Essays on Wyoming

Wild West was fundamentally the American Frontier. Contrary to the popular opinion the Wild West was not truly wild as portrayed in the Hollywood movies. The history of west is laden with conquests, hence it never truly escaped this aspect of human behavior. The portrayal has been such that the hardy settlers were power hungry plunderers, as if they were always on the hunt of resources and means to control the human population (Anderson & Hill, 2004). Despite the exaggeration about the Wild West there are certain elements that have led to the fantasized version of the west. Many famous ...

Environmentalism ought to be examined in a philosophical context to develop an understanding of the different factors at play and even the viability of some strategies of environmentalism. The issue of public land leased to coal mining companies by the Department of Interior provides a perfect case scenario to explore the philosophical aspects of this issue with an emphasis on the factors that are at play in a tussle. A lawsuit has been filed against the Department of Interior because it leases public land to coal mining companies despite the well-documented evidence that coal mining is the world’s ...

Fracking related gas leak incidents at California and Wyoming

Aliso Canyon is a massive gas storage facility owned and operated by Southern California Gas (SoCal Gas) which distributes gas to 21 million customers and 14 power plants . The gas leak which was first noted on October 23, 2015 happened near SS-25, a well that was drilled in 1953 . Investigations proved that the age of the well, combined with lack of maintenance as the root cause of this disaster. The safety valve is located deep inside the well and is responsible for any unwanted emission was removed in 1979 as it had developed leaks at that time . Interestingly, it ...

Impacts of Pollution on Wildlife

Introduction Impacts of pollution on wildlife has been a controversy and a contradicting issue since it has been experienced in the world and specifically in the united States of America for a long period of time. There are environmental laws which are hard on some manufacturing and production industry in North America and this makes them to be held responsible of various wildlife cases. The environmental laws in the United States of America have enacted endangered species Act in which it is a general rule which has held several companies responsible of the reduction of Wolverines in Montana glacial ...

The cause of women’s suffrage changed the course of American history, it is the reason that women are allowed to vote in the United States today. The right to vote was not easily won for women. In fact, many women who had campaigned for blacks to receive the vote in the United States were left along the wayside when Congress voted to allow black men to vote but still forbade women the right to suffrage. The suffrage movement was a decade’s long battle and a tenacious often unpopular political movement that permanently altered the social and political ...

Nature has many aspects depending of the viewpoint of an individual. Different people have various opinions of nature, either in a scientific view, religious view or even cultural view. From the stars in the sky, the sun, the moon the landscape, the flora and fauna all have a deep meaning to various individuals or groups. The following is an analysis of three writings of writers who portrayed their views on nature. N. Scott Momaday through her article, “The Way to Rainy Mountain” explains the nature through her viewpoint while “The Solace of Open Spaces” by Gretel Ehrlich shows the ...

In April Senator Bernie Sanders visited Wyoming where he tried to persuade the local people to vote for him at the upcoming presidential primaries. In his speech at University of Wyoming he talked about a wide range of the political issues that concern the various groups of the American society. He started his speech by saying that he was an underdog at the beginning of the presidential campaign, but now the gap between him and Hilary Clinton is very small even though he does not have many funds and relies mainly on the individual campaign donations (Sanders). Senator Bernie ...

Introduction

Senator Bernie Sanders recently gave his victory speech at Wyoming Wisconsin rally in Laramie last April 5th 2016. The speech given by Senator Sanders in the rally talks about his victory in the Wyoming campaign for his bid presidency. The discussion will highlight the important points in his speech where relevant socio-political issues were mentioned. The important areas of discussion would the pro choices stated by the Senator, his position on gay marriage, min wage hike, free college, and free healthcare. These areas of concern will be examined and personal perception about the issues mentioned will be discussed as ...

The history of Chinese immigration in the United States has always been complicated. As the USA used to be very attractive country for immigration, Chinese immigrants’ influx reached a high number by the middle of the XIX century. Despite the growing number of immigrants of different ethnicities, racial issue was still critical in the relations between white Americans and Asian immigrants. Racial intolerance often fueled by economic and social problems in the country led to violent actions and tragic consequences. One of such events, named later as the Rock Springs massacre of 1885, has become the result of both ...