Sierra Club

A few years ago, I joined the club because my mom and dad had to work, but I have stayed because it has been fun. The club has been nice to me and they gave me new opportunities that I would not be able to do without them. The club has impacted my life by helping me get used to being around others, because before I usually stayed to my self and did things alone. The club also got me to meet new people that later became my friends. The club has helped me become a better person by helping me care…

The Gilded Age, an era in American history filled with superficial success based off the constant grind of the working class, mass corruption, and an overall disregard for the living conditions of the common man. With industrialization booming, European immigration at a high, and an increase in urbanization, there was little concern over potential health and environmental hazards. Factories forced their workers to work long hours in unsafe conditions with few breaks and for little pay. Cities…

player's ears. This was what the club was all about, this was what the members loved to do. One of Northwest Missouri State Universities key recruiting points is there are over 200 student organization on campus. An organization for everyone. But, while larger organizations like Student Activities Council (SAC) and Student Senate tend to rise to the top there are also a number of smaller and more unique organizations. Organizations like Wakeboarding Club, Anime Club and Humans vs. Zombies all…

have been some new clubs added at Phoenix High School that should be recognized. The new clubs are Acapella Club/Ukulele Club, Gamers Club/Code Club, The breakfast Club/, Photography Club/Craft Club, and the Harry Potter Club. There is wide variety of clubs here at PHS, and with these new clubs added to the list the students have more choices of fun and interesting clubs to join. The news clubs here are unique in there on way. We asked Miss Bryan some question about craft club and this was…

Opportunity Center or the GOC is a community-partnership program where people whose lives are severely impacted by mental illness can go to rebuild their lives. Like Club Success, The GOC’s purpose is to assist their members stay out of hospitals and accomplish aspirations of being socially, financially and educationally independent. While Club Success focuses on following a “work order day” setting, the GOC emphases establishing meaningful relationships with staff and other members, ultimately…

There are many reasons that could explain underdevelopment in Sierra Leone, and for that matter in many African countries with shared experiences and similar backgrounds. The eleven-year civil conflict in Sierra Leone resulted in a large scale devastation of the economy, and of basically everything else in the country. The conflict has been perceived as the most important cause of poverty and underdevelopment in the country today. However, a civil conflict doesn’t just simply boil up out of…

conflict diamonds started to be present and problematic in Sierra Leone as soon as DeBeers mining company took control of all diamond prospects throughout this region. Although DeBeers was keeping a moderate watch on the trading and actions being taken through it, traders from Lebanon (bordered by Syria and Israel to the south) were able to easily smuggle and mine diamonds out through the company. Later towards the 1950s, countries, such as Sierra Leone, had to give up the chance of regulating…

Introduction: De Beers is an association of companies that dominate any things related to diamond such us diamond trading, diamond mining, diamond shops and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors. The company was established in 1888 by British businessman Cecil Rhodes and funded by London-based N M Rothschild & Sons bank and the South African diamond magnate Alfred Beit. They have many places for mining like Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Canada.However; there was a big debate about some…

Billy’s radical transition into his new life. Just as Billy transitions to reach his goals Michaela DePrince overcomes many obstacles that can be seen in the New York Daily News Article titled “Ballerina Michaela DePrince escaped a tragic childhood in Sierra Leone to dance in ‘Swan Lake’ ” written by Joanna Molloy. Molloy uses many language devices in order to display the depth of the hardships that DePrince faced and to communicate to the reader…

What to Offer in Golden Circle Iceland? The adventure in Golden Circle Island never stops. You should visit the Kerid Crater Lake because it is a 3000-year-old lake. It is a volcanic crater with has 55 meters deep. You need your camera to capture the deep slopes and hilly surroundings in this lake. The circular slopes of this lake look like Caldera and the whole place is nothing short of breathtaking. This place is the must visit place in it. You can take your time to hike down the crater and it…