American Chestnut

Witch hazel or Hamamelis virginiana is a deciduous tree or shrub growing up to 15 feet tall (Witch Hazel Uses). Growing wild in the woods, witch hazel “bears yellow flowers in October and November after the leaves have fallen” (Ryan). Witch hazel grows “naturally from Nova Scotia west to Ontario, Canada and south to Florida, and Texas in the United States” (Michael). Witch hazel usage dated back to Native Americans in now known northeastern United States. The Osage Indians used the witch hazel bark, the Potawatomi steamed twigs of witch hazel, and the Iroquoi Indians brewed witch hazel bark into tea to treat colds, coughs, and fevers (Andriote). Like the Iroquoi Indians, the Cherokee also used witch hazel tea made from the leaves or bark to…

Erin Scheller - 23793699 Professor Steven Lindow & Cat Adams ESPM C192 16 November 2015 The Use of Fungal Viruses in the Control of Chestnut Blight: Addressing the Problem Chestnut Blight, caused by the fungus Cryphonectria parasitica, is responsible for the widespread death of Chestnut trees in North America occurring in the early twentieth century (1). Because of the detriment that this severe pathogen brought to American Chestnuts, researchers and environmentalists have sought ways to…

Mitchell Saunders Mrs. Whitmire AP Environmental Science 4th Period 11 October 2014 The Woolly Adelgid: A Forest Nuisance The woolly adelgid, or hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelgis tsugae), is a species of small insect native to Japan that infests eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) and Carolina hemlock (Tsuga caroliniana) trees in the Eastern United States. The insect was first discovered in the United States in Richmond, Virginia around 1954. The infected trees were part of a park located on the…

Balcita goes over similar issues, though on a less broad scale. Using her father’s experiences of immigrating from the Philippines to the United States, Balcita creates an engaging and relatable picture of the subtle moments of integration, while also illustrating how the great American hypocrisy affects this transition. A great example of this comes from two paragraphs discussing her father’s first job at a blood bank. The job is temporary, as he’s trying to get official certification to be a…

For Native Americans, Governors Island was a place to hunt, fish and gather nuts. They referred to the island as Pagganck which translate as Nut Island, after the island’s abundant oak and chestnut trees. It was the perfect location for local tribes to establish fishing camps. Around 1637 Wouter Van Twiller, a representative of the Dutch government purchased Governors Island from the Native Americans for two ax heads, a string of beds and a handful of nails. Twiller used the island for his…

The next image “black horses” (line 5) mirrors the first image “black reapers” (line 1) this imagery shows the reader a shift in the poem. The image of the rat’s death, “And there, a field rat, startled, squealing bleeds.” (line 6), is magnified by the constant sound of the slicing scythe. Toomer also uses terrific imagery in “Portrait in Georgia” . “Portrait in Georgia” exploits imagery to get the reader pondering Toomer’s ideas. “Her slim body, whites as the ash of black flesh after flame”…

analysis of Anderson’s work Code of the Streets in relation to the criminological theories of deterrence; rational choice; biological; psychological; control; social learning and labeling. As one will see, Anderson’s insights from the streets of Philadelphia will lend validity to several of these theories, while falsifying others due to lack of supporting evidence. Summary of Material In his book Code of the streets (1999), Elijah Anderson employs his experience as a professor of sociology to…

The works chosen for this review are The Bluest Eye, Beloved, and Song of Solomon. As a result of reading these books, it allows a non-African American reader insight into the discrimination of African Americans. Toni Morrison has written many books, on the struggle of African American women. In these books she uses theme, setting, and conflict to show the battle African American women face. In the novel, The Bluest Eye , the theme of African American beauty is one of the many these Morrison…

Not only is it where it began, but out of the remainder of the “New World” the South was the cruelest. Frederick Douglass wrote the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (1845) giving a detailed description of the institution of slavery and to let people know to not be mistaken or forget the immense cruelty that went on. He published this less than seven years after he escaped slavery with brutal details, details that seem almost too horrific to be a…

Geronimo: A True American The brave Bedonkohe Apache leader Geronimo was able to accomplish many astonishing feats before he died at the age of seventy-nine in 1909. Some of these achievements include continuing his journey of bettering the lives of his people despite his own family being murdered when he was only twenty-nine (27). Geronimo fully embodies the hard-working and no excuses attitude that many Americans strive for. Geronimo in many ways possesses the same moral code and ideas that…