Campsite

said to be the birthplace of the American army, which is why soldiers today visit there before they are stationed elsewhere. We continued our day with a trolley ride to several locations around Valley Forge. One area that caught my attention was the campsite where log cabins were created. The tour guide said that the soldiers were not stationed there primarily to fight in battle, but to build cabins and farm crops. Many people who joined the army were individuals who were in it just for the…

On H.G. Wells’s Use of Realism in The War of the Worlds The War of the Worlds was released in 1898, during H.G. Wells’s pioneering of the science fiction genre. At this time, there had been numerous novels written with documentary-style exposition. Readers were responding to this type of non-fiction, and with Wells opening a style that bears such thick roots to fiction, it only made sense that he used a journalistic approach, the story being told from the point of view of a completely anonymous…

federal officials realized that they needed to relocate the prisoners to a more secure place with better food provisions. Thus, they chose Andersonville in Georgia as their ideal site for the military prison construction Concerning the structure, the campsite was bounded by the chopped pine of logs that had different heights that varied from 15 feet to 17 feet. Besides the prisons had only two entrances situated at the western side of the camp as well as sentry boxes that stood at the intervals…

Hector, “I wish I were as sure of immortality and eternal youth and honor like Apollo’s and Pallas Athena’s as I am that this is a black day for the Greeks” (Iliad 8.548-551). After Hector imposes his will upon the Greeks and lights fire to their campsites, Hector shouts this at the end of his cheer for the Trojan war successes. It is important to note that this comparison contrasts how confident he is that it is a black day for the Greeks with how he wishes he was sure of immortality. He knows…

Hemingway wrote landscapes the way Burroughs wrote nature, underlined with love, a spiritual depth, and exactitude. “from almost any stream in a trout country the true angler could take trout…whatever bait you used…there was one thing you must always put upon your hook, namely, your heart: when you bait your hook with your heart, the fish will always bite” (Burroughs 59). The fishing narratives of both Hemingway and Burroughs, are embedded with precision and praise of the natural world, and love…

“It’ll be fine,” my mom reassured, “think of all the new people you will meet.” It was hopeless. No backing out now. We drove for three days, stopping at hotels and campsites. My two cats had to ride in the car with us and it was an extremely hard drive. When we finally arrived in the town of Mukilteo we had no time to look at our new home as we were fighting the clock. My mother and I were dropped off at Harbour Pointe…

Sagitaria Sagittifolia is a flowering wetland perennial that has arrow shaped leaves. Sagitaria grows tall and sprouts tall leaves, however it blooms into a beautiful flower during parts of the year. This plant grows throughout Europe and Asia but you can also find it in the pages of Susan Collins book “The Hunger Games”, where it is more commonly referred to as Katniss. This strange plant is the basis of the main characters name, Katniss Everdeen, who has a taste for the bow and arrow. These…

War Horse: From the Book to the Play to the Film There are several challenges a film can face when it is adapted from a written piece. Whilst some critics will defend that film adaptation tend to vary several aspects of a story, others, may object there are techniques, which help to recreate and maintain the plot alive within audio-visual frameworks. This paper will discuss two of the main difficulties of adapting War Horse and the different methods that were used in the pursuance of visual…

through the cabin window. Last night’s flavor of the day sits on the edge of my bed, lacing up her sneakers. “Good morning,” she greets me with a sweet smile. “Morning,” I croak back, my voice still raspy from sleeping. “I have to get back to my campsite. My friends and I are leaving in an hour or so,” she says in that quiet voice that everyone uses in the morning. The sunlight sets her coppery hair aglow until it looks like living flames. She's gloriously tan for a redhead. I wrack my brain…

The people that I chose to interview were Todd Fetters, Paul Fetters, Jacob Johnson, Nick Miller and Joni Schmalzried. The reason why I chose these people is because they are people that I respect who have had roles of leadership in various settings in ministry. Some have worked as youth pastors, others have taught ministry classes, and others have pastored at churches. But there is one person that I interviewed who is not a leader in Christian ministry but the way that they have impacted my…