Friday, January 25, 2008

Wounded Knee essay

I. Thesis
A. Trip to monument
B. Documentary
C. Wounded knee paragraph
D. Restate and Sig.
II. Make a Point
A.
B.
C.
D. Significance
III. Conclusion
A. Restate Thesis
B. Lesson learned
C. Lesson learned
D. Lesson learned
E. Significance
I. Introduction- A. Wounded Knee was a very violent conflict that was based on racism and misunderstanding. B. The paragraph states that the men of the calvary were very unfair to the indians. C. The video that showed the trip to the monument for the indians showed that the indians were not very well respected. You can tell that because the monument was not very well taken care of and it was not very dignified. D. In the video of what happened at the Battle of Wounded Knee it shows a cruelty to the indians showed by the U.S. Army. E. These sources are important because they further your knowledge on the Battle of Wounded Knee II. Body of Essay A. Wounded Knee was one of the last battles that was ensued by racism and the differences of people. B. The indians were treated like garbage. When the men began to disarm the indians they thought of it as a game. They were pointing guns at their heads just to scare them and the army thought that it was funny. (Paragraph on Blog) C. When the monument was visited it showed that the indians died a painful and unjustified death and they were not even honored in the right way. (Home Video from trip to monument on blog) D. The indians were treated so cruelly and brutally. The U.S. Army took no mercy on anyone. they were ruthless because they killed the woman with their babies as they were running. Then they told the children left to come out and they attacked them. (Video on blog giving details about Wounded Knee). III. Conclusion A. Wounded Knee was the last of the battles caused by the differences of the U.S Army, 7th Calvary, and Big Foot's people and the indians. B. I learned that the indians were treated badly. They had it so bad back in those days and they were very brave for dealing with what they did. C. I learned that the indians were not respected and they had to do a lot to have respect. Even after losing their lives in a very brutal battle they still did not have respect. D. I learned that the women and children were not thought of as anything more than trash. It did not matter that the children were little and were helpless. The Army was ruthless and they would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. E. The significance of this thesis is that it summarizes what this battle was caused by. Wounded Knee Essay. The first thing that illustrates the fact that Wounded Knee was a brutal battle was the fact the soldiers beat on the indians. After the soldiers got drunk they decided to disarm the indians.

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