Norman, Oklahoma

id=9E1t-2ER7QcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=john+dillinger&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjKuMK6j6LTAhUB3YMKHRnaASgQ6AEIIzAA#v=onepage&q=john%20dillinger&f=false. Prassel, Frank Richard. “The Mobster.” The Great American Outlaw a Legacy of Fact and Fiction, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1993, pp.…

Emilio Siaz Professor Macmillian Professor Macmillian History 17B 23 March 2015 Assimilation Through Cultural Extermination In the eyes of the dominant culture, the idea of assimilation is to help the underdeveloped race of people to prosper along with the dominant population. But in the eyes of the victim, the act of assimilation is an act of cultural genocide. It is this attempt of assimilation that resulted in the development of unresolved grief among the Native American people.…

Nelson Mandela once stated, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Education is a privilege that so many before us have fought for yet we take it for granted. Growing up in a small town and then moving to Norman for college I have come to realize how important an education is. Since the age of five, I have attended school. I am from a very small town so I have always attended the same school. As an elementary student, I loved school! I loved the structure…

Boothing in the Union, chalking sidewalks, or posting flyers to announce new product releases or upcoming events are common promo events they host (Elyssa McLean). The size of the crew group on the Norman campus varies each year. Initially only twenty members per year were allowed on each Love Your Melon crew, but that eventually grew into thirty. Their main job as a campus crew is to encourage people to buy hats as well as increase the amount of followers…

integrity. When he gave you his word, he kept it. He was courageous and determined. He was a persistent man. Most of all he was a loving man. I wish I had half the qualities that he had. His life was a journey that began April 25, 1948 in Purcell, Oklahoma. When he was born, the birth certificate read Harold Ray Mathews and his mother and the school principal had to have it amended to add a ‘t’ to Matthews. The ironic point to mentioning this is the birth…

The United States of America leads the world in the production of natural gas. President Obama stated that the economic future for America will be fueled in large part by vast amounts of natural gas in his 2012 State of the Union Address. What the President failed to mention is how the process of hydraulic fracturing is effecting not only our environment but the lives of everyday Americans. Currently the Marcellus play is the largest operational shale play operating in the United States. This…

Habitat for Humanity is an organization that helps people who can't afford a home on their own. Volunteers of all kinds all have the same values, and those are to help others and create better communities around the world. The goal is to help families have a place they can call home. Habitat for Humanity is a nationwide organization that was started by Millard Fuller in 1976. Habitat was started by Millard to help people because he was struggling in his life with what was important to him.…

temptation of breaking the rules. I could still possibly get in trouble for just being around people who are breaking the student conduct rules and therefor make better decision making friends. In order to stay out of the trouble with the great state of Oklahoma I plan to finish all my court obligations whether it be paying the fines or preforming community service hours. Also I am going to perform and obey all the probation rules in order for me not to get in any sort of trouble and also to get…

Elena Burks Professor MacAlyster Composition and Rhetoric 15 March 2024 John H. White was an award-winning photographer for DOCUMERICA in the 1970s. His photos often captured the jubilant lifestyle of the black citizens in Chicago and drew attention to particularly lighthearted moments in everyday life. However, White also drew subtle attention to the circumstances of the subjects in the photographs. While the photograph below clearly portrays pleasant emotions, a further analysis of John H.…

From Spoken Words to Written Works Since the dawns of civilizations, people have used literature not only to express their feelings and their imagination but also to narrate what happened on their surroundings. During the medieval period there was a sudden rebirth of literature. Spoken legends orally composed were transformed into written poems and hymns. New writing styles were introduced by those poets and scholars who traveled with the Crusaders – people who went on expeditions for the…