Beaver

Beavers are nature's greatest engineers. They are able to change the environment for the better especially in areas where there is little to no water such as in Nevada. They are herbivores so they do not harm other animals. They have been known to have commensalism relationships as well. In the winter, their warm lodge provides shelter to frogs, mice, and insects. This makes them have a mutualism with many others. This symbiotic relationship is very important because they provide life in many…

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I read a book called When Zachary Beaver comes to Town by Kimberly Willis Holts. In the book there is a boy named Toby. He lives in a very small and peaceful town called Antler. Then there is a summer where many events happen in the summer to change Toby's life forever. One of the events that happen is Wayne dies. Wayne is Cal’s brother and Toby is Cal’s best friend. Wayne went to Vietnam to help support the US in the Vietnam war. One day while fighting Wayne suffered a horrific injury. Then…

On June 4th, 2016 my father asked me if I wanted to go beaver hunting. It was getting real dark so I wasn't sure if I wanted to go. It was my first time going beaver hunting and I didn't really understand what you do. My mother told me it was dark and you could hear every frog and cricket out there. I decided to go anyway to get the thrill of killing a beaver. My dad and I got in the truck and left. As we arrived, we got our guns and flashlights and then began our journey through the woods.…

Have you ever had an uneasy feeling about a decision and ignored the feeling but regretted it later? In the book The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare, Matt’s dad faced this dilemma on whether to leave his son alone while he returned to get the rest of his family. Even though Matt is more skilled and capable than the average 12 year old today, his dad still should not have left him because Matt is too young, Colonial Maine is too uncivilized for a boy to be by himself, and his father…

The importance of friendship Have you ever wondered what the theme of a book is. In When Zachary Beaver Came to Town one of the main themes the Kimberly Willis Holt was looking for was friendship and how much it helps you in life. In the story Toby Wilson and Cal McKnight get into fight here and there but somehow they always pull together and are still friends at the end. Zachary Beaver claims to be the fattest boy in the world, but when he comes to Antler Texas, Paulie Rankin leaves him for a…

Roediger’s “Why Are Textbooks So Expensive” and Hannibal’s “Why the Beaver Should Thank the Wolf”, are journals about two different subjects, yet they share the common belief that one small change would be for the better. The obvious difference between the journals is that one refers to a wolf and one to textbook. Roediger gives many examples and a few ideas for solutions to the rise on the cost of textbooks, while Hannibal states the benefits and consequence of having and not having wolves in…

and expectations. Gendered expectations such as the women are to be silent and homely housewives and that the men are to be loud opinionated powerful and the bread winner. Archaic family tropes in television such as “I Love Lucy” and “Leave It To Beaver” supported the very notion but as times progressed and cultural influences adapted to the counter culture and feminist movement it started taking a turn for a different perspective. Women had voices and men were perceived as well idiots, such in…

Commodifications have changed the world in many ways. When Native Americans first had contact with Europeans they had totally different views about the landscape. Contact is immediate proximity, closeness, or association. Landscape is everything that can see and even things that you can not see, minerals, and land that you can not see. Europeans also brought many commodifications with them. Commodifications are the something that is taking and turned into something else like steel is made of…

Long ago there lived Beaver an animal with the most gorgeous of tail, it was Beavers pride and joy. He was careful to wash it every morning and every night. Each day he would spend hours and hours grooming it to a perfect shine. The more time that passed the more the Beaver loved his tail. But this story is not about the perfect tail it is about how the Beaver’s tail became flat. The beaver grew narcissistic about his tail and its beauty, this angered the other animals. How did not appreciate…