Cactus

On Tulane.edu, I came across the Tulane Center for Public Service and found various CACTUS programs that I hope to become part of. I intend to continue my philanthropic work at Tulane by volunteering at student organizations such as the Global Public Health Brigades, Best Buddies Tulane, Food for Thought and Action, Habitat for Humanity…

have to fight continuously against a constant bombardment of kamikaze attacks. Simultaneously, the 96th Infantry and the 7th Infantry moved across southern Okinawa going head to head with fierce resistance respectively. After clearing area known as Cactus Ridge and The Pinnacle Allied forces moved to the next objective known as Kakazu Ridge where they encountered more tenacious resistance and even a wide spread Japanese offensive that was fought of twice until a Japanese’s retreat. The Allies…

Drugs, music, and sex, Oh My! The 1960s were some of the most turbulent years in American history. Vietnam conflict, Civil Rights, and the counterculture were all coursing through the nation, all of which contributed to modern American culture and society.The counterculture movement of the 1960s had a significant impact on American society and culture. Evidence of this impact is prevalent in both looking back to that time and looking at today’s society. Hippies, as they were called by many, were…

citizens of these countries are all Dutch nationals. Aruba has no administrative subdivisions for census purposes, is divided into eight regions. Its capital is Oranjestad. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, Aruba has a dry climate and an arid, cactus-strewn landscape. Aruba's first inhabitants are thought…

For centuries, ancient civilizations have look toward these drugs for ritualistic and medicinal purposes, but also to induce a religious experience. Hallucinogens have a history that goes back for almost 2000 years. “The peyote cactus” which was originally banned from the U.S government but was used by Native Americans in religions practices for a long time. Indians use the peyote for spiritual strength, the ceremony consisted of an all-night prayer lead by a “healer” and everyone…

climbed onto Aragon’s back. Mason and I scramble up behind her. The burning sand quivered as the dragon picked his way to the top of the highest Plateau and stopped at the summit, which gave us an unrivaled view of the terrain. A patchwork of Barrel cactus speckled the sand and spread across sand dunes that rose away to meet lonely flat-topped mesa with steep sides, where the sun was casting its first long plum and russet shadows like a bantam rooster tail transforming the land with color. It…

Once there the Aztecs’ oracles told them to search for an eagle perched on a cactus, which marked the end of their journey. After two hundred years, the Aztecs found their promised land. In 1324 A.D., the Aztecs built Tenochtitlan. Tenochtitlan eventually held a quarter of a million people. They were able to expand their land to…

Aztecs The Aztecs were one of the most historic figures in the 13th century to the mid-15th century. In the paper I will discuss where they came from, there religion, where they ruled, and most importantly their life style and how they ended. The Aztecs originated as a nomadic tribe in northern Mexico, arrived in Mesoamerica around the beginning of the 13th century. From their magnificent capital city, Tenochtitlan, the Aztecs emerged as one of the most dominant force in central Mexico,…

results” Tom Shroder, a journalist, writer and editor for the Washington Post, says. In 1960 a survey of the findings of 44 physicians who administered 25,000 doses of LSD or mescaline, a hallucinogenic compound found in mescal buttons of the peyote cactus, to 5,000 people under a variety of conditions, found no case of severe or prolonged physical side effects or any sign of addictive potential. Shroder went…

different motifs Kingsolver represents. Birds are used throughout the novel to convey three common traits of Taylor’s: freedom, fragileness, and quickness. “I couldn't really listen. I looked through the bones to the garden on the other side. There was a cactus with bushy arms and a coat of yellow…