Back in Your Own Backyard

purchased it yet. No other kids to play with just my younger sister. The air was crisp and six black crows landed in a row outside my window. I went outside to see what the view was like from the backyard. A fence surrounded an acre of yard with a swing set and sandbox ready to be enjoyed. There in the back of the property was a newly built shed that my parents built. They argued about every aspect of that building and wanted it to look perfect. I even helped paint it white. I was only five years old

consequences poor farming practices can bring to the table. Reckless modern agriculture has burdened the land with poor crop diversity, introduction of pesticide use, and limited nutrient cycling. Permaculture might have the answers to helping us set back the clock on the damage we have thus far brought to the land. There was a particular reading in class that grasped mine and Hannah’s attention. That reading was Permaculture: A Beginners Guide by Graham Burnett. Burnett breaks down the mindset of

where the heart is. As Dorothy said, “If you ever go looking for your heart’s desire, you don’t have to look any further than your own backyard.” We sometimes want to desert our roots but they are part of who we are (Shira,Psychology

The “squiggly lines” represent the level of the water’s surface elevation in the reservoir of Lake Mead. The graph calculates when the reservoirs level increases and when there is a drought. The reservoir was formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in 1937 to provide water supply and began filling. Lake Mead was filled to a higher capacity in 1942 and hit a drastic low during the 1950’s drought. After the drought, it filled up in 1958 and didn’t drop again until 1967 during the filling of

American ‘Exceptionalism’: Superiority or A Novelty? In order to properly examine the weight of the term “American exceptionalism”, one must first evaluate the meaning of the words separately. The word ‘exceptional’ is often defined in two manners: superior or unusually atypical. When coupled with the word ‘American’, it is easy to assume that this term translates to American superiority. However, this second definition must not be overlooked. It is arguably equally – if not more – significant

remember that first break, or long weekend, that brings everyone back to the place where they grew up? Its a chance to look back and catch up on old times, even though you’ve only been separated for a month

I was walking down the street with my family coming back from the grocery store. I saw a man walk down the dark alleyway. The man was wearing all black. Next thing I knew, I'm in the local hospital. The only other person from my family who had survived that horror of a man, in a hospital bed. I could hear the nurses in the back faintly speaking, “Bleau Neur. Time of death 5:36 pm, January 13th.” The heart monitor went flat. Tears upon tears upon tears rolled down my cheek. I burst out of the room

The topic that I chose to do my research paper on is the foundation Eye Heart World. I actually became familiar with this foundation through a woman named Season Russo, who actually created and brought vision to the Eye Heart World Foundation. A little background information about Season and I; I grew up in the church. My Dad is a pastor and Season was actually a mentor to me when I was growing up. She always had the best advice and was always so kind and compassionate to everyone who met her no

offer his support to developing countries by pledging to help them help themselves but with a special stipulation. He warned these nations to not lean on America’s success but to form their own freedom when he stated, “remember that, in the past, those who foolishly sought to find power by riding on the tiger’s back inevitably ended up inside” (Kennedy 609). Of all the very remarkable things that this president stated the thing that resonated with me was his backing of the United Nations which would

Food Got to Your Table I rarely, if ever, really think about how food gets onto my table. We live in a culture where things are taken for granted. I do take for granted that I can eat strawberries and kiwi in the middle of summer. I don't usually think about where they were grown or look to see on their label. I just assume that those things will be there and sometimes I am even upset when they are not. I know people who plant their own gardens because they find joy in cultivating their own land and