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During the early and mid 1400’s, before colonization, North America was inhabited by an enormous amount of diverse Native American tribes. These tribes were incredibly dispersed across the continent of North America, which resulted in Native Americans populating many different geographical regions. The introduction of settlers from Europe, especially Spain, caused the lives of these Native Americans to transform drastically. When analyzing the history of North American tribes, it is important to…

California is a state that consists of countless historical landmarks that have been preserved in order to better understand the heritage of that specific site. Preservation is a way for people to recycle land and buildings in order to teach people about the resources that were once used in the past. People observe and learn through the preservation of landmarks so that important details such as traditions, rituals, languages, and skills can be incorporated into our present and future time…

With a vast variety of flourishing tourist attractions, New Orleans was a lively city located in the state of Louisiana, and neighbors Mississippi. Although there had been widespread natural disasters in the past, nothing could compare to the unforgettable tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. This devastating topic was chosen to be written about because of my fascination of such natural disasters, and admiration for people. My aspirations to become involved in the field of psychology in the future…

dark curls, he would’ve made a prettier girl than me. I tried to emulate his look with a horrendous shade of glittery, lavender eyeshadow and sticky, hot pink lipgloss. “How do I look?” I asked He stared for a long moment. “Like a… sad, slutty raccoon,” he said. I clapped him on the back of the head. Things changed when we were 14. Over Christmas, my family went on vacation to this ski resort in New Hampshire, and my brother and I were put in a ski school program. As older students, we…

As an example, a rabid raccoon bites a person. Carriers are warm-blooded animals like wolves, foxes, cats, and dogs. However, the usual carriers are bats, particularly the Silver-haired bat and the Vampire bat. Interestingly enough, the rabies virus is almost never found in rodents…

A subrange of the Appalachian Mountains, The Smoky Mountains National Park is 520,000 acres and spans across Tennessee and North Carolina border. The Mountains in the park can range from approximately 875 feet to 6,643 feet above sea level. The Great Smoky Mountains are named for the large mist that seems to blanket the tops of the mountains. The Cherokee call the mountains shaconage, meaning “place of the blue smoke”. If you are going to spend the weekend in the park there are a few things…

For my honors enrichment project, I have choose to do a photo contest. The photo contest I entered in was the Zeiss. The picture I entered in the contest was a marsh which I took when I visited Pinckney Island. Marshes are usually found on the edge of a stream, pond, or lake. They often flood and if the surrounding area gets too dry, they feed the water from the flood back to stream, pond, or lake. A marsh is a type of wetland, an area of land where water covers ground for long periods of time.…

Acknowledging the fact that the Burmese python is capable of consuming an alligator, we can infer that this invasive species can eat just about anything (See Appendix A for picture). According to Dorcas et al. (2012), there has been a 93.3% diminution in raccoons, a 98.9% decrease in opossum and 87.5% decrease in bobcats. Additionally, the Burmese python consumes endangered birds such as, the Key Largo woodrat and the wood stork (Dorcas et al., 2012).…

Although uncommonly known today, human zoos were an abnormal phenomenon that unexpectedly got popular. They were swept under the rug by businessmen who flooded the headlines with other things to overshadow and hide the outbreak of hate against human zoos. People forgot about them and soon they were an unknown form of entertainment, especially after racial equality campaigns began to have some precedent. However, even before it became an equal rights problem, it was still controversial for its…

3. Bird Feeding Tips In North America, any birder can provide his/her birds with a safe and healthy feeding station with minimal effort. Millions of North Americans enjoy bird watching every year. However, proper feeding methods have to be followed and you will enjoy the benefits. However, research has shown that the bird feeders can be a source of diseases to the birds which visit them. However, the good news is that North Americans can use little effort to provide their birds with a healthy,…