Answer:
The controversy was the White men's attempts to take over the land of the Nez Perce people. This encroachment of the native Indians' lands by the white settlers led to the war between the Indians and the American government.
Explanation:
The United States' government's forcible removal of the Nez Perce people from their original land in the Oregon Territory to a reservation in Idaho led to a strong resistance from the Indians. Under the leadership of Chief Joseph, they resisted the white settlers' attempts, fighting tooth and nail for their homeland. But they could't last long against the more dominating and advanced army. They surrendered in 1877, after Chief Joseph gave an impassioned speech about getting tired and the mass loss of his people. This speech "<em>I Will Fight No More Forever</em>" shows the chief's refusal to inflict more pain and suffering to his people, thus ending the war with their surrender. He would rather just surrender if it meant he'll save some lives and not inflict more pain on his people.
Answer:
The <u>first</u> theme statement "The author believes that Johnny Cade is not ready to die, and doesn't want his time to be up yet. He feels as if he has not lived his life to the fullest, and has not got to do or pursue the things he wished to".
The <u>second</u> theme statement "The author believes that the characters have pride in who they are. They are proud and happy to be a greaser, even though others may see them as bad".
The <u>third</u> theme statement "The author believes that Ponyboy feels as if pity is taken upon him, although the character he is speaking to states that she/he doesn't feel that way and really believes that Ponyboy is a good person".
The <u>fourth</u> theme statement "The author believes that Randy feels bad for what he did to upset/disappoint his father. It also seems to surprise Randy that these feelings have taken place".
Explanation: I hope this helps! ^-^ I tried to answer it as fast as I could, and I have also read the book so it made it a little easier to answer since I know the back story. I really tried on this lol so I hope it is good enough, good luck!
Answer:
The best option to modify this sentence is: change then to than.
Explanation:
There is no mistake in the way the sentence is punctuated. Also, "calm" is an adjective referring to lake, so it does not need to be changed. "Calmly" is an adverb, and would be used differently.
However, there is a misspelling in "then". The correct word is "than", which a part of the expression "would rather... than...", which expresses preference. That is the only problem with the sentence. The correct form is:
If I were a duck, I would rather swim in a calm lake than a fast moving stream.
Another example with "would rather... than..." would be:
She said she would much rather not buy it at all than borrow the money to do it.
<span>emphasizing that time has passed without social progress
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