North Dakota State Bison

When I went to Jamestown North Dakota a medium sized city in the absolute middle of nowhere land. This place is so much in the middle of nowhere you didn't see anything until a mile a way. The way there took a long time it took four and a half hours.when we were there we went to a hotel there were we were staying it was a nice hotel on the edge of the city. The way home was less boring because we did more on the way back. We went out to eat a lot we didn't go out to eat one time while we…

The continued mistreatment and discrimination against Indigenous people is apparent in light of the Standing Rock protests taking place in North Dakota. Oil companies in North Dakota seek to put a pipeline near Standing Rock, which will ruin water supplies and sacred tribal sites. Although these companies say it will be safe, they altered the location of the pipeline from a city center to Indigenous lands. Protests have continued to take place since April 2016. The protest signifies what has…

Is manner significant to a protest today? Could it be possible that this might also cause significant impact to their cause? The government is building the Dakota Access Pipeline in Standing Rock in North Dakota. The Dakota Access Pipeline is an oil pipeline from Bakken oil fields to Illinois. The American Indians are protesting because the oil pipeline might contaminate the water supply in the area and will destroy sites of cultural and historical significance. In “An Indian Protest for…

Education Compact should require all member states and their public institutions to join the Midwest Student Exchange Program. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Even going to college a few miles across the border can raise a student’s tuition thousands of dollars. B. Common Ground: Many high school students pursue a college education in a state other than their home state. C. Thesis: The Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) should require all member states and their public institutions…

Controversy over a pipeline “What to Know About the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests” by Justin Worland is an informative piece about The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe protesting a plan to put in a 1,200-mile pipeline to transport crude oil from North Dakota to Illinois. The plan came to be in 2014 and has been ongoing since. National attention has since been gained and the opposing sides are preparing for a long battle that may be through the winter full of harsh weather and snow. The Sioux tribe…

Tribe is protesting a pipeline that goes against their religious beliefs. This pipeline would be a detriment to the ecosystem, and would contaminate the supply of drinking water for the people of many states. On top of all this, a privatized enforcement company sicked dogs on the protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline. They were simply trying to protect their natural resources and sacred ancestor's death rights. The multiple standoffs that have occurred between the protesters and the company's…

The Dakota Access Pipeline is a 1,172 mile pipeline that will connect Bakken and Three Forks production areas in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois. Once built it will transport approximately 470,000 barrels of oil per day; Shippers will be able to access multiple markets, including Midwest and East Coast markets as well as the Gulf Coast via the Nederland, Texas crude oil terminal facility of Sunoco Logistics Partners. The pipeline which was supposed to be completed at the end of 2016 would turn…

The Flint Water Crisis depicts the inevitable consequence of allowing the continued construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The polluted water calamity is flooding one of Michigan’s poorest, blackest cities. This disaster is littered with racism and the detrimental results of poverty. The city is approximately 57 percent black and terribly poor; it’s citizens have been consuming and interacting with water that contains enough lead to meet the Environmental Protection Agency’s definition of…

World, Marquart tells about growing up in North Dakota. Through her use of allusions, descriptive language, and anecdotes in her memoir, Debra Marquart characterizes her beloved home of North Dakota as bland and ordinary, yet meaningful. Throughout the passage, Marquart frequently alludes to some of the upper Midwest’s assessors such as Sylvia Griffith Wheeler and Edwin James. She makes reference to a quote from Wheeler’s poem “Earthlings” that states, “We are the folks presidents talk to when…

The Dakota Pipeline is still an ongoing battle. The determined Standing Rock Sioux tribe and their many supporters are still protesting at full force. However the Deputy secretary of the Army will grant the permit to complete the pipeline. The Army working on the pipeline planned on granting a 30-year easement but it was hailed by Congressional Republicans and decried by Standing Rock Sioux tribe. In recent documents filed with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said Army…