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While researching popular toys, games and entertainment in the 1930’s I found that Monopoly is one of the most popular games during this time. Marry Hoyer Dolls weir the dolls of the century. Entertainment was a big time thing because of the Radio from Space and the Frankenstein Monster which was one the most popular films from the 1930’s. These historical events are still interpreted in today’s time. In the 1930’s the Parker Brothers was the first to permit the use of Monopoly. The Parker…

Topic Sentence: This myth explains how the earth is created and it portrays animals as supreme characters of life. C. Evidence: "Beaver, Mink, Muskrat, and Otter each brought up pawfuls of wet soil and placed the soil on Turtle's back until they had made an island of great size" (24). D. Argument: In this myth, we see how Joseph Bruchac retells the story of "The Sky Tree" portraying…

Poudre Education Association Scholarship Fort Collins High School Kailey Minks How an educational experience has made an impact or difference in your life? 2 pages I don’t think I’ll ever be able to forgive my science teacher. She taught me to work harder than I thought I could. She spent countless hours after school reiterating the basics of chemistry when I wasn’t understanding. She was always there to help me learn. She said she would be there to see me graduate. Losing Mrs. Sommervold was…

A chestnut colored, furry blur races past you as you are paddling your boat in a North American lake. You wonder what it could be! It is most likely a North American River Otter. In this essay, I will be informing you about this interesting member of the weasel family. The North American River Otter’s color can vary from light brown to almost black, and they have wide, rounded heads, small ears and nostrils that can be closed underwater. The females are usually around 3.2 feet long, are 11-30…

preserving the animal’s whole coat and often choose the cheapest way to kill animals. Many ranchers use electrocution, which fries the animal inside out, similar to being cooked in a microwave. Some farmers also inject insecticides into the chests of minks. It takes several minutes for them to die a painful death. I think they should just make clothing without killing animals and using their fur.…

experiences may be important in how many adolescents develop adolescent depression.” I will use this article to advocate for better prioritization of self perception in adolescents. Swartz, K. L., Kastelic, E. A., Hess, S. G., Cox, T. S., Gonzales, L. C., Mink, S. P., & DePaulo, J. R. (2010). The Effectiveness of a School-Based Adolescent Depression Education…

and water environments that makes them susceptible to invasion from both. Wetlands can also act as pathways for invasive species to travel from different habitat types. Examples of wetland invasive species in Ireland include zebra mussels, American mink, Canadian waterweed, Japanese knotweed, giant rhubarb and giant hogweed. Pollution Pollution poisons the environment, it can kill wildlife and cause illness. Pollution can be caused by: sewage entering rivers, run-off from roads, agriculture and…

Olor.”). Driving off waterflow for nesting (“Cygnus Olor.”). Destroying other birds nests (“Nonnatives - Mute Swan.”). Eliminating plant organisms from wetlands in Britain (“Cygnus Olor.”). Nests are vulnerable to other organisms like racoons and minks to remove their eggs from the nest. Adult mute swans protect their nests from other predators by staying close to their eggs (Ivory). Because of their aggressive behaviors upon other species, mute swans don’t have much predators. However, foxes…

The Columbian Exchange, also known as the Grand Exchange or Triangular Trade, is characterized as "A term for the global changes in the resources, habits, and values of Amerindians (American Indians/Native Americans), Europeans, Africans, and Asians that followed the “discovery” and settlement of the Americas by Europeans and Africans" (Adler and Pouwels G-4). Columbus's discovery of the Americas in 1492 sparked a new avenue of trade. "The term was coined by Alfred W. Crosby in his book The…

Union expressed on a timeline, in 1970, the first congressional hearings on sex discrimination in education were heard by Rep. Edith Green, the Chair of Subcommittee on Higher Education of the Education and Labor Committee, and Rep. Congresswoman Patsy Mink for sex discrimination in education. On June 23, 1972, congress enacts Title IX as it was signed by president Nixon and all federal agencies are required to issue regulations to satisfy the statute. On May 20, 1974, an amendment was proposed…