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Totem Poles, 2007.
A discussion on totem poles as a spiritual form of ethnic art.
2,319 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 71.95
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This paper researches and writes about the building of totem poles as a spiritual, multicultural art form. Specifically, it looks at the recent totem poles carved by Jewell Praying Wolf James from the Lummi Native American Nation. It also discusses the tradition of totem poles and how their use and meaning may have changed in Native-American culture from the late 18th century to present day.
From the Paper
"Despite the long and important tradition of totems and the celebrations relating to them (called potlashes), they have experienced great challenges and setbacks in the past centuries. In Canada, the Indian Act of 1876 made potlatching and other Native customs illegal. Many consider that the Indian Act destroyed tribal life in Canadian Native Americans, and it certainly had an impact of native culture and art; totem poles and other art was destroyed or confiscated, and people violating the laws were imprisoned or fined heavily. In both Canada and the United States, the abuse of Native Americans and their lack of rights under the American and Canadian governments resulted in mass export of their art, if it was not destroyed (Malin 167-68). "
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke, 2007.
A look at the impact of disease on the lost American colony of Roanoke.
969 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper discusses how one of the most perplexing historical mysteries of early American history is that of the lost colony of Roanoke. It examines how the initial contact between the settlers and the Roanoke Indians included a biological clash at the microbiological level in the form of disease and how disease weakened and reduced the native population. It also examines how, because of the intellectual and religious interpretations available to the American Indians at the time, the virulence of the diseases acted as a kind of unintentional, but effective weapon of fear for the settlers.
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"When first exposed to the early English colonists in what would become the Southern United States, the native population experienced an almost immediate, precipitous "depopulation" that was mainly due to imported European diseases that the native populace had not been exposed to ever before. Thus, the Roanoke Indians had not built up immunity towards European ailments in a way that the settlers, who had experienced exposure to such microbes all their lives, had been able to form within their bodies. In coastal North Carolina alone, measles, smallpox, and colds caused a death rate of up to a quarter of some of the native villages near the Roanoke colony. "
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The Dilemma of Beacheaven, 2006.
A look at the dilemma the community of Beacheaven face when electing a new police captain.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper takes a look at the community of Beacheaven and the issues they face when electing a new police captain. According to this paper, Beacheaven has always taken pride in aiming to increase the representation of females and minorities within their community. This paper reports that the Concerned Citizens Coalition will decide to rally for an affirmative action solution.
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"The city of Beacheaven took a positive step in announcing their affirmative action plan and it should be noted that any positive action would always have a group of people opposing it. When the city announced its plan it should carry it out without caring about any legal action. Such actions are important to reduce the act of discrimination that is prevalent in our society today. "Employment discrimination experts agree that antidiscrimination laws such as the Civil Rights Act encourage, and in many instances require, affirmative action" (Forman, 1991). Affirmative action is necessary and people from the minorities should be brought up to higher ranks and highly paid jobs rather than left concentrated at lower paid jobs. Opportunity should be given to them so that they can excel and make their living standards better. Equal opportunity should be present for all the races in the United States. Moreover, gender discrimination should also be subtracted and men and women should have equal job opportunities. Affirmative action is being taken by many nations of the world because they realize its importance. "India, for example, has undertaken affirmative action initiatives in regard to disfavored castes that are both older and more extensive than any program ventured in the United States" (Ginsburg, 2000). Its 1950 constitution boldly affirms affirmative action because it realizes that equal opportunity should be presented to all the castes and races in India."
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Harjo Poetry, 2006.
An analysis of Joy Harjo's poetry.
953 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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The paper analyzes the poems of Joy Harjo, a member of the Muskogee Tribe of American Indians and of mixed American Indian and European heritage. The paper shows how her poems integrate the past and the present to show continuance in life from one generation to the next. The writer discusses how Harjo was still connected to some of the ways of the earlier Native Americans. The paper further examines the use of repetition as a poetic device.
From the Paper
"The interesting aspect about Harjo's poem "Remember" (2004, 42) from a new historic approach is that it does as she says: incorporates the past the present. In the poem, the reader first is reminded to remember the past, when the American Indians told stories about nature and the world around them. Then Harjo jumps in time to the present to an Iowa City bar, which perhaps is a reflection on the problems that American Indians have had on the reservations with alcohol and the disease fetal alcohol syndrome. It may also mean that American Indian women are in a different role today than in the past. They can be found in male-oriented environments as well as those normally considered for females such as the home."
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"Trail of Tears", 2006.
A review of the book "Trail of Tears" depicting the eviction of Cherokee Indians from their homes.
2,974 words (approx. 11.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 87.95
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This paper discusses, in detail, the book entitled "Trail of Tears" and the events that it is based on. The book starts with a passage about the Cherokee Indians who trudged through the landscape of Georgia in the year 1838, during their travel from Georgia to Oklahoma. This was because they had, in fact been forced to vacate the homes that they had known for the past many years by the United States Government.
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"Thus it was that the more than 16,000 native Indian people who were removed from their territories in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina and sent on to Indian Territory, today known as Oklahoma, reached the state and settled there, amidst large scale loss of lives and with almost no resources. (Military, Trail of Tears) One Cherokee says that according to Cherokee myth, when there is a curve in the rod, then it means that there will be a barn at the next turn, where one can seek shelter. However, for the Cherokees on their trail of tears, this did not happen, and they were forced to keep on walking and walking, until they either died or they reached their destination, finally. (Ellis, 2001)"
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Agasga's Journal, 2006.
A fictional journal depicting the life of "Agasga", a Cherokee woman.
2,558 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 77.95
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The paper was written by a woman whose great-great grandmother was a Cherokee. The journal is based upon her life and how she relates to her heritage. The journal is written as though she really lived in 1755, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The author has researched the Cherokee people of the 18th century and used the research to create a historically possible scenario in her journal, a journal describing the culture and traditions of the time.
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"September 7, 1755. It is harvest time now. Soon winter will be upon us, and our whole extended family, aunts, uncles, and cousins will all live together through the cold moons. But before that we will celebrate the Green Corn Festival. When the priest ignites the Town House fire, he will call upon an old beloved woman to pull a basket full of newly ripened fruits and bring them to the beloved square."
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An Interview About Cultural Diversity, 2006.
An interview with a person of Hispanic decent who lives in America.
1,053 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 36.95
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This paper is an interview of a person who describes himself as "Hispanic." He comments on his culture, Hispanic representation in the media, discrimination towards him and religious affiliation. He elaborates on the challenges he experiences being part of a minority group, as well as the benefits in his eyes.
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"My interviewee reported that he thinks great strides have been made in how Hispanics are shown in the media. However, he still thought it was misleading. For example, he noted that even when a role was a Hispanic character, a non-Hispanic actor plays the role. He used the example of Catherine Zeta-Jones, who is from Wales, in the Zorro movies. He feels Hispanic actors are under-represented compared to the number of them living in the United States."
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