Bald Mountains

The national park boasts an extensive variety of wildlife, including 5 types of fish unique to the area, 200 different bird species, and 26 different types of reptile. There are some endangered species as well including the California Condor, the Bald Eagle, and the Bighorn Sheep. Number Seven: Unique Growth Methods of the Sequoia One of the factors that contributes to these trees being so resistant to fire and living such fantastically long lives, is the way they grow. While other trees bend…

In the beginning Bryson writes in second person. After I read the short story I found out that second person is not as interesting as first or third person because they make you believe that they are talking to you when they are not. Second person is where you write from inside the story but you are really not in the story; this is why it is not as interesting. When Bryson writes in second person I think it makes the story less interesting because we don’t get to know what he is think or what he…

Classical music has always displayed a vast variety of unique tones. Theses tones give each piece its own distinctive quality that represents the overall feeling the song is trying to portray. Classical music can be categorized according to its tone: heart-gripping, fast-paced rhythms, bold, passionate ballads, and soothingly tranquil melodies. There are some pieces of music that seem to be able to mirror its tempo unto the heart of their listener. The tempo of this type of music…

Its sequence of Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky is a psychedelic and horrific occult piece. Described by Gabler as “…inspired by a Slavonic legend about evil spirits gathering on Walpurgis Night…” (Gabler, 2015) Chernobog unfurls with powerful, unsettling movements, with yellow…

At first, I tried to find a true story that I had experienced before writing the essay. Also, I wanted to make it more interesting to read. This was why I decided to combine a real story and fiction to form my own story. The real story was about a long flight from Vietnam to the United States on January 28th, 2013. In this flight, I had been nervous and worried about my future life in America. On the other hand, I was so glad to be reunited with my grandparents, my aunts and uncle after 20…

“Over the past 11 years, I have watched and photographed thousands of men visiting Kamathipura to find pleasure.” This was stated in an article written in 2013 informing people about the amount of grown men visiting young girls for ‘pleasure’. Although most American teens have an idea that these practices were happening, it wasn't until reading this novel people would understand how this continues. The author of Sold, Patricia McCormick was successful in her purpose of explaining to an an…

nature totally drop out? There is one elaborate discussion of this, in which Mencius (characteristically) uses a horticultural metaphor. He speaks of Ox Mountain, where once the trees were luxuriant (book 6,A.8). But they were constantly lopped by axes. Then cattle and sheep were brought to graze, nibbling the new shoots. Finally Ox Mountain became bald. If person is repeatedly in situations not conducive to virtuous behavior, over a period of time the effect on benevolence will be comparable…

The Real Meaning of Meditation Meditation is not only bald guys wearing orange-ish red robes sitting in silence in pray like manner with crossed legs closed eyes and their hands on their laps or knees with their fingers in weird shades. Each person does it in some way or some form, but don’t realize what they are actually doing, to them it might just be relaxing or even a means of exercise. The environment around the meditator is not limited to a Zen garden with Buddha statues and Koi fish, but…

unicycle was still chained up. He quickly fished out the lock from his front pocket and unlocked the unicycle. Now freed from its metal prison, he mounted his steed and unicycled home. Now ol’ One Legged Usain was a real wonder. It used to be an amazing mountain bike but when he was younger, Randy could only afford half; and so he only got half. Although it was only half the bike it used to be, it still carried our hero down the busy streets of San Francisco in gut-wrenching speeds of 11 miles…

location has affected the culture, economy, and development of the state in a multitude of ways. Georgia is located at a key point in the US geographically. It is located in the Sun Belt, however, it is located just far enough north to have some mountain presence. Because Georgia is located in such a position that the terrain and climates vary, it has been able to have a culture, economy, and development that have flourished. The culture of Georgia has been greatly affected by the location of…