Appalachian balds

The eagles’ species is one of the most proud, and intriguing birds in the wild. Whether it’s their fast pace lifestyle, or the large amount of prey they have, or the few predators they have, or even their own lifespan. They are just very intriguing animals. It is because they are proud, fearsome, and old animals that we have chosen them to be our national bird. An eagle has to maintain a very fast paced lifestyle, in order to survive, but they are able to maintain it and are very proud of…

HABITAT: According to the website the northern hawk owl lives in coniferous or mixed forests near open areas in Canada and the United States. It nests in cavities including old woodpecker nests and hollow tops of broken tree trunks. DIET According to the website the hawk owl eats mostly small mammals especially voles. It also eats some birds especially in winter. The northern hawk owl can detect prey by sight at a distance of up to 800 meters. It is thought to detect prey primarily by…

The bald eagle has been recognized as the “national symbol of the United States since 1782”(Lee, Ray). The bald eagle is brown in color on the body and wings but is a pearly white on the head and tail. The American quarter and dollar bill both have the bald eagle symbol on them. The bald eagle means freedom to the American citizens. It has been “a symbol for native people for far longer than that” ("Bald Eagle Identification”). The bald eagle spends its first four to five years exploring vast…

the Hornet’s Nest” both poets Ron Rash and Robert Morgan describe to readers what it was like to be raised in the southern Appalachian Mountains as a child throughout seasons of life. Both poets Rash and Morgan were natives to the land of southwest North Carolina and created poems that would allow readers to interpret what life was like for these two growing up in the Appalachian Mountains. The authors write in narratives that are delightful to the senses and use imagery to assist readers in the…

Uneven Ground: Appalachia Since 1945, by Ronald Eller explores the devastation of traditional culture and land use in the Appalachian region at the hands of the coal industry and local, state, and federal leaders and policy makers. His perspective comes from one that separates growth from development and is highly critical of efforts to force Appalachia into a national economic model that is not aligned with the regions unique historical situations. After briefly setting the stage in the Civil…

stereotypes, such as drug use, the lack of education, and poverty, that are often brought onto the region and Trampoline solidifies these stereotypes throughout the entire book, it adds onto the assumptions people have about those that live in the Appalachian. But I do believe the speakers are showing an act of good citizenship that the novel does not provide, by discussing the laws and rights citizens have fought for to improve there communities.…

the cliff face, I noticed that this type of rock was coarse and fine grained, had well sorted, had arranged layers, and horizontal beds. These rocks were jagged, a lot of uneven small, tiny 2 cm layers. At this time, New York was flooded by the Appalachian Basin and groups of rocks were deposited in a shallow flat sea. The lack of mud says that land would have been higher. The Taconic Mountains eroded a lot. Both the Upper and Lower Manlius were built during when the Manlius limestone was…

Did changes in the young nation open the door to opportunity for all Americans? I say yes. The three major changes in the young nation are geographic, political, and economic. These three changes all opened the door to opportunity because there were so many choices to choose from and there were no set rules with education for jobs. The first change in the young nation is geographic changes. Land purchases had a huge impact on the developing country. The Louisiana Purchase sparked the idea to…

the informative documentary Overburden, directed by Chad A. Stevens. A film that highlights the greed of a company and industry and the struggle and division of a community, Overburden tells the emotional story of how mountaintop removal of the Appalachian area, (particularly in Raleigh County, WV) does more than simply damage the physical environment. The majors themes presented in the film challenge one to think about the coal and mountaintop mining debate in a deeper perspective. The lack of…

Denise Giardina creates a different view of Appalachian natives in Storming Heaven. Giardina breaks the stereotypes that are typically placed on people form the Appalachian area and sheds some light in the truth of the situation during the mine unionization. The author also demonstrates the difference in her portrayal of Appalachia simple by the way she writes about class, politics, and industrial views. All in all Storming Heaven breaks the typical Appalachian stereotypes. Denise Giardinia has…