A Journey of Thousand Miles Essay

Undocumented Immigrant”, it reminded me a lot of my parents, and helped me realize that immigrants from different countries have similar struggles. On page 1 of the piece, she says, “My mother wanted to give me a better life, so she sent me thousands of miles away to live with her parents in America- my grandfather and grandmother.” It wasn’t easy for my parents to get out of Iran. In terms of travel freedom, Iran’s passport is one of the worst for entering another country without a visa, in…

the rivers, he took more Arawaks as slaves in order to collect the gold. Not only did Columbus take by force thousands of Arawak Indians, he and his men also tortured and murdered any Indians who rebelled. However, the quantity of gold in which the Arawaks mined would not have impressed King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain. As a result, Columbus kidnapped approximately one thousand Indians to sell as slaves in Europe, but many perished due to poor hygiene and cold weather while sailing…

enjoyable vacation. The first leg of the journey was an eight hour drive to Tampa, Florida. Thanks to some string-pulling by my father, we managed to obtain a presidential suite on the tenth floor of a Westin. Somehow, it was completely free, for us at least. The following day began with driving to Busch Gardens in Tampa. One of the many things that set it apart from normal theme parks was the wildlife. For example, by the time I have walked a thousand feet I already saw a flock of flamingos…

the 18th storm of the Atlantic season, leaving thousands homeless. Although, preparations had been arranged, no one was ready for the damage that would be coming. Tropical storms are common in the Caribbean and only half of the ones that formulize, turn into hurricanes. The original predictions seemed harmless because only 1 in 29 hurricanes will actually hit the east coast. Due to the original and normal patterns of hurricanes,…

The Indian removal movement of 1830 started because Americans were moving west and acquiring land to settle, but the Indians became the obstacle. Another factor that made the Americans to remove the Cherokees was, because of the gold that Georgians had found in Cherokee’s land. The government would make treaties, but the government would not fully follow the treaties. While the Americans moved west, they introduced diseases, but this was not enough to wipe out the tribes, war was the answer. It…

Should Orcas be kept captive at SeaWorld? SeaWorld first began its journey in 1964 in becoming a marine zoological park in San Diego. In 1997 they captured their first orcas and as of 2017 SeaWorld holds 22 orcas. We all enjoy a good time with our family and one of the popular places to go is SeaWorld, to see the marine life and the performances that SeaWorld is so famous for. Their show biz is what got their high title, and this caused people to flock from all over. With cute acts that the…

ten who set off didn’t survive. Pioneers all had their different reasons to venture off to explore Oregon. Some of the pioneers went to Oregon to farm or went to California to search for gold. (Britannica.com) In the United States, there is a 2,170-mile historic large wheel wagon route that connects the Missouri River to the valleys in Oregon. From 1811 through 1840 the Oregon Trail was conquered by immigrants and pioneers. It crosses through Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,…

raised by two loving, caring, and strict parents with two siblings. We often traveled to the bay and the mountains. I enjoyed the company of my family while thinking nothing could go wrong in it. That all changed on December thirtieth in the year two-thousand ten. My dad awoke from his sleep and began throwing up blood. Frightened, we took him to San Joaquin Valley Hospital near our home in Bakersfield, California. After a four day stay, never leaving my dad’s side, the doctors came up with…

Homer starts in media res with Odysseus’ son Telemachos, who Odysseus left as a newborn where the young man journeys to hear any rumors of his father. He sails to Menelaos’ island where he listens to Helen’s stories about her time in Troy, where she met Odysseus who was, “cruelly scored with lashes,” then “entered the streets of the enemy town,” and “pretended…

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on an expedition to explore the territory, better known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The foundings made of the land by the explorers encouraged people to travel west. Many people were willing to make the long journeys because they heard of the mesmerizing tales, of the divine land that awaited them there. The tales of these lands, made groups of settlers sell all their belongings to make enough…