Sitting

CHAPTER ONE The chisel clattered along the polished wooden floor, spinning several times before coming to rest in a corner. Andi buried her face in her hands and let out a groan of despair. She had been working on this fossil for eight weeks, and still felt no closer to finishing than when she started. Every spare moment had been spent meticulously scratching and tapping at the rock, trying to reveal the priceless treasure underneath. Treasure that no living creature had seen in over 100…

Simoneau, the symbolism of the white horse that Sitting Bull looked at before the Native Americans were massacred, plays a huge role in depicting what has been happening and what is about to happen to the Native Americans at Wounded Knee. Throughout the movie, many people can come to the conclusion that James McLaughlin, has no understanding of the tribe, and has and utter dislike for Sitting Bull, and all Native Americans. During this time in the movie, Sitting Bull is in Pine Ridge, going…

Sitting Bull’s tribe is described as family oriented. They believe in nurturing the children, and teaching them the ways of their tribe, but also what is considered right and wrong. The Lakota’s had become something very strong since they had obtained horses. It changed how they interacted with other tribes, and how they lived since they could catch buffalo much easier with a horse. The Lakota’s are also known to be a warrior tribe. To obtain this distinction, the Lakota believed in certain…

I am going to talk about Sitting Bull. Born in 1831 in South Dakota and died on December the 15th of the year 1890 in Standing Rock Indian Reserve, sitting bull is a tribal chief and physician of the Lakotas Hunkpapas (Sioux). Sitting Bull gained the title of "holy man sioux", or "wičháša wakȟáŋ". His holy man's responsibilities were mainly the understanding of complex religious rituals and the management of Sioux's belief . He is one of the leading Native Americans resisting the US…

Imperialism is not a good policy for the United States as it discredited our reputation as an advocate for democracy. In Mark Twain 's essay ‘To the Person Sitting in the Darkness’ he talks about how our actions in Cuba were “honorable and righteous.” But yet our actions in the Philippines had affected our reputation as a proponent for democracy. The United States actions in Cuba were honorable as we were advocating…

Sitting Bull used many tools in his speach to his fellow Natives. He spoke of the land and what it means to them, and he spoke of their ancestors. The most effective tool the Sitting Bull used, however, is his comparisons of the people, the animals, and the land they roam. Animals were an incredibly important aspect of the natives lives. They provided food, and most other things that the natives used in their every day lives. They only took what they needed and did not waste any part of the…

In the speech by Sitting Bull, he uses a plethora of rhetorical devices to argue his points to his fellow Native American brethren. The three main rhetorical devices he uses in the excerpt are metaphors, personification and compound sentences. One of the main rhetorical devices present in this piece are metaphors. One example of the usage of metaphors would be when Sitting Bull exclaims, "the love of possessions is a disease in them." By this, he means that the white men have becoming…

Sitting in jail isn't fun. Sitting in a cage with guards all around you, is also no fun. This pretty much sums up Y/N's stay at Belle Reve Penitentiary. The guards where to be stationed around her so-called "cell", twenty-four seven. It wasn't even a cell, it was a cage that sat in the middle of an open space. The positioning of the guards wasn't the case however. The guards stood at attention for the first month or so. This wasn't because Y/N was a dangerous criminal, well she sort of was of…

discovered in the region. The US government directed the Sioux to vacate the region, which the Indians rejected. General Custer was called upon to lead a party of soldiers to force the Sioux Indians back to their reservation. The Sioux militants led by Sitting Bull did a great damage to the US soldiers. In the ensuing battle; General Custer and two hundred and sixty-five of his men were killed. Although, the Battle of Little Big Horn was momentary, it was regarded as a victory for the Native…

some of it was sacred, and they did not want to give up. Americans were also trying to make the Sioux Indians into Americans, but Sitting Bull refused, as well as the other members. Later, troops were…