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perilous yet vibrant snowy woods the men found themselves in jeopardy; exhausted and near death in fact “They would have died of starvation if they had not been welcomed by Pawnee tribesmen near the fork of the North and South Platte Rivers in western Nebraska” (“William Henry Ashley”). The term “Pawnee” is a Sioux word meaning horn, which refers to the “distinctive hairstyle of the Pawnee warriors, who coated their hair with thick grease and paint so that it stood up and curved like a horn”…

Homesteading: Do You Know What It Really Means Today The various Homestead acts, yes there were more than one, essentially gave an individual, called an applicant, ownership of land, with stipulations attached, without paying cash for it in the United States. The first act was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862. A person was given a grant for 160 acres or 65 hectares, which was considered a one quarter section. People from all walks of life applied for the grants, and this…

Christopher Columbus landed in the new world in 1492, he discovered a group of peoples and named them Indians. The Natives seemed to be uncivilized and lack humanism, often thought to be savages. However, the English were the real savages in their crusade to inflict their religion on anyone who wasnt English. Indians were unevolved compared to the mighty English. At this point Native Americans have yet to discover the horse. Due to the primal behaviors of the Indians, hunting and farming was…

1. Carlos Slim Helú was born 28, January 1940 and he is a Mexican business magnate, philanthropist and investor. From 2010 - 2013, Carlos Slim was graded as the richest person in the world. The position was taken back by the Bill Gates in the year 2014 before Carlos Slim reclaimed the position again in 15, July 2014. Recognized as the Warren Buffett of Mexico, Carlos Slim has wide holdings in a significant number of the Mexican companies through his SA de CV, Grupo Carso, conglomerate, have…

June 18, 2011 the start of the College World Series, the first game in TD Ameritrade Park and I got to be a part of it all. It was a great day for baseball, the sun was shining, it had the cool breeze of early summer, and the scent of freshly mowed grass was still lingering in the air. The park was packed with fans who had traveled from all over the country to see one of sport’s greatest spectacles. Some weren’t even fans of any teams but just wanted to be in attendance and witness the greatness…

During the early 1800s, land, in general, was of precious value to most Americans as farming was the key to success. Along with moving westward, land was seen as a new opportunity for American settlers to build a better life. The land was already occupied by Native Americans though, therefore, the American settlers pushed for the federal government to pass laws that gave them rights over the lands. Then, Indian Territory kept getting smaller and smaller due to the federal government laws that…

Jimmy William Buffett, a well-known folk country singer, songwriter, author, actor, and businessman, is one of the most famous Mississippians of all time. He was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on Christmas Day, December 25, 1946, and was raised in Mobile, Alabama, where he attended catholic high school. (Bio.com #1) Buffett watched his father develop Alzheimer’s disease and his mother suffer from a crippling stroke. This gave Buffett the incentive he needed to become the Jimmy Buffett that is…

Nebraska is an extremely diverse state full of interesting and important events that happened in the past eighty three years. The Sons of Italy is an national organization created to celebrate and continue the traditions and foster the heritage that the Italian immigrants would be bringing over to the United States, specifically to the state of Nebraska. They constructed a small community just south of downtown Omaha for the new Italian immigrants to settle; the neighborhood was created right…

believe that one does not need to travel far to find poverty. Just 30 miles from my house are places that are in desperate need of help. I think the most pressing problem in Nebraska today is poverty. I hope to use my strengths and weaknesses to help decrease this problem and create a healthy community in Nebraska. Though Nebraska is known for creating its own wealth off of the ground, many struggle to put food on the table. I attend two churches, First Covenant Church and St. Patrick's. Both…

identified. The Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, the Dred Scott trial and the Panic of 1857 all played a major role in the North South division and unrest leading to the Presidential election of 1860. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 “may have been the most important single event pushing the nation toward civil war” (McPherson 121). Author James McPherson stated that Kansas-Nebraska gave birth to the entirely northern Republican Party (121). The origin of Kansas-Nebraska can be found in the…