Campsite

In life we have various choices to make and values to live up to. In this year's English class we read "the call of the wild" and "the arm of the Starfish". This books showed us how different values some people have. They show different sides and perspectives of humanity and life. The ideas of Jack London and Madeline L'Engle lead us to see humanity in a different way; Both have different perspectives of such subject, but the ideas lead you to consider if one's life is worth living. By reading…

way there we decided to make bets. There was the biggest fish and most unique catch and the winner got ten dollars. The cabins were green and yellow and it felt like home, but we had to lock are trash cans because there are a lot of bears at the campsite so we had to lock them for our safety. I couldn’t wait to go fishing. We first had to unpack then put my grandpa’s boat in the water and dock it then set the poles up. We used a jig with a leech and let it sink to the bottom the real it up. I…

Laura Cardinal series are a series of police procedurals cum mystery detective thrillers by the J. Carson Black the American author from Tucson, Arizona. Darkness on the Edge of Town that went on to become a fan favorite and a bestselling novel in the series was the first novel in the series that also introduced the lead character Laura Cardinal. After the much-vaunted success of the first novel in the series, Black went on to publish several more titles in the still ongoing series. The series…

Over the years, the number of refugees from the area of Sindh have increased, the first exodus of refugees which entered India at the time of Partition were resettled in areas of North India, particularly Delhi. They were placed in campsites which were later converted into permanent housing through Government of India. There were a number of schemes which were implemented for the process of rehabilitation and integration of Pakistani refugees. A number of laws were introduced such as The…

to feel an emotion face-to-face, but a screen on your computer does not. For example, psychologists observed two groups of sixth-graders from a public school. During the observation children where not allowed to use electronic devices within the campsite. Throughout the study, the children were shown a number of pictures of faces expressing various emotions and were asked identify their feelings, along with watching videos of actors interacting with one another. (University of California, 2014).…

When she first arrives in Vietnam, her boyfriend Mark Fossie, wants her to stay with the men in the campsite and to not venture off outside, despite his warning Mary Anne’s curiosity takes over and she explores the native culture and people. Mary Anne begins to transition into adulthood by making her own decisions and discovering more about the world around…

Houseless Being houseless, better known as homeless, is a growing epidemic in the United States and across the world. Becoming houseless is not ideal, it can make life very difficult. Throughout the world, more and more people are becoming houseless for a variety of reasons. Being houseless could mean living on the streets or even living out of a car. The quality of someone’s life can be determined by three things; their health, comfort, and happiness. Being houseless can be defined as a low…

The fright that went through my body made me want to curl up into a ball and cry. My heart was practically beating out of my chest. THUMP,THUMP,THUMP. My legs almost giving up on me. My eyes shut close. I tried opening them but they wouldn’t budge, afraid that a creature would be staring right back at me. It all started with a careless decision on a terrible camping trip. “Let’s hit the road!” My dad yells while carefully closing the trunk of our car. Hundreds of bags were stacked on top of…

During the Revolutionary War, there were many battles going on. Throughout the battles, there were a lot of armies who had to have a place to stay. The armies would all have their own campsite to live at. One of those places where an army could camp at was Valley Forge. The American Continental Army stayed at Valley Forge for the winter in 1777 and 1778. Valley Forge was a turning point for America. It was a turning point since it helped America gain independence from the British. Valley Forge…

The author, Jon Krakauer portrays this story by having many interviews with people that encountered Chris McCandless’s presence along his journey to Alaska. By interviewing these people Jon Krakauer is giving the readers real life evidence of what these people thought about Chris and his journey. The way he structured this book really interested me and gave me the feeling that I was actually reliving Chris’s journey. The passages in italics at the beginning of each chapter set the tone for the…