Yellowstone National Park has 3‚470 square miles of the Rocky Mountains in northwest Wyoming. It was the World’s first national park created in 1872‚ and is both the second largest in the USA outside Alaska and the fifth most visited. It would be even more popular because of its remote location and limited visitor season. The northerly location and high elevation (mostly over 7‚500 feet) the park is fully open for only seven months a year though is still partially accessible at other times for snow-based
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Paul Jackson Pollock was born January 28‚ 1912‚ in Cody‚ Wyoming. He grew up in Arizona and California and in 1928 began to study painting at the Manual Arts High School‚ Los Angeles. In the fall of 1930‚ Pollock moved to New York and studied under Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League. Benton encouraged him throughout the succeeding decade. By the early 1930s‚ Pollock knew and admired the murals of José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera. Although he traveled widely throughout the United States
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for passage to the sea. The meandering path continues to widen the valley floor as falling sediment forever alters the course and builds up a river plain. The Snake River Plain stretches from Oregon across northern Nevada and southern Idaho into Wyoming. Its geologic history is a complicated tale of normal fractures in the Earth’s crust on its western edge to a more complex plot of basalt lava flows perhaps stemming from a hot plume of magma now beneath Yellowstone National Park. Coastal plains
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World War II was an unforgettable event that touched the lives of nearly every American. After the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor‚ this action made Americans fear and despise them. There were rumors that they exchanged military information and had hidden connections. None of these claims were ever proven. The U.S. government became increasingly paranoid about this new problem and demanded action. Citizens and resident aliens of Japanese ancestry were forced by the federal government to abandon their
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the worst that can happen? Death? Then so be it.] ROBERT: Hey‚ can I get a ride? JENNA: Why not? Where are you headed? ROBERT: Oklahoma. JENNA: Okay. ROBERT: [Getting in car] Where are you from? Where are you going? JENNA: Jackson‚ Wyoming and Jackson‚ Wyoming ROBERT: Are you married? JENNA: Yes ROBERT: How far can you take me? JENNA: Twin Falls‚ Idaho. ROBERT: You have small breasts. Do you talk to spirits? JENNA: What? What do you mean? ROBERT: My girlfriend was
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“Help stop torture from spreading” Do you know Matthew Shepard? He was ranked number 33 on the saddest deaths. Matthew was a normal 21 year old going to university of Wyoming. He was “he was a young man that could relate to everyone‚ also was the type of person that was very approachable and always looked to new challenges. Matthew had a great passion for equality and always stood up for the acceptance of people’s differences.” Says his father. During a High School trip in February 1995 were he was
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There is certainly room for debate when building the definitive list of US museums for dinosaur lovers. Diversity of species‚ number of specimens‚ presentation‚ architecture‚ accessibility and interactivity are all factors in the museum experience. Fortunately‚ the United States offers a rich diversity of dinosaur museums sure to please everyone from the most casual dinosaur fan to the hardened paleontologist. These are the top five picks‚ plus some honorable mentions. American Museum of Natural
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Women and men have fought for gender equality for almost 200 years. With the strong organization of this movement‚ one would think problems would be non-existent. By looking at the history of the feminist movement‚ many of these struggles are evident. Through these experiences‚ one can see what has worked or not in the fight for gender equality and understand where to go to help solve future issues. In the early 19th century‚ "married women could not sign contracts; they had no title to their own
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Brucellosis‚ commonly known as Bangs disease‚ comes from the genus Brucella. Brucella is a highly contagious zoonosis contracted by the ingestion of unsterilized milk or meat products that are infected. It can also be contracted by the close contact with the animal secretions. Human to human transmission is rare but yet still possible by means of sexual contact or mother to child. Brucella is a small‚ gram-negative microbe that is non-motile and has non-spore forming rods. It functions as
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firm’s focus will be in standard‚ FHA‚ and VHA loans for home refinancing and purchasing. The company hopes to increase its offices into Wyoming‚ Montana‚ North Dakota‚ and South Dakota. “McBride Financial Services will be the preeminent provider of low cost mortgage services using state of the art technology in the five state area of Idaho‚ Montana‚ Wyoming‚ North Dakota‚ and South Dakota.” (University of Phoenix‚ 2005‚ 2011‚ para. 2). McBride Financial Services has decided to redesign it’s marketing
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