Oklahoma City bombing

characters but the main characters are the Weston sisters, Barbara, Karen, and Ivy, and their mother, Violet. It has similar themes to Long Day’s Journey, such as communication, addiction, and acceptance. This play takes place outside of Pawhuska, Oklahoma and it begins with a prologue. We meet Beverly Weston, who used to be a…

With over 170,000 Hispanic people living in the Oklahoma City metro area, The University of Oklahoma’s Hispanic American Student Association (HASA) strives to welcome members of the community and spread their culture in the meantime (Living in Oklahoma City). The University of Oklahoma’s Hispanic American Student Association focuses on providing an environment in which students from an underrepresented group on campus can come together and share experiences. It also has formed a community in…

is entitled “The Sooner Legacy” and it centers around the life of Minjie Jiang, a student who moved to the United States from China. In the 10-20-minute documentary, Jiang portrays what a “real Sooner” is through his actions at the University of Oklahoma. While Jiang’s past is important, the documentary opens up with a few shots of Jiang’s daily life at OU. Jiang wakes up at 8 a.m. every morning to attends his classes for his business major, helps friends with their homework, works with his…

One issue that I would like to solve is the fear of education challenges. Prior to my attendance here at the university, I would constantly hear how hard the work is. This caused a lot of my classmates to shy from the University of Oklahoma due to the fact that they were afraid of not being able to meet their standards. In order to solve this issue I believe that a group of students should participate in community service and give potential OU students a presentation about what they…

Like many cultures, the American Indians passed down their own beliefs which describe the creations of Earth and people. Depending on the tribe, location, history, lifestyle and external influences each story contained its own unique variation. The following will compare and contrast the Cherokee and Navajo belief in creation as well as delve into the viewpoints of each tribe and their relationship with the earth, animals and other people. It is hard for a person to understand why particular…

Oklahoma has a minimum wage law based on the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. Oklahoma’s law does not specify a dollar amount, but is tied to the federal minimum. Oklahoma’s minimum wage law affects business with at least 10 full-time workers and businesses with annual sales total of $100,000 or more. Certain people are exempt from Oklahoma’s minimum wage law, these include workers that receive tips, high school and college students, and some disabled workers. In 2000, the minimum wage in…

“Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Pleaseeeee! C’mon, let’s go! We have to!” I shouted. It was January 20th, 2015. 8:00pm. (AKA my birthday). We were in the middle of having cake. And as in we, I mean my Mom, Danny, Zio, Nonna, and Nonno. As we were enjoying our strawberry cake, we were discussing if we should drive to Arizona or not. The only reason we were thinking about going is because, well, Danny’s mom had just passed away and my Nonna Angie (his mom), and Nonno Vito (his dad) had a house out in…

The Iron Bank, co-founded by residents and the founder of Ironton, opened for business on July 11, 1851. After some changes in location and a merger, the bank, then the First National Bank of Ironton, settled in its current home on Third Street. In the 1970s, it was purchased by the First National Bank of Cincinnati, which subsequently became the Star Banc Corporation and finally the U. S. Bank National Association. After the town of Ironton began selling lots and constructed a railroad, many…

What makes a Southwestern Oklahoma State University a good fit for an individual? Well, for most high school seniors it is about that time to start applying to colleges and beginning the exciting time of deciding which college would be the best fit for him/her. Although, this not include which team won in the Bedlam game this year. However, it does include a variety of features an individual should look into when determining which college would bet the best fit for him/her. A few of those…

Environmental education exists in a multitude of forms. Some argue that any interaction with nature is environmental education, some would say that is not enough, that environmental education must be facilitated. Regardless of these opinions, environmental education is critical to the education all types of children. It is especially important for children living in urban settings to gain better understandings of their roles in the environment. It is vital that children understand that they are…