Buffalo Creek Book Report

The westward expansion of American citizens was a progressive action that helped the nation to move forward during the mid-eighteen hundreds. The land that was being claimed came to be known as the frontier and few people settled there due to the perceived threat of Indians and what they thought was a lack of economic opportunity. This land was taken over by farmers and herders that controlled buffalo and used the fertile soil to make a living. The story of “Buffalo Bill’s Wild West: Celebrity, Memory, and Popular History” shows how a man can start with nothing and grow to be a publicly recognized figure. The author of this story, Joy S. Kasson, recounts Buffalo Bill’s life and the decisions he made along the way along with how the actions he took affected the events around him. This story, that takes a biographic approach, tells of Buffalo Bill’s influence in society as a showman and in the perceived image of the wild west during this time.

In the book, Stern details descriptions of his personal experiences in dealing with the political and legal culture of West Virginia. In the state for years there, the influence of large coal mining corporations is hugely significant to the local culture and communities that that the coal companies have built. The Buffalo Creek Flood occurred on February 26, 1972 after the Pittston Coal Company's coal slurry impoundment dam #3 burst four days after having been declared satisfactory by a federal mine inspector. After the disaster, the company declared the flood an "act of God" caused by rain and flood waters.

Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 : it established federal standards in the construction of refuse piles and dams by coal companies but these standards only protected the coal miners (and not the public who lived around the coal mines) while he was working.

“He gave up drinking and smoking.” Louie did exactly this, because he knew the potential he had in running, and wanted to reach that potential. Louie is the main character in the book Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. Almost the whole story revolves around him, and his magnificent life. Louie has grown from being a very troubled young boy, to being a very mature, giving, and humble young man.

In this paper I read the Essay that Abe Louise Young wrote about “The Voice of Katrina Part One”. In this Essay at its core is about Hurricane Katrina, which was a massive hurricane that hit in 2005. It caused massive damage and destruction along the Gulf coast from Florida to Texas. Hurricane Katrina will always be remembered for hitting New Orleans, Louisiana, when the levee system failed leaving 80% of the city flooded and destroyed. Hitting the worst parts of New Orleans such as the 9th ward, already being one of the poorest areas in Mississippi. Much of the Essay talks about the people of New Orleans, Abe being a new graduate started Alive in Truth: The New Orleans Disaster Oral History and Memory Project, her goal she state’s is to

Many people have to go through difficult times, but many do not have to face what Louie Zamperini faced. Louie Zamperini was an Olympic athlete in WWII. While on a bombing run, he crashed in the Pacific Ocean and was stranded for 47 days at sea. He was captured, beaten, and torchered by the Japanese for two years. In Laura Hillenbrand’s book, Unbroken, Louie Zamperini showed rebelliousness and resistance while at the harsh POW camps, but uses these traits to survive the Japanese’s mind games and beatings.

During the years 2008 through 2012, The University of Montana, and the town of Missoula Montana, had the justice department investigating hundreds of sexual assault cases that were springing from the University. Journalist, and distinguished author, Jon Krakauer researches the abundance of campus rapes that occurred over a four-year period. Krakauer saw this college town to be a perfect place to further educate himself, and others, as to why many women do not seek help from authorities after being sexually assaulted. In the book written by Jon Krakauer, Missoula, Rape and the Justice system in a College Town, is a typical college town who’s prized football team inspires their loving fan base, received national attention when authorities

In Unbroken, by Lauren Hillenbrand the setting plays a significant role. The story starts the childhood of a man named Louie. He grew up with his Italian family in Torrance, California during the 1920s and 30s. He was the middle child and was considered a troublemaker. Because of his behavior, his behavior, his older brother, Pete, made him try out for the track. His performance was amazing and as a result he was allowed to join the team. Everyday he was training with his brother. He won all of yhe local track meets and went on to run in the 1936 olympics in Germany. He ran the 5,000 meter race. Even though he finished in 7th place, he broke the world record for the fastest final lap with 56 seconds. Louie was determined to perform better in the 1940 olympics.

For instance, around 500 people were violently drowned to death by the rapid waters rising into homes and communities. Many people lost friends, and loved ones to this flood. Many tragically lost their homes and jobs too. Homes were destroyed, jobs were taken down, and people became devastated and depressed. A lot of people were able to go live will relatives, or friends, but a majority of them had nowhere to go.

Unbroken, A book written by Louie Hillenbrand, is the story that follows Louie Zamperini’s life. He was a troublemaker at the beginning of his life, but, when a friend that his brother was tutoring was deemed feeble-minded, he decided to change his ways.

Ann states the day of the flood it had been raining all afternoon into the middle of the night. As it continued raining the water continued to get higher and higher. She states with the water levels rising, they got up in the middle of the night and went to their neighbor 's house. The neighbor 's house was a two story house and the family felt they would be safer there with the rising waters. Ann says they spent the whole rest of the night at the neighbor 's home as it continued to rain through the night. The next day the water was all the way up not quite to the second story yet.

I am reading Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen, and I am currently on page ____. The plot begins with a 90 year old Jacob Jankowski recounting his time as a part of the circus. When Jacob was 23 in 1931 he was attending Cornell University to become a veterinarian. However, his plans became derailed when he discovers that his parents died in a fatal car crash. Unable to cope Jacob makes the rash decision to ride the rails and leave behind his life. By chance Jacob finds himself on a train belonging to the Benzini Brothers Most Spectacular Show on Earth. Uncle Al the owner of the circus decides to give Jacob as job as the vet for the animals. As he is tending to one of the horses he meets Marlena. She is one of the performers, and is very connected

Since Biblical times, water has been used as both punishment and reward. It was used by God in the world Old Testament when the Israelites were disobedient. He dehydrated the land, "turned the rivers into islands and [dried] up the pools," (Cassuto). God also rewarded the loyalty of His people with water. In the Garden of Eden, the original Promised Land and synthesis of all good, water flowed freely to irrigate it's bounty.

At the beginning of the story there was a problem all around the world it was a nuclear attack. It shook all the world, a lot of people where kill. Houses were destroyed. “She (Sister) was looking up at the sky, but a kind of sky she’d never seen before: dirty brown clouds were spinning over Manhattan, and flickers of blue lightning crackled out of them. When here vision cleared again, she saw that she had come out of the tunnel into what looked like a junkyard” (McCammon 118). In other words, Sister affirms that after the nuclear attack everything changed towns, cities and states. Some people were alive and they had to find a way to survive towards this horrible attack. Groups of people were coming together to help each other and find different ways of surviving like Swan’s, Sister’s and Macklin’s groups. In each group someone had something special or a power that help each other on accomplishing their goal on surviving. Swan had the power of growing plants easily by her hands. Sister found a glass ring that help her see thing and sometimes help the group see food or thing that they needed to survive. Macklin and a boy named Roland had the power of an army that tried each time to have more and more power. A lot of damage was made to each character. An important location was Swan’s and Sister’s group was Mary’s Rest. Mary’s Rest had water, houses

In the early morning hours the weather warnings became more urgent and hundreds of people, including me, were forced to evacuate their homes as the city’s two rivers burst over their banks flooding homes, businesses and roads. Twelve people in my county lost their lives, including