Sitting

get rich was now for the American settlers, but the only problem was a Native American tribe called the Sioux occupied this land. The United States Government saw this as a problem. On January 31, 1876, the government urged the Sioux leader named Sitting Bull, and his people to give their land away to white settlers and move to a reservation. The Sioux decided not to leave, and that this was their land. At this point, the Sioux and the whites hated each other. Meanwhile, the United States…

company was cutting down the trees in the forest and destroying a local ecosystem. Pacific Lumber’s actions awoke in inner calling inside of Julia that led her to take a stand in preserving on of the earth’s natural habitat by participating in a tree sitting…

Zits is a foster child, having spent the majority of his life moving from one negative or abusive family experience to another. Most of his time traveling gave him a lot of experiences. Over the book ZIts accomplish much more experiences than anyone else over the world.Result of time traveling, he also changed to angry little boy into critical thinking and individual. One event that most effect on ZIts was his second time traveling. Which was Native Indian Boy, a small boy at the camp of Little…

together to fight back. (Fredriksen “Crazy”). This sense of unity between the tribes was one of many events that led to the outcome of Little Bighorn for many reasons. By 1875, Sitting Bull had already gathered upwards of “4,000 Sioux, Arapaho, and Cheyenne warriors to help drive the white prospectors off their land” (Fredriksen “Sitting”). The newly founded Sioux army then proceeded to kill and drive of white prospectors looking for gold (Fredriksen “Crazy”). Due to the large amount of…

The Modern Way of Sitting Joan Brown’s piece titled Girl Sitting 1962 depicts a nude female body in a sitting pose. This colorful piece was made in 1962 and can be found in the Oakland Museum of California. Located on a white wall within a thin black frame that is five by four feet tall, the painting is composed of oil paints on a canvas. The subject is positioned toward the left; therefore, leaving a big empty space on the right. Overall, several factors contribute to deliver an effective…

born into successful families grow up receiving anything they want; however, when they grow they realize they must work for these possessions and often times struggle to earn these on their own. The crave to own such items is often criticized, as Sitting Bull, the leader of the Hunkpapa Lakota Sioux tribe, writes, “Strangely enough, they have a mind to till the soil, and the love of possessions is a disease in them.” Bull compares the love of possessions to a deathly disease. The…

Black Elk was a leader among his people during the latter half of the 19th century. Although he is not as widely recognized as other leaders of the time including Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, Black Elk had a key part in helping his people hold onto hope even in their dire situation. While most people’s idea of progress in the late 1800’s regarding the so called “Indian problem” involved assimilation or outright eliminating them from the map, Black Elk’s definition of progress was significantly…

Thomas-Builds-the-Fire was arrested for detaining the reservation postmaster, Eve Ford. Several years later, the case goes to trial and the Bureau of Indian affairs grants Thomas an opportunity to give his testimony. During the trial, Alexie mentions Eve Ford sitting among the audience who ponders Thomas’ crime by thinking, “he hasn’t done anything wrong” (Alexie 95). The trial continues with Thomas’ speech, where he provides glimpses into different Native American perspectives by describing…

researching pet sitting services because we thought leaving three pets with friends or neighbours would be an imposition. Much to our surprise we could not find any such service to our satisfaction. Leaving the pets in the care of the teenager next door was not an option this time. Finally, we decided that the rest of the family should go ahead and I would stay behind to look after the pets. Necessity is the mother of invention! That was when the idea struck me to start a pet sitting…

Americans were put into reservations and forced, or at least they tried to make the natives face Cultural appropriation. It is also about how others like Sitting Bull, go and instead of submitting fight against white authority in there own distinct ways. One of the main characters in the film, Charles Eastman, is a Sioux doctor who became assimilated. Sitting Bull is the Sioux chief of whom refuses…