Grand Prairie

Flight attendant by day, construction worker on days off, Ms. Sylvia Holt embodies the concept of roots and wings. Her roots were firmly planted when young Sylvia move with her family, in 1970, to Grand Prairie, Texas. There, they joined Sunset Baptist Church. Sylvia was encouraged to test her wings at Sunset, where, in later years she worked in positions that included Assistant Youth Director, Praise Dance Sponsor, Choreographer, Usher and Church Auditor. Before becoming both airline employee…

Zavala is located on the south side of Grand Prairie which is the affluent area of Grand Prairie, and the parents are very active and participate in their children school activities. However, I am employed on the north side of Grand Prairie, and the climate is totally opposite. Thinking in line with patterns and themes, the district shares the same theme across the board, but each school has their own climate. Being on both sides of the city, I have learned that teachers, administrators, parents…

Prairie Band Potawatomie 2017 Pow Wow Dance is an expressive language that often goes beyond most expectations of non-verbal communication. No less can be said of the Prairie Band Potawatomie 2017 Pow Wow. As we arrive we can already hear the sounds of Native American drums filtering through the trees from the campground. Making our way to the arena we see that the ‘Grand Entry’ has begun and the dancers are parading around ‘stomping’ in rhythm to the drums. Elaborately dressed elders are the…

“It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward,” Rocky Balboa. Life is embodied by the hardship and struggles we all face that mold us into who we are. Our environments play an integral role in the process of maturation and growth in our character and morals. Being born and raised in impoverished communities instilled the concepts of gratitude and humbleness. Having two Vietnamese immigrants as parents, life was a struggle at first…

There is a moment, before the large expanse of the red curtain is drawn back and the radiant glare of the lights will flood the stage, when I wonder if I can go through it. My stomach feel as if it’s a dryer in a high spin cycle and the adrenaline running through my veins makes me feel the most confident and most insecure I’ve ever felt. There is something so intimate about live theatre that it’s simultaneously terrifying and thrilling. Then the music begins, I close my eyes, and I take a deep…

In Canada, a railway of this type may have been used as early as the 1720s to haul quarried stone at the fortress of Louisbourg. By the 1920s, the Canadian Northern, Grand Trunk Railway, and Grand Trunk Pacific were brought together to form the Canadian National Railways (CNR). This has prompted significant changes at both the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, including the privatization of CN in 1995 and…

Eunice Lee Daniel Aeschbacher Design History #2 25 November 2015 Frank Lloyd Wright While I was staying in Chicago for studying, I found the landscape with grand and full of high beautiful buildings was fascinatingly alluring people including myself. Especially, Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most famous architectural designers. My personal experience with his buildings: Rookery building, Frank Lloyd Wright’s home and studio, and Falling Water. Frank Lloyd Wright, who is the most…

structure, soil resource availability and a variety of ecosystem processes (Knap et. Al. 1999). Many of these lands have become desert land and unable to grow grass prairie lands. Many species of plants and animals have been affected. Bison grazing increases animal diversity on the landscape (Graham, 2013). The animals mostly affected are prairie dogs, foxes, hawk, and eagle (Graham, 2013). The elimination of the buffalo have affected the way these animals migrate and live in lands that…

An increase in economic stimulus will help facilitate a better life for the citizens. In conjunction there is an expected increase in academia of the local students. As a result, the community will witness an increase economic and educational development The second nursing diagnosis is the increased risk of HIV and other STD’s among the teenage/young adult population related to knowledge deficit of oral contraceptives, sex education, and increase sexual activities. The first goal for this…

On November 17, 8:00 at night, I attended the musical Big River presented at the Dakota Prairie Playhouse. The show was written by William Hauptman and was presented by DSU students and special guest Keith Hatton. The Dakota Prairie Playhouse’s Theatre has a proscenium theatre space. The theatre was much larger than I had originally thought it would be allowing for a bigger audience that was present that night. The audience itself, from what I can tell, was composed of mostly college students.…