The Bean Trees

Native Americans vs. Europeans Some Europeans walked onto the Native American soil with their head held high. Meaning they believed they were more sophisticated than the Native Americans. Others for example, John Smith, believed that the Native Americans could assist the Europeans, by teaching them their ways of their own land. Pocahontas, daughter of the Indian chief, believed there could be peace between the two different kinds of people. Within the first years of settlement on Jamestown…

The civilization of Ancient Egypt was one of the earliest in world history. It is usually held to have begun around 3000 BC, when the lower Nile Valley became unified under a single ruler. By this date the only other people in the world to have a literate, urban civilization were the Sumerians, in Mesopotamia. Ancient Egypt was a civilization of ancient Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. The civilization of…

energy. This morning I used a lot of my energy getting water for Mama. The bucket is heavy and my muscles are almost too tiny now to carry it all the way to the house. Opening my sleepy eyes, I see Mama sitting in the corner, cooking a handful of beans over a smoky fire. Good – the smoke will keep the flies away. She looks tired too. The strangers in village must have worn everyone out. Everyone was talking about them today. Strange…

various other animals in that region. Living on a island off the Pacific coast the Haida were fishers and would gather edible vegetation in the temperate forest they call home. Occupying the Great Lakes region the Iroquois were farmers growing corn, beans, squash, and many other crops. All groups needed to travel and move from place to place for their hunting and gathering needs. But each developed different modes of transportation specific for their environment. The Inuit built sleds…

give it a try. When I first got to the address, I stopped and looked around, trying to find the taproom. It turned out to be a very unassuming building that was right in front of me, though it probably didn't help that the name was obscured by some trees. Upon walking in, I still wasn't sure where to go, but was undeterred. Once I found the taproom in the basement, the fun started. I tried a few beers from the Hyperion Vanilla Stout (one of my favorites) to the Citra Pale, a California…

untouched for the last 700 years. Some of the very interesting cultural sights are the huts and architecture that were made in the 1300s. The huts were made of sandstone, mud, mortar, and wood. In this area, the Navajo residents farmed squash, corn, and beans. In addition, Bisbee Arizona is a very interesting sight to see in southern Arizona that highlights the early times of our territory and state. Bisbee is close to the border of Mexico, and it is a town with a lot of mining and art history.…

sausages, followed by ‘Hillie’s’ bone falling barbecue ribs. Next door were the ‘Evan’s’ spicy buffalo grilled wings. The ‘Frank’s’ made sweet corn on the cob. The ‘William’s’ really stacked a loaded baked potato. The ‘Gill’s’ perfected Bourbon Baked Beans. The ‘Diller’s’ provided beer and other spirits, and the ‘Smith’s’ handled the homemade Apple pie’s A’ la mode. Last, the ‘Gulliver’s’ brought the Folklore Quartet, complete with banjos, harmonica, drums, and a horn. By far it was the…

From double black diamonds to moguls, and glades. I can ski almost anything. However, it wasn’t always like that. Here is how I began my skiing career. In March of 2010, my brother Alec, got on a plane to Massachusetts, so we could visit our dad for the holidays. After a long plane flight, our father drove us to his house, but it was late, so we had to immediately pack my Dad’s blue Ford Explorer, and go to bed. The next day we hit the road early in the morning while it was still pitch black…

include chocolate and alvacado. Variety is always best and it is even better for the birds if the food is interesting and harder to open and eat so you can spark their curiosity and playfulness. You can even buy toys that have storage spaces for beans, seeds, rice, and fruit to keep them occupied and also to avoid behavioral problems. You must always have clean fresh water available for the bird. There is a bottle drinker system available which is best because you have less of a chance…

saying is as true as can be. This section demonstrates that he is empathetic toward the emotions of his cohort. An action that I see as particularly remarkable, was in the passage, “I surprised my Niang by producing the rest of my savings to buy some bean curd, which she loved.” which suggests that he is always doing whatever he can for the people he loves. To really show the audience what he went through to be selected for the ballet academy he described the trials. “They kept asking me if it…