Essays on Prairie

For efficiency purposes, including the availability of information, the Late Prehistoric Period [AD 1000-1600] will be the focus of this paper. With a particular interest in the Fort Ancient culture, the technological and socio-economic norms that the people observed will come into play in determining the typical winter survival tactics. From possible storage of food crops to the disbandment of villages into “winter camps,” the cold season called for the Fort Ancient peoples’ innovativeness if they were to survive (Late Prehistoric Period, 2013). Case in point the archaeological discoveries that found evidence that suggests hunting, gathering, and farming as ...

Like many other United States National Parks, Badlands is unique unto itself with physical attributes that when they are seen one knows it is Badlands National Park. Located in an area rich with history, the Badlands was created and founded as a national monument in 1939 by President Roosevelt before officially becoming a national park in 1978 (Steiner, 1993). The landscape of buttes, ravines, and hills found in the midst of the prairie of Southwestern South Dakota influenced the Lakota Sioux to call the area, ‘mako sica’ or ‘badlands’ (“South Dakota Legends,” 2003). The Sioux Pine Ridge reservation lies ...

Wheat, genetically a hybrid of various grasses, was one was one of the original grains . In fact, wheat is so important that it warrants its own web page - “Wheat: A Plant That Changed the World.” Although wheat has less direct food value in terms of calories produced per acre (Ma. n.d.) it has advantages over corn (maize) and rice, the grains that outproduce it in this key metric. Corn is more generally used as animal feed, although it can be easy converted to a very high value low bulk commodity, alcohol (Steinson, 1994). Rice has a longer growing ...

Social issues cut across a large spectrum of our daily lives, cutting across from human to local area development. In the exploration of considering topics to research on, the researcher looked at the topics which are most relevant to this generations and future generations and settled on these three areas: these are potential topics that were looked into

Child Abuse

Teenage Pregnancy HIV Child abuse The first topic was Child abuse which is a term used to refer to mistreatment and acts of affliction on children. These are acts conducted by caregivers, guardians and parents of the child that often results ...

Wright’s Organic Architecture

Architecture is an embodiment of a couple of activities. It may involve planning, designing and ultimately constructing the desired structure out of the specified materials. In many cases, the process of design and construction has to take into consideration the aspect of aesthetic values. Historically, most buildings of unique designs represent the culture of the surrounding people or a landmark that is easily recognized. Immediately after World War one, there began the practice of modern architecture. It encompasses moral and aesthetic blueprints. The designers had a primary vision of signifying a new way of development after the war. They ...

The 19th-century architecture was significantly affected by architectural movement and exotic foreign styles which resulted from the new technology of the modern age (Idriss 15). Various architects used different engineering methods and materials to realize the construction of most outstanding buildings in the era. The leading types of 19th-century architectural styles include; Gothic revival (1836-1870), and Richardson Marsha field (1885). The 19th-century architecture is characterized by the development of a variety of historical styles and introduction of new materials and structural methods. These architects also embraced traditional styles of architecture in the construction of their buildings. As a result ...

The Middle West has always held the notion of being at cultural crossroads. In the Middle West the prairie is contextualized as an idea and also as a reality. The prairie spirit existed as an idea that could be fundamentally expressed through the direct use of plants native vegetation. The reality of it came when it was presupposed that the native vegetation would be planted and grouped to come up with a naturalistic composition of the ecosystem (Miller 13). Culture and race played a significant role in the settlement of the Middle West. Majorly the people who settled in ...

Nursing:

Introduction Every so often, it is increasingly becoming important to reset and re-envision what a sustainable, prosperous future might look. This article seeks not only to highlight the importance of sustainability but also point to the various efforts taken by regions in the recent past to become more sustainable. Throughout the world, studies show that the ecological footprints of urban areas are one of the heavy contributors to the un-sustainability of the Earth (Greinetz, 2014). Despite this, cities continue to become, the primary human living space. Over half (50%) of the world’s population lives in urban areas. This ...

Introduction

The growing shortages in food supplies, rapid climate change and increasing awareness of environment stewardship has all made eco farms an increasingly viable option. By reversing environmental deterioration, supporting local communities and balancing out community-ecosystem-market relations ("Solution: an eco-farming revolution," n.d.), eco farms are gradually replacing conventional forms of agricultural production, particularly as factory agri-products are becoming subject to mounting pressure not only from environmental groups but also from consumers growing more disillusioned by a combination of unhealthy products, price hikes and environmental damage. True, biotech industry appears to inform adoption of GM foods for international expansion and profit ...

