Land of Oz

The South Canyon Fire The South Canyon fire was a major fire that occurred on July 2, 1994, seven miles from a town in Colorado named Glenwood Springs. The fire was on Storm King Mountain and burned about 2,115 acres of land and took 14 lives with it. Some major causes of the fire were high temperatures, droughts throughout that year, and low humidity. This fire caused many families and friends to lose loved ones and changed the way firefighters today fight fires. The fire on Storm King mountain…

Before the current United States Constitution there was the Articles of Confederation. This frame of a government, and how it would organize a new nation, came about during America’s fight for independence against the British. This fast answer to a monumental problem would only come to provide temporary relief, for the New World would require structure far greater than what was provided in the Articles of Confederation. Though the founders did not know at the time, they would come to learn…

MILLERSBURG — For her role in removing a change machine from a Millersburg area business, a local woman on Thursday was sentenced to local jail time. Kimberly Foster, 27, of 625 Kenton Alley, Apt. A, Millersburg, previously pleaded guilty in Holmes County Common Pleas Court to an amended charge of attempted burglary. In exchange for her guilty plea, a related charge of theft was dismissed. The state also agreed to dismiss an unrelated charge of aggravated trafficking in drugs (meth). She'd faced…

is a bubble representing Torvald and Noras home. There is a gate with a yellow brick road coming out of the house. This road is used in The Wizard of Oz for Dorothy. The road represents fun and independancy. Dorothy is very independent when she decides to follow this road alone (Except a dog). I compared A Dolls House to The Wizard of Oz because it helps me. Making Comparisons helps me understand things. This is why the collages helped me so much. People used other things to…

Scarecrow(Master of Fear) Imagine your deepest darkest fears coming alive! Scarecrow also known as Jonathan Crane is a villain in American comic books. Scarecrow's is mostly a adversary of Batman and Robin. Scarecrow was created in the fall of 1941 by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. In fact he was one of Batman's earliest foes. First things first is Scarecrows origin. Jonathan Crane was a psychology professor who had gotten rejected by all the educators because of the attire he wore. Crane was…

The Home of Human Sciences Annie Danielson a wise philosopher once said, “Home is where our story begins” and so our story will begin. Home is anywhere a person can be themselves and can feel comfortable there without feeling pressured. When Human Science majors think of their home at Iowa State they think of one building in particular, Palmer, the Human Development and Family Studies Building. Palmer is the utmost significant place on campus for Human Science majors because of the history of…

The story Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein describes the life of a modern day “prophet” who is born in a spaceship during an expedition to the planet Mars. His name is Valentine “Mike” Smith and although his life was short it was extraordinary. When he is 25 years old he is returned to his people on Earth and begins to live a life unlike any other. He learns how normal humans act and discovers how horrible humans truly are and believes that he can cure humanity using his martian…

Filiberto Asare-Akuffo Research Summary Citation of Article Zhang, L., Hong, J., Nasri, A., & Shen, Q. (2012). How built environment affects travel behavior: A comparative analysis of the connections between land use and vehicle miles traveled in US cities. Journal Of Transport And Land Use, 5(3). Link:http://dx.doi.org/10.5198/jtlu.v5i3.266 Specific Research Questions Zhang et al. argues that, there are mix findings in the literature on the influence of the built environment on travel…

The lady or the Tiger. The man’s hands were trembling so much he thought they would unscrew off. He was so scared he thought he might even have a heart attack. He went to walk toward the right door. When he went to put his hands on the door handles, they felt cold and were made out of metal. He hesitated if he should open the right door or go to the left and open that one. The king finally roared at him, “if you do not open one of those doors in the next five minutes I will have you thrown in…

cost of a stethoscope does not change my action. With respect to worrying about debt, there are likely other tradeoffs I can make in my personal life to avoid a stethoscope. I would rather go with that route. While some may have the personal integrity to not be influenced by receiving a stethoscope, I prefer not to put myself in that position in the first place. While the taking the stethoscope seems somewhat unsavory, I do not see an issue with listening to the lecture. Taking the opportunity…