Duwamish Essays

  • Duwamish Tribe Research Paper

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    was more influenced by the people of India rather than Native people. Therefore, I began to search the Internet for Native tribes where I came across the Duwamish tribe. The Duwamish tribe lived in Seattle, Washington from the past 10,000 years, making them one of the oldest Native tribes that we know of in the entire world. Today, the Duwamish tribe are one of the few federally recognised Native tribes. In this research project I intend to gain a better understanding as to how a Native tribe that

  • Duwamish Tribe

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    The city of Seattle was a very different place, before European settlers had made contact with the Native people of the region; the Duwamish tribe. Native people have been known to have inhabited the city from over four thousand years ago. However, the population of Native people in the region began to deteriorate as soon as European settlers first made contact with the local people. Although this was due to a combination of different reasons, in this research paper I will look at one such key event

  • Color Symbolism In Markus Zusak's The Book Thief

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    By using the color motif, Markus Zusak demonstrates that everyone in The Book Thief needs an escape, whether it’d be color itself or a moment that sheds their life with color and pure ecstasy. Throughout the book, it is seen that Zusak uses a lot of color motifs or color imagery, describing situations vividly or a characters actions to the point that you can see it right in front of you. From what the book has shown, color not only describes the actions of the characters, but it describes their own

  • Personal Narrative: Vietnamese Refugees

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    understand the obstacles that they are going through. My passion for helping people led me to work in multiple community services like WILD where I renovated abandoned parks, making it more accessible to the community. I also participated in cleaning the Duwamish River and making sure warning signs are visible for those that tries to fish in the river. I have learned to spend my time wisely. I started

  • Monsanto's Ethical Practices

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    Monsanto’s Unethical Practices Monsanto has faced troubles for years, and they are currently facing millions of dollars in lawsuits. Instead of taking responsibility for the destruction their company has caused Monsanto is doing everything it can not to assume the responsibility. They are breaking their code of ethics policies and other business rules by not taking responsibility. Monsanto’s code of ethics is written based their duties and responsibilities to the environment and its people. In the

  • Boeing's Turbulent Descent By Laura Rodini Summary

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    Samantha Lai Melanie Garrabrant ENGL 100 14 July 2024 Boeing’s Aircraft Problem For the past few years, Boeing has been in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. Laura Rodini’s article Boeing’s turbulent descent: The company’s scandals & mishaps, touches upon six different incidents involving Boeing. Rodini mainly focuses on the Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 incident, where the door blew off the plane mid-flight. She also provides the reader with a quick history behind Boeing to provide credibility

  • Gary Ridgeway Research Paper

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    Lake City, Utah, and is known to be one of the most infamous serial killers in American history. His nickname was “The Green River Killer” because he was known to dump many of the bodies in the wooded areas around the Green River (formally named the Duwamish River) in Washington State. He was convicted of 48 separate murders, but one more was added to that number as part of a plea bargain. Making 49 confirmed kills the most of any American serial killer ever. At one point he confessed to almost twice