Canada is known for its breathtaking landscapes and mountain views in the West. These views have been accessible to tourists, migrators, and businesspeople alike thanks to the introduction of railways across the country. During a time when people did not own cars and air travel was virtually nonexistent, railroad travel was revolutionary. This was the first time that people could freely travel across the country and explore the world outside of their home. Canadian nationalism has increased thanks to this railway, as the country is now united by train tracks from east to west. The Canadian Pacific Railroad (CPR) ...

Influence for Nuclear Waste Storage in Minnesota

Storage of nuclear waste in Minnesota is a huge problem. Over the years, this issue has been creating constant stirs among the public, the government and the company running it. While solutions have been provided over time, anything substantial is yet to be realized. As a result, the state has issued a moratorium on any further expansions of nuclear facilities in Minnesota in exchange for a limited storage of the nuclear waste generated by the plants on the Prairie Island. However, considering the license to operate the plants are due to expire in early 2030s and no substantial solution ...

(GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA). (GRANDE PRAIRIE, ALBERTA) The Econometric Research Limited in 2011 analyzed the 2010 Arctic Winter Games and the economic impacts associated with the games. The Arctic Winter Games brings international athletes from among other regions Alaska, Greenland, Northern Alberta, and Russia. The residual economic value and the impacts of the games to the local, provincial, and national sectors are significant. The economic impact study gave a snapshot of the changes in the economy resulting from acquiring, developing, programming, operations, and use of facilities during the games. The study used the Sports Impacts Model-Alberta (SIMA). The SIMA model ...

Introduction

With an estimated population of just under 183,000 residents, Grand Prairie is the 15th largest city in the state of Texas. This also ranks it into the top 150 nationally, which has created the need for a strong and responsive police department. The demographics of the region reveal that much of the population is based on a young family model, with the majority being homeowners who earn a dual income. Many families have lived in the area for generations, which creates a small town feel within a big city, yet many new residents are being drawn to Grand ...

Chapter 1

In the first chapter, Caleb asks Anna, his older sister, about his mother. Because his mother passed away the day after he was born, he asks all manner of small questions about the things she would say and the songs she would sing, because he wanted to know her. Papa returns from going to town, telling them that he has put out an ad in the newspaper in order to take applicants for a woman he can marry, and who can provide a mother figure for the children. A letter has come in response, from a woman named Sarah ...

Love may refer to the emotion that is associated with strong affection and attachment. It is the virtue that represents the human compassion, kindness and affection towards other human beings, animals or one’s self. In psychology, love is depicted as a social and a cognitive phenomenon. Robert Sternberg, who was a psychologist, came up with a triangular love theory arguing that love is made up of three different components. These components are commitment, intimacy, as well as passion.

The component of intimacy occurs when two individuals share confidences and other personal details of their lives. This is usually shown in romantic love ...

Q1) Distinguish between each of the following:

- Ecologist and environmentalist (give a Canadian example of each): An ecologist is a person who studies the complex relationships between living organisms and their surroundings. These surroundings can be living like human beings, plants, animals, etc. or non-living like the climate. They are concerned about maintaining the integrity of ecosystems as a whole. Ecology is a very vast field and covers areas like food chains, biomes, etc. Pierre Dansereau is a well-known Canadian ecologist. Environmentalists, on the other hand, are concerned with protecting the environment from harmful human actions. David Suzuki is a famous Canadian environmentalist.

- Primary Succession and Secondary Succession: Succession ...

1. “Much Madness”

This short poem denotes the juxtaposing idea that madness can actually be perceived as a profound, truest kind of sanity, in the lines “Much madness is divinest sense,” because for one to be aware of the fact that one is insane, one has to be in full possession of his senses to grasp this notion. In other words, to be insane and know it is to hold a firm grasp on one’s reason. But still, Dickinson is referring to it as “sense” exactly because it is not defined by reason, but what the majority of people consider ...

