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The Native Americans, as we know, lived on American soil long before the Europeans landed on it. America was their home for centuries but once the Europeans came to settle, all of that changed. The Native Americans, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, Seminole, and many more, were forced to move west to make more room for the settlers. The settlers also wanted the land to themselves so they could make a profit off of it. Many of the Native Americans suffered from starvation and…

extended periods of time with excess of food. This sedentism gave groups a resource they had scarcely had before; free time. This newfound time coincided with the evolution of highly ritualistic mortuary practices, occult religions, and ceremonialism (North American Archeologist). In other parts of the world…

As a first generation student from a rural area of South Carolina, my exposure to the outside world was very limited. Attending the University of South Carolina gave me my first chance to converse with a diverse group of students from various backgrounds and cultures. My exposure to diversity and social issues came through two outlets. The first was my inclusion in the McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program, which gave me my first chance to have intellectual conversations about issues…

From the day he was born on January 11, 1755, Alexander Hamilton was destined for greatness, though it would be a long and tough journey. Hamilton was born on an island called Nevis, in the West Indies, but he spent most of his early life in Christiansted, the main city of St. Croix. St. Croix was one of the wealthiest islands in the West Indies, probably because it played an important role in the triangular trade route, exchanging slaves, rum, and sugar. Most of St. Croix was taken up by…

Francis Petty grove was born in Calais, Maine, in 1812. While being educated in his home town. He grew up to enter into a number of independent business activities in New England. He paid fifty dollars for the land that is which known as Portland. He owned a lot of warehouses that made money off of grain, lumber, and salted fish. Later at the age of 75 he died, he was buried at Port Townshed.…

Scott Rocklage 5AM’s managing partner, a role he got in 2004. He had joined the company as a Venture Partner in 2003. His scientific background, as well as the thirty years’ experience he acquired while working in healthcare management has reinforced his background. Through his leadership responsibilities, he helped with the approval of three new drug applications namely Teslascan, Cubicin, and Omniscan. Work Experience Scott was the CEO and Chairman of Cubist Pharmaceuticals and the CEO and…

Current Event #2 Summary The COO of the Britannica, Vineet Whig (47), committed suicide with leaving a note behind. The note indicated that Whig did not have any choice other than killing himself and that he does not leave any of the responsibility or blame to his family. Before committing suicide, Whig’s family did not find any suspicious behavior from him, other than returning late from work. After hearing Whig’s death, his father received a heart attack. Relevant Terms Major depressive…

“There exists no luck, everything is as it should be. We meet the people we are fated to meet. We experience what we are fated to experience in our life.” - George Brady. George Brady was born on February 9, 1928 to Karel and Marketa Brady in Czechoslovakia. They lived in a yellow house on the main square of the town Nove Mesto na Morave alongside 3500 others. The Brady family was known at the time for their family business of making skis, which was located under were they were living.…

Dunes Golf & Beach Club, was started by a group of Myrtle Beach dreamers. The first meeting was held on October 29th, 1947, and less than a year later the motivated assembly of peers managed to get a charter from the Secretary of the State of South Carolina. It is still one of the most well-loved places in Myrtle Beach, SC. Robert Trent Jones, one of the world’s greatest golf course architects, designed the layout for The Dunes, and did renovations (after many other upgrades over the years…

Other languages spoken in India come from the Austro-Asiatic and Tibeto-Burman language families. India has no national language. Hindi, with the largest number of speakers, is the official language of the government. English is used extensively in business and administration and has the status of a "subsidiary official language"; it is important in education, especially as a medium of higher education. Each state and union territory has one or more official languages, and the constitution…