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    Historians believe that the Market Revolution was the most relevant fact in the period between 1793 and 1850. This belief is prevalent because the Market Revolution changed the way people lived their lives, as it was a time when farmers stopped being self-sufficient and started producing in order to sell. There are three main topics of why the Market Revolution was so important for historians, ranging from the revolution in Transportation and Communication, changes in agriculture and its…

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    In the painting, “Assiniboine Chief before and after Civilization” by George Catlin, it illustrated the tragic differences and the conflicts amongst the Native Americans and the white people. In the painting it shows two men dressed in different clothing on different sides of the painting. As you look closely you can tell that the two men are actually just one person. That mysterious man is an assiniboine chief. Located on the left side of the painting, the chief stands so great and proud. He…

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    When this was not enough they tried to convince poor people, by offering them incentives of social status and money. The continental congress was operated by rich men and whether America or Britain won the poor people were still under the rule of the elites. Zinn went further to discuss the fact the Washington did not want to allow black people to fight in the revolution for their freedom. Furthermore, tenants were promised land of their own and it…

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    In Chapter XXIV – “With Buffalo Bill in England,” Luther Standing Bear becomes an excellent leader and performer in establishing his duties with the Wild West Show. He becomes so dependable that Buffalo Bill respected him in many areas. Just for example when the time Buffalo Bill and Colonel Cody exclaimed about the “misused or neglected” way the Indians were treated at a dinner, giving them left-over, cold pancakes; the incident never happened again. Moreover, supervising seventy-five Sioux…

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    an American series of horror seasons on FX, that tell a new story season to season. The producers of the show are Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. The series is meant to reach out to a wide range of ages, I would say it mainly targets teenagers and people in their early to middle adulthood. The Asylum is the second season of the series American Horror Story. Asylum begins in the 1960’s at a mental institution named Briarclif Manor, which happens to be in the hands of a Catholic Church (Minear.…

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    States paint a picture of a relatively successful social and economic climb for people of color. These portrayals may suggest an integrated, equal society, but frequently are far from the truth. While middle-class people of color certainly exist, these portrayals hide the insidious nature of the normalization of “whiteness” and the racial stratification and inequality from which results. The privilege attributed to being white and the resulting inequalities for all others have created tangible…

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    Our society is culturally rich and full of vibrant colors which help create the beautiful tapestry we call society. However, within this beautiful tapestry the white privilege, hegemony, and ideology that is deeply woven in to this tapestry, dominate the beauty of what the tapestry represents, and overpowers the other fabrics that contribute to its beauty and it strengths. It our current times is critical that we are able to see all parts of the tapestry as equal, and how they interrelate to…

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    homelands to western states, like Oklahoma. The people who were part of the Trail of Tears got separated into groups and these people underwent horrendous weather, diseases, famishment, and even death. Another option they had if they did not want to go through the relocation was to become citizens of the United States, but only if they assimilated to a white lifestyle. This meant getting rid of their cultures and traditions to become Christian and abide to white leaders. The reason as to why the…

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    came from many white people who were bitter towards black people because of the power they gained politically during reconstruction. These acts of racial violence included race riots, lynching and various murders. There were many large groups and organization that were causing these acts of racial violence in large numbers. Many of these groups were created by people who felt the need to maintain white supremacy in our country. The members of the racist societies saw black people as a threat…

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    How difficult is it to be different than everyone else? According to Scout Finch, it 's not that hard. To Kill A Mockingbird is a book written by Harper Lee that explains the life of a girl named Jean Louise Finch. The nickname that everyone calls her is Scout. Other members of the book, including Scout, have a quality of being different. It is important to be different because it creates character, causes the person to become stronger, and overall makes them a better person. One of the…

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