Lewis and Clark Expedition

The Lewis and Clark expedition would go where no American had gone before. The journey ventured through the last greatest wilderness of the world. Many believed that Woolly Mammoths still existed and it was unknown what plants and species would be found. It was well known that Native Indians had lived there for centuries. The journey was funded by President Thomas Jefferson who was looking for a way for America to expand into the west of the country. He chose his chief aid Meriwether Lewis as the captain of the expedition because he was a soldier and woodsmen. Lewis asked William ...

Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines

Midlife, or the age between 35 and 55, can be a complicated time for a woman. As a female enters these years, sometimes it can be difficult to navigate the waters because the things that once made her happy are no longer available, or as satisfying. This can be confusing. Other things that she never enjoyed before may be cast in a new light, and be even more enjoyable than the female ever thought possible. There may be complicated feelings about life satisfaction, which can lead to new discoveries or depression. The female may attempt sexual exploration as her body continues to mature, ...

History of the Fitzgerald

The Fitzgerald Theatre in St Paul Minnesota is the oldest theatre in the city. It was built in 1910, and originally called the Sam S. Shubert Theatre, and one of the four theatres erected by the than media magnates Lee Shubert and his brother J.J Shubert after the demise of their brother Sam. The theater was thus named after their late brother, in his honor (Minnesota P.R, par 2). The architecture of the theatre was modeled after the famous Maxine Elliot theatre in New York, thus making it particularly beautiful building then. The architects for the theatre, ‘Marshall and ...

ABSTRACT

Spring-time events such as flowers budding have advanced by two and a half days per decade since the 1970s in Prairie regions (Korner C, Science, 2010).The flowering of a plant is a central event in its life-cycle, especially in plants growing in temperate regions of the world. These events are known as phenological changes and phenology is the study of plant and animal life-cycles in relation to annual and seasonal climate variations. Flowering phenology combines various diverse fields of study such as plant physiology, climatology, historical studies, and botany (Tooke F, J of Exp. Biology, 2010). The break of dormancy ...

Evolution is gradual. The changes that come with it are long lasting and in addition have long term effects on different morals. Just like anything else, morals too have evolved over time. For instance, in the beginning what used to be right and sound can never be said to be so today. It is not so long ago that man walked on all fours. Nowadays, such a scenario would be treated as medical case. When people are born, they have an empty brain that is ready to take in everything that is on display. This through the surroundings (cultural beliefs) ...

Examine The Changing Patterns Of North West Mounted Police Work In The West During The Period 1873-1893. What Defines The Character Of The Nwmp Presence And What Is Its Significance?

Thesis statement

The changing pattern of North West mounted police work in the west in the period 1873-1893. The key elements that define the character and on the NWMP presence and its relevance

Summary

The NWMP came into being in 1873. The actual implementation of the new police force was initiated by the cruel massacre of the Indians group in the Cypress hills by American whiskey traders (Curwood, 2012). John Macdonald, who ...

Minnesota is a huge tourist attraction city in the United States of America for both the local tourists and the international tourists. The area attracts tourists especially due to its ability to create a good atmosphere for both exploration and interaction among the tourists who visit the city. However, wine tourism is not common among the tourists in the city. Asero & Patti (2009) defines wine tourism as a unique tourism that concentrates on wine and wine-producing territories. Wine tourism is important in the development of tourism in the country because it creates a wine culture through which people communicate in their tourist activities. ...

When a person reads a lot, favorite writers and characters become a small family. Moreover, a person gets to know author’s style. Hence, in future, it will be easy for the reader to recognize the author. For this assignment, I had to compare two short stories of Stewart Edward White: The girl who got rattled and The two cartridges. In this comparison essay, I will suggest that the both short stories have a lot in common not only in the style of writing but in protagonists’ characters and actions.

The protagonist of both stories is Alfred. In the first story, Alfred is described as

“He was a little man, and he was bashful.” (White, The girl who got rattled) ...

1. ‘How does the rainfall of grasslands like this compare to deserts and forests?’ Grasslands are located between the forests and the deserts the distribution of rain is different in the three zones. Grasslands receive moderate rainfall ranging between 500 to 900 mm annually while forests receive high rainfall and deserts receive low rainfall. 2. ‘How does the behavior of communal (group) calving help the survival of Mongolian gazelles?’ Mongolian gazelles communal calving helps them to move together in groups hence are able to resist predators that locate them from afar considering the grasslands do not ...

