Wyoming

Ever since the industrial revolution, the world has been involved in a constant struggle. This everlasting debate between economic growth and environmental protection has come to light once again with the expansion of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking. While fracking was first used in the 1940s, it has not been widespread until recently when it was joined with horizontal drilling (Hoffman, n.d., para. 1). It is a process used to acquire natural gas previously inaccessible with more…

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison is best known as the 23rd president of the United States. He was the grandson of President William Henry Harrison. He was born on August 20, 1833, in North Bend, Ohio. He came from a prominent Virginia family and was the grandson of U.S. President William Henry Harrison. Harrison was elected to the presidency in 1888, ousting Grover Cleveland. He lost the presidency to Cleveland a tumultuous four years later. Harrison died at his home in Indianapolis,…

“Everybody learns better when they are awake”(Carskadon). This quotation mentioned by Carskadon is true for everyone, whether it is adults, students, or kids. According to the CDC, 5 out of 6 high schools start class session way too early, or else before 8:30 am. With the benefit of school starting later, students would get more sleep, their physical and mental activities would improve dramatically, and their mental state of being would be overall more focused. Students should start at a later…

women's association which seeked to gain voting rights via individual states constitution. They supported both women's voting rights and voting rights for African-Americans. Progress continue to move quickly as one month later the territory of Wyoming became the first to pass a women's suffrage law. Things continue to progress until 1891,when…

passage for the nullification are Arkansas, Delaware, and Nebraska. However, this is just the beginning stages of bills. The states that have received a resounding no to abolish the death penalty are Indiana, South Dakota, Montana, Washington, and Wyoming. There is a total of 18 states that have abolished the death penalty thus far. I believe it will be a superlative day when all states have ceased killing of others as a form of justice. Since this arbitrary punishment is so biased, expensive,…

The Pursuit of Happiness For many years’ people have criticized the existence of homosexuality in the world. Homosexuals have caused quite a stir within many religious societies, especially with gay marriage being legalized in the United States. American states are trying to pass a bill that allows religious business owners to refuse services to homosexuals. If homosexuals can live in perfect harmony with religious people without having a problem with them, why can religious people not do the…

Whoever would have imagined that ascetics of an establishment would matter more? If that seems too far-fetched to you, then keep reading because this report on wind energy and the reasons against will blow you socks off! Whether you call them windmills, or wind turbines the concept and process is still the same. They capture kinetic energy produced by wind, called wind energy, and convert it into electricity (www.usgs.gov, 2015.) The logistics and details of any new venture will always have both…

Critical thinking is the process of actively, diligently, and intellectually analyzing, conceptualizing, and assessing information gathered from various sources such as observations, lessons, experience, and other applicable information. It is an acquired skill derived from years of experience, practice, and research; a skill that is supposed to aid in a decision making process and well as to understand others’ points of view unbiasedly. While critical thinking may seem like something that one…

Did you vote during this presidential election? Did you feel proud when a poll worker handed you a sticker? This election was my first time voting. I felt every aspect of an election—from accomplishment in voting to stress in announcing a new president. Women did not have this constitutional right until 1920. Before the Progressive Era (from 1890 to 1920), women maintained traditional gender roles, as wives and housekeepers. They were not considered full citizens of the United States. The…

added five new parks and sparked the idea of the antiquities act.This enabled new presidents to make new landmarks and national monuments. President Roosevelt did not hesitate to use his power. he made four national landmarks including Devils Tower, Wyoming on September 24th. One of the parts that the park system made was The Augusta canal. The Augusta canal was chartered before the civil war in the beginning if the industrial revolution around 1845. Then it was completed in 1847.The…