Prairie

These Happy Golden Years is one of the books in a series written by Laura Ingalls Wilder about her life. This book is near the end of her series and takes place in 1880. Laura is fifteen years old and lives on the prairie. Her series brings to life what the day to day life of pioneers. This is a really great series because all of her writing is very vivid and you can imagine everything she is going through. I enjoy this book, because you feel all of her emotions and you feel like you living…

cope with their parent or parents being deployed. Working as a school psychologist, I can personally relate to the emotions and struggles the kids are going through more than most people because I have been in their position. With the help of the Prairie Meadows Scholarship my dream of helping military children will come true. My life as a military child has been an adventure due to; moving from place…

experience the cultural diversity. Usually, people who come from distinct culture will have different behavior and action. Sometimes those behaviors are appropriate for this culture but are not for other cultures. A Canadian sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie had been hilariously reflected the conflict between non-Muslim folks and Muslim residents in a small town. Baber and Magee are two special characters. Baber is a grouchy old man. He always observes his community behavior because he wants…

As a Grand Prairie Police Supervisor, it is critical to understand leadership expectations and foster a new generation of leaders to assume command in the future. Leadership and management are not synonymous. Leaders lead people while managers manage tasks. Grand Prairie Police Supervisors should be leaders first who manage second. Below is list of leadership principles and expectations for all Grand Prairie Police Department Supervisors with a goal of fostering leadership. It is important that…

Willa Cather’s “A Wagner Matinee” was first published in 1904 and is a short story about a woman, named Georgiana, who finds herself transition from the ecstatic city of Boston, to the primitive Nebraska frontier. Cather’s “A Wagner Matinee” was inspired by Richard Wagner who was a German composer and conductor that lived from 1813 to 1883. He’s well known for his operas and his most famous work is that of “The Flying Dutchman”. Willa Cather, instead, wasn’t a musician but was an author of the…

through their relationships. The book teaches us that not everything will always have a fairytale ending because of what happened to Emil and Marie. We expected them to run away from Frank and get married but they ended up getting shot. The poem “Prairie Spring” in the beginning also shows realism by saying “ growing wheat, growing weeds, and tired men, heavy and black, full of strength and harshness.” Also through Alexanda, Cather expresses how guys treated her like a woman and not like a man…

Study Site To expand on the previous research of John L. Hoogland, we plan to study black-tailed prairie dogs’ long-term reproductive success. We expect long-term reproductive success will increase as the population of helpers increases. We hope to receive a $12 million grant from the National Science Foundation to complete this extensive research. We will study the black-tailed prairie dog population in an area of approximately 160 kilometers (km) within the Great Plains region of north-central…

As early as 1907, Dr. Peter H. Bryce raised concerns over health conditions following investigations at a number of Prairie residential schools. By this time, according to Miller, the high death rates were resulting in public attention. Yet, no MP drafted a motion to close the schools. And in 1951, when the deplorable conditions of the school once more came the forefront…

Thesis: The Canadian television sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie is a tremendous series that not only gives viewers numerous laughs, but also educates viewers on Islam. The show give viewers insight on the daily life of Muslims living in the western world. Although this series is fictional, it does an exemplary job of depicting diversity among the group of Muslims living in Mercy, Saskatchewan. The Muslim characters in the show all seem to have different jobs and behaviors while still…

People drive past the Grand Prairie Boys and Girls club everyday without blinking an eye and the building itself has no significance in their daily proceedings. But to me this such building has been monumental in my life and future. My club experience has been one of fond memories full of satisfaction, life long friends that I would call my brothers, and guidance towards my future as a young man. This club is not only a place for young men and women to stay off the streets it is a place for the…