Sand Creek” by Simon J. Ortiz is a long poem showing how he dealt with the history of his people and recognizing all the struggles they went through‚ throughout the United States History. Simon Ortiz referenced some historical figures throughout the poem that he drew some inspiration from. This is their back round and how it all lead to Sand Creek. “This American has been a burden of steel and mad death‚ but‚ look now there are flowers and new grass and a spring wind rising from sand creek.” (From
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PEOPLE ON THE BRIDGE by Phaitoon Thanya Pride Always Comes Before A Fall The short story “People on the bridge” by Phaitoon Thanya generally reveals about the human nature. It is about a number of different characters that end up trying to cross a narrow bridge to fulfill their obligations but were obstructed by two bull keepers and their bulls who could not pass each other in the middle of the bridge. The story ended tragically with the deaths of the two bull keepers that were crashed onto
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"Woman Hollering Creek" Literary Analysis from Feminist Perspective The story "Woman Hollering Creek" is about a young Mexican woman Cleofilas who grew up in a small town in Mexico. Cleofilas was married at a young age to a man who she thought was the great love of her life and imagined they would have a marriage filled with love and passion. The life she has after marriage is one filled with abuse at the hands of her husband. Though the author of the story is a female‚ the presentation of
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named William Powell‚ or he was a Creek who died right after Osceola’s birth‚ and then William Powell married Osceola’s mother afterwards. Regardless of his history though‚ Osceola claimed to be a full blooded Muskogee. However genealogical tests show that he was of mixed ancestry which is interesting because as a rule the Seminoles never allowed intermarriage with whites. Osceola’s great grandfather was James McQueen who was the first white man to trade with Creeks in Alabama in 1714 and he stayed
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The question being looked into is “What is the water quality of the U-High creek‚ based on invertebrates found in the U-High Creek? “Dissolved oxygen is oxygen mixed with water. The range to measure how much dissolved oxygen is in a solution is 1-14 milligrams per liter. This is important because fish and other organisms in the ocean breathe off of dissolved oxygen. Phosphorus is used to measure the relative acidity of solutions such as water. The range for pH is measured in 0-14 scale. 0-6 is unhealthy
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experiment‚ the question being asked was: “What is the water quality of the U-High stream based on the water invertebrates found?” The purpose of this experiment was to determine the water quality of the U-High creek. The data was obtained by collecting soil‚ algae‚ and water from the U-High creek and identifying the number and types of invertebrates that were found from the samples. The prediction made was that the U-High creek’s water quality was poor based on the first observations of beer cans and
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e collapse‚” May 2 003 . [4 ] Bruce R. Ellingwood‚ “Mitigating risk from abnorm al loads and progressiv e collapse‚” Journal of performance of constructed facilities / ASCE‚ pp. 3 1 5-3 2 3 ‚ Nov . 2 006 . [5] National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)‚ “Best practices for reducing the potential for progressive collapse in buildings” ‚ U.S. Departm ent of Com m erce‚ Technology Adm inistration‚ NIST‚ U.S.A.‚ August 2 006 . [6 ] United Facilities Criteria (UFC 4 -02 3 -03 )‚ “Design of buildings
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Established in the spring of 1860‚ Dry Creek Station was one of the latest stations built by Bolivar Roberts and his men. Dry Creek Station served as a break for both the Pony Express and the Overland Stage Routes. Indian outbursts were common at this station.(Dry) On May 21‚ 1860 four men lived at the Station: Silas McCanless‚ the station keeper‚ W. L. Ball‚ a Pony Express rider‚ John Applegate‚ and Ralph M. Lozier. McCanless was living and married to a Squaw Indian. The Indians that morning camped
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Oliver’s Owls‚ she elaborates on nature’s ability to be terrifying yet also gentle‚in a calming way. Through this observation of nature‚ she reveals how these different viewpoints shape her complex response to nature. Oliver begins this essay by contrasting the horned owls commanding presence compared to that of other species. The saw-whet and Screech owl are described as “delicate.” The saw- whet is even compared to a big soft month. These descriptions set up a stark contrast of the horned owl which
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Adel 9f Mr.william Analysing “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” .....The poem “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” was written by William Wordsworth. Wordsworth was a famous Romantic poet. The poem is about the experience of crossing Westminster Bridge early in the morning and seeing the calmness and beauty of the city of London. The poem describes the city in a very positive way‚ communicating its power and ’splendour’. In this essay I will explore the ways in which Wordsworth uses language and
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