Wyoming

The Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) Act is a United States Bureau of Reclamation act which allowed the development of the water resources of the Upper Colorado River Basin states (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, and New Mexico). The purposes of the CRSP are to regulate the flow of the Colorado River to Lower Basin, to provide flood control and recreation, to provide water storage for beneficial uses (irrigation, municipal, industrial, and other uses) [1]…

Jersey’s laws pertain to adults 18 years of age or older who are victims of abuse, neglect, or exploitation (New Jersey Department of Human Services, n.d.). Other states have laws specifically pertaining to older adults. States such as Nevada, Ohio, and Wyoming define an older adult as 60 or older, while in Utah, Texas, and Oregon an older adult is 65 and older.…

In comparison to The Laramie Project, the story of a brutal homophobic murder and the effects of latent homophobic mindsets instilled in the residents of Laramie, “Of Families and Other Magical Objects” re-define the image of masculinity, featuring two gay men taking on the traditional “manly” hero role. The societal norms of masculinity that have been portrayed in media throughout the decades created an ideal image of men; Height, strength, athleticism, and a lack of emotion are some traits…

The suffragists had to face a series of challenges in their fight for equal rights. Wyoming was the first state that give women equal rights with men to vote in all elections by 1869 and 1870. Little by little, more states such as Montana, Washington, Nevada, and Oregon embrace women suffrage. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Lucy Stone, and other women leaders had to struggle to gain the right to vote in the same terms as men. Their efforts paid off, and finally by 1920, the…

population size of the state. Since each state also receives two additional electors to represent the senators, there is a significant overrepresentation of small states in the Electoral College. For example, based on the 2010 US Census, a citizen in Wyoming has three times the weight of a citizen’s vote in California. I agree with Geovanne that the winner-takes-all system is also hurting the democratic process of electing a president. The winner-takes-all…

going to Canada. My step sister got married about five minutes from Vancouver. My family and I drove all the way there. It took us four days to get there, but we stopped a lot. On the way the we drove through Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington. We did something cool in most of the states. In Wisconsin we stopped at Wisconsin dells. Then in South Dakota we stopped at Evergreen National Park, the Badlands, Devils Tower, Crazy Horse, and Mountain…

Were problems solved by Jefferson and Madison? The United States was facing problems after Washington and Adam presidency. Jefferson wanted the government to sit back and will come forward only when needed. Jefferson and Madison did deal with unresolved problems by having Jefferson’s new course for government, the Louisiana purchase, and the war of 1812(Britain). Jefferson and Madison did deal with unresolved problems by Jefferson making a new course for government. Jefferson’s first goal…

use to be one of the largest states for Prairie Chickens. Prairie chickens didn’t only dominate the Illinois state but reached out into the entire Midwest, States in this premotor included Arkansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Wyoming. Midwest flourished in these creatures. Illinois use to be top contender, with nearly 20 million acres of birds. Boomers (also known as prairies chickens) are a slight larger stocky bird. They have a stocky build along with rounded wings.…

Ohio Ohio has over 50,000 individuals incarcerated in Ohio’s 32 state prison, with these prisons currently being 30% over their capacity. Realizing the need to remedy this situation, the General Assembly created the Criminal Justice Recodification Committee to reform the penalties for certain crimes and seek ways to reduce the state’s prison population. The year 2017 presents an opportunity for the Ohio legislature to implement these changes and seek a criminal justice system that values…

The women began a reform movement before the outbreak of the Civil War to abolish slavery, specifically in the meeting Seneca Falls, New York in 1848 by Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The first state to grant women the right to vote Wyoming In 1869. Leaders in the western states and territories argued that granting female suffrage would pull new residents to the West. There was a split in the women's rights until the founding of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) in 1890. It…