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Assimilation in American History

            If the quote "Make America Great Again!" sounds familiar its from our ever so "lovely" 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump but of course almost everyone knows that. The thing is has America ever been that great? Not counting its golden age but rather the not so smart decisions from previous presidents. America's history of Forced Assimilation doesn't help either, especially when the Indian Removal was placed by Andrew Jackson to remove the "Indians" from their land which lead to the Trail of Tears. Not to mention the residential schools placed by Military General Richard Henry Pratt with the quote "Kill the Indian, Save the Man".            These residential schools would take Native children away from their parents and make them more "civilized", as if their actions weren't disappointing enough. Children in these schools weren't allowed to speak in their native languages, were forced to cut ...

Local Eats

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Looking for Places to eat in New York city can get difficult at times maybe you want to try new foods, or you just got bored of staying in one place and ordering food from the restaurant in your area. Exploring can be exciting as you get to go to places you have never been before, and if you know the area you are in why not try some of the food from the restaurants you didn't even know were there because you haven't noticed it. In Roosevelt ave near junction blvd there is a Mexican restaurant that has been there for probably longer than i have ever lived. Going there has always brought memories for me and family as i used to constantly go there, maybe not as much now since we no longer live near there but there are also other restaurants near there to if you don't like the specific type of food although they give a variety of food that's fine, its not like everyone has the same taste in food it's different for everyone.                ...