Cape Cod

place predominately in Eskasoni, Nova Scotia between 1997 and 2001 while according to the book Angela was doing her field research there. “ Between July 1997 and April 2000, I conducted three separate periods of participant-observation research in Cape Breton. My first two visits were spent mostly on the island of Potolek, where I attended the annual St.Anne 's Mission..” (Robinson, 2005) The purpose or objective when writing this book was according to the preface of the book was to ensure that…

JESSIE EMMA COOK was born in Heart’s Content at the end of 1880 or the beginning of 1881 and was baptised at St Mary’s Church on the 14th of January 1881. At some point during the early 1900s, Jessie married a man by the name of John Carmichael Dunning. Born in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire in Scotland in 1882 to parents William and Janet (née Carmichael) Dunning, John was a telegraphist like Jessie’s father. Few reasons would have given Jessie reason to leave Heart’s Content, much less…

The song that I will be representing is far well to Nova Scotia. Nova scotia, which is Latin for “New Scotland”, is one of three Maritime Provinces in Canada. Nova scotia is the second smallest province in Canada with up to 55,284 square kilometers of land. This land has been a destination for sailors, adventures and settlers all across history, because of there close location to the Atlantic sea and there mid tempeture climate. The song farewell to nova scotia originated in none…

has presented whoever the reader is with a wonderful, vivid image of Newfoundland. The story shows how much effort the author put into the imagery in order to give the reader a great painting in the mind. Saying that “even far out, somewhere beyond Cape Spear lies Dublin and the Irish coast; far away but still the nearest land, and closer now than is Toronto or Detroit” (Macleod) helps us understand that John (the son) would not like to live in the city. When Alistair compliments the harbor,…

economy of shellfishing Shellfishing and aquaculture have been an important part of the culture and economy of Cape Cod for many years. Shellfishing is a major contributor to Massachusetts economy, and Cape Cod’s coastal economy also relies on recreational and commercial shellfishing, as well as the tourist and seafood industries (Ensuring a Shellfish Future, Maggio, 2015). On Cape Cod, the commercial shellfish aquaculture supports 1,400 jobs, 17,000 recreational harvesters (Legere, 2015) is…

able to receive their prescription drug, they look to other resources. Many Cape Codders have resorted to driving to different states in order to obtain their desired drugs. In fact, “the Florida pain-management clinics, known as pill mills, attract people from all over the East Coast, including Cape Cod. In fact, the police say Florida is probably the number one source of illegally sold pills on the streets of the Cape” (Myers, 2010). Although in Florida, “practically anyone can buy painkillers…

whatever area is your strong suit, is a great first step. You want to make sure that your education is going to give you the correct tools to use later on in your life. Christopher Manning of Cape Cod got his degree in Economics from the great University of Oklahoma. He now runs his own hospitality business in Cape Cod, and is quite successful at it. The University of Oklahoma has been around since 1890. It was a university in a state that hadn’t even reached statehood until 1907. Since then,…

Threats and the future of Shellfishing Cape Cod has changed dramatically over the years, and because of these changes, there are serious impediments happening to the shellfish aquaculture expansion (Brennessel, 2008). The most important threat that is occurring presently is water quality. Years of increasing population with concomitant residential development, unaccompanied by wastewater infrastructure has resulted in nitrogen pollution (Ashworth, n.d.). On the cape, around 85% of the…

within America. Similarly, the documentary, Heroin Cape Cod, USA focused on the widespread abuse of Vicodin, Percocet, and Oxycodone that has led the U.S. into the rise of an opiate addiction today. Both of these sources not only focused on the operations behind the administration of opiates like heroin, but also the factors driving the epidemic in the U.S. A driving factor of the opiate epidemic both emphasized in Dreamland and Heroin Cape Cod, USA was the over prescription of opiates,…

also trying to convince the reader that the Europeans are justified in their actions. During the Europeans acquisition of Cape Cod, the Europeans seem to rely heavily on God, in order to ensure their protection, and also to ensure their victory over the Indians. It seems that throughout the passage, the Europeans are confident in the idea that God wants them to occupy Cape Cod, and that the Indians are considered savages. The Europeans seem to have a problem co-existing with the Indians, and…