Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Constructing an Identity: A White American Like many White Americans, I do not have a strong sense of ethnic or cultural heritage. “White” has come to denote the majority, boring, bland culture. What is white culture? Put simply, it does not exist. Culture, defined by Merriam-Webster dictionary, is: “The beliefs, customs, arts, etc. of a particular society, group, place, or time”. The US has a multitude of cultures, influenced by race, ethnicity, heritage, and region. Because of this, “white” culture

crash of 1929 sent the nation spiraling into a state of economic paralysis that became known as the Great Depression. As industries shrank and businesses collapsed or cut back, up to 25% of Americans were left unemployed. At the same time, the financial crisis destroyed the life savings of countless Americans (Modern American Poetry). Food, housing and other consumable goods were in short supply for most people (Zinn 282). This widespread state of poverty had serious social repercussions for

same time so I can have the extra money to pay for my bills. I’m paying for my school myself, but I will very likely get help from my parents and my brother. Once I finish with my basics, I will then transfer to West Texas A&M or to Oklahoma Panhandle State University. As much as I want to graduate and move far away, I know that it’s not very beneficial to me financially. I want to take things slow and get my life together. Being a physical therapist is a very important job. I have to learn how

(http://www.collegedata.com/cs/content/content _payarticle_tmpl.jhtml?articleId=1006) “The average cost of tuition and fees for the 2016–2017 school year was $33,480 at private colleges, $9,650 for state residents at public colleges, and $24,930 for out-of-state residents attending public universities.” Which means we spend an average of $205.4 billion dollars on public colleges and $188.1 billion dollars for private college. Equalling a total of $393.5 billion. Lower the cost of college education

Statement of Financial Need As the child of a single parent, the La Junta Rotary Club Foundation Scholarship would be of great assistance in supporting my goal of obtaining a degree in Agriculture Education. My mom has been very supportive of my education, but I know she does not have the financial ability to pay for my college education. My goal has always been to apply for as many scholarships as I can in hopes of having my education paid for. I plan to continue to work during college to help pay

located somewhere in the sun’s atmosphere and deep underground in some natural gasses (Helium 2012.) Helium can be refined and later stored in tanks to be sold to the market. But where exactly does the helium go after it has been refined? And in what state of matter does Helium sell at the most? It is unknown to many, but helium is actually used for more than just blowing up balloons for birthday parties. Helium is rare because there are no biosynthetic ways of making it, and all the helium that we

change to the violent storms’ occurrences.“Understanding how climate shapes tornado activity makes forecasts and projections possible…”, Michael Tippett, a climate scientist, stated. Although all of the states in America are at risk for tornadoes, the southern plains of the central united states frequently encounter the most

two alternative couples shaped who they were; my grandparents. Beginning with my mother’s side, my grandma, Sharon McCloskey, was born in Stanford, Montana in 1939. Her parents and sister dwelled in Texas and California, living half the year in each state in order to satisfy each parent’s wishes. As Sharon matured, she soon discovered her passion laid in music; thus, Sharon attended Westmont College in California in the fall of 1957 in part to a vocal scholarship.

First Entry: Page 15 “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. . . . With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.” Before George and Lennie got to the Ranch they stop and camp out

"If pumped out over the United States," Lexis writes, "the High Plains aquifer would cover all 50 states with one and one-half feet of water." The Nature and the Extent of the Problem Each year, at least 7.8 trillion gallons of water are drawn up from the Ogalla Aquifer to irrigate the crops planted on the High