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…No Longer Just Cowboys and Indians: Children and Television Violence What has the world come to these days? It often seems as if wherever one looks, violence rears its ugly head. We see it in the streets of our communities, back alleys of our…

…In a nation that produces around 800 films a year Indian people see films a a very important part of their culture. For Indian people "cinema is integral to their lives; it is not a distant, two to three hour distraction, but an explicit life-style…

…Over 400 years ago, the Powhatan Indians inhabited a place called Jamestown, Virginia. Their every-day life was disrupted, though, when, in 1607, a ship carrying men from England came to claim their land, making Jamestown their new capital. This could…

…        Conrad Richter presents a historic fictional work describing the colonial frontier in The Light in the Forest. True Son, born as John Butler, was captured by the Lenni Lenape Indians at the age of four. He was adopted by them and raised…

…The United States is experiencing a growing Asian Indian American population. As a community, the Indian American population in the United States has dramatically increased by almost 106 percent from 1990 to 2000, rising from 815,447 in 1990 to approx…

…<Tab/>European encounter with Indians and Africans has made a big impact on the shaping of todays North America, and Africa. It has played a major role in the history of these two continents. However, it is a history filled with sufferance…

…The plains Indians were an advanced unique nation of their time. Some people may perceive their cultural differences as 'cruel' or 'bloodthirsty'. This essay will show both views of the Native American's ways of life. The sun dance was a ceremony which…

…there was elbow room for both. Flames began to ignite when war between the mother countries of England and France broke out. Tensions increased when trading and rivalry between two colonies increased. Soon war broke out and it became known as the French and Indian War…

…and Americans. In the next pages I'll discuss examples of traditional "Christian" virtues in American Indian history and lore. Generosity to those in need is a fundamental Christian value. In Christian religions, this is even formalized in rule form as tithing…

…film industry. Next to Hollywood is Bollywood, which is Indian film industry. In Bollywood films are made in Hindi. Hollywood and Bollywood are the two main locations where commercial and art films are made. Bollywood produces nearly 98 percent commercial…