was history in the making. There were two sled mushing teams of the twenty that had concurred major feats. One sled dog team lead by Leonhard Seppala and his lead dog Togo(siberian husky), the other team lead my musher Gunnar Kaasen and his lead dog Balto(siberian husky) who actually belonged to Leonhard Seppala. Although both of these team would meet great
an old blanket, or perhaps a stuffed animal. For others it could be cigarettes, drugs, or alcohol. The choices that we make not only affect ourselves, but also affect the people we care about. In the short stories “The Farm” by Joy Williams and “Balto” by Coraghessan Boyle, we see the effects that alcohol can have on a person. We can also deduce from these short stories the effects that alcohol can have on a family as well. There are many problems that arise from alcohol abuse. The three main focal
For instance, Balto, a sled dog, led his team in a run and was able to save several lives with the medicine he brought along with him. Since there was a sudden outbreak of diphtheria, medicine had to be carried by a sled dog. Balto and his leader were the last part of the medicine’s journey and it was up to them to bring it to Nome. The dog fought through intense conditions
Museum, Wisconsin.Art Renewal. Fred Ross, 15 Apr. 2007. Web. 25 Apr. 2014. Jackson, Michael, and Lionel Richie. We Are the World. USA for Africa. Rec. 7 Mar. 1985. Michael Jackson, 1985. Www.azlyrics.com. Web. 26 Apr. 2014. MP3. Kimmel, Elizabeth C. Balto and the Great Race. New York: Random House for Young Readers, 1999. Print.
• Balto • Lassie • Rin Tin Tin (See Appendix #3 for sample images.) Giving students Post-It notes, students will be in their table groups and will circulate the room for our gallery walk. Students will view the images and post words or comments describing
Everyone knows who man’s best friend is, they’re hard to ignore. Dogs, domesticated by humans from wolves, have been our species’ constant companions. There is something incredibly endearing about a wet nose and a wagging tail, a sense of safety and love. Anyone who’s lived with one can speak to the innocence and sweet companionship they bring. In this essay the physical, mental, and emotional effects of dog ownership will be discussed. Dogs, historically, have been used as more than just family
Central Park is an urban park in New York City between Fifth Avenue and Eighth Avenue and running from 59th Street to 110th Street. Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States. The Park was initially opened in 1857. It was later improved and expanded according to Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux’s Greensward Plan, after which it was reopened in 1873. Central Park is comprised of 341 hectares (843 acres). It is 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) long and (0.8 kilometers) 0.5
thinking has been dominated by the idea that meaning is linked to signs by convention and tradition alone, neglecting the possibility that this may not be wholly so. Iconicity challenges this vie... ... middle of paper ... ...South American and Balto-Finnic languages. According to Perniss et al. (2010, p. 3), these iconic words evoke “sensory, motor or affective experiences or characteristic aspects of the spatio-temporal unfolding of an event.” Unlike the isolated phenomenon of onomatopoeia, these
for a reconstructed language from evidence that was given at a later point in time, gave rise to the Indo-European branch of the language tree, which in turn has been subdivided into ten different micro-families including Celtic, Germanic, Italic, Balto-Slavic, Balkan, Hellenic, Anatolian, Armenian, Indo-Iranian, and Tocharian (Slocum). In addition, each of these families is broken up based on the common language that is shared. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Italic branch of the Indo-European
Ticket scalping has been around for many years and is defined as ‘an unsanctioned ticket investor who purchases tickets to an event and resells them at raised prices.’ The action to ‘scalp’ has been referenced as early as 1869 in American English to theater tickets but mostly to that of the 19th century referencing railway tickets. A scalper was a common utterance for “con man or cheater” in the late 19th century. (Scalper) The second-hand market grew exponentially as opportunists realized they could
board tried to tell Anne the way things should be ran in the school, even when they were desperate for her to teach their kids in the secluded town they all found themselves in. The school board needed an educati... ... middle of paper ... ... of Balto, the heroic lead dog of the 1925 Serum Run to Nome, was erected in New York City's Central Park. Also, a year after Anne left Chicken, a court case resolved the right for native children to attend public school with white children. It would be believeable
Culture is a learned set of beliefs, values, norms, customs, traditions, ideas, and attitudes that contributes to human behavior within a region. Culture is a common way of being and thinking that is passed from generation to generation to the members within a society. These commonalities within communities create a pattern that is recognizable and distinct from one region to the next. The social structure, religion, geography, and lifestyle is what shapes, an ever changing, culture; the shared
middle of paper ... ... Colorado State Department of Education. (1998). The Colorado School’s Role in the Prevention and intervention of child abuse and neglect. Colorado. Libit, H. (1998, May 24). Schools seek better policy to find abuse; Balto. County plan would hold all adults including parent volunteers and student teachers responsible for reporting suspected cases of abuse. The Baltimore Sun. p. 1B. Lumsden, L.S. (1991). The role of schools in sexual abuse prevention and intervention
November 25, 2004, from http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/assess/front_assess.htm This website provided for in depth research into alternative options to assessment. Newspaper or magazine articles Baltimore Sun Staff. (2004, November 23). Balto. Co. schools honored for state test results. The Baltimore Sun. This article discussed how eighty-six Baltimore county schools were honored because of their improved performance on the assessments taken to meet the requirements of the No Child Left
Traditional methods of professional development Traditional methods of professional development include workshops, learning communities, and college classes at a doctoral level. Most traditional professional development opportunities occur locally. Working in local communities allows teachers to address the professional norms of practice for the area in which they practice, and allows them to form more appropriate policies (Schlager& Fusco, 2003, p. 205). Each community is different in many ways