The least susceptible were Shagbark Hickory, Black Walnut, Easter Hophornbean and White Oak. Northern Red Oak and White Oak were almost resistant to the ice. ... White Ash, Shagbark, Red Spruce, and Yellow Birch were resistance to damage (Lemon 1961). ... Lorimer characterized uneven aged hardwood stands, which is a series of small patches in different growth phase. ...
With their previous lives in "patches and shreds" they head towards the 'blood-rimmed horizon' which denotes their current state of tension between their chaotic past, filled with bloodshed, and new life. ... "I Have a Dream" takes the audience on an imaginary journey through a memory of the past of oppression and injustice to King's prayer for the eradication of racism, and the union between the colored and the white people. ...
She viewed spiritual freedom as the coming together of culture, by using an example of the patches on a quilt. ... Shirlee says, "It is surely a new day when white Americans are willing to look at their roots and find that some of them are possibly colored." ...
When I found out that I was going to write a paper on my family and our culture, it never struck me that I would be looking into their past. Never before have I pondered their past, nor even ask about how they got here. All I knew was that they grew up having a difficult time learning the American...
Introduction When I first sat down and researched into American exceptionalism I discovered an idea that was complex in not just its definition but also its understanding. I quickly learned I was researching something that spanned political, historical and religious backgrounds and tapped into the heart of the American attitude most recently seen in Obama's election victory speech of "yes we can".1 Despite this, the president recently appeared to be hesitant to proclaim views of support for exceptionalism. Asked by a reporter in Strasbourg, France, whether he subscribed, as his...
