River

the ecosystem. Rivers and other water sources are being polluted with nitrates, especially the Raccoon River in Iowa. Nitrates are dangerous and can come from rural farms to urban cities. Nitrates come from fertilizers used on farms. Rain and storms cause the nitrates to flow into rivers and creeks. Many farmers do not know this. “The river was just water, as far as we were concerned”, says Seth Smith, an Iowan farmer. Most farmers did not know that the nitrate levels in rivers were important.…

“Katrina” mostly because of its unique geography condition. Considering the geographic characteristics of New Orleans, it is a vulnerable city especially when it comes to storm surges. Because the city is lower than the water level of Mississippi River and lake Pontchartrain. What’s more, there is always a higher crime rate in New Orleans for decades. But after Katrina, many experts with great ambition came to New Orleans, trying to redevelopment it to an attractive city. They came up with all…

family friends. The whole ride to the river all my brother could talk about was how excited he was to go water skiing and how much fun it was last time he did it. So knowing me, I thought, “Since Austin was good at it so I’ll probably be better” so I smack talked him a little telling him little things like “I’m just a natural” and “I can’t help it” getting him all riled up. Once we arrived to the Mississippi River we unloaded everything and headed into the river. We were heading south bound at…

knew the river was flowing 3miles per hour. Brian knows how to make a bed and fire with their environment. He knows not to look at a bear in the eyes, because it would make it angry. When they approached the two stone bluffs he knew something was…

“The Three Gorges Dam project threatens may endangered species that are native to the Yangtze River.” Then, it later in document 3, it states, “These species may soon be extinct, and the Three Gorges Dam will accelerate their decline due to it's effects on the Yangtze River and lakes connected to it.” This means that the dam is…

Samuel Clemens’s life experiences, mainly as a Mississippi River Boat Captain are portrayed in Mark Twain’s writings. These very experiences on the river are the reason of why Clemens received the pseudonym Mark Twain. The term ‘mark twain’ was used by sailors who used their sounding lead to determine the depth water. ‘Twain’ means two, which is a safe depth…

the biggest supporter of the manifest destiny. They were in the northeastern states. Westward expansion Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from the French for $15 million in 1803. The Louisiana Territory extends to the Mississippi River to…

The market revolution is a term used to describe the increase of the exchange of goods and services in market transaction. In the first few decades of the nineteenth century, the transportation system was limited. The great rivers west of the Appalachians could not connect with the western famers to eastern markets since they flowed north to south. The roads were poor, expensive to maintain and horse-drawn wagons had limited capacity. So how were the farmers supposed to turn a profit from their…

It was a multi-cultural frontier. According to the purchase agreement in 1803, the inhabitants were given "all the rights, advantages and immunities of citizens" -- and in the meantime were protected in the free enjoyment of their liberty, property and religion (the Louisiana Purchase). Indians at the time were ignored citizenship. The westward migration was destroying native life and culture. Protestant missionaries urged Indians to adopt European American religious and social practices. There…

Mark Twain’s purpose when writing Huckleberry Finn was to entertain people, but also to show the lifestyle of the people living along the Mississippi River. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was written after the Civil War ended and even though slavery was over, racism was still an issue. The people along the Mississippi treated the slaves as if they weren’t people, and with slavery over they didn’t want to change their lifestyle. When Jim was captured Huck was torn between saving Jim and doing…