Oregon Country

A Oregon has a marvelous agriculture including many crops and animals. Oregon has two main crops; hazelnuts and pears. Hazelnuts are the state nut. Hazelnuts are high in protein and fiber. 95% of America’s hazelnuts are produced in Oregon. Another important crop is the pear, the state’s fruit. Oregon is 2nd in the nation for pear production. Cows are an important part of Oregon’s agriculture. Oregon is in the top five for milk quality. Cows produce 6.5 gallons of milk everyday! Milk is also the…

Suicide Introduction Assisted suicide has been a debated topic for many decades now. Oregon was the first state in the union to allow for a physician to write a lethal prescription to end a terminally ill patients life (Volker, 2007). Since that time four other states have followed suite with similar or their own versions of legislation that allows for this type of act. Outside the United States, seven countries allow for some level of physician-assisted suicide. Most of these changes have…

thus consuming precious farm land and many other types of land use (Randolph). This realization of a population and space crisis is what has driven only a few cities in the United States (US) to adopt a regional city planning approach. Portland, Oregon is one of the few areas in the US that has adopted this approach (CSIRP). In 1990, Portland’s view of growing populations and cities changes and they began to realize impacts of…

Geography is the study of the interaction between people within their environment at a place. It includes three factors: space, place, and environment. In this paper, I will first explain what those three factors entail. Then, I will relate the factors to Portland in detail. Finally, I will discuss the research a geographer would need to produce knowledge by exploration and observation in regards to a city. The central concepts of geography are the space, place, and environment. The three…

On October, 1, 2015, the lives of an entire community were changed forever. A gunman opened fire on students and teachers at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon. The shooting resulted in the killing of 10 and 7 being injured. It has shined a light on the need for better security and policies at public schools and universities. It has also brought such tragedies into the public spotlight. President Obama gave a thirteen minute televised speech shortly after the shooting. He spoke about…

Political Culture of Malheur County To understand the political culture of a community, city, county, state, or even country-- one must first have a firm handle on the principles used to identify a political culture. As political culture stands, we have two models used to identify the bulk of the citizens in the political world. These two concepts can be labeled conservative and progressive. The conservative model correlates with a traditionalistic perspective, meaning, this view is best…

the settlers and traders, something the Hudson’s Bay Company reluctantly had to deal with. After the United States and Great Britain finalized boundaries between the two countries, Hudson’s Bay Company found themselves in a dilemma. The H.B.C. now had locations, within the United States. Provisions were made between the two countries, to protect the British company. However, with the introduction of the railroad, and ample supplies moving in and out the Puget Sound, the Hudson’s Bay Company no…

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Salem (BGCGS) is a nonprofit organization which provides children of all ages a safe and positive place where numerous programs enable the children to reach their fullest potential. BGCGS operates with a strong understanding of what children need in order to succeed. For instance, all programs and activities are created to foster key competencies essential for youth to succeed, such as educational, social, emotional, cultural, health and well-being, positive…

(Ushistory.org). This was what the Progressive movement was founded on until it spread like wildfire in the country in 1912 when the Progressive Party was founded. The progressives believed in social, economic, and political reforms. This also caused change in the country’s previous beliefs and a bigger government. The United States was at a crossroads of the kind of country it could be and the country it was.…

1.Describe the community you live in. Located 2,875 feet above sea level known as the High Desert is a large median sized city known by Victorville .With a population of 116,024 with 16 constant neighborhood .A community with extremely ethnically - diverse . The average household size up to 3.4 and a family size of 3.77 .Many families live here and commute about an hour to work .Affordable home prices ,rent is fairly lower than most cities . Demographic-approximate size of community ,average age…