Oregon

Basin Geography The Klamath River Basin is located in the Eastern parts of Northern California and Southern Oregon. The upper portion of the basin lies partially in the arid Great Basin region of South Eastern Oregon and partly in the eastern Cascades. The Klamath Basin Wildlife Refuge complex and much of the farmlands are located in the Upper Basin. The climate in the Upper Klamath Basin varies with changes in elevation, but it is typically dry with precipitation falling in the winter season…

There are currently three states in the United States of America that has legalized euthanasia, one of which is Oregon as reported by Friend (2011). Physician assisted suicide (PAS) or euthanasia is defined as intentional ending of individual’s life chiefly by taking a lethal dose of a substance prescribed by a physician as stated by Friend (2011). Furthermore, Friend (2011) states that dying with dignity, which often means dying without needless physical suffering is one of the protagonists of…

Introduction Oregon is famous for many of its different outdoor attractions. From the Columbia River Gorge to Multnomah Falls to Crater Lake, Oregon has attracted tourists and residents alike to soak in a little sun (or snow) and play in a few small pieces of our great big world. Another attraction known to Oregon is Mount Hood. Located in northern Oregon, Mount Hood takes claim to being the highest in the state and about 10,000 people attempt to summit it each year making it the second most…

The Death with Dignity Act has recently caused a controversy in the United States. The act was first legalized in Oregon in 1993. Over the years it has been legalized in four other states. Brittany Maynard sparked the controversy in 2014 when she expressed her right to end her life with physician-assisted suicide. The Death with Dignity Act provides terminally ill patients the right to choose to end their own life with drugs prescribed by a physician. The controversy is not over but has been…

Marys Peak - Fir Forests Lindsay Liddell FES 342 Professor Matthew Powers MWF 10-11am Due: 10/19/15 Marys Peak is a mountain in Benton County, Oregon. At the top of the peak, on a clear day, one can see the cities of the Willamette Valley, the Cascade Range, and the Pacific Ocean. It is known for its meadows of wildflowers in spring and its fir forests uniquely populated with noble firs (Abies procera). Little data is available regarding the trees age, but there is clear variance in age,…

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…

The term euthanasia comes from the Greek terms eu, which means pleasant, and thanatos, which means death (Starr, 2014). There have recently been many debates and attention regarding right to die legislation in the United States. Currently, only six states have laws allowing patients to seek aid when dying, with California governor Jerry Brown signing the bill into law most recently, on October 5th, 2015. In February of 2015, despite dozens of people testifying in the legislative hearings,…

by Dignity Act” be legalized in the remaining states? While legalized in three states in the United States, many others are adding it to the voting ballots for upcoming elections. The act was first passed in 1997, deeming it legal in the state of Oregon for terminally ill patient to have the choice to take a lethal dose of prescribed medication with no Doctor present. In the Advocate’s eye this gives the patient a choice, a right to end the pain and suffering when they feel necessary. The…

from 2014 when a girl named Brittany Maynard shared her story of having inoperable brain cancer. It was on the news a few times and was even on the Today show. She lived in California (where physician-assisted suicide is illegal) and had to move to Oregon (where it is legal) so she could choose "Death with Dignity". Whenever it was on the news or in an article we would both read…