land and decided to come forward to the Supreme Court, but this did…

The West is an extremely important part of the American culture and identity since strongly linked to the way America has imagined itself as a nation. The idea of the West also reveals ideologies that are central to any consideration of American cultural…

Many groups of people have faced and suffered discrimination in the United States. United States Federal government and the states government have taken actions toward some of the discrimination group to limit or protect their rights as individuals. Limiting rights of these groups in United States have bought changes in the American society. It also had impact on the American economy as well as the the American society behaviors. There was also a fail in the check and balances of the government.…

They thought that moving west would give them good weather, food, water, and shelter. Since there were no cars for them to ride, the boys marched on foot. They passed through dried river banks, dying forests, abandoned cities, and especially, a massive landfill that blocked the…

I had read episode one and episode two. The American Old West has always been the center of a romanticized view people had in the 1800 's from all over the world. The West is an eight-part television documentary regrading the American Old West. In it, the West is presented as a vast and beautiful landscape where many people from different parts of the world come to purse a prosperous life. A new world for some and the center of the universe for others. Stretching from the Mississippi to the…