Northeastern United States

The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) is a national wildlife refuge in northeastern Alaska and is the largest National Wildlife Refuge in the United States. Created by Congress in 1980 with the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), this area is at the center of both economic and environmental controversy as it holds potential for the production of both oil and natural gas. The ANILCA’s most controversial piece was the decision to defer drilling and petroleum exploration…

migration” occurred. It was known to be the largest migration for the English with over 45,000 people coming over to the 13 colonies (Alchin, n.d.-b). By the end of the 1600’s there was a rough estimate of 200,000 settled into the colonies. The northeastern part of the new world was the most populated (Springston, 2013). However, that number did not include the other two migrated groups: the Spanish and French. These two groups were on a growth spree, but not one that was as quick as the…

More people are located close to the sea is because of better transportation, fishing, and better farming. (“Population Density Map” on page 364.) This is also true for the United States people tend to live near water. A large number of people live near the Mississippi River, Pacific Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. The Mountains in The Middle East are well populated some of these mountains and mountain ranges are Pontic Mountains…

something to provide to their members, the fact that in a country like the United States, which is a very capitalist country. Many of the citizen incomes aren’t supportive enough to maintain a house and for the job they do. The market of food chains like McDonalds, Burger king, Dunking Donuts, and many more have a very demanding population, this one of the primary causes that diabetes is a great health problem in United States. Americans basically spend a lot of money of coffee, donuts, and…

Reflective Analysis “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives -Jane Austen.” When reading this quote two women stand out in the minds of readers as women who did not want to be in calm waters, stay with the status quo, and be behind the scenes as men ran the country and were given the best, Maxine Hong Kingston and Mari Sandoz are it. These women went out of their way to point out how…

Mexico and United States relations are vastly intertwined however; the major interaction between United States citizens and Mexican immigrants began in 1917. The first bracero program took its form under the Immigration Act of 1917. This act allowed immigrants, under various provisions and expectations, to migrate the United States as laborers in factories, fields, and mining. The Act specifically asked for a tax to be paid for every “alien” who is not traveling with parents and is under the age…

growing sport across the world as it has spread from a game traditionally for Native Americans to leagues all around for competitive and recreational reasons. It is the fastest growing sport currently for the United States. There are over 600 men’s and women’s college teams in the United States and about 200,000 high schoolers playing in the last 10 years. In Massachusetts, there has been a boast of more than 6,000 young lacrosse players from grades 2nd to 8th. The U.S Lacrosse established in…

event in history of relations between Mexico and the United States took place a century and a half ago. Many historians refer to this event as “The Mexican War,” while in Mexico they prefer to use the term “The U.S. Invasion.” (Hernadez, 2010). One of the main causes of this war was the annexation of the Republic of Texas, which took place in in December of…

to authoritarian and socialist system Barre installed, the clans created a power vacuum that created the anarchy and chaos of the Somali Civil War and the collapse of the Soviet Union led to an initial support from the United States but ultimately the abandonment of the United States in their bilateral relation with Somalia. Though this war has still had massive effects on the population of Somalia today, hopefully peace can be made soon and an end to the suffering these people have endured will…

Characteristics and knowledge, this is what creates different cultures all around the world. Different ways of social habits, eating habits, surrounding environment, too even music and art can affect the definition of a culture. There are many more factors that play into the way you can characterize culture, making every culture different. "Colere" is the origin of the word culture, it comes from the Latin term which means to grow, or cultivate and nurture. Over the years’ culture tends to…