Fargo, North Dakota

Topic 3 Mark Smith’s, The Road to Winter (2016), charts the narrative of Australian teenager, Finn, who has survived a virus that has wiped out the majority of his town. Finn is forced to survive, protecting himself from the violent gangs in the North on his own, following the death of his parents. With survival being the main theme of the novel, the characters in The Road to Winter exhibit their exceptional and awful capabilities when their survival is threatened. Despite characters living in seclusion

was the last meet of my Junior track season. We loaded up the bus on a Thursday, the last day of school and headed toward Bismarck. I had never attended the State track meet and I was more nervous than I’ve ever been before. I was ranked 2nd in North Dakota for javelin. Being ranked that high is good in the fact that you know you belong at the meet, but at the same time it is terrifying knowing that you are either a champion, a runner up, or a disappointment. I am very passionate about javelin and

Wreaking havoc throughout Europe, The Black Death was a destructive plague that left over twenty million dead in its track. Despite the atrocious consequences of this disease, it yielded a favourable aftermath such as the stability of the European population and the increase in demand for work (Damen, 2015). Similarly to The Black Death, the novel Crusher by Niall Leonard shows that positive outcomes often appear from situations that may seem negative. The protagonist of the novel, Finn Maguire,

1868 described the boundaries of the Great Sioux Reservation” (“History”). So many celebrities, like Leonard DiCaprio, are supporting the Sioux Tribe because the Tribe are seen as climate heroes for defending their land. Research from NBC NEWS, “Dakota Access Pipeline: What’s Behind the Protests?” by Daniel A Medina, he states “Members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe see the pipeline as both an environmental and cultural threat to their homeland. They say an oil spill would permanently contaminate

An oil boom at the Fort Berthold reservation has attracted thousands of newcomers—and a wave of hard-to-prosecute crime. (Sierra Crane-Murdoch) On an early morning last June, on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in western North Dakota, tribal officer Nathan Sanchez was nearing the end of his shift when he noticed a frantic stirring in the cattails alongside the road. A girl emerged. Her jeans were wet, her halter-top fallen to her waist. Sanchez approached in his car to ask what had happened

on. Oil has a negative impact on the environment and has long lasting affects. The Dakota Access Pipeline is a major controversial topic in the news. The Dakota Access Pipeline is being used to transport oil from North Dakota to Illinois. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is located where the pipeline will be passing through. The pipeline disrupts the lives of the Native Americans who live there. I believe that the Dakota Access Pipeline should not be built because of the affects on the environment and

A book that fundamentally changes our comprehension of North America prior and then afterward the landing of Europeans Encounters at the Heart of the World concerns the Mandan Indians, notable Plains individuals whose overflowing, occupied towns on the upper Missouri River were for quite a long time at the focal point of the North American universe. We are aware of them for the most part since Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804-1805 with them, yet why don't we know more? Who were they truly

This short fiction focuses on the relationship between brothers, Lyman and Henry, along with a car that was shared between the two. From Lyman’s point of view, you see the two go on adventures together until Henry gets drafted into the army. While Henry is away, descriptions are vague and the only thing the reader learns is Lyman spent his time fixing up their red convertible. When Henry returns, the story picks up as Lyman observes how the war has changed his brother. In an attempt to get Henry’s

Alec Benejam Sol Drescher, Ph.D ECON 2013 December 10th 2016 “Chief Obama and the Dakota Pipeline: A Case Study in Why The US Doesn’t Build more infrastructure” Alysia Finley Gordon Rule Essay #3 Recently in news outlets we’ve come to hear more about the Dakota Access Pipeline. As of December 6th, construction was halted, due to the numerous protest in the past couple of months surrounding the approval of construction. Although alternate routes are currently being studied, and construction

The Mandans were a Native American tribe located in North Dakota plainlands. They endured hot summers and cold winters and had many resources available to them. Since the Mandans weren’t really nomads, their most prevailing kind of dwelling was an earth lodge. An earth lodge was made up of “wooden frames covered with packed earth” (A). When the men of the tribe left to go on hunting trips, they would take tipis as temporary housing. According to source B, it states that “the Mandan also used teepees