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population as many choose to avoid the inner-city poverty in favor of living in the surrounding suburbs. With that being said, Buffalo has many underutilized or unrecognized resources. First, Buffalo has access to the Great Lakes. As water scarcity becomes a more pressing issue, the Great Lakes will become an even more valuable resource. Buffalo needs to recognize the value of this resource and stop dumping raw sewage into the water. Second, the city is located near Niagara Falls, one of the biggest tourist

Currently, the Crater Lake region faces logging projects such as the Bybee logging project; this project proposes to clear-cut 1,300 acres of old-growth forest right up to the boundary of Crater Lake National Park (Protect Crater Lake). It would also include create 12 miles of new roads within the forest. This creates quite a controversy between the logging companies and environmentalist

Terry Tempest Williams' Refuge If we bemoan the loss of light as the day changes to night we miss the sunset. In her memoirs Refuge, Terry Tempest Williams relates the circumstances surrounding the 1982 rise in the Great Salt Lake as well as her mother’s death from cancer. Throughout the book Williams gets so caught up in preventing her mother’s death that she risks missing the sunset of her mother’s life. However the Sevier-Fremont’s adaptability to changes in nature inspires Terry Tempest

Halifax Explosion VS Great Lakes Storm Halifax Explosion In December 1917, almost 100 years ago, a French cargo ship (SS Mont-Blanc) filled with explosives collided with a Norwegian ship (SS Imo). A fire started on the Norwegian ship, and after 20 minutes the fire became uncontrollable, soon spreading to Mont-Blanc, igniting the explosives and causing a very large explosion. The blast killed approximately 2000 people, injuring about 9000, and leaving over 25000 people with no shelter. The explosion

Then after a little while Brigham Young came and seized power of the Mormon Church and kicked Rigdon out of his seat as president.They then moved to Salt Lake City, Utah to escape the Americans, because the Americans did not have control of Utah back then. Then after they settled in Utah the Americans came and conquered the Mexican army and the Americans gained ownership of the West Coast, including Utah

with an in-depth examination of the concept's involvement with the failed constitutional accords and the failed Quebec succession attempts. The term "distinct society" was a political notion used during constitutional debates during the Meech Lake accord and the Charlottetown accord. Its meaning is somewhat vague and controversial. In essence, it refers to

In the late 1960s Smithson started to create his earthworks. He started by making them as ‘landmarkers’ like a map using mostly natural materials. He started making his most commonly known piece, the Spiral Jetty, in 1970 off of Utah’s Great Salt Lake.1 It was the start to his large scale earthwork. He was inspired by an Indian monument he saw in Ohio, the Great Serpent Mound. This was a turning point for him; he was able to finally achieve his goal of putting work in the land and not just on it

shows how the bus has more than one use of just transporting drunken students. Students will always drink I read a very interesting book called Behind the Arch: The Truth about Drinking at Buena Vista University. This book explained how the Storm Lake, IA community feels that having the “drunk Bus” around only encourages students to drink. I think the community needs to realize if there were no bus to transport intoxicated students to and from the bars, the students only option would be to drive

Lake Forest University, an integrated community, consisting of various races was later renamed Lake Forest College. Founded in 1857, this liberal arts college was established by Presbyterian ministers and leaders who were also involved in the designs of most of the campus buildings standing today. Campus buildings such as the Deerpath Hall, a residence hall, and the still in process Lillard Science Center are what contribute to the representation of this private institution. The Deerpath Hall was

In The Horizontal Word written by Debra Marquart was a memoir to North Dakota and the Midwest where she states “The Midwest is a place that’s been considered devoid of stories, a flyover region one must endure to get to more interesting places”(Marquart 31). In her memoir to North Dakota as well as the Midwest, she given in-depth example of stereotypes and views of that many Americans believed surrounding the Midwest. Then Marquart also gives a description of the Midwest history and even our ancestors