Keystone Pipeline

Headlines are the most important factor on a newspaper page. Two shocking statistics were noted in the chapter nine reading that backup why a headline is necessary. A study done by The Readership Institute recorded on average, readers spend only about 26 minutes a day reading a Monday- Friday print newspaper. And according to the Nielsen Analysis, reported in the 2010 State of the News Media report, users of the top 20 news websites spend only 3 minutes and 4 seconds per visit. Because so little…

place for them to go. Furthermore, www.panda.org states, “The world 's forests, swamps, plains, lakes, and other habitats continue to disappear as they are harvested for human consumption and cleared to make way for agriculture, housing, roads, pipelines and the other hallmarks of industrial development. Without a strong plan to create terrestrial and…

For centuries, the manufacturing industry has depended on fossil fuels, such as oil and gas, as a main source of energy to drive economic development and power everything from homes to cars. Despite the positive influences of fossil fuels, society is beginning to solely depend on them as an energy source and as a result, irrevocable damage is being done on the environment in forms of pollution, carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, acid rain, and oil spills. Because of this, humans are…

The indigenous people of the United States of America endured the utmost traumatic historical events. Hundreds of massacres orchestrated by the European man killed the Native Americans. Deception was key in the atrocities, the white man would promise “peace” and then brutally murder the Natives. The genocide continues today as alcohol, introduced to the Natives by the Colonists, ravages through the reservations. Sherman Alexie, author of “Evolution”, does not shy away from any of these tough…

President Obama is keen on exploitation the phrase “the arc of the ethical universe,” a line derived from King Jr’s longer quote, “The arc of the ethical universe is long however it bends toward justice.” King, in fact, raised the often-used sentence from earlier Christian ministers. They, in turn, apparently borrowed the optimistic expression from its creator, Theodore Parker, a mid-nineteenth-century philosopher man of the cloth. Obama additionally oftentimes favors sayings like “the right…

The 2016 elections are heating up in terms of we are getting closer to find out who will be the two nominees to run for president in November. This is an exciting season because we get to see each candidate 's debate on their proposals, policies, and views about different issues facing our country. Today the presidential election have a different taste as for many this is the most entertaining one yet. They have to debate, show and support their claims in order to get the vote of the people.…

President Barack Obama is the President of the United States. As the President has many duties he has to perform. One of the duties he has to perform is appointing staff members, the cabinet, and several other officials. In Article Two, Section Two of the Constitution it states that the President of the United States has a right to appoint officials. The Chief of Staff is Denis McDonough. As the Chief of Staff McDonough has to supervise the staff of the White House, control who is near the…

When Representative John Boehner resigned as Speaker of the House and Congressman Paul Ryan was elected to replace him, he vowed to bring an end to gridlock in Washington D.C. Shortly after Democratic Congressman Rangel stated that he has no reason to believe that Ryan would be any more successful than John Boehner at dissolving gridlock. There are many reasons gridlock cannot be solved these include the fact that there is currently a Republican majority in the house, the design of Congress is…

Susquehanna, Monongahela, and Hoback Rivers. A PNAS study found that drinking wells near the Marcellus Shale contained 17 times as much methane as those half a mile away. Part of the problem is that natural gas development enjoys exemptions from keystone environmental laws, such as the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act. Earthquakes on the rise While it is widely suspected that natural gas fracking pollutes waterways, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the practice can also…

attitude towards locations and surroundings that belongs to the much of the society that resides outside of Cibecue. Wisdom Sits in Places is especially valuable in these times because of current events involving Native American tribes, such as the Keystone pipeline, and the lack of attention and respect these people receive despite being victims of oppression. The highlight of this compilation of essays is not the provision of random and tasteless facts, but the captivating storytelling that…