Portland

next generations to build better cities. Without these cities striving to progress, residents and the environment will fall behind. Portland, Oregon is among one of these next generation cities. Portland…

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…

purpose. Although I came to the United States as a chaperon for my child, the result that I came across a good college and considerate people in Portland stimulates my curiosity about education, I take delight in studying education at Portland community College (PCC). The heart of my issue before I moved to the United States was where I should live. I couldn’t decide the best place to live just because of a famous city. Unlike a summer vacation, an environmental sustainability was significant…

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…

Oregon Episcopal School is a college prep school located in the suburbs of Portland Oregon (Speik, 1986). Included within their regular classes was their Basecamp Wilderness Education Program, designed, among other things, to give sophomores a chance to summit Mount Hood. The 1986 trip and attempt of summiting was scheduled for May 12th. According to Plummer in his article describing how the climb turned into a disaster, early that morning around 3:00 a.m. the group consisting of fifteen…

interest due to the fact that the state of Oregon has always been an extremely fascinating place to me. Undoubtedly, Oregon state has numerous captivating forests that seem as if they were taken straight out of a fairy tale. I would absolutely adore spending a great portion of my life in a place with fairy tale forests that is also within a reasonable distance of the ocean. The University of Oregon was at first brought to my attention whilst doing research of the top schools for medical…

time. This article will assess whether Portland has the capacity to attain this vision while using its assets and resources. The City has a general goal of increasing its revenues and overall economy immensely. The City of Portland also aims at becoming the top most performer in the green technology economy…

Introduction The Maine Red Claws is becoming one of the major No matter the size of the organization, public relations departments are now focusing their attention the booming social media movement in Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, blogs, and many more. The Maine Red Claws had a impactful 2015-2016 season recording 31 wins and 19 losses ranking them as number 1 in the Atlantic division, and rank 2 in the eastern conference in the National Basketball Association development league(NBA…

“What makes someone a trail blazer?” This question was posed to me by my mother when advised to expand my ideas when writing my essay. “What defines a trail blazer?” A trailblazer is defined as a pioneer and innovator. I was astonished to find that a word that is so influential to me would have two unstimulating words as its definition. So, I posed the question to myself “What makes me a trail blazer?”. My thoughts are a trail blazer is someone who creates their own pathway to success, while…

Major League Soccer action continues as the Portland Timbers (11-8-6, 39 points) battle the Houston Dynamo (8-9-7, 31 points) at the former’s Providence Park in Portland, Oregon on Friday, August 21. The regular season match is important for both teams who are trying to position themselves in the tight Western Conference playoff race. Portland is flimsy at the no. 4 spot in the West as only one or two points separate no. 3 Sporting Kansas City (40 points) and no. 5 FC Dallas (38 points) in…