Iron Horse Ranch: A Short Story

Ford Pines listened as he tugged hard on the steering wheel of Stan 'O' War II. He could hear waves crashing violently against the wooden boat. He could hear hundreds of droplets of rain brutally smacking the ship,and his elderly ears could just about make out his twin brother Stanley expressing dissapointment that, thus far, he had made no money from the trip. To anyone who was not Ford, or Stan, these sounds would be startling and uncomforting. But the pair had gotten used to these sounds; after all, they had been on their expedition for over a month. And still, frustratingly, there was no sign of the source of the strange anomalies that Ford had detected at Dipper and Mabel's thriteenth birthday party. Ford and his brother had battled giant

Sugar Creek: Life on the Illinois Illinois Prairie, a monograph written by John Mack Faragher discusses the life of settlers in Sugar Creek a town of Sagaman county, Illinois. Faragher argues the discoveries of the environment, society, culture, and economy in Sugar Creek throughout the nineteenth century and the changes, development, improvements with it. There are four common themes throughout the monograph: First, the kicking out of the Kickapoo and other Indians in place of Anglo-Americans. Second, the relationship and changes between men and women’s roles throughout the nineteenth century. Third, the community life and the sensibility of bringing the town together. Finally, the transition of agriculture and the innovations that changed the town. Faragher uses many censuses, charts, and records to get an idea of the transition of life in Sugar Creek and the affects it had on the community. Although Faragher presents many arguments he does not entirely discuss the men’s involvement in contrast to women’s roles in the household and town.

The allegations took place at Wayne Farm on 4-29-16, around 9:38am. Thomas was on break when Jakaja opened the vehicle door to ask him if he knew her parents. When he recognized the vehicle, he went to security officer Mr. Moffett. Mr. Moffett went into the plant and got the lady whose vehicle it belongs to. She told the police that it was her niece. Jenette dropped her children off at school, and stated she forgot Jakaja was in the vehicle because she was in the back asleep. Jakaja is usually not with Jenette. It was a Yukon vehicle. All the windows were up, and the doors were shut. At the time of intake, Jakaja was taken to school, and Jenette was not

The discovery of the biker’s body is the turning point in not only the story, but also in the narrator’s life. In a short time, he has been beaten, has knocked out someone with a tire iron, almost raped a woman, found a dead body, and watched his mother’s Bel Air station wagon be destroyed. Which was all done for the rush of excitement. While hiding in the water that was previously seen as a tarn of doom, with all the nights occurrences spinning in his head, he has an epiphany. Standing there he realizes what becomes of “tough-guys” and discovers that he has found his salvation within his true self. Accordingly, as the narrator emerges from Greasy Lake, he is a new person with a newly discovered perspective. As the sun is rising and the songs of birds replace the sounds of crickets, he leaves the pool of once dismal waters (Boyle 118). This signals his rebirth and his baptism as a reformed adolescent.

Some may be surprised to learn that Arizona has terrific camping spots that are on the water. The north central high desert of Arizona is full of these areas which include the water-carved wonders of the red rocks of Sedona and the water sports of the Verde River with its feeder creeks, springs and streams. Following are some of my personal favorites in the neighborhood. Dead Horse Ranch State Park Located in old Cottonwood, this large park adjoins the Verde River. Your stay could include wild-life watching, fishing, events marking historical significance, with many water sports and hiking trails. Exciting bicycling trails exist as well. Frequent events are held there such as nature walks, canoing competitions, and a variety of festivals.

Horses were introduced to the southern plains Indians by the Spanish who settled in New Mexico. The Jumanos, a tribe that occupied the Texan plains, acquired horses through trade even before the Spanish settled in New Mexico. The Jumanos’ long time rivals, the Apaches, became skillful raiders and riders by the 1650s.These cultures were able to quickly adapt to equestrianism because of the compatibility of horses with the environment of the Southern Plains. The region provided a lot of grass, the main food staple of horses. Horses helped the Indians with buffalo hunts and nomadism. Both the Jumanos and Apaches were easily able to incorporate horses into their societies, but their horse cultures did not last. The Apaches used their newfound power to obliterate the Jumanos. Shortly after this, a new tribe came down from the Arkansas Valley called the Comanches that had a specialized mounted hunting system.The Comanches invaded the grasslands and rapidly became equestrian, mastering mounted nomadism, hunting, and warfare within a generation. The Comanches started a guerrilla war with the Apaches over grassland for their herds, and by 1760, the Apaches were wiped from the Southern Plains.

