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May concepts were covered in lecture 3, the theme seemed to be the land and how we relate to the land. At the time it seems that natural life and natives had struck a balance with each other. the coming of the Europeans would bring much change to the land. during the lecture great use of music was used to relate the European relation to the land. The first song was meant to make the listener feel uneasy. The second was home on the range. Despite the Simpson's pointing out how it misrepresents the plains its says so much more than just the reality of living on the plains. The song is done in a 3/4 tempo of "the rolling hills." I never had a profession sing in class (this is my 7th year at NDSU!). At times claims on the plains just get outrageous. such as the "Hilton of the outback" or the number of prairie dogs on the plains. These I noticed are motivated by economic concerns or really just people who want more money. I do not have this predilection but I know there is an obsession with artifacts found on the plains. I do however constantly remind my self that this is a recently settled area. I know there is a struggle to connect with he past. that is a struggle the natives to this land (at the time of European domination) do not have to deal with. I would like to hear how they relate to their past.

Suda.