Alamosa Essays

  • San Luis Valley Essay

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    The study of sightings of unexplainable creatures seen by the residents of the San Luis Valley is a research of the stories of creatures people have seen which have no logical explanation now. Are these creatures, myths or something unexplainable? Are there environmental conditions to the sightings? The interviews conducted gave an insight into a complex dilemma of the sightings. Not only are the people varied, the sighted creatures are varied as well. People have often seen the same type of unexplainable

  • Gold

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    Gold Gold is a very common mineral that is mined and processed in the United States and all over the world. One of the most common processes used for the mining and processing of gold in the United States is heap leaching. “The extraction of gold from low grade deposits has been one of the main factors in higher output since the 1970s” using this form of mining (www.pamp.com). Half of all production, in the United States, of low grade minerals comes from heap leaching. It is a low cost,

  • Snok Iron Work

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    Iron, Workers At Cloyde Snook gallery in Alamosa Colorado in the Art department of Adams State University campus was yet another interesting exhibition of Iron based works, Fe! A Collective Experiences in Iron. These works of art were not the collection of a single artist, but rather several artists of various backgrounds and abilities. As would be expected with an exhibition of this nature, not one piece was the as another, there were several ideas and thoughts all collected into several works

  • Apaches Research Project

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    with this, and they let everyone know by rebelling and killing many new settlers. After a long struggle, the Chief gave his first step towards peace by giving the "We Will Remain at Peace with Your People Forever" speech on March 20, 1872 in Canada Alamosa, New Mexico. T... ... middle of paper ... ...edia of North American Indians. 0-395-66921-9 (01 Dec 1996): 1eLibrary curriculum edition Proquest. ADDISON TRAIL HIGH SCHOOL. M.C., Addison IL. 29 Jan 2007. . Trafzer, Clifford E. "Book reviews—Once

  • Decline of Indian Southwest

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    Decline of Indian Southwest Lord Acton said, “The most certain test by which we judge whether a country is really free is the amount of security enjoyed by its minorities.” In the late 1800’s the security of the minorities in the southwest was in serious jeopardy. For the Apache’s the security was promised but rarely upheld by the American government. The minimal security the Navajo enjoyed vanished by 1846. Men like Kit Carson desired but often failed to maintain the peace and security for

  • How Ineffective Management Affects Head Start

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    Employment, Redevelopment website, n.d.). One finding in the report specifically indicated that HS was missing written operating procedures and standards for employees to follow. The Valley Courier reported in 2012 that the agency lost a contract in Alamosa, CO after 30 years of service in that area due to problems generalized as a loss of confidence in the program (Krizansky, 2012). An independent auditor reported the program lost federal nutrition funding due to “lacking managerial practices” (Rocky