Plains Indians

One of the greatest mysteries to this day is the mystery of the Stonehenge. Archaeologists trace the Stonehenge to the year 3100 B.C, but back then the invention of the wheel was unheard of. The stones in which the Stonehenge was made out of seemed to originate in the Wales which are 160 miles away from the Stonehenge. So how and why did the Celtic tribe pull of such an architectural feat, one which could capture the sun’s light and the summer solstice, one that formed the shape of a miniscule…

extermination” (Gwynne, 152). In 1873, a hunter named Tom Nixon killed 3,258 buffalo in 35 days (153). The buffalo were not only the main food source for Comanche tribe, but was also a spiritual being to many of the Native Americans that lived in the Great Plains. Thankfully, the…

The Dust Bowl took place on the Great Plains where severe dust storms and large exodus happened. However, on the other hand, it was a beneficial historical event because it raised the government 's awareness on environmental conservation and agricultural technology issues, which provided the basic corresponding solutions…

Mountain Men The outdoorsman way of life is one of the simplest, yet difficult ways to live and is the oldest. Everybody’s ancestors were hunters and gatherers. The Mountain man way of life is almost extinct; however there are still people who live this primitive life. The Mountain man needed very distinct characteristics and skills to be able to survive in the harsh climates they generally inhabited. They needed tenacity, and the desire to leave the metropolitan areas most people inhabit…

lasting for nearly a decade the region would see severe drought. According to an article, by American Experience “the drought hit first in the eastern part of the country in 1930. In 1931, it moved toward the west. By 1934 it had turned the Great Plains into a desert”. In an eerie manner, Colorado would begin to look and feel like what Pike and Long had described. As an example of how severe the drought was, Coloradopreservation.org claims that the region received over 60% less moisture than it…

The “Dust Bowl” incident which occurred during the 1930’s greatly changed the methods we would later implement to gain a deeper understanding of our ecological system. The dust bowl was a period of drought in the Midwest plains, which combined with our advancement of farming technology, and our lack of understanding of the second and third order effects of over farming, caused catastrophic dust storms that affected areas from Oklahoma and Texas, all the way to New York City…

Sandoz used facts, documents, and other informational sources for her book, Love Song to the Plains. She was highly intelligent and wanted to cover both of the views of women and men during the Westward Expansion. Though, her book was not as “feministic” as Kingston’s book. There is a feel of pride for her country and how her fellow man has grown…

Fast Food Nation Assignment # Level Page Question Answer 1 5 1-2 Analyze and judge the meaning of the Cheyenne Mountains? Schlosser describes the Cheyenne Mountains similar to a precious baby. The mountains have a beauty to them that can not be found otherwise. However, the vast mountains maybe beautiful, but inside includes a military base. This is comparable to a fast food chain. One obtains food. Although it seems that the person benefited from the calories, these calories include sugars…

Money is not an Option During the 1930’s when To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee takes place there was a depression everywhere in the country. Great dust storms ravaged land across the great plains. This put an end to almost all agriculture in the region. People starving, many people had very little to eat. The stock market crashed. A lot of banks closed. The main point of the story is that there is a african american man that must go on trial for crime he may not have committed. The trial…

One Rainy Sunday Rainy days have a set vibe based on the day of the week. Rainy Mondays are exhausting, rainy Tuesdays are monotonous, and rainy Wednesdays are relieving. But rainy Sundays are perhaps the strangest of them all, a simultaneous state of serenity and sorrow. And this rainy Sunday was no different. It had only been a short while after we had moved to Round Rock from Dallas, and it felt like an eternity and a short second all at once. As familiar I felt with my friends’ faces, I…