Despite a veritable Noah’s Ark of imperiled species (bull trout, gray wolf, woodland caribou, grizzly bear, wolverine, lynx, fisher, harlequin duck, golden eagle, bald eagle, grate gray owl, peregrine falcon, bog birch, crested shield-fern, water howellia…etc.) none of the biodiverse wilderness of the Yaak valley is protected. “The Book of Yaak” is, at its heart…
During the early and mid 1400’s, before colonization, North America was inhabited by an enormous amount of diverse Native American tribes. These tribes were incredibly dispersed across the continent of North America, which resulted in Native Americans populating many different geographical regions. The introduction of settlers from Europe, especially Spain, caused the lives of these Native Americans to transform drastically. When analyzing the history of North American tribes, it is important to…
The Roaring Twenties Many wonder what put the “roar” in the Roaring 20’s. Women voting, Klan’s starting, secret hangouts being created and the start of the jazz age are just a few things that put the roar in the 1920’s. Cars were being bought, spectator sports were becoming popular, women were gaining rights, alcohol was banned, speakeasies were created, dance and music grew and markets reached an all-time high, only to come crashing down to conclude this historical decade. Bringing a…
Glaciers are defined as a persistent body of extremely dense ice that forms over millions of years in result of very cold temperatures that occurred on Earth during the Ice Age. The formation of Glaciers results when an abundance of snow exceeds its melting and sublimation point over many centuries. However, the introduction of global warming to the Earth is causing an adverse effect on all glaciers around the world, thus riding the world of the essential necessities glaciers have provided us…
“The Pro-Social Mission” If you think about what a superhero means to you, many answers may fly around like bravery, strength, or power. Very rarely do you ever hear about what exactly makes a superhero, super. In my opinion, I believe it is this pro-social mission that keeps them going on the never ending battle against the fight with evil. A hero can have as many powers or identities that they want to have, but the most important component of their being is that they have a specific goal in…
Jackson Jackson, an American native, is a character in "What You Pawn I Will Redeem" by Sherman Alexie. Though he might seem to be a traditional literary hero, after analyzing him more thoroughly on how he makes his own decisions and acts, will lead us to how he actually is a character. Perhaps we should define what is a traditional literary hero? A traditional literary hero is a character who is a perfect character with little or no imperfections. Some examples of literary heroes are Superman…
doctors. Self healing is a pretty amazing power.Wolverine has healed himself after The Incredible Hulk ripped him in half. The Incredible Hulk is immune to all human-known diseases and is able to heal himself faster than almost anyone, including Wolverine. But not all superheroes and villains have the ability to heal themselves. If they become really sick or hurt, they must find some sort of healer or risk never fully…
The realm of sports have shaped and shifted communities ever since they first started being played. Being involved in sports and being constantly exposed to sports creates a certain level of comfortability with sportsmanship and competitiveness. For every Team A, there is a Team B who wants to defeat it and in essence that is how sport rivalries are born. While exploring through research of the Eastern United States, strong evidence stuck out that sports rivalries in these communities played a…
hospitalization and 61 deaths annually. CASE STUDY 1 The Walkerton, Ontario, Canada (population of 5,000) EHEC 0157 outbreak tragedy took place on 12 – 15th May, 2000. Reported 5 people died, 27 hospitalized and thousands sickened. This outbreak was due to the presence of EHEC O157 in the water supply of the small town. Symptoms started with reported cases of bloody diarrhea, gastrointestinal infections and accompanied with other symptoms. Even with these reported cases, the Walkertown Public…
times while other times I consider myself sneaky . What animal has the characteristics of the words cruel, sharp and sly? Foxes. If i was any type of animal i would be most likely be a Fox. I always thought I might be something like a coyote or a wolverine or something but I came to the realization that i’m more like a fox. Through centuries of fables and legends foxes have been characterized as cruel, cunning, untrustworthy and intelligent. I believe that I have the characteristic of a fox…