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2. "Salus populi suprema lex esto” "Salus populi suprema lex esto” means let the good of the people be the supreme law. This idea ties in with the declaration of independence which becomes a justification for the American colonies to break free from Englands rule. Under Englands rule, the laws placed on the people of the colonies were not for the good of the people, but rather for the good of the English who were in debt 137 million pounds after the 7 years war that lasted from 1754-1763.…

Chapter 26: The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution (Pg. 511) How can the land known as the “Great West” be characterized following the Civil War? The “Great West” was a rough square that measured about a thousand miles on each side, containing mountains, plateaus, deserts, and plains where the Indians, buffalo, horse, prairie dog and coyote lived. The Clash of Cultures on the Plains (Pg. 513) In what ways had Native-American tribes competed with each other for control of land and…

Slaughterhouse by Esteban Echeverría and National Rock of the late 1960’s to around 1976 are both considered political platforms which use subliminal underlinings for the authors or musicians to express their dislike for the current political situation during these times. The rock movement and Slaughterhouse were more than a hundred years apart which illustrates that subtle political advocacy has continued to be used a platform over time in Argentina. In addition, Slaughterhouse was written in…

Some of these hardships included, “hunger, illness, injury, fatigue,” as well as sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis. The expedition itself did not entirely begin until the spring of 1805 as Lewis, Clark, and their men set up camp at Fort Mandan to wait out the winter and prepare for their exploration to the Pacific Ocean. During the expedition, they encountered numerous groups of people who resulted in helping the men on their travels. The first group they encountered was the…

and other tribes whose land was being invaded by the white immigrants that were going to California in their search for gold. On September 17, 1851, Chiefs, headmen, and braves from the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arrapahoes, Crows. Assinabiones, Gros-Ventre Mandans, and Arrickras tribes met at Fort Laramie to make a treaty. The treaty of 1851 at Fort Laramie was the first treaty that included multiple Native American tribes under one…

It is at this point in the essay where examining the specific journal entries of Lewis, Clark and the known associates of the expedition help prove the question of whether or not the expedition was truly well prepared for their journey westward. Upon beginning their journey, Lewis was attentive as ever, “staying up till midnight, making observations every five minutes or so for an hour or more.” This was only practice, as the group was still making its way down the Ohio, and was often…

Introduction: According to the North Dakota Cancer Coalition (2011), one out of two men and one out of three women will develop cancer in their lifetimes. Research estimates at least 10% of cancer patients do not receive effective relief of their cancer pain identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) three-step ladder guidelines, and an upwards to 30% of patients receive poor pain control, especially in their last year of life (Raphael et al., 2010). For patients with refractory cancer…