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Like many cultures, the American Indians passed down their own beliefs which describe the creations of Earth and people. Depending on the tribe, location, history, lifestyle and external influences each story contained its own unique variation. The following will compare and contrast the Cherokee and Navajo belief in creation as well as delve into the viewpoints of each tribe and their relationship with the earth, animals and other people. It is hard for a person to understand why particular…

In Erdrich’s Tracks, the novel tells a story of a Chippewa tribe that is forced to adapt to colonizers in the post-colonization state of America. Through the eyes of two distinct narrators, Nanapush and Pauline, the reader gets an inside view of the perspective of a Native-American tribe in post-colonial America. At the very beginning of the novel, Nanapush describes Native Americans dying from the spotted fever (or yellow fever) due to the colonizers bringing disease as they intermingle with…

This weekend has been pretty thought-provoking for me. We have heard stories regarding how others have found God and the different ways He can be perceived. And it is with this talk, I will expand on both of these notions. I want to share, the results of my friendship with God. Everyone has had different experiences, and He speaks to us in very diverse ways. In my life most often, in the form of something I least expected. When I am out and about and meet a stranger, or when I spend time with…

The Impact of the Wiindigoo in The Round House Louise Erdrich was born in 1954 in Little Falls, Minnesota, and identifies as Turtle Mountain Chippewa. Due to Erdrich’s Native American background, she has written many novels centered around Native American themes. Erdrich’s novel, The Round House, is told from Joe, a thirteen-year-old boy’s, point of view, showing how he copes with the event of his mother’s rape. Joe is outraged that the authorities are not doing more to help find the man…

Pepper’s was the perfect album released at the perfect time. With the band growing up musically, along with society, a bold statement was needed in popular music; a musical revolution of sorts. The Beatles delivered visually with the album’s cover, conceptually with the album’s theme and idea, as well as sonically with such…

Most children have a certain thing that they take from their parents once they grow up. I learned many things from my parents. One thing that has always stuck with me is a love for music. I grew up listening to artist such as “The band,” “James Taylor,” “Dion and the Belmont’s,” Elvis Presley, and many others. With that said there was one group that was above all in my father’s eyes, and that group was the Beatles. My father absolutely adored the Beatles and especially one man in particular,…

Jared grew up in NJ and he grew up with a younger brother. The song he chose was Free Bird by Lynyrd Skynyrd. A friend recommended the band to him. He likes to listen to the song with the windows down in his car. The guitar solos are the best parts of the song. The reason he likes the song is because he likes to be free. The song “Freebird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd tells me that they like to be free and it can also mean that he is finally free to go out into the world after living with his family for…

emulate the Beatles music proving an outlet for people who crave the sound of the Beatles. They were harassed by England’s media for replicating the Beatles sound, though are praised everywhere else as an ambitious band able to live up to the Beatles reputation. ELO, to others were not just a band copying the Beatles. They are a second Beatles that encourage people to look within their memories as musicians. Overall ELO’s success came from the manner in which they replicated the Beatles sound…

Rock and Roll in Cleveland The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a famous museum that is located in Cleveland, Ohio. This museum teaches, engages, and inspires through the power of rock and roll. The museum was opened to celebrate rock music because it became so popular in the 1950s. People pass the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland every day without knowing it is an important historical landmark in Ohio. In the polls, Cleveland was ranked first for where the Hall of Fame museum should be…

shelves, and the band skyrockets to the top of the charts. However, fame, fortune, and stress soon engulf them as they orchestrate seventeen hit singles and sell an estimated 600 million records worldwide. This legendary band entered the world at a time when people needed an escape from the chaos, and they truly connected with their generation. They were an unprecedented phenomenon that exhibited a unique sound while maintaining simplicity. The Beatles are the most influential band in history…