Death Valley

When John and Lucinda’s youngest, Eliza or Cassie became 20 she married Edwin Hurd (b 1887) on June 9, 1909 and they had a son the next year Kenneth and in 1916 another son Clarence. Unfortunately, the marriage lasted less than 9 years with Edwin’s death at the young age of 31 in 1918. Cassie would remarry Arnold Pender (b 1896) on October 5, 1920, Clarence moved to the Armstrong farm with his aunt Rosa and uncle-in-law Bob. Arthur Jennings was 26 in 1913 and was a little late getting married by…

within the Owens Valley basin, flanked by the Sierra Nevada and Inyo/White mountain ranges to the west and east, respectively. The hills are of particular interest as they represent an unusual combination of lithologies, structures, and a geomorphology that is inconsistent for the basin. Using geophysical methods, I hope to infer the source of this outcrop. A long-runout landslide, or a structural flower system is currently proposed to explain the Poverty Hills; previous…

“The Chrysanthemums” “The Chrysanthemums” by John Steinbeck is a story about a woman named Elisa Allen, frustrated with her life of isolation. Allen enjoys working in her garden, but her gardening capabilities aren’t satisfying, as she would rather be traveling and meeting new people. “The Chrysanthemums” tone changes from hopeful to one of isolation, and that tone is created by a combination language elements including, contextual symbolism, figurative images using similes and metaphors, and…

A series of make shift dams and flumes are in place on the Blackstone River as it heads towards Blackstone Harbour from Crane used to control the log jams and to get the lumber up to Parry Sound. Also the river between Crane and Blackstone already had its first of several dams placed midway on its length. The Conger Lumber Co. operates throughout the area as the century headed towards its end. Other private interest companies such as Rankin Bros. subcontracting with Conger Lumber and later the…

The Aztecs and the Spanish, they came in contact with each other and started a war. A war that was never forgotten, the fall and defeat of the Aztec empire. It was unavoidable, this is because Cortes and his men had the determination, also the Spanish were more powerful than the Aztecs in combat. Another reason is if Cortes and his men didn’t defeat the Aztecs, the King’s army searching for him would come in contact with them and kill them off if they didn’t convert to Catholic. Also when Cortes…

in Texas. During his trial, Howard explained that he was listening to 2pacalpse Now before the altercation and claimed that Tupac made him shoot and kill the policeman (Talerman 1994). Although the court dismissed the claim and sentenced Howard to death, the issue was rather interestingly taken up by the family and wife of the murdered trooper; Linda Davidson, who made a case that there was no doubt in her mind that if it weren’t for Tupac’s lyrics then her husband would still be alive (Talerman…

learned from the pottery they left behind. This pottery shows us a story of a group of people that were farmers, salt makers, hunters, traders, and craftsman. The Caddo have inhabited the red river valley for thousands of years, their original homeland was located south of the arkansas river in the valleys of the…

closeness in time of death makes it very likely that Philip II and Cleopatra Eurydice are buried together in the tombs at Aegae. If the tombs at Vergina are indeed Aegae as the burial goods would indicate, one of them must contain the body of such a great king as Philip II. However, Philip’s son Philip III is also a contender for the occupation of Tomb II. Although possessing some sort of learning difficulty, Philip III took the Macedonian throne in 323 after Alexander III’s sudden death…

The Aztecs were one of the greatest Mesoamerican civilizations ever. Their capital, Tenochtitlan, is located in modern day Mexico City. They lead nearly ten million people. They were known for many outstanding breakthroughs, including agriculture and human sacrifice. However, historians should emphasize Aztec agriculture.""First of all, Aztec agriculture should be emphasized because it was a huge part of their daily lives. Chinampas were artificial islands made by the Aztecs which were used for…

chairman, an entrepreneur, an inventor and a marketer. I was born in San Francisco, California on 24thFebruary, 1955 and died at Palo Alto, California 5th October, 2011. I was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs since I was born. I used to live in Silicon Valley where I attended Crittenden Middle School. They had a problem with bullying. One day I got bullied and I told my parents I wanted to transfer schools or I would never go to school again. Then I went to Cupertino Junior High. My dad was…