Buffalo Creek Flood

lifestyle along with their Dakota relatives. The terms Lakota and Dakota are variants for “allies”. Around the 18th century, the Lakota started moving westwards to avoid conflict with neighbouring clans, avoid contact with Europeans and to follow the buffalo that roamed the plains . They then acquired the hunting and gathering lifestyle (contrary to most evolutions). They gained efficiency in their pursuit after the introduction of guns and horses by the Cheyenne people from further south.…

towards female bodies. During a trip Oscar’s favorite bar JJ’s he refers to two women as his ‘sister;’ however the encounter becomes sexual. “Bertha removes his hand from around her waist. She throws her deliciously zoftig breasts into me. ‘My Brown Buffalo can take even Bertha babes whenever he’s ready too.’ Because she comes to my defense and because I love her gorgeous cans against my chest I stick my tongue in her ear as a reward.” Oscar’s commodification of women and utilization of vulgar,…

Watershed pollution possess an environmental problem for many areas across the world. One example is the Buffalo National River Watershed. Recently, an industrial hog farming complex has moved near the Buffalo National River and in the watershed for this river system. Industrial hog farms create tremendous amounts of hog waste that pose a threat to the creeks and rivers that make up the surrounding watershed. Can the government and local conservation groups protect this beautiful ecosystem, and…

Mind Games What separates human beings from most of the living world is the ability to be free thinking individuals, to which one can communicate and connect their thoughts to the everyday world. Even though humans may take this gift for granted, it is only when the ability begins to diminish that one seems to understand how crucial it is really is to everyday life. Although, even while losing this gift, the individual may not even know it, for the reality one creates is only visible to that…

A head strong woman who followed the steps of Henry David Thoreau to write the book “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. She isolated her self in the wilderness and solely compared her observations with her thoughts on society and religion. In Dillard’s younger years she was considered a firecracker. She had many talents from drawing…

This world contains over two hundred million insects for each human being. Scientists have discovered that there are more than nine hundred thousand different kinds of insects; insects also represent about eighty percent of the world’s species. Recently, soil samples were taken from an acre in North Carolina; it was revealed that in that one acre, with the depth of five inches, there were approximately 124 million creatures to be found. These facts serve as a reminder that the world is close…

977 S.W.2d 254 (Ky. Ct. App. 1998). In City of Louisville, plaintiff paid a fee identified as an “Entrance Fee” at $2 per car regardless of the number of passengers, to park at the Otter Creek Park. City of Louisville v. Silcox, 977 S.W.2d 254 (Ky. Ct. App. 1998). Plaintiff injured his foot jumping into the Creek and cited the $2 as a charge that would waive the immunity granted by KRS 411.190. Id. The Court disagreed holding that the fee was not a fee to enter onto the land and to use the park…

Each year, during summer time, the Say Yes program at Buffalo State College offers a summer program commonly known as “the Summer Say Yes Program” to many local students here at Buffalo. The program gives the opportunity to students to discover the environment of Buffalo State College as part-time job. The Say Yes program commitment to education was originally founded by the Hartford money manager George Weiss in 1987. Mr. Weiss inspiration and courage to build a Say Yes program came to him when…

Gilgamesh and The Acceptance of Death “Why should I fear death? If I am, death is not. If death is, I am not. Why should I fear that which cannot exist when I do?” —Epicurus The Epic of Gilgamesh speaks to the human fear of death and the death of the people who they love and care for. It answers to the existential question of what comes with death and what of the life and connections that have been made during our time one Earth. The character Gilgamesh goes through different stages while…

What exactly is a hero? According to Webster’s Dictionary, a hero is “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities.” Whether intentional or coincidental, these persons have a great impact on others. However, many of those characters that are deemed heroic figures are also ones that are identified as “tragic heroes”. This suggests that, despite the real or potential good that a character does, he is flawed and often acts in ways that lead to his downfall or to his…