...Minnesota is the northernmost U.S. state apart from Alaska; its isolated Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods is the only part of the 48 contiguous states lying north of the 49th Parallel. The state is part of the U.S. region known as the Upper Midwest. The state shares a Lake Superior water border with Michigan and Wisconsin on the northeast; the remainder of the eastern border is with Wisconsin. Iowa is to the south, North Dakota and South Dakota to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Manitoba to the north. With 86,943 square miles (225,181 km²) or approximately 2.25% of the United States, Minnesota is the twelfth-largest state. Minnesota contains some of the oldest rocks found on earth, gneisses some 3.6 billion years old or 80% as old as the planet. About 2.7 billion years ago, basaltic lava poured out of cracks in the floor of the primordial ocean; the remains of this volcanic rock formed the Canadian Shield in northeast Minnesota. The roots of these volcanic mountains and the action of Precambrian seas formed the Iron Range of northern Minnesota. Following a period of volcanism 1.1 billion years ago, Minnesota's geological activity has been more subdued, with no volcanism or mountain formation, but with repeated incursions of the sea, which left behind multiple strata of sedimentary rock. In more recent times, massive ice sheets at least one kilometer thick ravaged the landscape of the state and sculpted its current terrain. The Wisconsin glaciation left...
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...CASE BRIEF Case and Citation Minnesota v Clover Leaf Creamery, 449 U.S. 456 (1981) Court Rendering Decision U.S. Supreme Court Identification of Parties In this case, Clover Leaf Creamery is the Plaintiff in this case against the defendant the State of Minnesota challenging the constitutionality of the state under the Equal Protection Clause, alleging that there was no basis for the state banning the retail sale of milk in plastic nonreturnable, non-refillable containers such as paperboard milk cartons. Decision of the Facts In 1977 Minnesota legislature a statue of banning the retail sale of milk in plastic cartons to control the solid waste arguing that plastic containers take up more space in waste disposal dumps. The case was brought to the Minnesota Supreme court and found evidence to the contrary. They found out that the jugs took up more space than the plastic cartons in a land fill. Statement and Discussion of the Legal Issues in Dispute The legal statue that is being debated in this case is whether the Minnesota statue that was passed in 1977 is unconstitutional even though it has been proven that the jugs take up more space in a landfill. The statue actually permits the sale of these products even though they take up less space and use less energy to produce. The issue is also to decide if this statue is still rational based on the new information that has been provided obviously showing that the information on trash disposal is incorrect. Subject Court Final...
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...Angus-Oslo #4 Northwest, Minnesota https://www.facebook.com/pages/Angus-Oslo-4/1422318574648954 Angus-Oslo #4 Northwest, Minnesota https://www.facebook.com/pages/Angus-Oslo-4/1422318574648954 Driving Directions from interstate 94 1. Take exit 22 towards MN-9, travel 76 miles and turn left to stay on MN-9 2. Turn left onto US-2 W and follow through Crookston, MN 3. Turn right onto US-75, travel 20 miles until East on Polk Co 23 to the Melo Lutheran Church 4. Turn Right onto 160th Street NW and follow until Angus-Oslo #4 is on the right http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/308895885 Driving Directions from interstate 94 1. Take exit 22 towards MN-9, travel 76 miles and turn left to stay on MN-9 2. Turn left onto US-2 W and follow through Crookston, MN 3. Turn right onto US-75, travel 20 miles until East on Polk Co 23 to the Melo Lutheran Church 4. Turn Right onto 160th Street NW and follow until Angus-Oslo #4 is on the right http://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/308895885 Angus-Oslo #4 Angus-Oslo #4 More than just a water impoundment Angus-Oslo #4, found approximately 20 miles Northeast of Crookston, Minnesota, is home to many different animals and plants. Not only does this impoundment serve its purpose by collecting excess floodwater, but it also provides an area that is open to the public for the viewing of its inhabitants. Angus-Oslo #4 is part of the Tallgrass Aspen Parkland biome, a unique environment that cannot be found anywhere else. ...