Art & Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Glasner House, Glencoe, 1905 (Formalist Interpretation)

The interpretation or criticism of any work gives a new insight as it needs a thorough research with external as well as internal factors. One cannot interpret architecture same as the interpretation of drawing, painting or sculpture. It needs a completely different approach. This paper is about the interpretation of a residential building Glasner House, which was built in the beginning of the 20th century. The building was a residential architecture planned and developed by creative American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The architecture was one of the specimens of typical Prairie house. It was the symbol of the changing lifestyle- of the new emerging ...

Paper Due Date

The last quarter of the 19th century became one of the most significant periods of the US history due to a number of events, such as the long confrontation between Republicans and Democrats and the policy of Laissez-faire, movement of Populists, rapid economic development and the prosperity of enterprises, a large influx of immigrants into the country and growth of labor unions. During this period of history John D. Rockefeller, Andrew W. Mellon, J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie and other huge industrialists became known as “robber barons” because of their exceptional financial success. After the Civil War the United ...

Long-term Ecological Research

Introduction Long-Term Ecological Research or LTER network is the longest-lived and largest ecological network in the U.S. This network provides the research platforms, scientific expertise, and lasting datasets that are essential for analyzing and documenting environmental change. The network fuses a multi-disciplinary group of over two thousand graduate students and scientists. The twenty six LTER sites cover diverse ecosystems in the Pacific and Caribbean, which include deserts, lakes, estuaries, oceans, prairies, coral reefs, alpine and Arctic tundra, forests, urban regions, and manufacture of agriculture. In this essay, we will discuss the hypothesis and results of one of the LTER ...

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) describes that Utah Prairie Dog is a species of rodent that inhabits the grassland in the southern part of Utah in the United States. This species inhabit grassland areas and feed on grasses and forbs (USFWS 5) that are readily available in their habitat. Social structure of this species is called a clan consisting of an adult male, several females and their young (USFWS 5). Historically, the habitat of Utah Prairie Dogs were reportedly extended from Pine and Buckskin valleys in Beaver and Iron counties, north to Salina Canyon and near Gunnison in ...

Introduction

Margaret Fuller, considered as the true feminist of the USA, held a distinctive place during the period of the American Renaissance. She was a transcendentalist, editor, literary critic, journalist and political activist, remembered for her revolutionary ideas as regards women and their rights, their right to employment and education. Among her many essays published in the Dial, of which she was an editor, the most noteworthy ones are ‘The Great Lawsuit: Man versus Men. Woman versus Women.’ and ‘Woman in the Nineteenth Century’, which she later expanded into a book, influencing other feminists and women's rights activists like Susan B. Anthony and ...

Sustainable agriculture 1

Executive Summary: 3 Introduction 4 Goals and Objectives 5 Method Used 6 Key Trends: 6 Economic Trend 6 Culture and Social Trend 7 General Trends 8 Ecological Trend: 8 Agriculture 9 Data Analysis 9 Questionnaire Analysis: 10 Interview: 11 Focus Group Interview: 12 Data on Birds: 13 Recommendations 14 Limitations 15

References 16

Appendix: 17

Redberry Lake Biosphere Region has a historical background in terms of providing a place to live for migrating birds as well as offering the people of the area with preservation, facility building ...

The North American Great Plains is home to diverse species of flora and fauna. It is well-known for its prairies, which are large areas of land that are dominated by grass, and could be broadly categorized into three: shortgrass, tallgrass, or mixed (Fick 189). This paper will focus on two species, one animal and one plant, that are found within the North American prairies—the black-tailed prairie dog and the stinging nettle plant. The black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is one of five species of prairie dogs that exist in North America, and was the most common and ...

Frank Lloyd Wright: Beauty in stone, glass and wood

What is beauty? Not everyone can immediately give the answer to this question. But if we ask any passersby to define what is beautiful, he will answer at once. But how to find the ideal of beauty? People are contradictory creatures, who try to express themselves and show how special they are, but simultaneously attempt to measure and evaluate everything, determine whether it is good or not, using rather generally accepted notions than own ideas. Many of us tend to aspire to something average, reliable and quiet as for example black clothing, a standard set of products or services. But ...

Stedman, Richard C, John Parker and et al., "Resource Dependence and community Well-Being in rural Canada." Rural sociology. 69.2 (2004): 213-234. Print.

