Columbia River

The Catalan independence movement is a political movement that emerged from Catalan nationalism that is mainly dedicated to the support of the independence of Catalonia from Spain and France. This feeling is brought by the dictatorial times of Franco who attempted to suppress the Catalan identity. To give a more geographical sense of Catalonia, it is a roughly triangular region in Spain's far northeast corner, which is separated by the Pyrenean mountains from southern France to which they share…

During dry times, there is an increased incidence of wildfires. Particularly, in "1988, rainfall in many states was 50 to 85 percent below normal. Summer thunderstorms produced lightning without rain and ignited fires in dry trees" ("Drought" pg. 4). In 2014, Mieszkowski explained the risk of wildfires were probable. In 2014 "there had been 3,400 wildfires as July 19, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection" (Mieszkowski pg. 8). Which is an escalation of 36…

Over the course of my visits to Fall River I think that my capacity to observe my environment and the factories stayed consistent. I naturally pay attention to minute factors and functions of my surroundings which I think is why I tended to focus on the machines and the smaller aspects of the factory. I also tend to be more reserved in social situations which lends myself to not being as willing to approach people, particularly because of the language barriers we faced at both factories and that…

One of the most well known authors throughout American history is without a doubt is Mr. Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. Mark Twain is known for his incredible realism novels that showcase life in its purest form. In Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain challenges the idea of racism and family dynamics in the 1800s through the adventures and life of a young boy and a runaway slave. As this pair travels down the Mississippi they face many trials and tribulations…

Don't you think that the date of the Louisiana Purchase should be a holiday? The U.S. had nearly doubled because of the territory bought by the government. Imagine all of those people living in Central and Western America. Those people should be thankful for the Louisiana Purchase. Thomas Jefferson was the president at the time who had bought the "New Land". People from the Thirteen colonies immigrated to the new territory and lead them to an adventurous journey moving to the west. In 1803, the…

father’s neighbors have always been African American. One afternoon about fifteen years ago, one my parent’s neighbor went out to the mailbox to collect her mail. At that moment, the plant across the river had a leak in one of their lines, and a cloud of hydrochloric acid omissions came across the river, and she breathed it in. Her larynx, her lungs and her esophagus had severe chemical burns, to the point were she could not eat solid food for the rest of her life. She had difficulty speaking,…

The market revolution is a term used to describe the increase of the exchange of goods and services in market transaction. In the first few decades of the nineteenth century, the transportation system was limited. The great rivers west of the Appalachians could not connect with the western famers to eastern markets since they flowed north to south. The roads were poor, expensive to maintain and horse-drawn wagons had limited capacity. So how were the farmers supposed to turn a profit from their…

Gold Star Park is located in Wetumpka, Alabama on the banks of the Coosa River. It is underneath the city's historical “Bibb’s Grave Bridge” in between City Hall and the Wetumpka Public Library. Gold Star Park used to house an outdoor church. Gold Star Park is surrounded by history, such as the city’s first jail and the antique movie theater. Furthermore, Gold Star holds outdoor activities, a playground, and festivals that make the community thrive. To begin, Gold Star Park is home to two…

Rex and Rosemary Walls show a permissive form of parenting to their four children, Jeanette, Lori, Brian, and Maureen Walls. They are very lenient in curfew and behavior, they allow the children to virtually fend for themselves and they rarely, if ever, punish their kids for misconduct. The Walls parents placed a few rules, one being that the children could go anywhere they wanted, but they must return home when the street lights come on. The children could leave if they chose during the night…

because water is evaporating faster than water getting put back into the lake. If nothing is done about this, Salton Sea will dry up and destroy the whole ecosystem that is connected to it. “Some 90 percent of the original wetlands of the Colorado River Delta and central California have dried up or been converted…