Oklahoma

Ms. Buttress was born and raised in the Tahlequah, Oklahoma area. She started attending Northeastern State University and then graduated to Oklahoma University with a master’s degree in physical therapy in 2005. Ms. Buttress worked as a physical therapist at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Missouri, from 2005 to 2007. From 2007 to 2012, she worked for Rehab Visions (based out of Omaha, Nebraska). Rehab Visions had a contract with Craig General Hospital to provide physical therapy services. From…

remember first grade with Mrs. Everheart. During that time, I had two of the best friends, that I have ever had: Ruchie and Chase. We lived in Guymon, Oklahoma, and took karate at the YMCA. Every day after school, we went to Chase’s grandparent’s house to play. I have so many fun memories with those two, but it was short lived. I moved to Boise City, Oklahoma before the start of third grade. I had a new teacher, a new house, and no friends. The transition was hard. I felt alone in the world.…

written by John Steinbeck and published in 1939. The focus of the movie is the Joads family from Oklahoma, a poor multigenerational family affected by the hard times of Great Depression leading to bank foreclosures on their land, as well as the drought and severe dust storms leading to agricultural changes and significant economic hardship. As a result of these circumstances, the family is forced to leave Oklahoma and travel to California in the pursuit of a better life. The elderly of the…

people are going to be in serious danger and they could be sewed. New scientific findings show that an earthquake was linked to the practice of injecting wastewater from oil and gas operations deep underground which triggered the earthquake.The Oklahoma geological survey released a statement that said ”Consider it very likely” that most of the hundreds of earthquakes…

and festivals, men would also paint their bodies and faces with bright colored paint. 7) Write a paragraph explaining how and why the environment impacted the way your tribe lived. The environment affected the Choctaw tribe in many ways. First, Oklahoma land was great for farming so naturally the Choctaw became farmers which made them have to grow and eat certain foods. Also, many Choctaw would settle their houses in cornfields. They had to make their houses from certain materials they had…

the storms of dust since the soil was loose and easily carried away into the wind. The dust was so thick that it blocked out the sun in some places. The Dust Bowl spread across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. It centered on the panhandles of Texas, Oklahoma and touched sections of New Mexico, Colorado and Kansas. The worst drought ever in U.S. history occurred during the Dust Bowl lasted from 1934 to 1937. In 1934 the drought…

The Indian removal was a conflict between the five civilized tribes, Creek, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, Seminole, and the white settlers. The conflicts between both sides happened for many years but the Indian Removal Act was passed in 1830. Some Indian tribes lived in the Louisiana territory, but the five civilized tribes in the American settler territories. The reasons for the tribes to have to move was white settlers wanted more land to have control over. The Indians view of land is…

December 16, 2015 I.Title: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck Publication Date: April 14, 1939 Genre: realistic fiction, social commentary II. Setting: The setting of the story is during the Great Depression, 1929 at Oklahoma. During the Great Depression the Joad Family passed dry, rocky mountains, while sweat went down their face, then into their mouth, tasting like salt. Seeing handbills everywhere saying there 's jobs, but hearing people saying there 's not. Hot,…

It was a beautiful Friday afternoon. The May weather was perfect, with a slight refreshing breeze. Excitement was in the air as we all prepared for the 23 hour drive to Colorado. This was going to be the trip of a life time for our family. This much awaited trip had everyone on the edge of their seats. The Thomas family loaded their white Ford Expedition, said a prayer, and headed down the road. The whole family felt like little kids again. We might have looked like hillbillies going down…

Far and Away, written and directed by Ron Howard is an extremely accurate historical film. The film begins to tell the tale of Joseph Donnelly and Shannon Christie. Their journey went from Ireland to boston and the Oklahoma territory. Shannon and Joseph did not have much of a relationship at the beginning. They delve deeper and deeper into the movie and all of their experiences spark the attraction to one another. This creates an additional interesting theme to the film’s portrayal of the life…