Summary

Stedman et al., conducted a research study in their paper “Resource Dependence and community Well-Being in rural Canada” for comparison of community reliance on natural resource industries in Canada (Stedman, and et al. 213-234). Stedman et al., have discussed different parameters of well being (employment, income, in-migration education and poverty) that rely on natural resource industries (fisheries, mining, forestry, agriculture and energy) in different regions of Canada. According to authors, it is very hard to give a ...

A Thesis

Graduate Faculty of the Requirements for the Degree 2013 All Rights Reserved Introduction This project will focus on the botanical Family Apiaceae in Lafayette and St. Martin parishes, Louisiana. These parishes are spatially adjacent but are distinguished by different ecological habitats, making them botanically diverse. Lafayette Parish contains a prairie complex, St. Martin Parish has large areas of swamps, rivers, and lakes. The only recent publications on the identification and distribution of the Apiaceae in Louisiana occur in) and the USDA Plants database (plants.usda.gov 2011, and Thomas and Allen 1996). Since little is known about ...

Introduction

Since ancient time, forests, grasslands, water bodies, hay fields, and other forms of vegetation covers have remained preferable habitants for millions of birds’ species. Based on their biological, eating, and breeding habits, different birds’ species occupy designated ecological zones, which are found in various parts of the world. Some bird species prefer habitants that are near water bodies, forests, and grasslands while others prefer living near residential places, in plains and mountainous regions, and in cold and hot conditions. In the same breath, some of the birds’ species play an integral role in human life, and in maintaining a balance ...

The government of Canada policies such as family sponsorship, economic advantages, political alienation, educational opportunities, and a belief that there was a guaranteed freedom of faith and expression in Canada attracted the Muslim society to the country. Muslims are represented as educated and having professional skills. The objective of the film is to understand the Canadian Muslim cultural attitudes to the democratic values that matter to the native citizens of Canada. The focus is to test certain perspectives about how Muslim values and attitudes relate to the western culture. These perspectives include; systematic alienation from the United States based on conflicts ...

Throughout history, the Islam religion has been negatively represented in the western media. The Canadian sitcom television series “Little Mosque on the Prairie” which was being aired on CBC aims to challenge the Islamic contemporary views by providing an alternative representation of this religion. Through this television series, comedic interpretation is largely used as the main style of addressing western discourses that tend to portray Muslims as violent, pre-modern and as an inferior religion. In this paper, I will seek to expound on how Little Mosque on the Prairie has managed to represent Muslims compared to the native Canadian ...

Abstract

The Canadian Confederation entails the process through which the Canada emerged in 1867 when three colonies under Britain formed the four provinces Canada. During the emergence of Canada in 1867, several factors played vital roles in its formation and these factors include political, economic and social factors and other forces and actors. The National Policy was introduced by John Macdonald in the year 1879 and it entailed the implementation of high tariffs on the manufactured imported products so as to safeguard and protect manufacturing industries in Canada. The National Policy was also very crucial in the development of the ...

I could hear the birds chipping and insect noises as I approached the Ojibway Park and Nature Trail. It was a nature trail of about 105 hectares in Windsor Ontario. Many had described of its beauty but none as I witnessed on that weekend. The people who had spoken about it did not do it justice. When I first held it in sight, I witnessed a majestic, overpowering, and enduring trail waiting to fill me with its freshness and almost healing smells. I had not witnessed anything like it in my life. When I was a small child, I always used to ...

Dissertation Methodology

RESEARCH STRATEGY

This study was created to 'evaluate the severity of the effects from natural gas flares in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. It will utilize both a Quantitative Research model to evaluate the amounts of gas flared, the volume of contaminants released into the environment and the potential value of natural gas wasted. That will be followed by a Qualitative Analysis that uses numerical and statistical process to draw out and make generalizations based upon the information structure created from the Quantitative Research and the data sets provided by the various information sources. These information sources include, but are ...

Tourism can be viewed in to aspects, either as the exercise of travelling for relaxation and leisure or as the business of giving tours as well as tourist services. It has been noted by Cindy (109) that Americans travel to varied places for different reasons. Some American travel for pleasure whereas others travel in search of improved health, others travel to look for social opportunities. Moreover others travel to get a glimpse of the beautiful sceneries. Tourism as an activity contributes significantly to the US economy, it influence the American culture along with being an integral part of the society. ...