Josh Wiza Extra Credit Ogallala Aquifer The Ogallala Aquifer occupies the High Plains of the United States‚ extending northward from western Texas to South Dakota. The Ogallala is the leading geologic formation in what is known as the High Plains Aquifer System. The entire system underlies about 174‚000 square miles throughout eight states. The Ogallala aquifer is an unconfined aquifer‚ and nearly all recharge comes from rainwater and snowmelt in certain areas. As the High Plains
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BAHS U.S. History Period 8 Zuhura Da Breo April 24‚ 2011 Ever since the United States was formed‚ people have continuously moved west. The West has always been seen as the land of opportunity. It was a place for people to go who may have not been successful in the East. It was a place for wealthy people to invest money. Despite all these countless opportunities‚ the trip westward was beyond capabilities of many Americans. Many people could not afford to pay for the long trip out West. To
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Everytown Bus Company 7849 Castro Valley Blvd. Everytown‚ CA 94546 Re: Barbara Schultz v. Everytown Bus Company Case No. 24-C-08-080463 Dear Bus Company: I have been requested to file suit against you for the injuries suffered by my client‚ Ms. Barbara Schultz‚ while riding on one of your buses. Ms. Schultz suffered injuries on one of your buses‚ on November 10‚ 2008. As a result of the accident she sustained a broken left arm‚ which at her age of 75 it takes
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Theodore Roosevelt describes what the Western part of the United States is like in his book Ranch Life and the Hunting-Trail. He states that” the whole region is one vast stretch of grazing country‚ with only here and there spots of farmland‚ in most places there being nothing more like agriculture than is implied in the cutting of some tons of wild hay or the planting of a garden patch for home use” (Roosevelt‚ 1). Roosevelt describes the West as being one big vas area of land with hills and plenty
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The first document is about a painting of pioneers traveling westward using various means of transportation and an imaginary female figure guiding them. This document was created by John Gast in 1873. The purpose was to show the westward movement of pioneers. The audience is meant for anyone who are interested in how the west was settled. The summary is that pioneers had many problems during their westward migration‚ including fights with Native Americans and finding food. This painting shows pioneers
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The American West was settled and developed by newcomers to America between the years 1840 and 1895.The first group of people to move from the eastern seaboard to head out westwards are very interesting people. The first were ‘mountain men’‚ who were soon followed by early settlers‚ then gold miners‚ traders‚ more farmers and finally women. The first Europeans to move to the west coast of America from the east are very important to the history of our country. The first white Americans to
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In addition to Fight for the Water Hole‚ another one of Frederic Remington’s works that capture the reality and struggle of life in the west is his painting‚ The Emigrants. In this artwork‚ a group of Native Americans are shown in the exact moment before ambushing a traveling band of settlers‚ more specifically‚ one lone man as he begins to cross a body of water. Here‚ Remington depicts the tension and conflict between the new settlers and the existing Native Americans. This imminently violent scene
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1. Utah is both a product of the times in which it emerged but also a unique entity that worked to shape its own future. Robbins and Malone both describe how the west‚ and by a large extent Utah is a part of the great narrative of the American West and sometimes differing from it entirely. By exploring the different facets and predominant activities of 1850’s and beyond we can find clues as to the origins and ultimate fate of the region . By exploring Western American capitalism‚ various functions
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Brittany Exam 3 Essay 9 Dec 2012 Transformations of the American West The three most important transformations of the American West were the completion of the railway system‚ economically‚ the diversity of the people‚ socially‚ and the conservation of land‚ politically. All of these transformations have made an unmistakable impact of the American West and what it is today. The largest economic transformation in American Western history was the building of the railroad systems. It was the
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Turner Thesis Summary Throughout history society has to go through many changes that not only affect many of the people but also the areas around the transformation. The main point of Fredrick Jackson Turner’s thesis is what the real essence of America is‚ and how we’re all influenced by the many changes we have to go through. He believes that American history should not be focused on the extension of European enterprise. The society will have to realize that America will have to be emancipated
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