Danger Zone

An opposition that we all experience here at the U is winter. The cold and the snow slow down everything we do. One way deal with this is we buy furnaces for our houses and we put on lots of warm clothing when we go outside. Another way to deal with this is to move south for the winter.

The way we deal with this opposition creates an opposition of man in nature. When heat our houses to stay warm we put more pollution in the air and cause more harm to the environment. We also use cars more in the winter instead of walking, this is also more harmful to the environment.

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The change of seasons is a phenomenon of nature that often makes me mad, I really don’t like the cold part. The frameworks of the change of seasons are winter, summer, fall, spring, cold weather, warm weather, snow, rain, and there is more to list. The most amazing part of this phenomenon is its clockworks. Every year summer turns to fall, fall turns to winter, winter turns to spring, and spring turns back to summer. This cycle never changes, and it always happens at the same time of year. This is because of the earth’s position in relation to the sun. When the tilt of the earth causes longer days it makes the air warmer and that’s summer. But when the earth is on the other side of the sun it makes the air colder and we call that winter. All these changes don’t happen at the same time around the world. The change of season in the southern hemisphere is the opposite of the northern hemisphere, so when we have winter the southern hemisphere has summer. The effect of this phenomenon is also not always the same on all parts of the world. The change becomes more drastic the farther you are from the equator. The change of seasons on the equator is almost non existent because the days are the same length all year. However, up north where we are the tilt of the earth causes the days to be long in the summer and short in the winter.

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The Apostle Island National Lake Shore is most meaningful place I have ever visited and still visit often. There is too much of it to ever see it all, I could and have spent a whole day in a single acre and felt I hadn’t seen all of it yet. But the most meaning full place to me is Bear Island. The island at first glace looks like a pile of trees on the lake, but as soon as you step foot on the island it becomes much more than an island of trees. When first entering the island civilization seems as far away as the moon, it’s just you and the animals on the island. When on the beach the trees seem to form an impenetrable wall, the outside of the island is covered with quick changes between sandy beaches, and tall sand rock cliffs. The water seems as if it is part of the island, as it both is always entering and leaving the island. Once inside the island it becomes very hard to navigate and you have to just let yourself go wherever it lets you go. In the winter the island is totally changed by the ice and snow. When ice conditions permit the island can be visited in the winter and is one of the most amazing ice formations you’ll ever see. It becomes a fragile environment that if messed with deteriorates quickly, the icicles look inviting to touch but as soon as are, they become deformed or broken unlike the summer cliffs that seem indestructible. The island is no more interesting than the rest, it’s just more meaningful to me because it’s where I spend most of my time when in the islands.

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I'm sure most of the students at Minnesota will agree that building a stadium for the football team on campus would be a good idea. Sure it will cost a lot of money and a lot of hours of work, but in the end the outcome will be for the best. It is easy to look at something like this and say "that’s a good idea", it will bring more students to the games and more people to the U. The problem is not with the Gophers moving out of the Metrodome, the problem its that not only do the Vikings also want a new stadium, but the Twins do too. Now the idea is not all bad, if the Vikings stay in the Metrodome they are projected to fall $11 million below the leagues average revenue. However, the team should quit complaining because it could be worse. For example; they could have had their stadium and city destroyed by a hurricane. Also maybe the lack of revenue is not only to be blamed on the Metrodome, maybe it's just me but I think the fact that they have not done very well in a long time has a part to play in the lack of revenue. As for the twin’s new stadium, it also has its pros and cons. It’s almost a sure thing that they will get it in the near future. They have been diligently raising funds of a long time, from various financers and the tax payers of MN.
(Not me I'm from Wisconsin Whoo Hoo!) So if the Twins are getting a new stadium, than the Vikings lose one of their biggest arguments (that they don't want to share the Metrodome). I am not from this area so mine is an outsiders opinion which is good and bad, I also don't have to pay for the new stadiums, so it ultimately comes down to the MN tax payer, I just think they should be better informed than what they here from the teams that will only tell the reasons why building the stadiums is a good idea.

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I visited the Midtown market this past Monday, and it was totally fricking sweet. As I walked up to the rather large building for the area it was in I had no idea of what to expect or what I was doing. As I walked in the main entrance I felt like I was entering a market place like the kind you would expect to see in the movies, except it felt very modern. I was welcomed my bright welcoming sculptures, statues, and a security table that said steel and you'll be caught. I went later in the day at around 3 P.M. so it was not very busy. This was awesome because I could see how each individual reacted as they entered the markets environment. One example was when a man and a woman walked in together. As they walked in together the man went straight to the food, and the women went straight to the little women things (bracelets, rings, figurines, ext.....). To define the energy of the market in one bold statement just would not work. Some of the many different kinds of energy felt when in the Midtown market are visible as soon as you walk in. Most of the stands are decorated with bright colors that attract you to want to come see what is there. There is also a lot of energy felt from the noises from all the crazy yelling people. There were also many ways energy was created and exchanged in the market, for example the food that is sold is all physical energy. Also people possess huge amounts of energy, and are constantly exchanging it when they interact with each other. I think that this was a great project and after completing it I feel like it was time well spent.

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