Beautiful Mountain

In Marion Winiks review of “Colors of the Mountain”, he acknowledges Da Chen’s ability of sharing his bittersweet childhood. Most people who have gone through unpleasant times choose to keep their deepest secrets hidden, but Chen chooses otherwise. Winik uses excellent examples to support his argument. One example was when poor Da had no other choice but to eat moldy yams for a whole year. Imagine a child eating moldy meat that could potentially make them ill or worse die. Winik also…

by more than 20 percent. It was also recently rated the most sustainable city in North America. Toronto has the perfect balance of urban sprawl and nature. You can work downtown through the week, and you can take a stroll though one of the city's beautiful parks on weekends. Chinese…

Unlike most people here in Eureka, I was born in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country in the east of Africa. It is the most beautiful place I've ever been to. Ethiopia is very different than America in so many ways. But Ethiopia and America are not the only places that I've been to. I've been to England, Scotland, Italy, Sudan, and Canada. That’s more places than most people around here have been to. I lived in Ethiopia the first nine years of my life. I was born in a very rural part and lived…

On Sunday, October 9, I visited Dawn Mountain, a Buddhist temple. I chose to go to Dawn Mountain because I have always been interested in Buddhism while studying World History. While I was driving to Dawn Mountain, I was expecting a traditional Buddhist temple that portrays ancient Chinese and Indian architecture styles. In my mind, I thought Dawn Mountain would have monks wearing orange and red robes. I did not expect to have a different perspective on Buddhism after my visit, I thought it…

In the novel “Into Thin Air” the author Jon Krakauer determines the incomprehensive force of nature that takes life indiscriminately. The low levels of oxygen above 25,000 feet, sub-zero temperatures, harsh solar radiation, and powerful storms are all the examples of natural obstacles that Krakauer himself and his team had to overcome to complete the expedition. In the novel, “Beidleman, Groom, the two Sherpas, and the seven clients staggered blindly around in the storm, growing ever more…

Native Americans came to Georgia and the Piedmont region ten thousand years ago. The piedmont is the most populated region, for Atlanta, the capital is in this region. This region includes physical features such as Stone Mountain, the Chattahoochee River, and the Appalachian Mountains. In conclusion, the Piedmont region is a very important part of Georgia. Many of Georgia’s describing features are located in this region. That is why the…

my nervous look that shattered on my face. I got fired up when I thought how huge of an opportunity this is. I couldn’t stop myself from terribly thinking about the impressive and delightful changes I will make for this delicate and beautiful city. I adjusted to shiver a step back and think about what mayor meant. I felt clutched but it was normal, I just needed to appreciate and sympathize myself.…

as blood, and as black as ebony wood” (Little Snow White). However, upon her daughter’s birth, the queen dies and her daughter is left to an atrocious step mother who is obsessed with being the most beautiful female in the land and once a magic mirror proclaimed that Snow White is the most beautiful in the land, the evil stepmother became incredibly envious, ordering a huntsman to murder Snow White. However, the huntsman sparred Snow White and with her chance to escape she ran deep into the…

Beautiful’s board of directors consists of not only purely environmental activists but also corporate and business leaders to gain influence throughout the business world. The organization is set up to keep check upon companies like McDonalds, Keurig Green Mountain, Pepsi, Rodale Inc., and others to ensure they are meeting environmental standards. Naomi Klein points out the best way to get the US government to react is to create the problem just as slavery and women’s rights were first brought…

lights lining the shores like little lightning bugs. The plane had begun its decent onto what already looked like a beautiful island…