Nebraska

are Indians who began in Ohio and then migrated all the way to the Great Plains. They did not have cars back when they migrated to the Great Plains, which means they migrated by foot. The Great Plains consists of many different states including Nebraska and Iowa in which the Omaha Indians settled. According to the “Omaha Tribe Against the Current” article online, the tribe had a “total land area [of] 307.474 sq. miles and a population of 5,194”. This was all based on census that was given in…

Isabella Bonilla April 8,2015 Period 4 Project Johannes Kelper Johannes Kelper was from Swabia in Southwest Germany. He is famous for discovering the three mathematical laws of planetary motion. Kelper was famous for this because his discovery played a role in the scientific revolution. He also , in his college years, found time to create horoscopes for the students. Kelper's from Swabia, Germany. He was born on December 27,1571. He grew up in a town called Weil der…

Malcolm X was born on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Earl Little and Louise Little. Malcolm X had six children. Malcolm X is a hero because he made sacrifices for the people. He helped the african americans in civil rights movement. Malcolm X is a hero because he showed leadership, selflessness, and he was brave. Malcolm X was a hero because he showed great leadership. He led the civil rights movement with Martin Luther King. He led thousands of people in the New York…

Berkshire Hathaway is an American multinational conglomerate holding company that is based in Omaha, Nebraska. Basically, this is a parent company and owns a variety of companies involved in different businesses. They are led by the wonderful Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger. This company either owns a whole company or owns a significant number of shares. For example, They wholly own GEICO, Dairy Queen, BNSF Railway, Lubrizol, Fruit of the Loom, Helzberg Diamonds, Long & Foster, Flight Safety…

first and foremost, and as such, I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole.” - Malcolm X, a true hero in my eyes. If you’ve never heard of him, you should really get to know him better. He was born on the 19th of May in 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska. His parents were Louise Norton and Earl Little, and he shared a house with his eleven siblings. Malcolm Little, later changed his name to Malcolm X, had 4 daughters with his love, Betty Shabazz. During the time period, segregation was a…

The Kansas-Nebraska Act has been called the most significant law ever enacted by the Congress of the United States. It was called the most significant law ever enacted because it allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The law had three major features, which were a larger territory of Nebraska was dissected into two smaller territories, Kanas and Nebraska, the dissolution of the Missouri compromise,…

small Midwestern town full of crushed dreams and a lack of purpose. In his film Nebraska, director Alexander Payne gives viewers the option of being tourists in this world, and surprisingly, it is an enjoyable trip with an uplifting ending, even if the main character’s dream is not realized completely. The movie begins with the elderly Woody Grant (Bruce Dern) getting in trouble for trying to walk to Lincoln, Nebraska, which is 900 miles from his home in Billings, Montana. When his son David…

For every holiday and just about every season my family and I journey to my grandparents’ house. My grandparents live in Nebraska, so it is a four hour drive to their house, but it’s worth the time in the car. On the trip to Nebraska my family and I pile into the car with five of us it can be kind of cramped. My sisters and I make it a lot of fun; we laugh and joke around making the time in the car not seem so long. We watch out the window and see the land change it goes from hilly and full…

Did you know a member of the Macnider family helped create the Mason City Public Library? Mason City is located in Iowa and the Mason City Public Library is now located on 225 2nd St SE. The Library is important in the history in Mason City because of the first attempts of a library, the first attempts of a public library, how May Hanford Macnider helped the library progress, the current library, and what was changed in the current library. In 1871, the first library was opened. That library…

At first glance Kristen Ward may look like just some average teacher, but you are so wrong. Born and raised in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin she has a bit more of a background than just a teacher. With an excellent perception of view and organization she is a civil engineer at heart and mind. Even growing up, she was her parents “little engineer” always ready to design new things and create new space. From a very young age Ward had an interest for design and organization. Her dad would sometimes…