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Native Americans and Healthcare, 2006.
This paper details the lack of adequate healthcare services in the Native American community.
1,066 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 37.95
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This writer of this paper examines the current situation in the Native American community and the absence of acceptable healthcare services offered. Topics discussed in this paper include: Healthcare funding, recruitment and retention of healthcare staff, changes to federal programs and cultural issues. This paper also discusses the Hispanic community which faces similar barriers to healthcare. This paper explores the various strategies to address the healthcare issues of Native Americans developed by the Indian Health Design Team.
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"Hispanics face similar barriers to healthcare, as do Native Americans. These are the lack of providers, which are close in proximity to the patient. Many Hispanics live in rural areas, which are far from healthcare providers. This problem does not only affect those in rural areas, but urban areas as well, another area which is heavily populated by Hispanics. Patients in this area may still have to travel quite a distance for healthcare, the choice of which may be limited due to type of coverage they have and they may not have adequate means of transportation. Finally, a healthcare provider who is closer may not be accepted due to differences in nationality."
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The Confederate Flag as a Symbol, 2006.
A look at the Confederate flag and other symbols and their meaning.
1,836 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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In this paper the author centers on the symbols adopted by a group or nation whether it be for good or bad. He uses examples such as the swastika and yellow smiley face and how when these symbols are seen they influence our attitudes and existence.The author continues with a history of the Confederate flag from its inception until its demise. The paper concludes with the author's own personal opinion of what should be done with the Confederate flag.
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"Indeed, those responsible for the act do so despite vehement opposition from all corners of society. Their actions seem irrational and almost childish in this era of emphatic political correctness and sensitivity to the plight of discriminated minorities. When such great measures are being taken to redress the wrongs of four centuries worth of prejudiced subjugation, this seems to be a giant step backwards. The modern American prides himself on his democracy and fairness towards all; why then must some revel in the archaic heritages of backward thinking?"
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"North American Indian Ecology", 2006.
This paper reviews and examines Donald Hughes' book "North American Indian Ecology" which focuses on a wide range of ecological and environmental issues faced by Native American Indians in the 20th century.
2,310 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 1 source, APA, $ 71.95
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This paper explores and details North American Indian life and culture as portrayed in Donald Hughes' book "North American Indian Ecology." This paper discusses the land issues facing the North American Indian tribes including overgrazing, erosion and assessments of appropriate land usage. The writer of this paper finds Hughes' book to be straightforward and concise in clarifying the characteristics of Indian life such as hunting, food growing and rituals.
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"Tribes are having to mediate the disparate demands of their members and the industrial mindset of the BIA to balance forest use for economic need and preservation for cultural need. Tribes face many of the same problems as non-Native communities held hostage by the timber industry. Replanting has not always kept pace with harvesting on public or trust lands. The push to harvest old-growth timber is constrained by federal mandates to protect endangered species habitats, putting people out of work. Few local communities gain the "value-added" benefits of processing their own timber especially jobs and new businesses and when they do the environmental impact of mill sites has to be factored into any cost-benefit analysis."
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"Revenge of the Pequots", 2006.
A discussion of the book "Revenge of the Pequots: How a Small Native American Tribe Created the World's Most Profitable Casino" by Kim Isaac Eisler.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the Foxwoods Casino, owned and operated by the Pequot Indian Tribe in Connecticut, as detailed in the book "Revenge of the Pequots" by Kim Isaac Eisler. The author of this paper explains the history and politics -- both tribal and national -- behind the casino and its founder, Richard Skip Hayward.
From the Paper
"While we drive through southern Connecticut towards east along I-95 we get to pass through the congestion of Bridgeport and New Haven and New London at the end of which it comes across as though we are surrounded in a region that is fully wild grown and it seems like we have entered wilderness. But this was before the 1980's when southeastern Connecticut had not developed as much as it has now and since the early 1980s southeastern Connecticut has turned into a clamorous, traffic-choked gambling Mecca that has reached its peak because of the establishment of Fox woods High Stakes Bingo and Casino which as described by the author is Kim Isaac Eisler is one of the most successful cash-producing enterprises in the world and "the most profitable casino in the history of the United States."
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"American Slavery, American Freedom", 2006.
A review of Edmund S. Morgan's book about the paradox of freedom and slavery and exploitation in American history.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper summarizes and reviews Edmund S. Morgan's book, "American Slavery, American Freedom and explains that the book, while showing that white Americans exploited black Americans and that rich Americans exploited poor Americans, also shows that the first American exploitation was of the Native Americans by the English Settlers.
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"Clearly, the English had certain experiences of the Native Americans that impacted the colonists' initial visions of life and society in the New World. For example, there was widespread distrust between these settlers and the Native Americans, based on their previous relationship. However, the Virginia Company planned to bring goodwill to the Native Americans, though their ultimate expectation was that the natives would become part of the English community."
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"Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California", 2006.
This paper reviews and examines Douglas Monroy's book "Thrown Among Strangers: The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California."
1,110 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper uncovers the plight of the Native Americans at the hands of both the Spaniards of Mexico and the Anglo Americans. Douglas Monroy the author of "Thrown Among Strangers: The Making of Mexican Culture in Frontier California" seeks to demonstrate through exploration what he defines as labor relations policies in two distinctly different eras as portrayed in the book. This paper details why Monroy's portrayal of the Mexican invasion and its all-subsuming impact on indigenous Indian culture is often insightful albeit contradictory. This paper also discusses the author's insistence that the American domination was far worse than that imposed by the Spaniards.
