Lance Armstrong

The Battle of the Little Big Horn was way more than just a battle. The events that led up to the battle may be more important than the battle itself. In 1874, gold was discovered in the Black Hills of Dakota. Let it be known that in 1851 the Treaty of Fort Laramie was signed and it protected the Black Hills from white settlement and miners. The Black Hills was considered holy land by the Sioux Indians. The government offered to buy the Black Hills from the Sioux but they refused to sell. Then…

I was beginning to get nervous. Bobby Joe was on his knees praying, George had just called and said he was on his way over, and it finally had hit me that I was getting into something much larger than I’d originally thought. Let me be blunt, I’m not a great Christian. I try to live a good life, I don’t drink much and never get drunk, and I’ll profess that I believe the Lord is my savior and died for my sins. Besides that, my logic takes over and I question too many things. Take, for…

Synthesis Essay – General George A. Custer MSgt Andrew F. Stokes Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy General George A. Custer When we talk about General George A. Custer you may fail to realize that he was a murderer of innocent men, women and children and how his failed leadership led to his death. In this paper you will see that General Custer is not an Ethical nor Visionary Leader. First you will see that his failed visionary ability, through the lack of…

Battle of Little Bighorn Battle Analysis The subject of this paper is going to cover one of the most controversial battles in history, George Armstrong Custer’s defeat at Little Bighorn on 25 June, 1876. We will examine what could have happened though if Custer would have taken the advice of his scouts and held off on the attack. At the time this was Custer’s best source of intelligence, should he have heeded the advice of his human intelligence (HUMINT) sources? This battle has been well…

Howard Dully was born to parents Rodney Lloyd Dully and June Louise Pierce. Rodney Dully, originally from Centralia, Washington, grew up with very little money. Rodney’s relatives, consisted of lumberjacks and railroad workers, where Rodney himself spent his younger years helping out. Rodney’s father, August Tulle, born in 1899, in Revel Estonia, today known as the Soviet Union, was an immigrant. With his brothers, in the United States, August decided to move there after changing his name to…

Booker T. Washington was born in April 5 1856 in Hale's Ford Virginia African-American leader. He was born a slave in a small farm in Virginia backcountry. After the Civil War he became a teacher, he was an American educator, author, orator, and advisor to presidents of the United States. Booker T. Washington was Considered the most influential black educator. Washington won over local whites in the community. He had an influence of the southern race relations and he was also dominant towards…

For example, it had already been said that Reno was dead; however, an outburst made by Reno himself is mentioned shortly after. “The major was swigging at a flask when DeRudio splashed by. ‘What are you trying to do?’ Reno asked. ‘Drown me before I am killed?’” (pg. 50) Evan S. Connell’s work, Son of the Morning Star is an extraordinary and captivating narrative. He has an acquiring mind and was not afraid to step away from the traditional form of writing. Behind the chaos there is meaning. The…

The deification of American historical figures and events is one of the most pervasive and problematic issues facing historians today. Far too often the founding fathers, and other American figures are enshrined in the public memory as heroes and defenders of freedom and democracy. History is often obfuscated by the filiopietistic tendencies of Americans to over venerate historical figures. The objective historical narrative is lost and shrouded by American exceptionalism and the myth of…

On June 25th, 1876, Lieutenant Colonel George Custer attacked Sioux forces near Little Bighorn. Even though the Battle of Little Bighorn has been greatly remembered, the conflict was not the only factor in the final outcome of Little Bighorn. The United States government, Sioux tribes, and American citizens all played roles in the story, which all led to the outcome of Little Bighorn. The pivotal moments that led to the outcome of the Battle of Little Bighorn were the signing of the Treaty of…

Gary C. Anderson wrote the biography Sitting Bull and the Paradox of Lakota Nationhood in an effort to tell the story, from Sitting Bull’s perspective, of how the Lakota nationhood were committed to defend their land as well as examine the goals and purposes of the American culture to dominate upon them. Despite the factionalisms, encouraged by the federal government, in the Lakota that led to the division of the nationhood, Sitting Bull is considered one of the most significant and influential…