Osceola

Edward Wagner and his colleagues introduced the chronic care model to propose a more comprehensive model to improve the current health care system at the time; with the increase of chronic conditions exceeding acute and infectious diseases as the major causes of death in the US, and the overall costs these conditions have placed on the system. In a nutshell, “this model applies equally to the prevention as to the treatment of chronic disease, both of which require helping patients to change the…

Manifest Destiny is the 19th century idea and belief that it was America’s destiny to spread all the way from the east coast to the west coast. Manifest Destiny, however, was not an objectively good idea. To many, such as Native Americans, Latin American Government Officials, and Northern Abolitionists, the idea was infuriating and seen as unjust, but Americans disregarded these sentiments and kept migrating west. When Andrew Jackson was president, there were about 250,000 Native…

A significant and catastrophic event in history was the Indian Removal Act of 1830, initiated and enacted by Andrew Jackson. Standing in the way of white settlers and their path to greater prosperity were the sizable number of Native Americans. The so-called Five Civilized Tribes, which included the Cherokees, Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Seminoles occupied the land, especially in the South, which threatened the expansion of the land-hungry Americans. President Andrew Jackson promised to…

Jane Willy states “... a student impersonating Chief Osceola, dressed in Indian regalia and riding on a spotted horse… White people such as me though of this actions as not only a moment of pageantry and fun but also a tribute to the greatness of the Seminole people, past and present. I continue it to think…

In all sports, both creative and uncreative mascots give fans a symbol to rally behind. How often is this symbol inappropriate or inconsiderate? Due to the dominance of white culture in this country, certain age-old traditions seem to escape critique during the discussion of what is racist. One of these traditions is the incorporation of mascots into sports events. Opting for fierce or intimidating images, teams often use insensitive depictions of minorities, especially Native Americans. There…

Osceola Refinery Co., stated that "it cannot seriously be disputed that in some work environments humor and language are rough and vulgar. Sexual jokes, sexual conversations, and girlie magazines may be abounding. Title VII was not meant to or can change…

Hunting, fishing, and being outside together is something my family holds very close to our hearts. My grandparents enjoyed it and now that they are both gone, my family loves to come together during parts of the year to hunt, fish, and be outside. It brings us out of our hectic lives and genuinely appreciates time together and remembers all the good times we had doing it with my grandparents. One of the most memorable moments I have with my dad and grandpa is every year in mid-March we go…

The first known people to have lived in the Everglades were known as the Calusa Indians. They lived in this area for more than three hundred years before us. Even though the Indians lived here first, the first permanent residents were the families of William Smith Allen and John Weeks. These two families settled down there not to long after the Civil War. Both were farmers that had to live off of the land. The Everglades was remote and not many people lived there until Barron G. Collier. He made…

Andrew Jackson was a very controversial President. There are multiple positives and negatives to Andrew Jackson. Andrew is America’s great worst President. I am going to discuss and tell you if you he was a good or bad President is his term from March 4, 1829- March 4, 1837. Before Andrew Jackson was President, he had nine slaves. By the time he was a President he had nearly 150 slaves. He was given the title of an Elite Planter. Andrew Jackson had many negatives in his life. One of the most…

lived in Florida, refused to leave their land. They put up three wars with the United States. The Second Seminole War was the most violent war because more than 1,500 American soldiers died (“The Seminole Wars”). Towards the end, the Seminole leader Osceola was captured and put into prison where he later died. The Seminoles kept on fighting until they were forced to move west. Instead of fighting back by going to war, the Cherokees took matters to court. In 1831, the Cherokees took the state of…