Campfire

The pungent stench of decaying flesh overwhelmed her senses. Birds sang in harmony above, oblivious to the horrifying scene below. She stared blankly at the scene in front of her, trapped deep in her thoughts, devoid of all emotion. The birds song mutated into a piercing ring, sending a painful ache across her forehead. Snapping out of her thoughts, she stumbled back to reality, bare skin scraping against the rough bark of the surrounding trees. Her breath caught in her throat, the erratic…

Here I am in Alamo, surrounded by thousands in the Mexican army of Santa Anna. We are desperately waiting for reinforcements; however, I fear that we may not be able to hold out long enough for there to be anything to reinforce. Neverthless, I am not discouraged. I am fighting for Texan independence. First of all, as an American who appreciate freedom, I find no favor with the tyranny and dictatorship of the leader of Mexico, Santa Anna. Second, Mexican judicial system goes against ours. For…

in these pans or many other meals. There are also the cast iron griddles. These griddles can be used to make pancakes, French toast or perhaps a grilled cheese sandwich. These griddles are so resilient that they can be used to cook foods over a campfire. Another cast iron cookware item is the Dutch oven. Long before the crock pot was ever thought of, the Dutch oven was making slow cooked meals for the whole family. The great thing about these Dutch ovens is, like other of it that is made of…

After I ace my science test and make it through two tortuous days. My friends are sympathetic at least. Finally, Friday afternoon comes and I start packing. Once I got everything I need I send and quick wish for good luck text to the group chat, and get what work I can get done to night. The car ride was approximately five hours, or that was what dad said. I packed myself in the back of the mini van. I can’t bring any of my distraction out, so I recall the past couple of days that have, in my…

In the book “The Indifferent Stars Above” by Daniel James Brown we are presented the story of a young bride by the name of Sarah Graves. The events occur in a time where the philosophy of manifest destiny is at a strong point, therefore American settlers seek to expand into new territories in hope of a better future. The book follows the path of Sarah,her family and her traveling companions (father, mother, husband, siblings) into California, bad decisions eventually push them to their maximum…

the past to get his message across. His goal was insinuate that we are all united under one binding history. Obama testifies to his audiences that “in the year of America’s birth, in the coldest of months, a small band of patriots huddled by dying campfires on the shores of an icy river, the capital was abandoned, the enemy was advancing and the snow was stained with blood” (Obama 33). Obama integrates the beginning of the birth America in order play on the patriotic values people possess. In…

On Thursday, Jan 18 grade 10 students who were in the Outdoor Education course, went on a year-end field trip. Jeff Manchak has been teaching the Outdoor Education Course for four years now and every year he takes the students to Islet Lake as a year-end field trip. Manchak stated that there were two main goals of the field trip. The first goal was to give the students an opportunity to try the skills they had learned throughout the course, and use them in a more or less real-life situation.…

Earlier this summer I went to Cimarron, New Mexico on a high adventure backpacking trip exclusive to the Boy Scouts of America. I backpacked for 14 days through the desert, stopping at unique and interesting camps every day. It was an amazing learning opportunity for me, testing my endurance and putting me through some hard challenges. I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The crew left in June, starting in Colorado for the weekend so we could acclimate to the time difference. While in…

Bill Ezzard has always loved reading and writing even to this day. From keeping journals while traveling, telling ghost stories around a campfire with his friends cheering him on, to an advanced fantasy novel manuscript similar to "The Hobbit." He always had a passion to write. Imitation is the best form of praise, a quote from Mr. Ezzard is one of the reasons why he wrote "The Magerian Power." The Magerian Power" was started when he was twelve and was a story much like The Hobbit by J.R.R…

Once the activity was set up, I would guide the students through the activity. For this activity, the students would have a sentence like, “Henry’s big dog Mudge always went camping” and place the nouns in the “noun tent”, the verbs in the “verb campfire” and the adjectives in the “adjective sleeping bag”. • After completing the summarizing chart and the parts of speech activity as a class, we would create a brief summary for Big Bear Lake with using the nouns, verbs and adjectives we found in…