Pine

The Native Americans faced many obstacles throughout their transition to the Pine Ridge Reservation. Some of which were caused by the whites, others by their own people. These challenges caused multiple deaths of both the Native Americans and the Whites. One of the largest causes of death for the Native Americans was epidemics and diseases brought by the Whites. The Natives have grown immune or nearly immune to the conditions and diseases that have been a part of their culture in the past. When…

Hidden away in South Dakota lies the forgotten Indigenous people of The Pine Ridge Reservation. The Pine Ridge reservation was established in 1878. It is the second largest reservation in the United States, bigger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined. The reservation is about 2.7 million acres but only half of it belongs to the Lakota people, it is the home to about 28,000 to 40,000 people in Lakota and Sioux tribes. According to an demographics article, 35 percent of the population is under…

Pine Street Inn Case Analysis Problem Statement: Downie has been trying to improve the financial situation of the Pine Street Inn, in turn, she has lost focus on the organizational structure and the mission of the shelter. Hypothesis 1: It may be that Downie did not realize the effects of her decisions would have on the employees and the organizational structures of the shelter. Budget cuts are never easy in an organization, especially one such as the shelter that has affected so many…

Pine Street Inn, Boston’s largest provider of shelters to the homeless was faced with a reduction in the level funding from $29.6 million in 2003 to $26.9 million in 2004. In the past, Pine Street made up the short comings in its funding by seeking charitable donations. Lyndia Downie, the executive director of Pine Street, knew that this wasn’t a sustainable strategy due to the increasing population of Boston’s homeless. In order to better understand how long guests were staying, Pine Street…

A. Parks, and Matthew S. Dietz. "Latent Resilience in Ponderosa Pine Forest: Effects of Resumed Frequent Fire." Ecological Applications 23, no. 6 (2013): 1243-249. The article “Latent resilience in ponderosa pine forest: effects of resumed frequent fire” objective was to see the effects on the structure of the forest after a lightning-ignited fire. The study also looked at the composition in unlogged, fire-excluded, ponderosa pine forests. In the Bob Marshall Wilderness area in Montana they…

The films "The Place Beyond the Pines" and "The Light Between Oceans" are both directed by Derek Cianfrance and use geographic location to shape the story in which create a powerful natural aspect that shows emotion and symbolism. Both films follow the theme of actions having consequences. Cianfrance is best known for directing Drama films and romances. "The Place Beyond the Pines" was based on three different characters stories, rather than just one. Although the stories are closely linked to…

was measured and the average age of the plot was used as the unit measurement (Whitlock and Schluter, 2015, pg 20). The results of this investigation were used to estimate the average age of California pinon pines, making the population of interest in this study is all California pinon pines. The researchers took an average of the ages of trees within each plot as their unit measurement since the pinon trees contained within the 10-hectare plots cannot be described as a random sample. It is…

Rushmore, which signifies unification for all people from some American figures, the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation has created a living hell. It is larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined, but smaller than Connecticut; Pine Ridge is home to approximately 17,000 people (Nordlinger). This reservation is the poorest Native American reservation in the United States (Nordlinger). Other reservations, just like Pine Ridge, are ravaged by alcoholism, suicide, and lack of education and healthcare…

It was a sunny, normal day, in Resting Pine Oaks. A small town, just east of Ohio. The sun was shining over all 150 residents. All were calm but one. This one new something, something dangerously coming. Something that could ruin or endanger the lives of all the residents. Shasta-Shaniqua Brown knew it was bad. She warned so many people, but they just looked at her like she was crazy. And for a while, she was starting to believe it too. Until today, when everyone will regret not to take her…

15 year old self was hiking on the (self made) trail behind my house, with my bestfriend. The woods were like my second home and I was there almost everyday. After school each day I would abandon my homework to make new branches off of what I called Pine Tree Trail. (Note: I never had anything higher than a B- besides art which I currently had a 94 in!) The air felt warm and the songs of birds filled the atmosphere with joy. That's The reason I was always there. Well that and the fact I had 3,…