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...Bob Dylan is considered one of the most influential people in popular music and culture. Bob Dylan’s real name is Robert Allen Zimmerman. He was born on May 24, 1941 in Duluth, Minnesota. Dylan’s parents are Abram Zimmerman and Beatrice Stone Zimmerman. His father worked as the senior manager and helped run the company union. His grandfather, Zigman Zimmerman and his wife, Anna Zimmerman fled Russia and reached the U.S. in 1907. Dylan has a younger brother named, David Zimmerman. When Dylan was six, they moved to Hibbing, Minnesota. Dylan’s formal education took place at Duluth’s Nettleton School. He attended college at the University of Minnesota in 1959. During his time at college, he began to perform at coffee shops. He began to develop an interest in becoming a musical artist. He began to lack an interest in school. Dylan soon decided to leave school and head towards New York to start his career. Dylan had no musical training at all. He taught himself to play the piano and harmonica by the age of 9. Dylan took one lesson for piano, but soon grew to dislike it for it was not the way he wanted to be taught. He purchased his very own Sears&Roebuck guitar and harmonica holder when he was 10. He did not learn to read music. He experimented with several...
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...TITLE OF SPEECH: Persuasive Speech Name: INTRODUCTION I. Attention Catcher: In the course of a year, at least 2.3 million people in the United States, including 1 million children are likely to experience at least one period of homelessness, according to Laurie Anderson’s in her 2013 journal “Providing Affordable Family Housing”. II. Listener Relevance: Imagine that you had to live in a two-bedroom apartment with ten other people, or having to live in a space with no heat during the cold Minnesota winters. Now flash back to your childhood, but picture it as if you had to live on the streets with your family, sleeping in shelters some days and bus stations on others. III. Speaker Credibility: Having volunteered with Habitat for Humanity approximately 56 hours this semester, I have learned first hand the importance of affordable housing. IV. Thesis Statement: I am going to convince you that the push for affordable housing is imperative to society. V. Preview of Speech: Affordable housing is beneficial to the well being of families, neighborhoods, and the economy. BODY I. First Main Point: Affordable housing has a positive impact on families. A. Sheila Crowley explains in her 2013 “Journal of Negro Education” that affordable housing is considered to be 30% of a family’s income, but no state has a high enough minimum wage to afford market rate rent. B. When a child has a stable home environment to go back to after school, they are more likely...
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...Film Analysis Paper HU-489-001 5/4/2011 Fargo, and the role of Setting Fargo, a dark and somewhat humorous crime movie by the Coen Brothers delves into themes of isolation, morality, and greed. And throughout the film, a very prominent role is played by the setting. The Coen brothers make sure that no one misses where the story takes place – small town upper Midwest in the middle of a frigid winter. The film makes extensive use of the frozen landscape, the characterization of rural Midwesterners, and realistic depiction of the events of the story in order to emphasize these themes. There is a great deal of contrast in this movie between moral and amoral characters as well as contrast between what the viewer expects from such dark subject matter and how it is in fact presented. The very first shot of the film is of a barren grey snowscape as a car in the distance slowly approaches. The setting is immediately present and it sets up a feeling of a cold and emotionless environment. This car appears very small on the screen and slowly approaches the camera. So very early this feeling of isolation is brought into the film. The car appears small and alone in a desolate world. It gradually moves toward the screen as we are introduced to the beginning of the story. This is actually the main antagonist, Jerry Lundegaard as he tows a new car to make a deal with two criminals to kidnap his wife. This cold landscape represents well the dark intentions of this character. As the movie...
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...government shutdown affecting the state of Minnesota. I will describe how this government shutdown has created many ethical and non-ethical problems for the people of Minnesota, and how this shutdown has affected healthcare in particular. The ethical background of the Minnesota government shutdown has a wide variety of problems behind it. One major problem is political in nature, and is caused by democrats and republicans not being able to solve the budget crises. Healthcare in Minnesota has also paid a price because of the government shutdown. A hospital in Southern Minnesota was unable to move forward with their expansion, this is still being help up because inspectors for the state are not able to come to the hospital and look over the building (Fox 12 Mankato, 2011). There are also other problems associated with the government shutdown, items include: nurses inability to obtain licenses, inability for nurses to start work due to background checks being shutdown, and nursing students not able to sit for boards after graduation. In addition according to kare11 this shutdown has caused 22,000 state jobs to be idled, and closed 66 parks across Minnesota (Kare11 Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota, 2001). Also according to the StartTribune “79% of Senate members, and 65% of House Representatives collected their paychecks in July” (Startribune, 2001). The problems associated with the government shutdown affects thousands of people across Minnesota. The people affected are left with no...
