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formed valuable relationships with other tribes. Maximilian had similar experiences. The prince had a habit of collecting animal specimen for future knowledge of the West (Porter 9). The engages would “deliberately throw [the samples] into the river” (Porter 9). This caused the relations to become strained. Other engages gifted Maximilian specimen and shared their knowledge of Native American customs (Porter 9). In comparison to Lewis and Clark, Maximilian was more successful in having…

Heading south out of the town of Red Lodge, Montana, I am able to lay my eyes upon one of the most majestic places I have ever seen, Beartooth Mountain. The first time I see the mountain I am astounded anything could possibly be so immense. The sun catches the snow at the top of the mountain shooting light down into the Valley below. Then my view slides down the mountain, numerous pine trees seem to wrap around the entire mountain like a child in their blanket. This is the moment I realize it is…

Ernest Hemingway stated, “All modern literature comes from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.” With that being said, this essay is to further discuss and analyze the novel through four different filters; purpose, audience, method, and reflection. In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain writes, “Human beings can be awful cruel to one another” (245). This statement shows Twain’s outlook on society and his purpose for publishing this story. Throughout the entirety of the…

Jim and Huck found a abandoned houseboat floating down the river and decide to investigate the houseboat when they find a body on the floor. “[Jim] went and bent down and looked: ‘It’s a dead man… He’s ben shot in de back... doan’ look at his face- it’s too gashly’... Jim throwed some old rags over him”’(Twain 50). Jim can be seen as a father figure from this citation because it shows that he cares…

I think that Thomas Jefferson and the united States government should buy the Louisiana Territory, and the port of New Orleans because it would expand the United States and add more states. Imagine the United State's growing and gaining more land. Sounds great huh? Once we buy the Louisiana Territory and New Orleans port we will have so many great outcomes. Buying the Louisiana Purchase and the New Orleans port will increase land. If we buy the land and port we could expand territory. The…

Sanmenxia Dam would block all the silt from upstream and make the Yellow River “run clear”. (Yellow River, pg.184) After completion, the dam failed to block all the silt in the Yellow River because the rapid silt accumulation has exceeded Chinese leader’s expectations. The purpose of the dam was later changed to discharge silt back into the river downstream. Not only was the Sanmenxia dam rendered “next to useless”, (River Runs Black, pg. 52) Chinese people have also paid a significant economic…

In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, author Mark Twain attacks the corruptness of Southern civilization after the Civil War. Through Huck’s wild journey in helping a runaway slave named Jim, Twain ridicules numerous problems facing American society in the 1800’s to give the reader insight on the social horrors embedded in the culture and lifestyle of Americans in the South. In particular, Twain satirizes the South’s perspective of “civilization” within white society and the…

that spanned the Columbia River. In the center of this arch lived a…

The article, “Study Finds that Abuse Causes Children to Flee,” reviews a research project concerning adolescents who have been physically abused and the probability of their running away from violent situations. Dr. Ann W. Burgess, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, analyzes a large group of teenagers to identify reasons for running away. According to the investigation, “...physical and sexual abuse are important contributors...to chronic runaway behavior…” and…

Two Ways of Viewing the River When Mark Twain starts his career as a riverboat captain, he is enthralled and captivated by the grandeur of the Mississippi River. He is aware of the hidden dangers lurking beneath the water’s swirling surface, but his first impressions of the river’s majestic beauty clouds his perspective. Twain eventually recognizes that the river, although beautiful, was a dangerous, treacherous waterway with no compassion for people or the boats that traveled its route.…