Grand Prairie

Court House, or McFarlan's Castle . . . rises in an abrupt quadrangular form, to a height of three or four hundred feet, and covers an area of two hundred yards in length by one hundred and fifty broad. Occupying a perfectly level site in an open prairie, it stands as the proud palace of Solitude, amid here boundless domains. Its position commands a view of the country for forty miles around and meets the eye of the traveler for several successive days, in journeying up the Platte. At this site…

Michael Jackson, Elvis Presley, Prince, and Journey. All of these artists have one thing in common, they are “alive”. Whether you grew up listening to the songs and lyrics that these people have provided or your parents force you to listen to their music, almost everyone knows these artists. The test of time is a phrase used to describe if something or someone will be remembered in following years. The real question is, what current musicians will stand the test of time? There is a…

dress, that flowed down to her ankles. She stared blankly into the distance while she turned the crank over and over repeatedly. I distinctly remember the props on stage, the large wooden wagon with a huge hay bail set on top accompanying a quaint prairie style house. Looking at the props, I was able to foreshadow that the story being told would take place on a farm. Although Oklahoma was a musical filled with typical singing and acting, it appeared that the choreography performed by the actors…

city encourages tourist and locals to go and explore them in each neighborhood. In other words, Chicago sells and distinguish each neighborhood in key ways. Chicago has more or less 2.7 million people and by the city’s population being so large and grand, it is usual for each neighborhood to have different cultural, social and economic aspects; thanks to the diversity of people’s backgrounds, class division and segregation in each area. Out of the many neighborhoods in Chicago,…

Forensic Functioning In America the word forensics proposes crime in a way that excites stories on serial killers, murder, crime scene investigation, and heavy DNA analysis. In reality, this only breaks the ice on what forensic science fully consists of. Forensic science is initially any science used for the purpose of law. The evidence tested is used in the court of law, criminal investigation, and trial. A forensic scientist does perform tests on blood and bodily fluid as well as…

Nowadays, many cities and regions developed so quickly and suddenly become worldwide influential areas. Some of them were even once called rustbelt, “areas that were former industrial citadels that had been hit hard by offshoring, suffered decline” (book). However, right now they were given a new name as “brainbelts”, the “centers of innovation and smart manufacturing” (book), which are also the hope for future business. All of the brainbelts have the following characteristics: “facing complex,…

Illegal Immigration In ''Illegal Immigrants Should Be Put on a Path to Earned Citizenship'' The author talks about a policy that was passed that ,if they are a potential illegal immigrant with no felony charges or misdemeanors , the local police does not have to hold them. This allows for the good immigrants to still have freedom without being deported without reason. In many community's the police are abusing their power and taking many 'suspected' illegal immigrants so for the policy to…

Selena Gomez is an influential role model among multiple teenagers today. While becoming an actress, philanthropist, and singer at such a young age was difficult, Gomez shows teenagers and adults all over the world that it is never too early or too late to chase your dreams. Many reporters state that Selena Gomez has that “good girl image” that children look up to and dream about becoming just like her. Reporters even stated that Gomez is the most successful teenage Hispanic. Gomez was named…

The closest one would get to know the true story of the iconic singer, Prince’s life, would be the Grammy award winning movie, ‘Purple Rain’. ‘The movie was indeed not an autobiography of Prince’s life but it was as close as the director could get. In the movie, Prince was a young, African American man, who was an up and coming musician. He was from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He meets a woman named Apolonia, she was an aspiring singer to him, she also was not just a singer to him, and he fell in…

Rocky Mountains. In Col. Lander's official report, the group of artists that accompanied them consisted of Bierstadt's two older brothers, Charles and Edward, and Francis Shedd Frost. Although Edward and Charles left the expedition after reaching the Prairie States, Albert and Frost continued with the expedition as far as the Wasatch Mountains. The inventions of photography, with its limited ability at this time, to reproduce exactly, within minutes, a given scene or portrait, was of extreme…