...The author of Indian Horse, Richard Wagamese, wrote the book Indian Horse with first had knowledge of residential schooling. I strongly believe that I can trust Richard’s perception of residential schools because in a way, Richard was retelling his version of his second hand residential schooling experiences. Given my past knowledge of residential schools and after watching several interviews of residential school survivors, I know that the majority of the events in the book are true. Knowing how Native American's were treated in residential schools and the way that residential schools affected Richard’s life, I think that Richard’s version of residential schooling isn’t that far off from the truth. Richard’s parents and extended family attended...
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...Summary of “The Paradise Called Texas” “The Paradise Called Texas” is a novel about a German girl Mina and her family, who emigrated to Texas in 1845 because of the war. The family had been told that a Verein awaits their arrival. The Verein would help them with supplies, horses and wagons. But they didn’t. It was a terrible winter on the coast of Texas, and Minas’ mother and many others died that winter. At last they gathered enough money together with the Kaufman family to by a wagon. The family was going to New Braunfel, because that was where the Verein have its headquarters, so that they could find out what to do next. On their way to New Braunfel, Mina and her sister met some Indians, while they were searching for food. The Indian man stood on a rocky rise near creek. He was tall and sinewy with a red robe draped around his waist, and he had long black hair. Mina was so afraid, that she dropped all of the food. Mina screamed to her sister, that she should run. After a while the Indian motioned with his arm for someone to come. From behind the bushes an Indian woman and girl appeared riding on a horse. The girl Amaya was the same age as Mina. The little girl undid her belt, and gave it to Mina. Mina then found out, that they were friendly, and the only thing they wanted was to trade with a lock of her hair. After Mina had given her lock of hair, the little girl helped Mina to pick up the food she dropped. Further inland the party of Germans decides to settle down...
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...is used against individuals. In Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse, the protagonist Saul Indian Horse experiences love for hockey, but eventually endures racial issues in which he vacillates between playing and quitting. Initially hockey gives Saul a sense of freedom and self-esteem which motivates him to seek a career in hockey, however, due to the racism he faces while playing causes him to give up his love for the game. Saul’s love for freedom and his self-esteem while playing hockey motivates him to seek a career in hockey in the future. First of all, hockey gives Saul a sense of freedom that he never experienced. When the Moose are in Espanola and...
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...1. The Gift of the Magi "The Gift of the Magi" is a short story written by O. Henry (a pen name for William Sydney Porter), about a young married couple and how they deal with the challenge of buying secret Christmas gifts for each other with very little money. As a sentimental story with a moral lesson about gift-giving, it has been a popular one for adaptation, especially for presentation during the Christmas season. The plot and its "twist ending" are well-known, and the ending is generally considered an example of situational irony. It was allegedly written at Pete's Tavern[2][3] on Irving Place in New York City. Plot Mr. James Dillingham Young ("Jim") and his wife, Della, are a couple living in a modest flat. They each have one possession in which they take pride: Della's beautiful long, flowing hair and Jim's gold watch, which had belonged to his father and grandfather. On Christmas Eve, with only $1.87 in hand, and desperate to find a gift for Jim, Della sells her hair for $20, and eventually finds a platinum fob chain for Jim's watch for $21. Happy to have found the perfect gift at last, she runs home and begins to prepare dinner. When Jim comes home, he looks at Della with an expression “that she could not read, and it terrified her.” Della then admits to Jim that she sold her hair to buy him his present. Jim gives Della her present — an array of expensive combs for her hair (referred to as “The Combs”). Della then shows Jim the chain she bought for him, to...
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...Adversity and struggle are common occurences of our lives. We often find ourselves in a state of adversity when things are not going our way. In Richard Wagamese’ The Indian Horse, Saul, the main character and the story’s protagonist, is faced with severe adversity, and struggle through emotional hardships. As the story progresses, Saul finds ways to overcome some of these issues through hockey and revisiting past memorable places. The following paper will cover the many things that degrade Saul, examine how he is able to ultimately overcome them, and cover his alcohol addiction. Often times people may be mocked, and although they may not express it, can hurt them deeply. Saul is mocked several times throughout the novel. There was a time...
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...TERM PAPER SUB CULTURE OF THE PUNJAB NAME: UMAIR CHEEMA COURSE: SS0127 - Sociology SUBMITTED TO: ASIF H. QURESHI DATE: 4/18/15 SERIAL NO: 17 ROLL NO: L13-4154 NARROWED TOPIC: “Festivals, tombs ceremonies, local customs” TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Executive Summary II. Introduction III. Objectives IV. Scientific Investigation I. Literature Review II. Hypothesis III. Methodology IV. Collecting the Data V. Analyzing Data: VI. Conclusion: VII. Recommendations V. REFERENCES Executive summary: The society of Pakistan has many different cultures. The east of country is mainly Punjabi, the south is mainly Sindhi in the east are the tribal cultures. In many areas the tribes and cultures are mixed, most Pakistanis are Punjabi and most of the nation are Sunni Muslim. Culture comprises of the virtues and codes that retain in any particular nation, which becomes the traditional value of that nation. May be it is a food or a dress code, Pakistani culture is of its supreme quality. Punjab is the heart of cultural values. Many traditions are the part of Pakistani culture, for instance, the annual ceremonies on the tombs, the spring festival which is celebrated on a wide scale when all the cities are decorated with flowers, kite flying is another charm of these spring festivals, Wagah border ceremony that happens at the International border gate before 5PM each day, the Festival of Lamps, Mela Chiraghan, is also give...
