Salt mine

Instead of staying in her tent braiding her hair or being with her boyfriend, she went on ambushes with special forces and helped out in surgical procedures, gore and all. She, in short, became a soldier. Although this is good for feminism, showing a woman becoming empowered, the case is not good for Fossie. She shows that women were not in fact weak. However, this also shows that, although some men wanted their women to be there with them but Mary Ann’s transformation show that war is not good…

sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides come into contact with it (Acids…). Other natural sources like lightning and volcanic ash can reduce the pH of the water as well. Furthermore, man-made pollutants can do its number on the pH. Industrial plants that mine and smelt high-sulfur ores or combust fossil fuels pollute the sky with high amounts of sulfur and nitrogen oxides, which lead to acid rain (Acids…). These influences can change the pH to be over or below the recommended levels of 6.0 and 9.0…

A Wholehearted Leader It is more than one hundred years after the Civil War, the war which brought a significant changes in the American society, had ended the slavery system. It is somehow amazing to learn that the African-Americans had found themselves their own way to catch up with the civilization of the country. Their success regard their hard working and their desiring to obtain education, however, also regard the enlightening and guiding of many great leaders and individuals. The…

The clear stance of being aware of positionality, or where one stands in society, is not an ability that one is born with. Positionality is something human beings will eventually come to learn through growth and experience. Noteworthy, is the idea that positionalities and standpoints change from culture to culture due to a wide variety of norms regarding gender, age, socioeconomic status, religious beliefs, etc. As people come to understand their standpoint and their positionality, it is easier…

Albert Einstein once said: “The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil but because of those who look on and do nothing.” The Civil War started because of differences between the free and slave states over the power of the national government to prohibit slavery in the territories that had not yet become states. The war was fought from 1861-1865, and it was the bloodiest 4 years in U.S. history. It started when the Confederates bombarded the Union soldiers at Fort Sumter.…

read this novel you become clear of the type of lifestyle the Guardado’s were forced to live in, full of fear and lost hope. “Most families were so poor that every night for breakfast, lunch, and dinner they had the same exact thing, a tortilla with salt. “Coffee and hot salted tortillas for breakfast. This is our life; we don’t know any other. That’s why they say we’re happy”(Argueta 8). They have learned to accept poverty for what it is but even then they cannot avoid the problems that come…

forgot to brush my hair so when I got up my hair looked back but I couldn’t find my hairbrush. So from then on everytime he saw me he’d say, “¿Y el cepillo?” and I would just laugh because he wouldn’t let it go. Now being in a Hispanic family like mine weight is an issue so we all make fun of each other for being big. My mom would always tell my grandparents that I was on a diet. Then whenever I stayed over and my grandpa would buy pizza and I’d reach for a slice he’d say, “¿No estas a dieta?”…

HANDS UP DON'T SHOOT! Since police officers have been put in place, they have been expected to protect and serve citizens. And yet, in this day and age, people have come to fear police officers as time goes on. There were 987 fatal shooting victims by police in 2017 and only four months into 2018, there have been 329 victims shot and killed by police making 28 more fatal shootings this year than around the same time last year. Despite over 1,300 victims of police brutality, only around 20% of…

Sweat trickles down my hot, flushed back. I lick my lips and taste the salt running down my face while I look further down the gravel road, which seems to have no end. My blisters have blisters, but I continue on. This sounds similar to a form of torture; however, this is my idea of fun and relaxation. Most summer mornings you will find me doing what I adore most: running. Whether I have realized it or not, running has always played a major role in my life. When I was young, I was an annoying…

of having to say goodbye to loved-ones and friends. We are enlightened on how she spun wool so that a friend of hers could weave it in order to make a solid wagon cover for when she and her family departed. The women were required to gather flour, salt, dried meat and were even required…