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...and vicinity at night This art piece was created by Brian M. Gardner, He is an artist in Minnesota and has been snapping photos for several years but only recently has he thought that he has got the process down. This photo is the second shot of the Stone Arch Bridge and vicinity at night. This one has a different perspective than the previous shot and it shows a bit more in it. It is an exposure shot. On the website his photos are nearly all taken with an older Pentax SLR and a professional grade manual lens. He thinks this is the best possible way to get a worthy picture even though it might be expensive and time consuming. This shot shows us the beauty at night because it is in black and white where you can see it lit up. The black and white photo lends to the imagination than a color photo and allows the artist to incorporate contrast. St. Paul Minnesota, where this artist is currently living is a great place to take photos there is so much to see and do there, and the architecture is absolutely wonderful which is why he has taken so many great photos of landscaping in St. Paul. Also in the website showing his work he says “special situations are also interesting-night shots for example because the end result is rarely what you sees while you are taking the photo. This shot gives you a glance of what the night life is like in this beautiful city and I also live in Minnesota, but I can’t always see places like St. Paul so being able to see art like this makes me realize...
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...community, price, value and overall experience" (Target). On May 1, 1962, Target's first grand opening was in Roseville, Minn. It was marketed as a "new idea in discount stores. Target differentiates itself from other retail stores by combining many of the best department store features, fashion, quality and service, with the low prices of a discounter. Created as, "a store you can be proud to shop in, a store you can have confidence in, a store that is fun to shop and exciting to visit," By the end of 1962, Target opens additional locations in St. Louis Park, Crystal and Duluth, Minnesota (Target). In the late 1960s, Target expands across the country to the metro areas of St. Louis, Dallas and Houston. The Bullseye logo design is revamped into a more direct, memorable and poignant symbol of the company, what it stands for and offers to all guests everywhere (Target). In the year of 1969 in Fridley, Minnesota, the corporation opens its first distribution...
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...3M Case Study (4) “3M has been known for decades as an entrepreneurial company that pursues growth through innovation. It generates a quarter of its annual revenues from products less than five years old. 3M started life as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company back in 1902. Its most successful product - flexible sandpaper - still forms an important part of its product line but this now comprises of over 60000 products that range from adhesive tapes to office supplies, medical supplies and equipment to traffic and safety signs, magnetic tapes and CDs to electrical equipment. Originally innovation was encouraged informally by the founders, but over more than a century some of these rules have been formalized. But most important of all there has built up a culture which encourages innovation. And because this culture has built up a history of success, it perpetuates itself.” 3M is a global innovation company that never stops inventing. Over the years their innovations have improved daily life for hundreds of millions of people all over the world. They have made driving at night easier, made buildings safer, and made consumer electronics lighter, less energy-intensive and less harmful to the environment. Every day at 3M, one idea always leads to the next, igniting momentum to make progress possible around the world. Innovation is a way of life. It’s a deliberate, ongoing and persevering process of discovery, a curiosity for the new and a passion for making things better...
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...how to answer ethical questions during medical research and information regards to sports head injuries. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=a36e3d49-6c71-4cf1-a16d-8393aa2552ea%40sessionmgr4002&hid=4108&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=crh&AN=74195826 An article describing the importance of education for parents in youth sports and especially coaches, to be well informed about head injuries. The keys being how to recognize and prevent. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=2&sid=a36e3d49-6c71-4cf1-a16d-8393aa2552ea%40sessionmgr4002&hid=4108&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmU%3d#db=crh&AN=74195826 An article from the Minneapolis Minnesota Star Tribune, concerning the settlement of the 2013 decision to pay 765 million to 4,500 former NFL players, for violation of labor laws and potentionally putting its employees in danger of head injuried...
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...Knowing your Audience Paper and Communication Release Kevin Danielson BCOMB/275 October 15, 2012 Steve Boylan Article Rebuttle The Article is “Really? Don’t limit freedom to marry?” This was in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on September 23, 2012. In the article On November 6, Minnesota voters will decide whether marriage should be protected in the state Constitution. “The human race's two sexes -- male and female -- have much in common, but they also differ in fundamental ways. In the bearing and rearing of children, men and women complement one another physically, socially and emotionally. Women give birth to babies, and men beget them. Mothers tend to nurture, while fathers tend to encourage risk-taking. Boys and girls need -- and deserve -- both a father and a mother to model how to live.” (Kersten, 2012 ) Rebuttal There is no documentation stating that a child needs to have one of each sex as a role model to grow up. There are many stories out there of 2 women or 2 men raising a normal health child. You may recall a young man that spoke at the National Democratic convention, by the name of Zach Wahls. This young man was raised by 2 women and now his name is a house hold name. “I'm a sixth-generation Iowan, an Eagle Scout, and I was raised by my two moms, Jackie and Terry. People want to know what it's like having lesbian parents. I'll let you in on a secret: I'm awesome at putting the seat down. Otherwise, we're like any other family...
