Arizona v. Hicks

Arizona is a very unique state. It has the ability to draw people in to see lots of mountains and canyons. Arizona’s weather is odd as well. It has very fun and weird things about it. It has many interesting places that are recommended to go to. There are also many interesting events that have occurred. There are so many ways to think of Arizona enjoyable. Amazing Mountains and Canyons Arizona is very nice in terms of mountains. If you see the Grand Canyon, your jaws will drop.…

The quapaw indians were one of arkansas main tribes that were first settled around the mississippi river and the delta to grow crops, but the real question is are they still around today. The Quapaw indians were first known in 1673 when the french came upon them around the area that is now today's Arkansas from that they have been around a long time before that also. The Quapaw indians were not hunters they were mainly gatherers and farmers. They only hunted game for clothes or some food in…

Puebloans first settled in the plateau area where water was in abundance, initially located at Chaco Canyon, Mesa Verde, and Kayenta. They were basket-makers and hunter-gatherers who eventually migrated across the entire Colorado Plateau, including Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and southwestern Colorado. Around the first millennium BC, the domestication of corn, beans, and squash reached the Southwest region. By about 500 AD, agriculture began to play a significant role in the economy, and…

The state of Arizona falls under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region IX, which encompasses California, Hawaii, and Nevada as well as the United States territories of American Samoa and Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The regional office is located in Los Angeles, California and is headed by Robert J. Fenton, Jr. Mr. Fenton assumed the role as Regional Administrator in July 2015, following his…

Grand Canyon Reflective Essay, Research, Sustainability The Grand Canyon is one the seven wonders of the natural world. Every year five million people from around the world visit the Grand Canyon to experience its incredible views and hike its trails (National Parks Service. U.S., 2017). Nearly two billion years of geological history is stored in the horizontal strata on the sides of the canyon. The Grand Canyon not only provides sweeping views, recreational trails, and a habitat for wildlife…

Apartment Living in Palm Springs, CA Overview Palm Springs is a beautiful resort town in Coachella Valley in Southern California. Its unique architecture and frequent visits from Hollywood stars have brought it global attention, making Palm Springs an exciting place to live. Its reliance on tourism ensures that there is always something going on in Palm Springs—you’ll never get bored here! Palm Springs: A Brief History Palm Springs began as Mexican land that was ceded to the US in 1848. Native…

The Grand Canyon, as it exists today, is an enormous, 277 mile-long trench carved through the landscape of Arizona by the Colorado River. It reached depths of up to 1 mile, and is as wide as 15 miles in some places. The Grand Canyon was created through the geographical changes brought about by the Laramide Orogeny, a seismic event that occurred approximately 70 million years ago and caused the formation of the Rocky Mountains. Later, around 18 million years ago, the Basin and Range Province was…

Weber, David J. The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846, The American Southwest Under Mexico. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, 1982. In The Mexican Frontier, 1821-1846, The American Southwest Under Mexico, Dr. David J. Weber takes readers on a well-versed journey through what would become much of the United States’ held, American southwest. After completing the enormous task of pulling together, sifting through, and analyzing for veracity and applicability, literally dozens of…

When I was six years old I moved from Colorado to New Mexico. At the end of my junior year of high school, I found out that I was moving back to Colorado. I was full of emotions, I couldn’t decide if I was more mad or sad making me hate the world. I thought of every possibility of how to stay in New Mexico to finish high school. At the time, I was talking to a girl that I really liked and I had a lot of very close friends. I wasn’t the type of kid to go out and do things with people. During the…

Overview of the organization and mission. Northern Arizona University (NAU) is a public university that opened in 1899 as the Northern Arizona Normal School. In 1966, it became Northern Arizona University as it is known today. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona with a current enrollment of 30,368. NAU, a doctoral university with higher research activity, offers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees across a number of disciplines. A unique quality of the university is the early exposure to…