The Dakota

Before going into depth about bullying, or why people bully, we need to have a clear understanding to what bullying is. Some consider bullying to be purposeful attempts to control another person through verbal abuse - which can be in the tone of their voice or in content of teasing or threatening or physical abuse which the victim does not want. While some ties the feature of “peer abuse” and “repeated activity” into the…

XL pipeline is a system designed to carry up to 830,000 barrels of tar-sand oil a day from the oil sands in western Canada to the United States. Half of the system is already built, including a pipeline that runs from Alberta through North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska. The major debate is if they should continue building a 1,179-mile addition to the pipeline. This pipeline should not be built because it will create temporary jobs, it would increase global warming, and it will damage our…

kinship, the informal economy, ceremonial exchanges of goods, government assistance programs, and the cash economy on the reservation, Ft. Berthold, which is home to the Three Affiliated Tribes, the Mandan, the Arikara and the Hidatsa, in North Dakota the three tribes settled there in the 1860’s.…

A. The United States government has never taken major action that has helped Native Americans. In it best light, the government has given a halfhearted apology in 2009. This was hidden away in a military spending bill, complete with a disclaimer that nothing it contained authorized or served as a claim against the United States government itself. At its worst, the government has slaughtered hundreds of native men, women, and children for their land and resources. This was particularly evident…

A major is required in either biology or chemistry. According to University of North Dakota, some classes that are taken for a biology major are cell biology, evolution, genetics, ecology, and botany (“Biology: Pre-Health Sciences”). There are many different classes to take to get a Bachelor of Science degree, and once these classes are…

Dakota and I were opposites: he was tall, had dark hair, was a little overweight and would eat anything. I was small, scrawny, blonde, and didn’t eat anything. When I went over to his house for the first time his mom was making spaghetti and I was nervous…

Technology is ever growing within our society we as the consumers must be the ones to ensure that technology can be used to benefit society. The primary use of social media may be to create profiles of ourselves and share things we like while following other people who we may or may not know. It can be used to allow our friends to know any personal information we may want to share. We can display ourselves any way we want. It allows us to feel important and connect with people, but it has the…

During 1969, the Moratorium to End the War protest was filled with 250,000 anti-war activists. Teachers, students, librarians, and doctors all carried banners protesting the war in Vietnam. For the time being, it was the largest antiwar protests. It turned out to be unsuccessful because Nixon escalated the war. In recent times, they’re have been more protests similar to that from Vietnam’s. Although some believe that protestesting is an action to make their voices heard, protesting, on the other…

In the past, voter turnout has peaked at about 60% of the United States population in the 2008 presidential election. The U.S. hasn't reached more than 65% voter turnout since 1912. The percentage of voter turnout in midterm elections is even lower at about 40 percent. Compared to many different nations across the world, voter turnout compared to the eligible population in presidential elections is stunning low. It is important to note that many democratic European countries are parliamentary…

22-caliber Remington rifle. This would’ve been great if he would’ve known how to preserve all the meat from his kill. McCandless was preserving meat the way a hunter in South Dakota told him to. Although he thought he knew how to successfully preserve the meat, the way to preserve meat in Alaska is way different than it is in South Dakota. His naiveness wasted all the moose meat was lucky to have which left him in devastation. “‘Don’t know, looks like disaster. I now wish I had never shot the…