Mormon Trail

Andrew Jackson impacted the lives of Indians after he signed the Indian removal act of 1830. This was supposed to be a peaceful process for the Indians, but caused many problems, and forced Indians off of their land. There were protests from both Indians and whites who did not agree with the Indian Removal Act, but whites wanted more land. The Indian Removal Act was a turning point in American history because of its impacts in Indian culture, Native relationships with Americans, and the creation…

the lands of what is now the United States for thousands of years before any colonists had ventured to their lands. Little did they know that the new nation that was going to be forming around them and would affect the lives of their descendents. Trail of tears is historically monumental because it…

There are two different types of people in the world; one who says they’re going to do something and one who actually does it. In many cases people never do what they claim they’re going to do but in Chris McCandless story it was different. Chris McCandless wasn't your typical man, he was a man who believed that everyone should go out and experience the beautiful things in life. McCandless was a man who actually went out and pursued his dream of getting to Alaska, and lived his life the way he…

(Boggs 30) Most of the Cherokee had to walk the nearly 1,000 miles to their new home. Few were given the opportunity to ride horses along the way because the soldiers had stolen the horses. Because of these adverse conditions Cherokee died along the Trail…

Callarman’s argument is the most accurate view of Into The Wild and Chris McCandless’s decision. Chris made an ignorant decision based on his current feelings and how his parents treated him. You can’t succeed in the future with your actions at this point and time, but you sure can throw out your future with your current actions. And that is exactly what Chris did, he went from graduating from Emory University, to moving into the Alaskan wilderness and dying. He had the foundation of his life…

Chris McCandless was tired with society and seeked an escape from it. He did this by heading into the wild to become more in tune with himself and find the meaning of happiness. I agree with the author that Chris was not a crazy sociopath, or an outcast, as he always seemed to be around company on his journey to Alaska, but he was not as competent as the author, Jon Krakauer, believed he is. Chris was not happy with the way life was going so he set out on a journey from Georgia all the way…

Throughout history, humans have invaded and conquered the lands of other human beings, with only the interest of themselves in mind. Invasions ranging from the time of the Persian Empire to the settling of the New World exemplify the maltreatment of other humans for personal gain as a recurring process. At the beginning of the cycle is the Persian Empire, a prime example of how humans invaded and conquered previously owned land for self-interest. In order to have the largest empire and increase…

Confidence is not always key In the novel, Into the Wild, Chris’ arrogance led to his downfall from trying to achieve survival on his own in the wild without society. He thought that he would have the ability to live completely without society and man’s judgment, however throughout the novel it soon became obvious that he was wrong. Chris was rather confident that he was completely prepared in order to live within the dangerous conditions on his own in the wild, though quite honestly he was not…

Another difference between the Wampanoag and Cherokee was in the way they understand how to own their lands. Wampanoag agreed to share or sell their lands to the European Americans and they refused to take the payments. In the Wampanoag tradition, they believed the lands and all creatures were the gifts from God and everyone deserved to get it but they must protect it. It made the European Americans easily take Wampanoag’s lands and declare as their lands. The European Americans started an…

white culture. Although they did exactly what they were expected to do, Andrew Jackson and a few states had trouble grasping onto their assimilation. Jackson went through with a historical event that to this day in American History is known as the Trail of Tears, due to the substantial amounts of deaths that were sprung from it. Jackson had no thought of whether he was doing the right or wrong thing, because to him it was all driven by the desire for more power from the people who elected him.…