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    The River Ran Red Reaction Have you ever wanted to stand up to your boss? The relationship between the employee and employer has been around since man could work. The employer employs the employee but needs to keep the employee happy so satisfactory work will be done and the employee will continue to work for the employer. In the movie The River Ran Red‚ management went too far with the employees and caused an uprising. In the movie Carnegie owned a steel mill in Homestead‚ Pennsylvania.

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    The Red River Rebellion 1869 The Canadian government had bought Rupert’s Land from the Hudson Bay company. In addition‚ appointed the first English-speaking governor: William McDougall. McDougall had sent out surveyors to plot the land according to the square township system that was used in Ontario. The Metis‚ led by Louis Riel‚ prevented anti-French McDougall‚ to enter the territory when the unannounced surveyors had interfered. The Hudson Bay company was no longer in control of the territory

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    they will always do what they feel is right‚ this is simply untrue. People will always follow societal norms because they are the backbone of society and what people feel most comfortable doing. A piece of literature that exemplifies this On the Rainy River by Tim O’Brien; a short story that describes the events that occur after a young man is given a draft notice for the Vietnam War. Throughout the story he struggles with whether or not

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    The Red River War of 1874 During the summer of 1874‚ the U. S. Army launched a campaign to remove the Comanche‚ Kiowa‚ Southern Cheyenne‚ and Arapaho Indian tribes from the Southern Plains and enforce their relocation to reservations in Indian Territory. The actions of 1874 were unlike any prior attempts by the Army to pacify this area of the western frontier. The Red River War led to the end of an entire way of life for the Southern Plains tribes and brought about a new chapter in Texas history

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    The river runs red by midnight oil has very strong messages about Australia and its environmental issues. This poem is describing to us how humans are destroying nature (the river). When the river is running red it is portraying blood‚ natures blood. Midnight oil have used blood because when we think of blood we think of death. And in this case it would be the death of nature. In the first stanza the poet tells us what is happening to nature for example “you cut all the tall trees down”. This gives

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    River is loved by everyone from his small town in Tree Hill‚ located in North Carolina. He is known as the “perfect guy”. He is 5’8 with dark blue eyes. He is a pale Caucasian teenage boy. He had a tragic childhood‚ which is why many people feel sorrow for him. Everyone in his neighborhood knows the traumatic accident that happened to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Camden died in a car accident while driving to the mountains on their way to surprise River. Luckily‚ River made it out alive. People think

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    The Rainy Season. The rainy season comes after the summer. It brings rains after the heat of the sun. The season gives respite from the scorching heat of the summer. It brings life to the plants and trees. Ponds‚ rivers and streams are filled to the full. Greenery returns to the garden. The season holds particular importance for the agriculturists. It is a blessing for them‚ as they depend on rain for farming. They are happy to see the cloud-laden sky. They take their plough and oxen and go out

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    passions or to go along with the safety of conformity. Many People would say passions but when actually faced with the decision‚ it is surprising how many will go with the safety of others. In the Case of Tim O’Brien‚ in the short story On the Rainy River by Tim O’Brien‚ the character is faced with a decision on whether he should follow his own desire or to follow his duty and aid the calls of his society by going to war against his will. Before receiving his draft notice Tim O’Brien goes through

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    The stories "Love in L.A." and the "Red Convertible" compares and contrasts in a couple ways. In both stories the car is used to progress through problems and to start problems. The setting‚ plot‚ characters‚ and other factors make both stories have common features and differ. Jake in the "Love in L.A." and Henry from "Red Convertible" both compare dramatically‚ though they contrast also. Settings in both short stories differ from country to city. In both stories the car causes conflict but also

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    15th century the red river and the Mississippi river were two different rivers that were basically parallel to each other. During the 15th century however‚ the Mississippi river began to turn to the west and before too long it created a loops which would later be called the Turnbull’s Bend. Because the Mississippi turned and made that large loop‚ the Mississippi river intercepted the red river which had become a tributary of the Mississippi. In turn this caused the Atchafalaya river to be formed and

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