Reindeer

leading to the stereotypes associated with Arctic today. The best thing we can do to deter misconceptions is spread the truth about the Arctic to those unknowing of its real value. So next time someone asks about igloos, instead of referencing our pet reindeer, give them a real answer and stop Arctic stereotypes one polar bear at a…

birth, for this essay the Christmas tree represents family and childhood memories. One of my earliest childhood memories was of laying on my living room floor with only the light of the fireplace, Christmas tree and the show Rudolph the red nose reindeer which was on the TV. I remember feeling so happy and content at that moment. Having a warm and loving home is a wonderful feeling. As a child you have different feelings about Christmas…

Happiness, what is happiness? Joy, what does it feel like to experience joy? Change, how can a change so small affect your whole life. Do you ever just sit down and think to yourself, am I truly happy? What causes us, humans, to feel these overjoyed happy emotions? We may never know. In a second your whole life can change. But that second can feel like hours, and once it finally happens, you're happy. You're happy for that 1st week. 2 weeks go by and you're bored of what you have. 3 weeks later…

The Chernobyl Catastrophe and its Impact on the Environment Imagine New York City, a city bustling with life; busy streets, people flooding the sidewalks, flashing lights, and never ending noise. Now imagine a post-apocalyptic city; deserted streets, empty buildings, shattered windows, doors hanging from their hinges, weeds and overgrowth climbing up walls, and unsettling silence. This is how one may describe Pripyat, Ukraine. What was once a city filled with great activity and energy is now a…

Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is a children’s hospital at Memorial Regional located in Hollywood, Florida. It was renamed Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in 1992 becoming the first pediatric hospital in Broward County (Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, 2016). Named after Hall of Fame baseball player Joe DiMaggio whose mission was to create a facility with the idea that no child will be turned away because of their inability to pay (JDCH, 2016). Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital is…

Ask an average teenager what they know about sexual assault, and they may refer to “locker room talk” or dramatized rape scenes in movies. It is misconceptions like these that can drive a victim further into seclusion, because their situation is so unknown to the average person, leaving them in solitary. In the United States alone, one in five women and one in seventy-five men will be raped at some point throughout their lifetime, yet only 37% of these incidents are reported to authorities…

Continuity of caribou harvests is critical for Northern peoples. Kendrick (2003:196) states that: Rangifer (caribou and reindeer) continue to be the most important terrestrial subsistence resource for northern Aboriginal peoples. Traditional caribou-hunting communities in the Canadian North are bound in their relationship to caribou to many other circumpolar societies, including more than two dozen aboriginal cultural groups in Eurasia and North America The Denesųłiné emphasis on caribou is not…

Fantastic Fantasy Figures Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, and Leprechauns are all figures loved, adored, and believed in by young children. Are these mythical figures crucial to children developing correctly? As children grow into adulthood, they have to make a choice; to tell their kids about fantasy figures or deprive them of this magical experience. Because fantasy is a normal part of child development, believing in holiday figures like Santa and the Easter Bunny is healthy…

Upon enrolment, Sami children suffered many discriminations which include their compulsory learning in Swedish as dictated by the Sami School Act and punishing Sami children for using or speaking their mother tongues in the school. The Sami school Act was amended at different times with little or no effect, it was not until after the 1940s that the tangible policy changes were towards Sami education was reflected in Sweden Sami education policies (Kvist). Swedish national policies even before…

This means that they never eat plants or vegetables. Specifically, a polar bear’s diet mainly consist of seals, carcasses, and when food is scarce; reindeer, small rodents, shellfish, fish and kelp. Although, polar bears hibernate, so when in hibernation, they do not eat. Seals are polar bears main source of food, particularly because they are very energy-rich. They mainly eat ringed seals and bearded…