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...TARGET CORP. 1 Microeconomics: Target Corp. Yolanda L. Ramos-Guistizia Southern New Hampshire University TARGET CORP. 2 Microeconomics – Target Corp. For this research paper I picked Target Corp. (Target) as the firm I'll be analyzing and the market that Target is apart of. Target is the second largest American retailer and mass merchandiser. It sells household essentials and fashionable merchandise at discounted prices. Throughout this final project I will discuss supply and demand and pricing and marketing techniques. I will also discuss Target's successes within the United States, their abrupt exit from the Canadian market. "Microeconomics is the study of how households and firms make choices, how they interact in markets, and how the government attempts to influence their choices." (Hubbard and O'Brien, 2013, p. 15) History of Target Corp. Target was founded in Minneapolis, Minn. in 1902 under Dayton Dry Goods Company and in 1911, it's founder George D. Dayton, renamed it The Dayton Company to better reflect their services and goods. George D. Dayton creates The Dayton Foundation with a $1 million endowment and a purpose to aid in promoting the welfare of mankind anywhere in the world. Renamed the Dayton-Hudson Foundation in 1969, it later becomes the Target Foundation in 2000. (Target Corporation, n.d.) In 1946 Target becomes the second American organization to come up with a preset amount to donate annually. The organization settles on...
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...Market-Product Analysis: Minnesota Lions Eye Bank Abstract The Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (MLEB) is a non-profit organization responsible for the recovery, processing and distribution of ocular tissue used for transplant and/or research purposes in the state of Minnesota, western Wisconsin and eastern North Dakota. The primary products the produces are corneas, sclera and whole globes. In North America and Asia there is a large demand for ocular tissue for transplant as well as research and training purposes. In order to maximize financial resources the MLEB must utilize a Market-Product grid to identify markets and the products in most demand in the implementation of direct marketing techniques to targeted consumer populations. The target consumer populations include fellowship-trained ophthalmologist in cornea surgery, ocular researchers and eye bank professionals. Market-Product Analysis: Minnesota Lions Eye Bank The Minnesota Lions Eye Bank (MLEB) is a non-profit organization and one of the most reputable eye banks in the world, (Minnesotalionsvisionfoundation.org, n.d). It is a well-known leader in the United States for providing eye tissues for transplant and research purposes. The MLEB serves the communities of Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and eastern North Dakota by recovering cornea and sclera allografts from consented donors for transplant and research/training, (Minnesotalionsvisionfoundation.org, n.d). Since being founded in 1960 the Minnesota Lions Eye Bank has...
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...1540-4056 online DOI: 10.1080/10538720903332578 Advocacy Coalitions and Punctuated Equilibrium in the Same-Sex Marriage Debate: Learning from Pro-LGBT Policy Changes in Minneapolis and Minnesota LAKE DZIENGEL St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, Minnesota Policy change to actualize same-sex marriage requires planning and practices that can be most effective to advance marriage equality. This case study examines how building and maintaining strong coalitions aided in attainment and preservation of civil rights and protections for same-sex couples in Minnesota. As a historical policy analysis, it dissects collaborative strategies and events that led to a municipal domestic partner ordinance and state civil rights protections for sexual minorities in Minnesota during 1983–1995. Viewed through the lens of Advocacy Coalition Framework and Punctuated Equilibrium theory, findings support and highlight the importance of strategic planning of developing capable leaders, building strong coalitions, and capitalizing on events to garner public support and advance public policy toward civil rights protections and legal recognition for same-sex couples. KEYWORDS advocacy coalitions, punctuated equilibrium, policy, lesbian, gay, domestic partner benefits INTRODUCTION The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, a large urban community, passed a Domestic Partner Ordinance in 1991 as the result of intensive lobby efforts by community organizers and private citizens and liaison building with the...
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