Bald Eagle

John Locke and his idea of natural rights has been key in shaping our ideals as a government and as a country. Locke was born on August 29, 1632 in Wrington, United Kingdom. He grew to be a great scholar and philosopher, going on to voice the importance of our natural rights; life,liberty, and property. Locke believed that, by nature, all men were created to be free and equal. His idea went on to be written in the Declaration of Independence (written as “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness”)…

Culture: United States and China There are several cultures across the world but there are all different from one another. Culture is the knowledge, language, values, customs, and material objects that are passed from person to person and from one generation to the next in a human group or society. (According Kendall Diana, 2014, Sociology in Our Times 10th Edition). The two cultures that I chose are American and China cultures. I chose American and Chinese because I want to learn more about…

usually across water — rather than jammed tight against the rough. “It’s a 12-month golf course,” McDonald says of the natural setting that elicits comparisons to North Carolina courses. Nature shows up in other forms, too. McDonald cites a bald eagles’ nest on the property. He also remembers interrupting a parade at the pa-X No. 2 shortly after Amelia National opened. “There must’ve been a gaggle, or whatever you call it, of wild turkeys walking across the tee box,” he says. “At least…

The historical norms of masculinity that led to the eradication of wolves in Yellowstone was the belief that man is a righteous hunter and wolves are seen as an evil hunter. This belief arose from the early American settler’s culture of fear of the wild creatures that they assumed inhabited the “wilderness”. The presence of wolves symbolized one 's existence with in the wildness. As such, it was long believed that wolves were an explicit representation of the wilderness. The early American…

The National September 11 Memorial, or “Reflecting Absence," is a eulogy built in loving memory of the thousands of American lives that were lost on September 11th, 2001 due to a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center near Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, as well as the six people killed in the World Trade Center bombing in February 1993. The construction of the memorial began on March 2006, and the doors to the memorial opened on September 11th, 2011, in celebration of the 10th…

Is the Hot Dog a sandwich? The simple answer is no. However, many would and do argue that this thing, a Hot Dog, is a sandwich. For those of you out there, I will decimate any thoughts that make you have this simple minded approach that this food item is indeed a sandwich. Perhaps you may be in the audience now, listening to me speak about this frivolous topic wondering: “why is he even talking about this, does it even matter?”. The answer is yes it does. If the most trivial of arguments cannot…

Each time a new president takes the oath of office, many things change. The new president appoints cabinet members and prepares for policy shifts. The new president also moves into the White House, along with the first family. Often, that first family is not complete without the family pet. Over the years, almost every president has had a pet on Pennsylvania Avenue. Because the White House was not complete until 1800, the tradition begins with John Adams. He brought along two carriage horses…

The term “American” is often associated with things such as independence day, baseball, hotdogs, bald eagles, Uncle Sam, big cities, etc. Found in the New World are liberty, opportunity, equality, and freedom in abundance. All of these things scream Americana. This is our culture; it makes this country what it is. However, “American” has become less of an adjective used to describe a citizen of the US and more of a word synonymous with white. When describing others, white Americans rarely align…

Charles Broley, a naturalist studying birds, realized that they were displaying irregular dating and nesting behavior. He also noticed they were experiencing a decrease in birth rates, especially among bald eagles. Researched showed that DDT and its metabolites negatively affected male embryos and made bird eggshells thin. According to research discussed in the video Fooling with Nature, baby birds exposed to endocrine disruptors did not develop eyes and…

for the first serval years in United States. Unlike Texas, most places in New England is crowd. There are many of the historical objects and buildings, and a lot of immigrants live in this area. United States has so many cultural icons, but the bald eagle, the national bird, is the most interesting icon. It symbolized the strength and freedom of America. Most of immigrants came to America mostly for freedom and protection. Many of the immigrants were not treated well in their countries. Also…