Prairie

Lewis proceeded to follow Jefferson’s orders and traveled to Pittsburgh. From here he set out to Clarksville, which is in present day Indiana. Here is where he met up with William Clark. When Lewis was serving in the army, he had served in a rifle company commanded by Clark. Clark took along with him his African-American slave, York. The first winter was brutal for Lewis and Clark. They spent the winter at Camp Dubois on the east bank of the Mississippi River where much of their vegetation died…

the east. Thorny underbrush and marsh land protected his flanks limiting any movement through those areas. Ensuring the only way to Fort Texas was through his Army. Taylor only had about 2300 men formed up at Palo Alto Pond on the North side of the Prairie. The battle commenced at 1430 but the Mexican Artillery lacked the range necessary to engage the American Army. Ringgold and Duncan moved there artillery into range and began counter fire. The 18 pdrs used grape shot and the 6 pdrs shot…

The world is cruel. It works people to the core. Then, as everything seems to improve, the sky tumbles down. In The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber by Ernest Hemingway, this is illustrated through Francis Macomber. Francis Macomber spent his entire life afraid with his wife constantly mistreating him. Throughout the story, he gains a poise but it is short-lived. As Francis Macomber finally learns to overcome fear and build his confidence, his life is ended in a cruel betrayal. Hemingway…

Mount Rushmore is located in Keystone, South Dakota in the Black Hills. Its address is 13000 SD-244, Keystone, SD, 57751. Its area is 1278.45 square acres, and the monument is 5,725 feet tall. The terrain is mountainous and surrounded by prairie. Mount Rushmore was the brainchild of Doane Robinson, a local historian, who came up with the idea in 1923 in order to promote tourism to South Dakota. The task of creating the monument was given to Gutzon Borglum, a famous Danish-American sculptor.…

Thud! I closed the tailgate of my dad’s truck. I turned around with my bow in hand. The quiver that is attached to the bow has three new arrows in it. I grabbed the middle arrow and knock it for my walk out. My path is a narrow strip of mowed grass between a dense wooded area and a corn field. After blowing my nose and clearing my throat as much as I possibly could, hopefully so I do not need to do any of those things on stand, I started on my way. It was a short walk probably half a mile or…

The Badlands is in the Southeastern corner of South Dakota, located to the East of the Black Hills. It was declared a national monument in 1929, and then was declared a national park though an act of congress in 1978. (Stoffer 2) The park is most known for its rugged, desolate appearance, with jagged rocks and interesting formations. The core of the “badlands” (meaning the “badlands” associated with Badlands National Park) is part of a dissected plateau region bounded by the Cheyenne River (to…

Upton Sinclair’s 1906 novel, The Jungle, opens with a description of a Lithuanian wedding taking place in the Chicago meatpacking district. The novel follows the couple from the wedding, Jurgis and Ona, through their struggles in the meatpacking district of Chicago. The novel is organized in such a way that highlights the issues of industrialization through the personalization of the meatpacking industry. I decided to read this book after it was referenced in class, as I had read excerpts of the…

In My Ántonia by Willa Cather, she tells the story of Jim Burden’s life, his childhood memories, and the struggles he had to face during his time. At age ten, Jim Burden was sent by his relatives to be raised by his grandparents in the Nebraska prairie after his parents died. When he arrived at his new home, he was…

Bald eagles and peregrine falcons are both similar in numerous ways. The bald eagle and peregrine falcon are birds of prey that can both be found in North America. The bald eagle mainly feeds on fish while the peregrine falcon mainly feeds on other small birds. Bald eagles can mainly be found in the North America. There are about 70,000 bald eagles in North America, including Alaska and Canada. The bald eagle breeds in any American wetland habitat such as seacoasts, rivers, and lakes that have…

Out of all possible road trips, the best one is by car. Every summer, for as far back as I can remember, my family has taken a long journey to Colorado to get away from our busy lives. We never flew because that would be too easy, so we would drive instead. We would leave early so we could beat traffic and arrive at a reasonable time. It’s 5:30 AM and we’re off, the adventure has begun. The destination is Colorado. The cool, dark, dewy morning air is refreshing and wakes us up. There is no…