University of Minnesota

Medina, Minnesota, “a prosperous, suburban edge City” is the place I call home. Now, living in the 82,575-person college town of Bloomington, Indiana, makes my quaint little hometown of 5,221 seem irrelevant. Being away from home for the first time in my life makes me appreciate the state of Minnesota more than I ever expected; I can even say that I miss my little area of the world, Medina. Initially when presented with this project I thought I would focus on Minneapolis, a city of 400,070, because people here in Indiana have actually heard of it. Medina seemed too small, but after looking at it during Thanksgiving break, I realized that it truly was a microcosm of Minnesota and how unique some of its characteristics are. There are three important aspects of Medina that once looked at, gives a good overview of what the city of Medina is like as a whole, and these aspects are migration, political geography and environment. Migration because the idea of home, and settling in an area is an integral part of the Minnesota way of life. Although there isn’t a quantified statistic to represent the retention rate of citizens in Minnesota, many people who live there, have family history in Minnesota and plan on staying or ending up back Minnesota due to the its unique lifestyle. Political geography, because it is connected to the way of life, it’s important to know the type of people and their values in a state and how that has an effect on the area. Environment, because many…

I attended the Women on Wednesday event on September 14, 2016 at Saint Cloud State University. “Beyond Those People: MN Women Experiencing Poverty” was a wonderful event about the poverty that many women in Minnesota face. Debra Fitzpatrick was an informative and knowledgeable presenter, and she certainly was educated on the hardships that face many women in poverty. This presentation related closely to economic justice; it was evident that Debra was advocating on behave of all women that who…

sport that means most to me, basketball. Ever since I was little I 've watched people play basketball, and I always told myself, "wow I hope that I can be like that someday." But as you get older it really starts to hit you in a completely different manner. Like am I going to do this when I get older or not? So, I decided to take it to the next level and say that I was going to. Eventually, it lead to an extremely long process of figuring out how the AAU basketball (which is a spring/ summer…

Range has been a prosperous industry for decades, until recently, when there was a large downturn in the mining industry resulting from various factors. The only way to get the Iron Range economy back up to par is through great change in the area, which goes together with creativity and innovation. The Iron Range refers to the iron deposits in northeastern Minnesota. For decades, the industry was boom-and-bust. Mining accounted for a large part of the economy in northeastern Minnesota along…

placing in the top twenty. Nonetheless, I did place twenty-first. I was pleased with what I had accomplished in my first year of being on the team. Last year, I also competed on the Nursery Landscape team. We were given a switch up from the Regional and State competition from the previous year. At Regions last year we were given whole trees to look at. Regions went better than last year’s State because it was still early enough in the morning that the sun was not in our eyes. Also,…

ourselves for placing in third. I did not reach my goal of placing in the top twenty. However, I did place twenty first. I was happy with what I had accomplished in my first year on the team. Last year, I also competed on the Nursery Landscape team. We were given a switch up from the Regional and State competition. At Regions last year we were given whole trees to look at. Regions went better that last year’s State because it was still early enough in the morning that the sun was not in our…

Minnesota is a state located in the Midwestern USA.Minnesota is known to be the 12th largest state and 21st most populous state in the USA.It is normally known as the “land of 10000 lakes” because it has large numbers of lakes. The word Minnesota comes from a Dakota word that means “Sky – tinted water”. Minnesota is a diversified state due to its inhabitants that comprises of many different ethnic groups. The large communities from different ethnic groups have Minnesota to be the nicest state I…

Have you ever heard of the outlaw Laura Bullion, well now you will. Laura Bullion had different names, she used the names Della Rose, Freda Lincoln, Freda Bullion Lincoln, and Mrs. Maurice Lincoln and more. She was born in Knickerbocker Texas near Mertzon in Irion County, in October 1876. The actual date of her birth is not known. Laura Bullion died December 2, 1961. When she died, she was about 84 or 85. Laura Bullion was an outlaw that was known for robbery and forgery of banknotes signatures.…

The Life of Bob Dylan Imagine being a superstar in the 1960’s and have millions of people love you and your music. That was Bob Dylan, a 1960’s superstar. In order for one to understand the life of Bob Dylan, one would have to know about his early life, how he became famous, and what he does after fame. To start, Bob Dylan has had an eventful life before fame. Bob was born on May 24,1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. Dylan graduated from Hibbing high school in 1959. After…

However, it also brings tension and racism along with it. We all come from many different cultures, some being pretty similar and some being completely different. Sense we come from different cultures and races we all believe in different ideas and beliefs. For example, the Native Americans have a very different culture than some one who was born in Bemidji, Minnesota. There is a huge tension between some of the Native Americans and Caucasians people throughout Minnesota and the United States…