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Park Ecology: Voyageurs National Park With the landscape being molded nearly a billion years ago, glaciers have proved to be a prominent impact on the topography of Voyageurs National Park. In addition to forming the rigid layers of the terrain, the glaciers have also helped in the formation of the mosaic-like rocks and minerals that exist in the present-day wildlife sanctuary. Years of snow and rain have also contributed to the erosion of the sediments, thus affecting the geological development…

capabilities to use. Maheo asked himself “what good is power if it is not used to make a world for people to live in?” First, Maheo created a monumental and salty lake. He then decided there needed to be fish and other wildlife such as cranes, loons, and ducks. Maheo wanted to be able to see what he had all created, so he illuminated the world. Maheo was stunned at how magnificent it all looked. A snow goose swam over to him and started to communicate. It told Maheo that it gets drained…

In today’s culture, it is popular to believe that video games influence people, in a negative way. In contrast to the belief, video games are beneficial for you. Video games improve skills, such as enhanced desire to learn and better develop skills, already acquired. Also, video games improve a player’s ability to become social. Additionally, video games have the potential to encourage players to learn more about the always advancing technology. In opposition to the accepted beliefs, video games…

nationalgeographic.com nationalgeographic.com We already brought you part one of our list of 40 things you didn't know about Canada, and now we're back with part two! Check out 10 more fascinating facts about our Northern neighbor that you definitely (probably) didn't know below, and stay tuned for parts three and four, coming soon! Number Thirty: It Has Overpasses Built Exclusively for Animals. It's true! There are highways in Canada's Banff National Park that include overpasses built for…

Primary health care principles aims at promoting health equities, social justice and person-centred approach to care (Gargioni and Raviglione, 2009). The social determinants of health are circumstances that where people born, live, grow, age and work had an impact on their life expectancy and health outcomes (Gupta, 2004).This is reflected in Mrs Samira Azizi, a 56 year old with an Afghan cultural background living in the community that require a nursing care, particularly post-operative…

Animals that call the BWCA home includes, moose, deer, timber wolves, lynx, pine martens, wolverine, painted turtles, cougar, red fox, mink, fisher, otters, beaver, and black bears. It is also an important bird habitat that shelters loons, bald eagles, gray jays, ospreys, ravens and peregrine falcons. The BWCA area is situated within the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, also known as the “North Woods,” which is a transitional zone that features the characteristics of both the boreal…

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was written in 1959 and published in 1962 in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement[3] and deep changes to the way psychology and psychiatry were being approached in America. The 1960s began the controversial movement towards deinstitutionalization,[4][5] an act that would have affected the characters in Kesey's novel. The novel is a direct product of Kesey's time working the graveyard shift as an orderly at a mental health facility in Menlo Park, California.[6]…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Fort Mill, SC) According to BirdWatching.com, 914 species of birds call North America home, north of the Mexican border, including the Red-throated Loon, the Brown Pelican and the Spotted Rail. Individuals love to watch birds, as each species has their own unique style and characteristics, and America is currently home to 15 different species of hummingbirds. An easy way to enjoy birds from the comfort of one's own home or office is to make use of a hummingbird feeder…

Henry David Thoreau was a man of intelligence, brilliance, and success. He was a Harvard graduate and an educator. He was an activist against the Mexican war and slavery. People never really understood Thoreau. He was a man that seem to have difficulty getting along with others, yet he has “great qualities of intellect and character,” as his close friend, Nathaniel Hawthorne described. Thoreau was an adventurous man who wanted to find out what life is. He tries to figure this out by living a…

My happiness comes from sitting around a camp fire with my grandparents as they tell me about the day that they met, 51 years ago, and my grandfather recalling what his first words to her were; it comes from sitting on the dock with my dog while loons sing and the warm colors of the sky bleed into the water; it comes from cutting the hair of an older gentleman at the Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen so he can go to a job interview later in the day. Devoting my life to companionship and generosity in…