activities. The best travel location to meet all of those needs is Portland, Oregon. Portland is a fun city known for its unique and weird culture. Every day in Portland offers an opportunity to experience something new and have a wonderful vacation. This city is also just a short drive away from some of the world most beautiful mountains, national parks, and other geographic features. Despite its continual rainy weather, Portland, Oregon is a wonderful place to travel to because of its delicious variety of
Between 1840 and 1950, over fifty-three thousand people travelled the Oregon Trail. Native American exposure to diseases such as smallpox and diphtheria decimated the tribes, and that along with the encroachment of settlers on tribal lands, was the cause of much strife between Native Americans and the incoming Europeans. The Land Donation Law, a government land giveaway allotting three-hindred twenty acres to white males and six-hundred forty to married white couples, gave impetus to the western
Oregon has historically been home to hundreds of thousands of people including dozens of Native American tribes dating back before 9500 B.C. As various tribes made the journey across the Bering Strait to relocate, many chose areas in the Northwest to settle. Some of the first to the Oregon area were the Kalapuya Indians who inhabited Oregon more than 8,000 years ago and although many different tribes called our state home the Kalapuya is just one example of people native to Oregon. The Kalapuya
Have you ever heard of the state that has diverse forests and beautiful lands? Well, it is Oregon. Oregon is a state with many attractions to keep kids entertained, many reasons to move there, important people that lived there, and many fun facts. After this report, you will be certain that Oregon is the state to visit or even move to. Attractions One reason why you should go to Oregon is because it has many state attractions. For those people who like national parks and beautiful lakes, one
of Oregon can be a powerful machine if everything is working together. The people are the pistons, gears, and electrical that takes us forward. But we have odds and ends yet to be put in place; so Oregon continues at a slow crawl towards progress. Every year Oregon falls short of managing its budget. The tax laws focus on people who are working and own property. These tax laws do not include everyone and in turn, makes us poor. Oregon needs a sales tax of five percent. If the state of Oregon creates
The Oregon Trail The Oregon Trail was a very important aspect in the history of our country’s development. When Marcus and Narcissa Whitman made the first trip along the Oregon Trail, many Americans saw a window of opportunity. The Oregon Trail was the only practical way to pass through the Rockies. Pioneers crammed themselves into small wagons to try to make it to the unsettled land; however, 10% of these pioneers died on the way due to disease and accidents. The journey along the Oregon
You probably know about the computer game, The Oregon Trail, a game which has you take on the Oregon Trail. But did you know about a game called The Organ Trail? The Organ Trail is a game much like The Oregon Trail, with one big difference; the player is escaping zombies instead of immigrating west. However, no matter what the trail was used for, the Oregon Trail surely helped westward expansion in the 1800’s. The Oregon Trail is a 2000 mile long wagon route and emigrant trail made by fur trappers
Euthanasia in Oregon Oregon is currently the only state that gives the terminally ill the right to decide how and when they want to die. This is known as “Oregon’s Death with Dignity Act” which lets ill, competent patients, who have less than six months to live, choose their preferred lethal dose of medication after they confer with two doctors. Since this right is present in only one state, it causes controversy. David Sarasohn in “No Last Rights” discusses Attorney General John Ashcroft’s
Analysis of The Oregon Trail When The Oregon Trail was first introduced to elementary schools, most people didn't fully understand the effect it would have on their students. The Oregon Trail is a computer game that was designed to showcase students what it would have been like for pioneers in the 19th century. Students were to take on a role of a character that was embarking on this epic journey, that was known as The Oregon Trail, hence the titular namesake of the game. However, when the creators
themselves, and would letter recognize how they helped our country expand. The people of the Oregon trail risked their lives to help better their lives and expand and improve the country of America. However, no reward comes without work, and the emigrants of the Oregon Trail definitely had it cut out for them. They faced challenges tougher than anyone elses during the time of westward expansion.The Emigrants of the Oregon trail had the the most difficult time surviving and thriving in the west because of
A Story about the Oregon Trails: It is 1843 and I am 1 of 1000 pioneers traveling west on the Oregon Trail. I bet you wonder why I traveled this problem filled route. Well they say once we reach our destination theres potential for free land, good farm land, large forests, and a life free of diseases. Many families eventually will travel the route from Missouri to Oregon Trail. Some families will leave their old homes in Illinois or Missouri and meet up with the Oregon Trail later during the
the last one to take a bath. I don’t agree with the people who traveled the long and treacherous trail to Oregon because they just put themselves in danger. There were many dangerous conflicts that the pioneers did not think of before they went on their journey west. All of the conflicts could have been avoided if the pioneers decided to stay in their homes in the east and not traveled the Oregon Trail. The conflicts could not have been avoided because the pioneers that decided to travel where not prepared
start at life. The Oregon Trail was a 2,170-mile land route that started in the Midwest to new settlements in Oregon, California, and Utah. This route enabled early Pioneers to migrate west, all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The first pioneers to travel this route were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman, the two made their journey in 1836 . The first mass migration did not occur in tell the year 1843, when approximately 1000 pioneers set off from Independence, Missouri. The Oregon Trail was the only feasible
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Muller vs. Oregon As the economic changes swept through America with the Industrial Revolution, so did society and the traditional roles of men and women. These changes hit the lower class women particularly hard because not only did they have to work long hours at a factory; they also had to maintain the household as traditions required of women. With all of these responsibilities that women now had, perhaps the strain hit women because rarely had they been required to do so much. Oregon saw this
In this report, I will be discussing the formations of tuff rings, tuff cones, and a variety of spectacular geologic features that can be seen in the Southern Oregon area (near Silver Lake); including Hole in the ground, Fort-Rock, and Table-Rock complexes. To begin, we will start with the background of how tuff rings and tuff cones are formed. Hydrovolcanic eruptions are some of the most violent spectacles, each generating hundreds, or even thousands, of explosions throughout the course of its eruption
Problems With Assisted Suicide Americans want to know what the report card says, in other words, what are the results of the Netherlands and Oregon experiments with assisted suicide. Let's sift through the data and relevant studies in order to arrive at a conclusion which either affirms or rejects the practice. Although the New England Journal of Medicine article (2/24/00) was the first time a major medical journal in the United States had recounted problems associated with assisted suicide
developed their own very unique way of life and culture. They belong to a larger cultural group known as the Sahaptin people, who live throughout the Columbia River Basin and Plateau in central, eastern, and southern Washington State and in northern Oregon. The Yakama life style was dependant on their surroundings and environment. They heavily relied on wildlife, game, and fish for their sustenance, and where solely hunter-gatherer societies before European and American contact. Due to their close connection
Assisted Suicide In 1997, Oregon became the only state allowing legal physician-assisted suicide (PAS). Although physician-assisted suicide has been legal in Oregon for four years, it remains highly controversial. PAS is when a doctor prescribes their patient to medication which would kill them. Patients must pass certain requirements in order to request a prescription for lethal medication. The patient must be 18 years or older, a resident of Oregon, able to make health care decisions, and diagnosed
The issue of medical marijuana has become very controversial at work places. This follows the move by several states to legalize marijuana for medical reasons. As a result, many employers are caught in the quagmire of what they need to do with employees who use drugs such as medical marijuana while at work. A study conducted in 2007 by the Americans for Safe Access revealed that there were about three hundred thousand Americans using marijuana for medical purposes (Schubert 218). In the United