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A White Man's World
Title: A White Man's World
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 667 | Pages: 2.8 (approximately 235 words/page)
A White Man's World
Chief Seattle created the speech “This Sacred Soil” to explain several facts about the
Indians to Isaac Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory. He expressed his animosity
towards the white man before signing a treaty which redistibuted his land to white settlers.
Chief Seattle compares the deceased Indians to the deceased whites. By using
comparisons about the deceased he illustrates the difference in morals. He also uses
similes and metaphors to express his love of nature. …showed first 75 words of 667 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 667 total…to a reservation in order to live his life. He
also knows the Indians’ days are few.
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This speech really evokes many feelings of remorse for the way the Indians were
treated. Chief Seattle uses many similes and metaphors and hyperbolas in contrasting the
death of the two groups. He illustrates Indians true compassion for each other in
comparison to the shallow white man. Chief Seattle feels no remorse, only optimism in
changing of worlds.
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