The Dakota

In the United States we have a large population of people and a high demand for resources to fuel our constant need for energy. It would seem logical with having such technological advancements in our country we would have found a way to reduce the amount of natural resources needed to survive, as well as our carbon dioxide output. Currently the consumption and production of taste materials exceed the necessary amount of land or sea available to absorb the CO2 we are putting out. The required…

Dakota Lowe Mrs. White 11 Sentence Paragraph 12, October, 2015 Paragraph Three strategies I use when dealing with people with whom I disagree. Firstly, I would try to ignore it or, get over it if I can but, sometimes that does not always work. For example, when I am really mad at my brother for messing with my things or destroying my room, I am mad at him but, at least I try not to resort to violence. Thus, I am getting over it or, ignoring him so I do not get in trouble. Secondly, I never move…

The rate of biracial children is growing ten times faster than that of mono-racial children. According to a recent report of the US Census, Black-White biracial children had grown 500 percent. However, while most biracial children experience racism and discrimination, so do their parents. In Manning’s (2009) research, she conducted a study on the experiences of Midwest interracial married couples raising their children. According to her studies, in the United States children and youth of Black…

Should the Drinking Age Be Lowered? Eighteen, that magical age, everyone has dreamed about turning. The number eighteen is significant in America because it is when teenagers are finally given the chance to show the world they’re responsible young adults. This group is no longer viewed as children in America, but as young adults who can experience the same rights and privileges as other adults. As society keeps growing and changing, the discussion to keep the drinking age at twenty-one or to…

Abortion It is and estimated that up to 78,000 deaths occur each year as a result of the approximately 20 million illegal and unsafe abortion procedures that take place worldwide. In contrast 1.2 million abortions are performed each year. 6.4 million women get pregnant every year, and 1.2 million of those babies are aborted almost every year. When a woman aborts her baby, that means they’re leaving them. They are removing the human embryo from the pregnant woman before the complete term of that…

First, nature itself is fighting against the sites. As previously stated, the Smoky Hills region is made up of Dakota sandstone, sandstone, as a porous, sedimentary rock, has many inherent qualities that leads to the destruction of the stone. Being porous, water will cause flaking off sheets when “face-bedded”, this moisture damage can also be seen in splitting…

the Great Plains Region The Mandan Indians were a tribe living among other Indians within the Great Plains region. The Great Plains is basically the central area in North American. The Great Plains region consists of various states like Iowa, the Dakotas, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and Missouri. It ranges from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. The general region of the Great Plains has a geography typically described as “miles and miles of flat land and gently rolling hills. Tall…

mimicry to trick predators into thinking the animal will retreat in the opposite direction when attacked. In this case, the organism mimics itself, rather than another more dangerous species as is the case in Batesian mimicry as seen in Figure 2 (North Dakota Game and Fish Department.…

Triceratops are one of the most famous types of dinosaurs. They have been named the state fossil of South Dakota and named the state dinosaur of Wyoming. A person can watch Triceratops interact with other dinosaurs in the movie Jurassic Park and read about them in many children’s books (Triceratops Wikipedia). Triceratops are part of the Ornithischian family. Triceratops were named by Orthniel Marsh in 1889 after some brow horns were found near Denver, Colorado in 1887 (Fastovsky). This…

The Death Penalty should be enforced for more crimes other than Murder and Gang related activities. The Death Penalty should be notice in the Constitution and it should be used for more charges like Rape of a Minor, Murder of a Police Officer, Involved in a Gang Shooting, and Terrorist Attacks . The Death Penalty should also be used for killing of a family member. Inmates that get the Death Penalty should not be placed on Death Row for more than 5 years. If an Inmate gets a life sentence they…