Q1: Describe Dollar General's business strategy. What has the company been so successful? A1: Dollar General's main business strategy is to focus on being the leading distributors of consumable basics, with 30% of the merchandise at $1.00 or less. Dollar General believes in maintaining an assortment of consumable merchandise and making shopping for everyday items hassle free and simplistic. Deriving most of their customer basis from Low, Middle and fixed income earners. With under-serviced rural
The early 1800’s was a very important time for America. The small country was quickly expanding. With the Louisiana Purchase and the Lewis and Clark expedition, America almost tripled in size by 1853. However, even with the amount of land growing, not everyone was welcomed with open arms. With the expansion of the country, the white Americans decided that they needed the Natives out. There were several motives for the removal of the Indians from their lands, to include racism and land lust. Since
Jack Owens 12-18-13 Government President paper Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in the Waxhaw settlement, a community of Scotch-Irish immigrants along the border between north and south Carolina. As far as I know they are still disputing his place of origin. he claimed that his place of origin was actually south Carolina though in my opinion if he said he was from there he was from that location. His father had died before his birth Andrew’s mother had three sons and was
Paleo-Indians; however, they never settled in Tennessee. Then as the world moved passed the Ice Age, a new group of people came through Tennessee, called the Archaic-Indians. This group of people actually settled in Tennessee and only moved seasonally. They also started making things to make survival easier such as bowls, baskets, and spears. This was a start of what Europeans would eventually discover. In 1000 B.C. the woodland Indians were in the Tennessee area. Woodland Indians didn’t travel and had
One of the greatest injustices of American history included, starvation, illness, and death. These hardships were undeservingly forced upon an innocent group of people – the Native Americans. One may think that the Trail of Tears was only a simple journey the Indians made to discover new frontiers. This is not the case. The Trail of Tears was the result of the white man’s selfishness, causing Indians to lose their homes and belongings. The act was full of unfair treatment, cruelty, and heartlessness
Andrew Jackson was inaugurated as president on March 4, 1829. Throughout his two terms of presidency, he was very influential. Jackson’s policies on relocating the Indians, diminishing the national bank, extending voting rights, and expanding democracy. First of all, Andrew Jackson had always wanted the Indian tribes that continued to live in the eastern states and territories of the United States to move west, beyond the Mississippi, and out of the way of the expanding white settlement. This
history books, his actions are very remarkable and worth recognition. John Gordon’s reputation as a ruthless fighter is one of his most notable accomplishments, but there were other titles he held that are worth mentioning. Captain Gordon lived in Tennessee for a large part of his life. When he lived in Nashville, he became Nashville’s first Postmaster. Also, Captain Gordon was a merchant that traded along the Natchez Trace. He was one of the first to take advantage of the Natchez Trace and use it as
Should you live your life day to day or take advantage of every moment and make something of yourself? Most people are stuck in a mindset that prevents them from becoming the person that they want to be. This mindset can revolve around happiness and interests in what you want to do. There is a passion out there for everyone, it is just the fact people are too afraid of stepping out of their comfort zone to pursue their passion. My response to their fear is that we only have one life and we don’t
The day my life changed forever was when my little sister was born. On July 5, 2003 I was blessed with a beautiful little sister, Ramzy. My parents realized soon after her birth that something was wrong with her, but the doctors couldn’t tell them what it was. After several tests, doctors diagnosed my sister with having “low muscle tone”, which meant she wouldn’t be able to talk, walk or live like a normal child. After knowing this, it changed my life dramatically because i knew my life wouldn’t
In Soldier’s Home, Ernest Hemingway is a story about a young soldier returning to his home town, bring home some drama to his life that he collected in war. Trying to find himself within his family members, despising the lies he is hearing. Having some sort of trouble to fit back into the society, living the life he once lived before he was sent to war. Harold Krebs suddenly felt trapped in his own world. The main theme of the story was the change Krebs made during his permanence in war, his emotional
It doesn 't matter where you are in the relationship or what is happening, you can make your woman feel special. But, why would you want to? When you do, you strengthen the connection between the two of you and solidify your relationship. If you are serious about winning a woman over, keeping her around, and locking her in for the long run, then making her feel special is the easiest thing you can do. This article will list some tips on how to make her feel special when you are dating, in a relationship
It may seem impossible to juggle many things in life at one time; such as trying to get all the assignments completed, and studying done in a short amount of time to make it to work on time. If that was not stressful enough there is also the pressure of making sure to spend time with family. It can be extra stressful when someone has a very big and close family, and a variety of events are to be attended, making sure assignment are completed in order to join the family. Sometimes it may seem that
Section 1: Long Hunters: Long hunters were men who crossed into Native American hunting grounds in Tennessee to hunt. The expeditions would take the men away from their homes and families for months at a time, hence the term “long hunters.” They were very crafty and skilled, poaching game from the Native Americans, diminishing their herds. Besides hunting on sacred grounds in order to provide settlers with illegally attained pelts and fur, long hunters brought back stories of the lands and Native
In 1838-39 U.S. troops, ordered by the state of Georgia, expelled the Cherokees from their homeland in the Southeast and removed them to the Indian Territory in what is now Oklahoma. The demand for fruitful land during the rapid growth in the southeast led to the removal of the Cherokees along with the discovery of gold on Cherokee land. There was a racial prejudice towards the Native Americans from the white southerners. Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837)
have you ever wondered how you can teach your children about how giving is better than receiving? the book, the giving tree written by shel silverstein, he shows how giving is better than receiving. this book is really good for people of all ages. for those people who are greedy, this book is a great way to show them that its better to give. this book is a very good read. it will help you learn its better to give that receive. the tree and the boy have a special connection, they love being around
Andrew Jackson, The "Sharp Knife" When we look back into history, we are now able to fully comprehend the atrocities the Indians faced at the hands of the historic general and President, Andrew Jackson. It can be seen as one of the most shameful and unjust series of political actions taken by an American government. However, as an American living almost 200 years later, it is crucial to look at the motives possessed by Andrew Jackson, and ask whether he fully comprehended the repercussions of
“Quantie’s weak body shuddered from a blast of cold wind. Still, the proud wife of the Cherokee chief John Ross wrapped a woolen blanket around her shoulders and grabbed the reins.” Leading the final group of Cherokee Indians from their home lands, Chief John Ross thought of an old story that was told by the chiefs before him, of a place where the earth and sky met in the west, this was the place where death awaits. He could not help but fear that this place of death was where his beloved people
The War Between the States was full of atrocities that Americans had not experienced before. One incident that stirred up the Union occurred at Fort Pillow, Tennessee. The numbers of those who perished at Fort Pillow were relatively small compared to battles such as that at Fort Donelson where casualties numbered 17,398.1 The total dead after Confederate forces took Fort Pillow over was more than half of the Union soldiers, the majority of them being black. The high death rate caused
At the beginning of the 1830s there was nearly 125,000 native Americans that lived on “millions of acres of the land of Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina and Florida”.(history.com) These lands had been occupied and cultivated by their ancestors for generations before. Then because of The Trail of Tears was an “800-mile forced journey marked by the cruelty of soldiers”. (Tindall P.434) and by the end of the forced relocations very few Native Americans remained anywhere in the southwest
The Cherokee nation was full of culture, successful agriculture, and a trusted community. This changed when the Europeans broke that trust with greed and dishonesty. The Cherokee land had many things that the intruders wanted, such as gold and crops. Not only did the Europeans become disloyal, but so did some of their own native blood. When Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal bill, even against the Supreme Court's decision, the tribe started to decline. Some became scared for their people, while