A slave plantation was land were abducted Africans were taken to work in America. During this time labour was becoming very expensive, so owners couldn’t find anyone to work for them. Consequently many planters and the owners of the plantations turned to slaves and made them work for them. By 1750, 85% of the population in the south were slaves. But what was life like for slaves? Were slaves treated well? Or were they punished frequently? Did men and women receive the same punishments or treated differently? Does it affect us today?

The Old Mule Farms is a cow-calf operation that provides calves for feedlots to fatten up before being sent to packing houses and eventually sold as meet for consumers. The current owners have been experiencing a problem with losses in revenue. The expenses that Old Mule Farms incurred are veterinary bills, labor, nutritional supplements and minerals, and a variety of forage. The forage is primarily grazed grasses but is supplemented with hay.

Along with the development of the technology and railways, changes happened over the farms. During different periods of time, people grew different kinds of crops, raised different types of livestock, and lived in distinct kinds of houses.

During the summer before my Freshman year I went to hell and back, and by hell I mean Philmont scout ranch. Just a little background, Philmont scout ranch is 140,117 thousand acres of big rugged, dry, mountainous terrain. I knew what I was getting into, Ever since I joined boy scouts Philmont was regarded as the ultimate scouting experience, so of course i was pressured into that. Eventually summer rolled around and before I knew it I was on a train to New Mexico.

“It kills a child and leaves a mother to live the rest of her life with the knowledge that she took her own child's life.” (Anonymous) and “if we accept a mother to kill her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill each other?” (Mother Theresa.) That is exactly what the One Child Policy (OCP) is inflicting. When Mao Zedong, a communist revolutionary, took control of China.

Masculine’s definition is stereotypically twisted. The myth and reality of the cowboy shaped today’s definition of masculinity because they have this high and strong structure they need to uphold. Masculinity is having the traditional acts as a man, such as being strong and secure. In today’s world man and women have two different mindsets. Even though we are all humans, our gender defines the way we should act due to how society makes it. The myth has affected males physically, emotionally and mentally. The idea is that they are supposed to act accordingly. In reality, everyone wants to grow up differently, so why would they be forced to act/be a certain way?

They flew on past her; six trail-fevered Texans whooping and hollering and flogging their ponies with their hats hurtling at a pool of bright light down the street. The vortex of their passing tugged at her skirts and mussed up her fine copper hair. She waved a hand irritably at their dusty wake as they fled their slick fork saddles at the Black Spur saloon and crashed the batwings, their jingle-bobbed Spanish spurs scraping on the walk rhyming with the bawdy noises inside.

A very common argument is whether or not medical marijuana should be legal throughout our country. As some states choose to be legal, more research is being done to show the impact that it is made. Many worry that it will do more damage than good, giving people to opportunity to abuse it. What we need to be paying attention to is the effect it has on people with diseases, the money involved, and whether or not it is proving itself. I will argue that medical marijuana should become legal in all states of the United States of America.

Beep! Beep! Beep! The alarm went my phone not to long after that my mom knocked on my door she said that my cousin wanted to get a hold of me so I took my mom’s and we started to talk about the walk I told a lot about it and she ask her parents and they said that she could go on the walk, so I ask my dad and his fiance’ if Grace could go she said she wanted to go, so I asked Jessy and my dad . They said that it was ok for Grace to go. It is now October 7, 2017. I decided to get dressed first. My sister Joslin and I ate a scrumptious breakfast. Grace and Paula pulled up. We all got in the van. We don’t have are shirts yet so we went to a family member's house. She was not there so we anticipated