Appalachian Trail

For a portion of Charles Frazier’s novel Cold Mountain, a preacher named Veasey accompanies the male protagonist, Inman. Frazier uses Veasey’s reckless and spontaneous nature to contrast Inman’s well thought out and war torn traits. Veasey’s actions represent the way that the Civil War has affected even people who were not in it, and allows the audience of the novel to view Inman’s morals and understand how they may have been altered by his experiences in the War. The audience follows Inman’s…

Throughout this course we’ve examined Appalachia as a separate and distinct region within the United States. The question of whether it’s a subculture or a colony is rather muddy at best. The Oxford Dictionary defines subculture as: “A cultural group within a larger culture, often having beliefs or interests at variance with those of the larger culture”. While this is true of Appalachia to some degree, the problem lies within its geographical area and the large number of subcultures that live in…

Virginia is a place for sightseers, especially in the fall. Thanks to the trees lining the region's forests, the state's skyline is painted warm colors of red, orange, and yellow. But you don't necessarily have to be visiting Virginia's countryside to experience the visual beauty that it has to offer. There are many roads throughout the state that offer scenic views. In fact, more than 2,500 miles of roadways are designated as scenic byways, according to the Virginia Department of…

GOATS WHAT: Mountain goats are not native in the park they were introduced into the Absaroka Range in Montana in the 1940s. They migrated into the park and established breeding populations themselves in the 1990s. Mountain goats are sure-footed, with long, yellowish-white fur and black, spiked horns. Males stand about 1 meter high and weigh between 150 and 180 kg, females, which also have horns, are slightly smaller. WHERE: As of 2008, the number of goats in and adjacent to the park is…

At my house there is a trail that leads to a place known as The Flat Rock. It gets that name because it is a long, flat, gray stone that ends at the Uwharrie River. I have been told the stone stretches all the way to central Virginia, and yet it chose the five and a half acres of land I reside on to end. It is cool and mossy, even in the heavy heat of summer. It provides a small refuge against the world and all its burdens. The Uwharrie River is little more than a creek where it crosses…

The physical barriers created by challenging mountainous terrain leave the mountain people isolated from society. As a result, mountain people are deprived of opportunities available to lowland people and are subject to difficult challenges not seen in non-mountainous regions. Mountain groups are faced with the challenge of growing crops under difficult weather and soil conditions. They lack adequate supply lines to replenish their scarce resources. They are not able to avail themselves of…

Rome, Georgia is a city in north Georgia. It is in the upper west corner of the state. Rome is near the foot hills of the Appalachian Mountains in Floyd County. Rome received its name because it was built on seven hills with three rivers running through it. That is how it received its name. The hills and rivers, the city reminded the people of Rome, Italy. Before the European settlers came to Rome, it was the home of the Creek and the Cherokee Indians. The land was very fertile and had good…

The Trail of Tears Introduction The Trail of Tears was a 1000-2000 mile journey that five tribes had to walk in order to get to their designated land that Andrew Jackson called “Indian Territory.” The Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Creeks, and Seminoles, were forced out of their homelands, not given any other option but to leave, or be killed trying to stay in their home where you made memories with families and friends. The trail was where thousands of people died from horrible sicknesses,…

the lands of what is now the United States for thousands of years before any colonists had ventured to their lands. Little did they know that the new nation that was going to be forming around them and would affect the lives of their descendents. Trail of tears is historically monumental because it…

Native Americans and Americans always have had a very tumultuous relationship. Starting from the first discovery and then colonization of the Native American's land; Americans pillaged and plundered villages, which purposefully depleted the Native American population. The tumultuous relationship boiled over when Andrew Jackson, known for his hatred of the British and Native Americans, signed the Indian Removal Act in 1830 (Tindall and Shi 342). The Indian Removal Act authorized Jackson to give…