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…. Thermal springs occur in various areas. Many small unavoidable rivers pass through the island. The green represents Jamaica?s agricultural resources and also represents hope. The Arawak Indians were the first inhabitants of Jamaica. They were very good…
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…. Approximately 50% of the people are from African descent, and the rest are from European, East Indian, Carib, Chinese or Lebanese descent. About 60% of the people are Roman Catholics and the rest are Protestants. Most of the people are poor because of the high…
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…the Progressive Era (1900- 1920). "As in all the Indian Wars, the pursuit of the Nez Perces was a campaign to confine an independent people and suppress their religion undertaken by a nation ostensibly dedicated to liberty and justice" (West 203). Progressivism brought…
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…the Indians, savages as he calls them, to portray a sense of danger to his encounters. The tale of him traveling to Jamestown with the 12 Indian guides shows how he uses this. Bradford, on the other hand, focused on the hardships and difficulties experienced…
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…seems the most far-fetched of all. When the travelers are hiding in the blockhouse, some non-friendly Indians come in close vicinity of the shelter. As Cooper plays out the nearly silent scene, one can’t help but feel for the small nearly defenseless group…
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…by the governing white minority on the black (African, Colored, and Indian) population in South Africa. An agreement was reached in November 1993 pledging an end to apartheid, and South Africa held its first non-racial elections in 1994. Apartheid was much criticized…
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…on account of rent from my publisher in England. My renter, a well developed man. He runs a silversmith shop. He is also an artist. I am sure he will show me pieces of his work. His wife, a very friendly lady from the reports. She is half Indian. They have 2…
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…the vedAnta schools of Indian philosophy. The upanishadic quest is to understand brahman, the source of everything, the Atman, the Self, and the relationship between brahman and Atman…
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…18 miles south of what we now know as Washington, D.C. The newly acquired land was the site of the now famous Washington home of Mt. Vernon. John Washington was well known as a planter, businessman, and military leader. The Indians called him…
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…about the Ohlone Indians. The Ohlone Indians were the first people to inhabit the Natural Bridges area. Small tribes, many with languages that were different than those of their neighbors, spanned the region from San Francisco Bay to Monterey Bay. Local…
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