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businesses were suffering nationwide. Farmers were also suffering greatly but it wasn’t just due to the Dust Bowl. In the west long before the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, farmers of the west were plagued by constant floods and droughts from the Colorado River. At first, people sought to use the river for travel purposes but many failed due to the rivers raging rapids. So once it has been finalized that the river cannot be used for travel, many gave up on the idea of using the river.…

buyers as a representative in the sales division. Coleman Travels extensively throughout the United States over the 17 years of employment at Software Inc. Coleman can have long stretches of three months or more on the road. On a trip to small-town Colorado in March 2008, Coleman went to a mall to wash his laundry. During this period of time he stop by the mall and saw a ring he wanted for his wife is an anniversary gift. Coleman did not have the funds to buy the ring and stole it from the…

through the becoming an elementary teacher course has really opened my eyes to maximizing my impact on student learning and to learn and evolve as a community. Most importantly to begin to create a bigger vision for becoming a teacher within the Colorado district and outline the knowledge and skills required to be an amazing teacher and to provide growth for all my students. I want to become a teacher to be able to make a positive difference on the future…

Thomas G. Andrews book, Killing for Coal: America's Deadliest Labor War, merges labor and environmental history in an breakdown of the half century leading up to the most fierce and violent labor unrest of the post civil war era, which is the Colorado coal-miner strike of 1913-1914, the Ludlow battle/massacre and Ten Day Coalfield War. Thomas Andrews argues in his book that these incidents cannot be seen in isolation or as separate events, but as the climax of half a century of struggle within…

I grew up in Denver, Colorado and ever since I could remember everyone around me made a big deal about Juneteenth. I never heard of Juneteenth before I moved to Colorado. In Colorado, it is so big that their is one entire week dedicated to it. It is almost considered like a holiday. Juneteenth is also known as Freedom Day. It is an American holiday that commemorates the June 19, 1865 announcement of the abolition of slavery in the state of Texas as well as the emancipation of African American…

states because it has been proven to cut down the amount of crime rates. Erin Delmore, a reporter for MSNBC, has presented an occurrence in Colorado revolving the controversy towards marijuana. On November 12,…

The legalization of marijuana is considered a very controversial topic in today’s world. Even though it has very useful properties in combatting the effects of various mental disorders, cancer, and other health-compromising issues, there are still individuals who are against the legalization of marijuana. “Reefer Madness,” the Marijuana Tax Act, and stricter sentencing laws in the early 1900’s drastically affected the public’s view of cannabis and the products created from it, and the stigma of…

Many people often believe that in the United States that there is a right to freedom of religious. It is often that we see some individuals that are constantly claiming what their religious freedoms are. These same individuals are also denied their freedom of religious because of the many different laws. The First Amendment of the constitution gives us our religious of freedom over and beyond all laws that are created. Does this mean that all laws should abide be created to abide by First…

practiced in all three of their locations in Colorado (APDC, 2010). The services at the APDC are provided through what is called integrated care services, which includes a holistic approach to the health of individuals and families, along with educational assistance, and victim assistance (APDC, 2010). There will be more detail provided about all the services that the APDC offers in the next part of the…

recreational use in every state besides California and Colorado? People are going to smoke marijuana, whether it’s legal or not. In 1937, congress passed the Marijuana Tax Act, in order to criminalize marijuana and restricting it for medical and recreational use. In addition, marijuana was considered to be an illegal drug that promotes violence and could promote young teenager to smoke it. However, in 2014 marijuana was legalized in Colorado, California, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon; hopefully…