the closing of the frontier, our need for raw materials, and social Darwinism. In Frederick Turner’s essay “The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” he tells how important the west was in shaping American life, and that without a new frontier to conquer, Americans would lose what makes them unique. Much of America’s public agreed with Turner and pushed for America to being imperializing. In addition, much of the raw materials that were once in the western frontier were…
In “Child of the Far Frontier,” Wallace Stegner writes in the first person about his childhood and his upbringing, with details that reveal how one’s past experiences—especially during their childhood—profoundly impact their overall identity in ways that cannot always be reversed; this is verifiably true both in Stegner’s case and those of others, nearly an axiom of the human condition. One example is how people sometimes follow in the footsteps of their parents and other family members in terms…
Eric Gomez May 14th 2016 What factors shaped the policies of the New Frontier and the Great Society? John F Kennedy and his highly ambitious cabinet were the major factors which shaped the policies of the New Frontier and the Great Society. Part of John F Kennedy’s promises was the creation of the “New Frontier”. This Frontier would create massive reforms economically,domestically and socially These ideas would make him wildly popular amongst voters which would lead to him winning the election…
Several econometric techniques have been devoted towards the analysis of technical efficiency, with the common techniques being the Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) approach and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Of focus in this paper is the Data Envelopment Analysis and its preference over SFA discussed in Section 3.0 under the conceptual framework. The organisation of this paper is as follows…
In the article, “It’s Time to Pay Attention to Sleep, the New Health Frontier,” written by Alexandra Sifferlin, she discusses the importance of sleep and how it is essential in living a healthy life. Sifferlin talked about Lynn Mitchell, a 68-year old woman who was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer in 2011. She was only getting an hour of sleep a night. The cancer affected her lifestyle as stated in the article, the brain cancer was not only affecting her mentally it was affecting her…
Essay on Colin Calloway, We Have Always Been the Frontier: The American Revolution in Shawnee Country. The Shawnee Indians has resisted the Americans and fought for their own revolutionary war for two decades before and after the American Revolutionary War. They had been “fighting for their freedom long before Lexington and, as for many Indian peoples, the Revolution renewed and intensified familiar pressures on their lands and culture” (Nichols, 118). The Shawnee leader Cornstalk united the…
My professional article review is from the textbook Ahead of the Curve. I read chapter six “The Last Frontier: Tackling the Grading Dilemma by Ken O’Connor”. This chapter provides teachers with an understanding of how grading encourages competition rather than collaboration and results. Grading also promotes a culture of point accumulation, not learning. In this chapter, Ken O’Connor explains that in order to get grades that are accurate, meaningful, consistent, and supportive of learning, he…
relationships or military motives, however Stuart Banner chooses to drive this narrative with attention to the means of which Indians and white Americans exchange land. In his rendering of this story, How the Indians Lost Their Land: Law and Power on the Frontier, Banner contends that most all of the land transactions between Indians and white Americans lie on a spectrum which include law and power on both ends as extrema. Banner remarks,…
Great success and tragic occurrence currently define Malala Yousafzai’s life. Malala’s strong relationship with her family has allowed her to survive traumatic life experiences, and has opened unimaginable opportunities for an Islamic woman.Through struggle and hardship Malala continues to prevail, and exemplifies desirable characteristics of a contributing member of society. Although Malala’s experiences differ from many young adults, similar connections can be uncovered. Throughout Malala’s…
The article, Malala The Powerful written by Kristen Lewis is about the amazing girl, Malala, who stood up for girls rights against the Taliban. Malala wanted to have an education and she enjoyed school. The Taliban came and took away the lives of many and decreased girls’ rights. They told all girls schools to close but Malala’s stayed open. She made going to school top secret by hiding all her items under her clothes. So Malala stood up and continued to stand up to the point where she got…