Nome, Alaska

(“John Heywood Quotes”). Although a musher might say, many paws make light work. In the Iditarod, it is a race with one man and his or hers sixteen dogs. They travel a total of about a thousand miles in below freezing weather from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. It is indisputable that the Iditarod is an extreme race, but only the best of the best can achieve the finish line. With all of the many paws helping, the Iditarod dogsled race is absolutely not a form of animal cruelty. One reason the…

father was Frank Doolittle and his mother was Rosa Doolittle. His nickname was Jimmy in some cases his name was Jimmy H. Doolittle. James H. Doolittle was an only child of Frank Doolittle a carpenter and Rosa Doolittle. James grew up in L.A and Nome, Alaska. To aid James's record-breaking in 1922 James H. Doolittle made the earliest airplane toilet. James was an adventure. He built his reputation as a boxer and a good one too. James was married to Josephine Daniels. The couple had two sons…

included such literature as The Iliad, “Antony’s Speech” from Julius Caesar, and the poem “The Dying Christian to His Soul”. In her classroom she had two Korean students who were new to the school this year, a Nigerian student, a student from Nome, Alaska, and other multi-cultural students. Since one o the criterial for enrollment into the private school is that all instruction will be in English at grade level. In prior years some of the Korean students were allowed to use translator in class…

James H. Doolittle Essay Biography Quote by James H. Doolittle-” if we should have to fight, we should be prepared to do so from the neck up instead of from the neck down” This Quote Explains that you have to be prepared and optimistic instead of being pessimistic or from the neck down and fight with all your might. James H. Doolittle was a famous Aviator because he was an amazing aeronautical engineer and was an amazing world war 2 pilot who succeeded in intimidating Japan through their…

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Iditarod The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annually held, long distance sled dog race that begins on the first Saturday in March. The distance of this race is about 1150 miles. Each sled is pulled by 16 dogs. The length of the race can last 9-15 days, sometimes even longer. The race generally causes the teams (each dog sled) to race through blizzards that are causing whiteout conditions, and the wind-chill can to drop to as cold as −100 °F. The winner of this race is frequently…

The Iditarod Is Mush Twenty-one dogs died in the Iditarod Dog Sled Race from 1990 to 1995 (Derr, “The Perilous” 119+). That is just over a span of five years. Now take into account that the Iditarod started in 1973. Innocent dogs were harmed when the race started and innocent dogs are continuing to be harmed today. Some people say that the Iditarod is an important part of Alaska’s history and that everyone involved loves it, but scientific studies have shown that dogs receive many injuries and…

Staffing Ratios in Hospitals Janie Kiester 4/4/2016 Types of staffing ratios Mandatory staffing ratios set out a minimum number of nurses to patients staffing ratio to increase the level of staffing in hospitals. Mandatory staffing ratios are used as a way to reduce workload and patient mortality in the hospital setting. (Pamela, 2013). Mandatory nurse to patient ratios are aimed at addressing the perceived imbalance between patient needs and nursing resources. However, issues have…

When I first came to Alaska, I, Joshua Rigit was dead, until I was reborn on the ride of my life. The air was thick there and all I could see at that time was the dust from the cold winter storm. I had just moved to Nome and at that time I felt as if I was dying as the snow covered me. There had been bad winter in Texas but there was nothing as horrendous as this. I didn’t want to move. I didn't want to knock on the door for them to let me in. I didn't want to see my brother or my father and his…

Ch1 The world has been slowly deteriorating by human activities, but nothing compares to what the Foreigners have done. It all started on September 15, 2014 at 7pm. The first attack was not noticed immediately since temperatures in Alaska during Winter has been dangerously low before, but when Florida becomes -40 degrees, questions arise. Then on October 15, 2014 at 7pm, all technology and mobile vehicle stopped working. Scientist couldn't figure out what was happening. People made rumors about…