Frontier

was plenty of money to be made off the frontier. Products like timber and fur allowed many to cash in off the pristine woodlands of North America. Rare minerals like gold, copper, and silver drove thousands westward across the country in search of riches. However, the Country was connected by railroads by 1896, and Americans had settled into the territories that would eventually encompass all forty-eight contiguous states. Suddenly there was no new frontier to be explored and exploited. Those…

“The Right Action is better than Knowledge; but in order to do what is right, we must know what is right.”(Snell) This quote was spoken by the Great Charles I or as otherwise known as Charlemagne. Charlemagne was born in 742. His Father was Pepin the Short and his mother was Bertrada (Facts). Little is known about Charlemagne's childhood; in 754, however, he participated in the anointment of Pepin as king by Pope Stephen II. He was educated at the palace school primarily by Fulrad, the abbot of…

As astronauts and researchers push beyond their previous limits, they encounter greater perils and expenditures; the mounting challenges are a major concern for future endeavors into space. Keeping proper maintenance and performing repairs becomes more arduous as people advance further in space (Spotts). Unexpected hindrances can often threaten the life of the humans who are stranded out of reach of assistance. Deducing solutions to impediments located light years away becomes nearly impossible…

Slotkin’s Myth of the Frontier, which include but are not limited to, mainly the removal of the troops from the ground. Slotkin’s myth or essentially the parts that I am focusing on require that there be cowboys (soldiers) to fight the terrorists (the others). This group of others includes terrorist organizations such as ISIS, Al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and countless others that have been named during the Obama Administration’s time in office, which is a nod in the direction of Slotkin’s Frontier…

religion through visual arts. The work of hers that captivated me the most is Frontier, one of her earliest works, where she danced solo in angular positions infront of a bench that is connected to two ropes. It amazes me that at anytime I paused the video, she looked like a white intricate sculpture, graceful yet sturdy. She would always portray the theme of the individual American society through her dances, and in Frontier, she represents “Americans’ progress into the unknown and…

Ted Shawn. This later evolved into other unique themes such as worshiping America, often seen in her earlier works. Frontier (1935) was a prime example of where Graham started rebelling against other pioneers of dance through unique themes not seen in dance in this era. The patriot-based choreography was devised of a solo, which was based around the conquest of the American Frontier; this was additionally the first event where Graham collaborated with set designer Isamu Noguchi. In the early…

Trajan was the son of a well-respected general and senator also named Marcus Ulpius Trajanus. In his adult years, he became a soldier and served on many distant Roman frontiers. He was elected head of the senate in 98 A.D. Shortly after, he married a woman named Pompeia Plotina. Trajan, who was at that time inspecting the Roman frontier in Germany, became the sole ruler of the empire. He did not return to Rome until several years later, however. He celebrated his accession by largesses to his…

readings for this week is that family climate plays a critical role in the success and longevity of family businesses. This topic is spread over nearly every reading for the week, including that from the textbook. In the article by Prof. Miller (from Frontiers in Psychology), family climate is broken down into three main categories: intergenerational style, family cohesion, and family process. From the readings, along with the research by Prof. Miller, it can be concluded that these three…

Western Film “For over forty years, from 1926 to 1967, Hollywood produced more Westerns than any other kind of film” (pg.243). The western film I chose was one of Sergio Leone’s famous trilogies, which included A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, and The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. These are known as Spaghetti Westerns. The film The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly takes place during the American Civil War and follows three men on the hunt for Confederate gold. Many westerns focus…

My mom always kept a quart of Ben and Jerry’s in the garage for when we needed to hide out. Our first house was really more of a chessboard than a home. Two Queens: each ruled their own territory, and the rest of us - four uncles, one cousin, my brother, my dad, and me - we were pawns on the table. My mom ruled the second floor from behind a desk teeming with stacks of quitclaim deeds and country music CDs. The dark office smelled like Grand Marnier and printer ink, a combination I came to…