Land of Oz

“Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my!” This quote from The Wizard of Oz, by Frank L. Baum, is a common phase that comes to mind when people think of a zoo. While zoos are exciting for people from age 1 to 100, they aren't always exciting or healthy for the animals. Circuses are the same way exciting for visitors but hell holes for many animals. Animals in zoos and circuses deserve the same rights and protections as animals living in the wild. All animals, not just domestic animals, should be…

struggle all too well. Nita was a tiny person that got treated different from others because of her size. She may have been criticized for her size for years, but she had a lot of potential and went on to play two roles in the classic movie The Wizard of Oz. A pig farmer named Paul Thompson in the article “Country Club Meets Enemy: Country Music and Pigs”, did not fit in well with his fancy golf course environment. Mr. Thompson told of this when he said, “just one more case of rich…

Introduction With exception of war, no event has caused as much upheaval to American security, and its way of life than that of the Great Depression. Following the stock market crash of 1929, and spanning the entire decade of the 1930’s, this period saw at its height, a quarter of Americans out of work, with many barely able to feed themselves or their families. This period also saw many businesses that once flourished, shut their doors forever. However, one industry that still managed to…

We as humans are guilty of succumbing to our bodies temptations to treat ourselves to a Big Mac or a Doritos Locos Taco from our favorite fast food chains, and as we do we have a large negative impact on the earth without even realizing it. With our help fast food industries like McDonald’s, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and Taco Bell-- some of the world’s most popular fast food industries-- are destroying the health of our Earth’s environment and its inhabitants. Fast food contain a…

known for fighting the Bugs Maron’s Irish group in the Saint Valentine's Day massacre. (Bugs Maron was the one who supposedly started the drive by kill.) There was also a thing known as, “bootlegging”, which was a crime of transporting alcohol across land, and “ A big was to get money back then”, says the FBI site. The two known as bonny and Clyde were outlaws and thieves in Texas during the 1930’s, and had killed around 9 police officers by 1934 when they were killed. The shipments of alcohol…

The Patience of Job? No Such Thing... Cox’s introduction talks about three stages of studying the bible. He gives insight on studying the bible through the narrative or literal stage during his younger years. He seemed to be fascinated with the stories of the bible as most children are. It was intriguing to not only learn of the characters in the the parables but he “also sometimes acted them out”. (Cox 2) The stories we hear as children are colorful, fun and full of life and love.…

quest is Shrek. On top of having all the characteristics of a quest, including a knight, princess, evil knight, and at least one dragon, the movie is all about Shrek’s quest to save Princess Fiona under the orders of Lord FARQUAAD, who took over his land. Accompanied by his friend, Donkey, on his journey to rescue the Princess, Shrek is forced to fight off a dragon in order to gain entry into the palace…

monoculture crops. To have monoculture crops means to basically have one type of crop in a field. Finally, the Green Revolution also consists of multiple cropping on a piece of land in attempt to increase harvest per year. More recently, dwarf plants have been introduced, which ultimately produces more food using less space and land.…

It was designed by building architect and chief planner Daniel Burnham, the designer in chief Charles B. Atwood , and the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The land for the fair covered over 600 acres, with around 200 new buildings, canals, and lagoons. This was inspired by Disney Land, and The Emerald City in the Land of Oz. Because people wanted to show…

Saachi Pai English 1 Professor Dale Peterson December 5th, 2017 Love Over Hate A typical day at Carm: After gathering a mouth-watering plate of raw broccoli and cauliflower, over organic multigrain brown rice, with a side of pinto beans and, of course, a crisp gala apple, I sprint happily back to my seat with the biggest smile. Cheek to cheek. At this very second, I hear a belch. One by one, my friends appall at my meal. They are in awe that I completely avoided the meat section. Almost every…