family and friends to go on a nature hike or simply experience the outdoors. National parks hold the beauty that has not been touched or destroyed by humans; thus‚ it is a safe place for a multitude of different species and plants. However‚ the opportunities to visit these natural wonders could decrease due to budget cuts that threaten preservation and maintenance. The budget cuts can affect the national parks in ways such as less staff‚ reduced maintenance operations‚ as well as other problems that
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National parks in the United States have been treasured and considered sacred for hundreds of years. Efforts made by past presidents‚ such as Teddy Roosevelt and Barack Obama have ensured their protection by law and declaration. However‚ it seems that as the years go by‚ the relevance of these monuments have come to be questioned by the young people of today’s world. Since these national parks have opened‚ there has not been sufficient funding to be able to keep up with maintenance‚ let alone attractiveness
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Hot Springs National Park A Brief History of Hot Springs National Park The area we now know as Hot Springs National Park‚ was first a territory of the United States in 1803. It was part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1807‚ settlers came and soon realized it was an area that had potential to be used as a health resort. A short time after‚ in the 1830s‚ log cabins and a store was built to meet the needs of visitors. Today‚ thousands of people go to the springs every year.
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society”. It is celebrated during the whole month of March in the United States‚ as well as in the United Kingdom and Australia. There are many prominent women who are to be recognized. One of them is Rosa Louise McCauley Parks‚ best known as Rosa Parks‚ a Civil Rights Activist. Rosa Parks was born to Leona‚ a teacher‚ and James McCauley‚ a carpenter‚ in February 4‚1913 in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. She has a younger brother- Sylvester McCauley. When Rosa was still young‚ her parents separated‚ so she with her
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people may think the National Park Service was started by Theodore Roosevelt it was not. Theodore Roosevelt worked on the National Park System‚ while in office‚ but the actual National Park Service actually started in 1916. The National Park Service is comprised of 417 protected areas‚ 59 of those being actual National Parks‚ the others comprise of battlefields‚ monuments‚ scenic trails‚ and other types of historical sites (Frequently Asked Questions). Every National Park has visitor centers where you
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Parks and other protected areas of both Canada and the United States are very important to both of them. Parks in both of these places are there for the public to enjoy. It is a place where they can get away from things and enjoy nature. Not only do the people of Canada and the United States love their parks so do those from other counties. The mountains‚ deserts‚ prairies‚ rivers‚ and lakes draw people from all over. Since the first parks in Canada‚ their system as grown to include city parks
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was reading several articles about Rosa Parks I have noticed that in every article that I read have some sort of bias in them. Throughout the articles‚ the authors show several points of bias within their background‚ point of view‚ and purpose. The articles I have chosen to read are about Rosa Parks‚ who was known by many people throughout the United States for her quiet act of defiance that set off a social revolution. Many people today remember Rosa Parks as the “Mother of the Civil Rights Movement”
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travel to was Penn Treaty Park. When I was much younger my mother took my brother and I to that park to ride our bikes. However‚ this time I had a different vendetta and the park was significantly more important. One of the first things I noticed when I walked into the park was a statue of William Penn. Surrounding his statue was a multitude of plaques with different types of scripture on them. One that caught my eye explained the history and importance of Penn Treaty Park. It explained that the treaty
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However‚ there is one challenge in the event of reassigning animals from zoos to national parks‚ human safety. While there are not many animal attacks that occur in national parks‚ people tend to remember the ones that do happen because they are few and therefore surprising. What most people fail to realize‚ though‚ is that animals rarely attack and hardly ever kill. Those that do attack are most commonly grizzly bears and even then it was estimated that for every thirty million visitors there might
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Thorpe Park – Human Resources Human resources at Thorpe Park are an important aspect of helping the theme park run smoothly. One of the job responsibilities human resources at Thorpe Park must ensure is that the staffs has good working conditions and health and safety is clear. It is important that staff at Thorpe Park have appropriate working conditions in order for them to do their job. Because they are working around highly electrical and dangerous equipment‚ they must also be aware of the
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