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Buffalo Bill, 2006.
This literary study analyzes the similarities and differences in the descriptions of Buffalo Bill in "Black Elk Speaks" by Black Elk and "Green Grass, Running Water" by Thomas King.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper discusses Thomas King's novel "Green Grass, Running Water" and how it offers a modern socio economic view of Buffalo Bill as an exploiter of Native Americans. The paper compares King's view of Buffalo Bill to that of Black Elk's view in "Black Elk Speaks" which presents a picture of the historical Buffalo Bill that is more humane in how he remembers his adventures with the traveling Wild West show.
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"By understanding the intertextual references that King makes within his more modern depiction of Buffalo Bill, one can see how he is similar to Black Elk's explanations of how this famous western character interacted with Native Americans. In contrast, the Black Elk helps forge this intertextual message in portraying the reality of Indians in connection with the historical Buffalo Bill in opposition to King's modern view of Indians. In essence, a compare and contrast of these two narratives will be examined to discover how Buffalo Bill is represented in both modern and historical perspectives."
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North American Indians, 2006.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper looks at issues of native North American Indians in the context of imagery and stereotyping. This paper addresses the reasons for why they are stereotyped and how. The paper further discusses the issues of mascots.
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"What is an Indian? If we got our answers purely from mainstream and especially American media, we might believe they all live in tipis, smoke peace pipes and fight cowboys. Other stereotypes include the alcoholic Indian, the Indian as shaman, and the ecologically advanced and aware Native American (Minerd 2000). People create and maintain stereotypes for specific purposes and reasons. Although the problems with racism and stereotyping are numerous and all degrading, the most difficult and disabling issue is the theft of a modern identity and a place in the present world and society."
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Summary and Critique of Article, 2006.
A review of an article written by Cole Harris discussing the depopulation of British Columbia.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 4 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper reviews an article by Cole Harris, in which he investigates the causes of depopulation in British Columbia. The article focuses on the time period just prior to the arrival of Captain Vancouver, Galiano and other white settlers, with particular reference to depopulation caused by smallpox from 1782 onwards. The paper discusses Harris' point that agreement on the details about depopulation of the Natives are hard to come to, due to the intensely political issues involved.
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History: 19th century America, 2006.
An understanding and evaluation of the growth and expansion of 19th century America.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses how the basis of expansion into the west relied on a great many factors in the 19th century. America was a nation had land and bountiful resources, which allowed immigration, trade and land grabbing to become prominent. The paper further discusses how America as a young nation, rely on aggressive and often brutal measures to gain land with foreign entities, such as the Native Americans and Mexicans, which helped fuel a cut-throat economy for a white hegemonic population.
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"This historical study will evaluate the critical point that led to American expansion during the 19th century, and why the economic and immigrant related polices that helped to make this country grow. By learning of the westward expansion, one can realize the power of immigration and economics that helped to expand the boundaries of a young country. In essence, the economic and immigrant based trends of the America as a nation to grow into world power beginning at the Atlantic Ocean, and ending at the Pacific Ocean by the end of the century. The economic power of early America in the 19th century was based on trade and through westward expansion. The economic affect that fur trading had on the American west can be found through supply and demand."
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Hopi Kachina, 2006.
A discussion regarding the Hopi Kachina Indians, their traditions, beliefs and lifestyle.
2,700 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 4 sources, $ 106.95
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This paper discusses the history, lifestyle and beliefs of the Kachina, the ancestral spirits of the Hopi tribe, belonging to the Pueblo Indians who hail from Arizona. The paper further discusses the traditional and religious ceremonies of the Kachina, called Kachinas.
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"What is a Kachina? What do Kachina spirits do? What is a Kachina doll? These questions can be answered by studying about the Hopi Kachina spirits and Kachina dolls. "Kachinas (pronounced kah CHEE nuhs) are the ancestral spirits of the Hopi, a tribe of the Pueblo Indians who live in villages in northeastern Arizona" (Antoniotti). The Kachinas is a part of the history of the Hope tribe. They are loved by the Hopi people because they believed that they would bring good luck and prosperity to the people. "The Hopi believe that spirits exist not only in humans and animals but in all things - including plants and the elements. These katsinam are impersonated in Hope ceremonies called kachinas" (Tefertillar 194). In order to grasp understanding of the kachinas, it is important to look at the Kachina season, Hopi tribe, American Indian art of the kachina and kachina dolls."
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'Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth', 2006.
An analysis of Hayden Taylor's play, "Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth" by Hayden Taylor.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper argues that the play, "Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth" by Hayden Taylor, though dealing with issues of racial affiliations, accomplishes its goals by depicting the personal transformation of one character--Janice. This character learns a little more about who she is and better understands how lost she has been through the course of the play.
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"Hayden Taylor's play, "Only Drunks and Children Tell the Truth," presents an interesting perspective of what it means to be an American Indian in the modern world. Certainly it is a matter of cultural heritage, but it is also a matter of genetic heritage and, essentially, color. The character of Janice represents an individual who stands on the fringe of American Indian culture; although her physical appearance indicates her heritage to everyone she meets, she has spent almost her entire life completely cut-off from her people's culture. As a result, to the outside--white--world, Janice is just as Indian as the people that live on the Reserve. However, she finds that becoming a member of the Native- American community has more to do with one's way of looking at the world than with mere skin color. Fundamentally, Janice undergoes a personal metamorphosis from the..."
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Racism and Borowski and Hemingway, 2005.
A look at the theme of racism in the short stories of Tadeusz Borowski and Ernest Hemingway.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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Two short tales are examined, "This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentleman" by Tadeusz Borowski, and "Indian Camp" by Ernest Hemingway and the paper offers a social comment on racism. The characters presented must undergo crucial events that define the social problems being implemented between racial divides. The paper looks at how the outcome of death and guilt are the common result of the shame that is constructed through racial domination that devalues life to the lowest common denominator.
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"The theme of racism is important within the events that impart a comment on society within the short novel: This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentleman by Tadeusz Borowski and the short story: "Indian Camp" by Earnest Hemingway. By analyzing how racism affects the main characters in these stories, one can understand how tragedy, guilt, and death often ensue due to the pain of racial alienation in these short stories. In Borowski's This Way to the Gas, Ladies and Gentleman the numerous events of guilt due to surviving the gas chamber at an Nazi death camp impart a stern racism to Jewish people."
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