Topics covered in this report include:
Introduction
Barbarian Strangers at the Gates
Conclusion
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"However, both share the primary reason for success: the imposition of systems upon the natives so alien and intrinsically unacceptable that they seemed literally to overwhelm their defeated victims. In the case of the Spaniards, this involved a complex interweaving of religion, family interrelations, sociocultural customs, historical/chronological self-image and economic concepts that diverged sharply from what the Indians could understand or assimilate. Later, the 19th century Americans also imposed a variety of new systems, but with a dramatic difference."
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"'Tambo: Life in an Andean Village", 2006.
A personal discussion on Julia Meyerson's book, "'Tambo: Life in an Andean Village".
1,095 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 0 sources, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses Meyerson's book from a personal point of view. Offering a brief summary of the book, the author delves into the similarities and differences between the author and Quechua Indian in 'Tambo. The paper discusses their lifestyle, how they deal with emotion, their day to day life and technology in contrast and comparison to that of the author's.
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"The ongoing struggle for survival provides an explanation for the seemingly barren emotionality which the people of 'Tambo often evidence, as well. As Meyerson explains, "people cannot allow disappearance or death, even of their own children, to interrupt the rhythms of their lives: the crops must be planted, tended, harvested, the food cooked...the living and present must be provided for" (184). In my world, we are allowed to indulge our emotions as life events unfold. Most employers even provide paid leave in the event of illness or death of workers' family members. But the seasons will not wait and time cannot be suspended when a Quechua Indian in 'Tambo disappears or becomes ill and dies. And so, the living do what they must and hold onto their grief and other emotions until the day designated for their free expression."
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"Blue Winds Dancing", 2006.
A review of the Tom Whitecloud novel "Blue Winds Dancing".
1,550 words (approx. 6.2 pages), 0 sources, $ 50.95
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This paper reviews the novel "Blue Winds Dancing" by Tom Whitecloud, about a young Native American man struggling to decide if he belongs in the white world or the Indian one. The paper describes the cultural conflicts the main character encounters when he leaves his reservation to attend university, and the impact of those conflicts on his journey to find his true voice. While about a particular person from a specific tribe, the novel's theme of identity struggle is universal -- a point which earns Whitecloud high praise from the author of this paper.
From the Paper
"There are important conflicts within "Blue Winds Dancing that come about as a consequence of culture. The narrator of the story is struggling to find where he belongs and who he really is, a basic pursuit in any persons life. He also goes in search of wisdom, an inner wisdom that all people must search for in their lives to give it meaning. He journeys from his home in Wisconsin to attend a college that is predominantly attended by white people. We, the readers, travel deeply into the inner mind, thoughts and emotions of this young man's strife."
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Linda Hogan's "Aunt Moon's Young Man", 2005.
This paper discusses nature's cycles in Linda Hogan's short story "Aunt Moon's Young Man".
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This paper explains that Linda Hogan draws on her Native American heritage as she tells a tale tinted by earthy memories of her youth in her short story "Aunt Moon's Young Man". The author points out that the plot itself is relatively simple: A dark, lean, full-blooded Indian, who comes to town on an autumn day just as the annual fair is about to begin excites the women with his exotic good looks as well as the fact that the man is "alive in his whole body." The paper relates that the cyclical character of nature brings reassurance that balance will prevail; this storyteller incorporates several cycles to represent this balance such as the story begins in the autumn and ends in the autumn - the annual fair anchors the narrative at both ends.
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"Though Aunt Moon is obviously the central study in this story, the character of the narrator contributes to the sense of hope and renewal as well. We are told that "good Indian women" should not "learn too much from books" or "laugh too loud" or "look into the faces of men." Yet the storyteller is hopeful that she can escape such oppressive expectations. Her mother shares these great aspirations for her daughter, and college plans are made. However, with the advent of war and all the changes that it brings, the girl's education is postponed, though not ceded. She will work for a year or so in the city before returning to school, and this, too, speaks of future and hope. The cycles of nature are again invoked when the narrator's mother assures her that she's "sure as the night's going to fall" that all will work out well for her and her daughter."
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The Acculturation of the Native-American Indian, 2006.
A look at the social and emotional difficulties Native-Americans encounter as a result of their acculturation into American society.
1,432 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 47.95
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This paper discusses the damage done to the Native-American people as a result of the efforts by the American government to replace the Native-American culture with the dominant white culture. The paper discusses the problems associated with confinement to reservations, limited access to a culturally sensitive educational environment and the unique legal position that Native-American tribes hold. The paper also briefly looks at how the tribal gaming and casino business has helped bring economic prosperity and self-sufficiency to the the Native-American tribes.
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"All individuals, especially during the years from adolescence to early adulthood must come to terms with one's identity and the society in which they live. The process is frequently difficult and complex. For the Native American, especially the youth, it poses greater difficulty and complexity. They often feel pulled in different directions by two different cultures, including one, which has often to fail to accept them. The impact of United States culture and the combination of acculturation, pluralism, frequent segregation has produced results such as disorganized family life, geographic isolation created by remote reservations, educational deficiencies, alcoholism, to name a few."
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