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...Pachankis 2nd Period 12/1/15 Chapter Summaries Prologue Diamond wonders why Eurasia presided over other cultures. The question was answered with racial intelligence differences and environmental differences. He also talks about survival of the fittest. He says that intelligence is closely linked to human and cultural survival. All of these questions would be answered by the end of the book. Part One: - From Eden to Cajamarca Chapter 1. Up to the Starting Line Evolution is explained, relating us and our “ancestors” of many centuries ago. Primates such as gorillas are said to be our closest relatives. Africa presides as the homeland for all species. Neanderthals have always been viewed as mindless, mentally deranged creatures. Fifty years ago, The Great Leap Forward was like a big advancement in technology. Hominids also began to spread across New Guinea and Australia. The larger animals that failed to attain protection qualities against other predators during evolution died out and became extinct. Eurasia also occured. It became the more advanced between them and Africa, although Africa started out on top. Chapter 2. A Natural Experiment of History The Maori and Moriori descended from Polynesians,...
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...David takes on a huge development in personality and throughout the story he gets more and more able to understand why people around him perform certain actions. We see this through his narrative point of view; were he, in the start of the story rarely perceive the simplest of incidents to the end were he reads people as if they were open books. In short it could be said that, David escapes his innocence of being a child, and develops a mature state of mind. David Hayden’s transition to adolescence it also explores possible motivations and explanations behind an individual’s actions. David also learns the moral values of responsibility, maturity, protection and trust. The main problem could be family conflict, or family crisis. Summary: Montana 1948 by Larry Watson is a novel about a boy called David Hayden. David is 12 years old and usually only takes interest in exploring his surroundings, either by horseback riding, hunting or fishing. David also has his own weapons, a rifle and a shotgun, which he and his friends primarily use to shoot up road signs and tin cans. David...
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...[pic] Analysis of financial statement 525 Semester 2 2013 Individual Assignment Student Name: Lihan Ye Student Number: 16030886 Part 1 History of Patties foods Patties Foods, whose former name is Patties Bakery, now is the largest pie supplier in Australia. It was founded by the Rijs Family who are the immigrants from Holland in 1966. Today’s Patties Foods is based in Bairnsdale, own 7 famous brands, including Patties, Patties Gluten Free, Four’N twenty, Nanna’s, Herbert Adams, Creative Gormet and Chefs Pride. Patties’ major activities Patties is a brand for party foods. They are small pies and children love them. The Patties Gluten Free brand is designed for people who has dietary requirement or people follow the Gluten Free diet. Patties Gluten Free guarantee its product being high quality and nutritive. Four’N Twenty is a very famous brand in Australia, for their meat pies, pasties and sausage rolls. Nanna’s is also a brand for fruit pies. And for Herbert Adams, it is a brand for its beef pies, pasties and rolls. Creative Gourment is a brand for frozen fruit, berries and desserts. Chefs Pride, it contain a lot of categories, such as IQF fruit, Fruit Coulis, French Crepes and Chocolate Dessert Cups. They are delicate. All in all, the majority of Patties’ product is packaged freezing food, which is available from Coles and Woolworths Supermarket nationally, Internet security is a catch-all term for a very broad issue covering security for...
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...In what ways did the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark Expedition have an impact on westward expansion and how did Jefferson's message to Congress (1803) show his vision for the new republic? The reasons why the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis Clark Expedition had an impact on the westward expansion, including the reasons why Thomas Jefferson arranged the journey, a summary of his vision for the new republic (Jefferson’s Secret Message) and the outcome of his vision as it relates to the Westward Expansion. “The portion of their country most important for us is exactly that which they do not inhabit. Their settlements are not on the Mississippi, but in the interior country. They have lately shown a desire to become agricultural; and this leads to the desire of buying implements and comforts. In the strengthening and gratifying of these wants, I see the only prospect of planting on the Mississippi itself, the means of its own safety. Duty has required me to submit these views to the judgment of the Legislature; but as their disclosure might embarrass and defeat their effect, they are committed to the special confidence of the two Houses.” (Jefferson, 1803) Taken from Thomas Jefferson’s Secret Message to Congress of 1803. This excerpt introduces the vision of Thomas...
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...Culture Summary for Nabajo As described by Adams, William Yewdale (2004), the Nabajo are an American Indian culture located in Arizona and New Mexico. They were often referred to as “Apaches” in sixteenth-century Spanish documents. Although they were referred to as this, so were many other Athapaskan-speaking groups of the New Mexico Province. After the sixteenth-century, they were always referred to as “Navajo” (or “Nabajo” in the Spanish language). No one is absolutely sure of the origin of the name but it has been speculated to be derived from the Tewa Pueblo Indian word for “cultivated fields”. This name was most likely given to the Navajo people because of their dependency on agriculture. The traditional home of the Navajo people has...
