Sourdough Biography The person I interviewed was my dad, Rick Thomson. He was born in Gold Beach, Oregon in 1961 and then was then raised in Springfield, Oregon. In 1982, he moved to Juneau, Alaska at 21 years. In 1990, he moved to Anchorage with my mom so she could attend school at University of Alaska Anchorage. My dad has lived in Alaska for a total of 35 years and during those years has been to Southeast and Southcentral Alaska. We frequently visit the Southeast region because our family lives in Juneau. He says the best part of being a “long-term” Alaskan is experiencing the summers and being able to fish and hunt here. The worst part of being a “long-term” Alaskan to him is enduring the cold winters. The three famous Alaskans my dad would bring to dinner would be Wyatt Earp, Joseph Juneau, and Gunner Kaasen. The reason why he would bring Wyatt Earp is because he’s a western folk hero. Wyatt’s stories about him being a sheriff in the 1800’s interested my …show more content…
One of the factors that changed Alaska is once we struck oil, and became one of the biggest sources of oil in the country. My dad says that oil wealth has changed Alaska by putting us on the map. The other ways he said Alaska society has changed over the years is the population and the politico greed. Many factors increased the population, like when we struck oil, which created more jobs and opportunities for many people. My dad says in recent years Alaska has become too political to the point where politics has taken over the state. For example, our Permanent Fund Dividend is slowly decreasing annually; he fears that soon enough our PFD will disappear. Another example is limited fishing in Alaska, which is caused by the fact that commercial fishers are more important. The most significant event that happened in Alaska while my dad has lived here was the death of Ted Stevens, which occurred August 9,
Drilling in Alaska will not help stop the oil crisis. Many colonial Americans weren’t concerned about protecting natural resources because they thought they had a lot but they also knew that they needed to preserve the oil. Should the United States drill for oil in Alaska’s wilderness? America shouldn’t drill in Alaska because of the environment wilderness, protecting environment, and economics.
People tend to get fed up with life most of the time. They somehow always end up running away from their problems, or they end up pushing them away. Since Christopher McCandless was irritated by being around people, he decided to leave Atlanta for a journey to Alaska. McCandless’s journey to Alaska in 1990 was made because of the conflicts he had with others, the conflicts he had with himself, and the conflicts he had with nature once he got to his destination in Alaska.
The Industrialization and Progressive Eras were two of the most important time periods in American history. During this time, many changes in our society had occurred. These changes were both good and bad. The three factors that had contributed to these changes were people, policies, and technological advances. People, policies, and technological advances shape a nation, specifically the U.S., in many ways.
In A Woman Who Went to Alaska, it takes a differnt perspective of teh Klondike gold rush as to focusing on
In a letter from the former United States President Jimmy Carter, he argues the importance of the Arctic National wildlife refuge, expressing the negative impacts that future industrialization of the Alaskan wilderness would have, not only on the environment and organisms living within it, but among the indigenous peoples whom the ecosystem provides.
Krakauer, Jon. Into the Wild. Chapter One, “The Alaska Interior,” (pages 5 – 8). Villard, 1996.
Alaskan men have a long history of struggling to survive in the wilderness. Today, some, like the Gwich 'in, a native Alaskan tribe, still choose to live off nature. Recently, though a new argument has come to Alaska, one that could destroy the traditions of the Gwich’in forever. Politicians, environmentalists, economists and neighbors now fight over the prospect of oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Many of the arguments for drilling are worth consideration; however, in comparison to the evidence against it, they are neither convincing nor compelling.
Shaun Callarman said in his argument that Chris McCandless had no common sense and that he had no business going into Alaska. I recall in the film by Sean Penn “ Into the Wild”
For this interview I chose John a 73-year-old male, who is a retired educator presently living in St. George Utah, along with his wife, two dogs, and two
Following the impulses of his romantic notions, Christopher McCandless finds himself ill-equipped in the Alaskan winter of 1992. A far cry from the “good life,” the terrain is “no picnic” with its “big and fast” rivers and “mosquitoes [that] eat [people] alive” (4-5). Within the forest lies the abandoned remains of a Faribanks City Transit System bus, an ominous reminder of what once was when man lived on the land. However, the vehicle eventually came to be recognized as a refuge for hunters during their expeditions. This all changed “in early
The physical isolation and harsh climate of America’s northernmost state drives inflation. Even without an income or sales tax, Alaska still has the one of the highest cost of living in the country. Despite the inflation on imports, the beauty residents see every day when they walk out their door helps soften that blow. Alaska’s residents don’t need to hop on a plane, or book a week at an expensive ski lodge because state parks that offer the best of the world’s attractions free surround
In this story I will be telling you about the person I interviewed. This story i’m going to be talking about is worth telling. Why ? Because of all the interesting facts and details that’s going to be shared. Kim Hollinshed is the person I interviewed. She explained to me that the most important moment in her life is when she had her 5 kids. But the interesting thing is she had her kids in different locations. Her and her husband were both in the military when they had their 5 children. Kim’s first two children were born in Washington , but when they got assigned to different stations that’s when they had kids in different locations.
This journal article examines in detail the historical background of the purchase of Alaska, specifically the strategic plan of the Russian-American Company to create a “fictitious” sale of the territory in 1854. This prevented England from possibly overtaking the unprotected land during the Crimean War. The Crimean War drained Russia’s financial and economic resources, and virtually forced Russia to sell Alaska due to the country’s hardship. The author begins the article by giving background information dating back to 1790, when the fur trade dominated the Pacific
Andrea:(A girl in her early twenties enjoys the idiosyncratic weather in her hometown Alaska.) I never thought Alaska would look like California. (in a high pitched voice)
Farris presents himself as someone with a lot of knowledge on environmental issues, views ANWR as a scenic area that should continue to be preserved, and describes oil companies as holding mistaken views backed with faulty logic. Morrison presents herself as a valid representation of the Alaskan people, views ANWR as a beautiful landscape with a rich variety of life, and portrays oil companies as greedy people just using Alaska for profit. Although Farris and Morrison share similar views, Farris’ language has sarcastic undertones while criticizing the ANWR plan while Morrison’s has more urgent and serious undertones. This could be explained by the fact that Farris’ writing is geared toward a progressive online journal while Morrison’s is geared