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The Grand Canyon, located in Northern Arizona, is a spectacular site as it is 277 miles long and 18 miles wide. In 1919, The Grand Canyon became a National Park, yet before that it had been revered by multiple Southwest tribes for thousands of years. Native American occupation dates to 12,000 years ago and today there are 11 tribes that are traditionally and historically associated with the canyon. Throughout humankind’s history there has always been a debate concerning natural resources and…

1983 in Muskogee, Oklahoma. She is the daughter of Carole and Stephen Underwood. She was raised on her parents' farm in Checotah, Oklahoma, near Muskogee. Both of her parents worked. Her mother taught elementary school and her father worked in a sawmill. She is the youngest of three girls. Her sisters’ names are Shanna and Stephanie. She starting singing at the age of 3 and during her childhood, Underwood performed at Robbins Memorial Talent Show and at her local church. She later sang for local…

James Evers, a stacker at a Decatur sawmill, served as a deacon of the congregation. Both parents created strong beliefs, self-reliance, pride, and self-respect values in both their children. 4) Mergers came to become known as “Crazy Jim” in his teenage years. He was someone who would refuse…

Research Paper Ethan Frome Often times in literature, characters are depicted being lonely. Edith Wharton compelling novel, “Ethan Frome” is one such piece. Wharton’s portrayal of Ethan suggests that loneliness cause people to be heartbroken and isolated. Such illness can lead to physical and mental health issues. Throughout the novel, Wharton focuses on loneliness as a major theme. Ethan Frome is a very complex man. Ethan was aggravating to make a living for himself through farming, while…

Good morning, Mr. Horan, Ms. Jamie, and mom, and thank you for coming. Welcome to my Student Led Conference. I will reflect upon three assignments I have done in this school for the last two quarters: first, a Google Doodle I designed and made using PhotoShop in my technology class, and then a lab experiment our science teacher had us do which was revolving around heat insulation, and finally a music variation composition I composed as an assignment for advanced instrumental class. During this…

Mental States and Meaning Is there a meaning to life? At some point in everyone’s life, this question may come up. Some may think their lives have no meaning. They may think that everything completed in their lifetime has been a waste because it will never truly affect the future. Many people have differing answers when posed with this question. However, when a group of seventh graders get together, will they be able to find meaning? In the book, Nothing by Janne Teller, a group of seventh…

In america each person generates around 4.3 pounds of garbage daily harming and threatening the world 's biodiversity. There are three types of biodiversity including biodiversity ecosystem, species biodiversity, and genetic biodiversity. All three are fairly self explanatory, ecosystem biodiversity is all the ecosystems within a region of Earth, species biodiversity is all the organisms within an ecosystem, and genetic biodiversity is the different subsets of an organism like a white bunny or a…

A revolutionary work discussing the public history of Canada in the Great War, Nic Clarke’s Unwanted Warriors: The Rejected Volunteers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force seeks to popularize stories discounted in Canadian memory. Examining rejected recruits, the text exposes the apparent flaws in the enlistment system that left over 3,000 potential soldiers at home. Denying to their will to serve at Valcartier, the text argues that the regulations of the enlistment process were arbitrary and…

Chapter 15: Why was northwestern Europe the center of economic growth in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? Northwestern Europe experienced strong economic growth for the following reasons: Population growth, increased agriculture productivity, enhanced trade and manufacturing practices and colonial expansion to other countries/continents. France and Britain opened up profitable trading routes to the Americas and the Caribbean. The political shift was from expansionism to international…

Consequences of the Death Penalty Capital Punishment is the punishment of execution, better known as the death penalty. The death penalty punishes criminals who are convicted of a capital crime by implanting the person with lethal injections. There are around 25 people put to death per year in the United States. The death penalty has happened since eighteenth century B.C. During that time, people were hung, or their heads would be chopped off by a guillotine (DPIC). More recently, people have…