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...A Passage to India E. M. Forster Online Information For the online version of BookRags' A Passage to India Premium Study Guide, including complete copyright information, please visit: http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide−passageindia/ Copyright Information ©2000−2007 BookRags, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The following sections of this BookRags Premium Study Guide is offprint from Gale's For Students Series: Presenting Analysis, Context, and Criticism on Commonly Studied Works: Introduction, Author Biography, Plot Summary, Characters, Themes, Style, Historical Context, Critical Overview, Criticism and Critical Essays, Media Adaptations, Topics for Further Study, Compare &Contrast, What Do I Read Next?, For Further Study, and Sources. ©1998−2002; ©2002 by Gale. Gale is an imprint of The Gale Group, Inc., a division of Thomson Learning, Inc. Gale and Design® and Thomson Learning are trademarks used herein under license. The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Encyclopedia of Popular Fiction: "Social Concerns", "Thematic Overview", "Techniques", "Literary Precedents", "Key Questions", "Related Titles", "Adaptations", "Related Web Sites". © 1994−2005, by Walton Beacham. The following sections, if they exist, are offprint from Beacham's Guide to Literature for Young Adults: "About the Author", "Overview", "Setting", "Literary Qualities", "Social Sensitivity", "Topics for Discussion", "Ideas for Reports and Papers". © 1994−2005, by Walton Beacham. All other...
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...one must not harvest it. One must return to the group so that all in attendance, male and female, could return to the spot together. After a long and unfruitful search, Anna and her husband finally found one peyote fruit. Heeding the head peyote man’s warning, Anna and her husband returned to the quilts on the ground where they learned that they were the only couple in the group to find peyote. The head peyote man held a second spiritual ceremony of smoking, singing, and praying. As a group, the peyote seeking people returned to the area that had one fruit of peyote. Amazingly, there were large walls of cacti that were covered in peyote fruit. Their adherence to the peyote man’s warning had rewarded them with a large harvest of peyote. In summary, peyote usage is purely medicinal and spiritual. It is not a recreational drug, nor is it one that is abused or taken for granted by the Comanche. Ronald “Ron” Parker Interview, 25 March 2017 Ron Parker is the great grandson of Chief Quanah Parker, who served as an infantry officer in Vietnam. Ron presents the history of Comanche and of his great grandfather at events that respect the heritage of the Comanche. Ron is a descendant from a separate wife of Quanah. As in the other interviews, Ron presented Parker with love and respect based upon oral histories handed down to him by his relatives. Interestingly enough, the interview revealed a slightly different position on which Quanah’s successes with the United States government and...
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...Often this genre of movie is accompanied by the buddy trope, most often per say in the “Buddy Cop” movies, which in fact are still following the Western format. This buddy trope typically consists of two male characters as the lead, one white man and one man of another race (usually black). This trope was a popular demonstration of the façade that the blacks and the whites get along perfectly and treat each other equally and with equal respect. Although this idea was still just a façade, it was entertaining especially to the American audience. This buddy trope was shown in “The Pioneers” through the use of Natty Bumpo and John Mohegan (Chingachgook), Natty being the white man and Indian John being the man of color in this case. Natty is a woodsman who lives in a cabin with John who used to be a powerful Indian Chief and they both happen to know Fire-Eater, the man who used to own all the land in their area. In general, throughout the story of “The Pioneers” the characters that are not both white and male are treated with disrespect and unfairly. For example, in Chapter 12 while Oliver...
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...• Summary of the Case: Tommy Miah the name itself explains the person very nicely. Today Tommy Miah has become a brand name, whenever we hear the name first thing we recognize is food. This became possible only for the true entrepreneurial effort given by Mr. Tommy Miah, as we know that he believes in a slogan “Hard work, more hard work and marketing”. This great man is a gift to Bangladesh form a historical place of Bangladesh, The place is Maulvibazar which is positioned in Sylhet, 1959 was the year when this living legend was born. So the root of Mr. Tommy Miah is Bangladesh, he got the opportunity to migrate himself to another historical place of the world popularly known as Britain. The foundation base of cooking mania was actually a gift from his mother, when Mr. Tommy was young considerably a kid, he got the opportunity to get informal training from his mother so that was the starting of the journey now he is a celebrity chef of Britain. At the age of sixteen he got married to Rina Miah, only courageous people can take such decision. Getting married only at the age of sixteen is not a matter of joke. Now he has three children’s even grandchildren’s. Tommy got a job in one of Birmingham's many Indian restaurants as a kitchen porter, washing pots and pans. Back in his kitchen he kept on practicing and perfecting the dishes he learned from observing his master chefs at the workplace. Tommy Miah first started a conventional and restaurant in Birmingham's Broad Street...
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