Keystone

In Bill McKibben’s article, “Why Dakota Is the New Keystone,” McKibben expresses through vivid word choice, aggressive tone, and sentence structure, why the New Keystone should be in the Dakota’s. He brings together these elements to paint a vivid picture to persuade the reader into believing it too. McKibben uses words that clearly show what he wants the reader to picture and shows how he wants to shape this piece. He illustrates this by stating that there are “shocking images of the National…

helping suck our planet dry and making the beautiful North American landscape vulnerable to disaster. TransCanada Corporation controls the Keystone Pipeline, which endangers ecosystems from the Alberta province of Canada to Houston. Covering 2,151 miles, the pipeline threatens all ecosystems it runs through. TransCanada tried adding a fourth phase of the Keystone Pipeline, but that was blocked by former President Obama. Of course President Trump, whose pockets have only deepened since…

Keystone species are the main primary driver for diversity. Keystone species are species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically. They cause biodiversity for 3 reasons. First, the keystone species causes the different animals from all around that area to come to where the keystone species is located because the keystone species has what the other species need to survive, a working ecosystem . These animals then…

Why the Keystone XL Pipeline There are many reasons why the Keystone XL Pipeline should not be built. The first reason being that at anytime during transportation of oil there can be oil spills. Building the pipeline can affect the surrounding wildlife by destroying their habitats and also building the pipeline it can kill animals as well. The final reason on why the pipeline should not be built is because the pipeline can cause environmental damage (climate change and greenhouse gas pollution).…

on Infobaselearning.com strives to educate and allow readers to take a stance on whether or not the United States should increase production of fossil fuels. The article states how supporters favoring the use of oil favor the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which is described as a “36-inch-diameter crude oil pipeline, beginning in Hardisty, Alberta, and extending south to Steele City, Nebraska. This pipeline is a critical infrastructure project for the economic strength and energy…

Inclusive education is based on imperative principles that guide its general practises, some may differ slightly in¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬ routine but their key elements are the same. The keystone principal behind inclusive education is that all children with and without disabilities or that require special educational needs are successfully educated together in ordinary mainstream schools along with required support and schools adapt to the needs of the students and embrace multiplicity. Tanenbaum,…

The Keystone XL pipeline was commissioned in 2010. It “is a $7 billion pipeline approximately 1,661 miles in length and 36 inches wide” (Palliser 2012, 8). The company that would run this project is TransCanada and the pipeline “would run from Hardisty, Alberta, to Nederland, Texas, and traverse Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas” (Palliser 2012, 8). The media has written about the different perspectives on this proposed project. The Indian Country Today article is…

small game, protecting the aspen tree population, controlling the beaver population, and increasing biodiversity. Canis Lupus is crucial to the Yellowstone National Park ecosystem as it is a keystone species. A keystone species is a species that is crucial for the health and the balance of the ecosystem. As a keystone species, the wolves keep populations under control and create biodiversity. As…

at Keystone Central School District, my knowledge and experience with curriculum is minimal, yet valuable. While student teaching, I have also had the opportunity to experience teaching in two different districts that have curriculums that are followed rigorously. From these two differing experiences in my life, I have formed several personal views on how curriculum does not affect high quality instruction, as well as the pros and cons of curriculum. Growing up and teaching in the Keystone…

people on how to be self-discipline and have a strong willpower. The habits that matter the most are the ones that when they start to happen, they start to make other patterns. We can't make people change their habits, instead choosing the right keystone habit creates wonderful results. I agree with Duhigg's theory…