Campsite

Every summer I spend 6 weeks away from civilization, canoeing and working hard with group of 8-12 young women. I have been doing this for the past 6 summers of my life. Throughout these summers people have told me how much I will value the time I spend in the wilderness. They tell me these experiences that I am so fortunate to have is something that I will truly never forget. But every time I heard this I brushed it off seeing as I was a young kid and all I cared about was having fun (which I…

1. When Jeanne and her family first arrived at Manzanar, every aspect of the camp seems to be uncomfortable and not reaching any good standard. The first thing they do when they arrive to camp is have dinner and the food they served was so different and unsatisfactory that, “Few of us could eat such a mixture. (page 20) Their first impression of the camp was already poor. Then she described their living conditions, which was basically a poorly constructed shack by the sounds of it. The walls…

“There is no way you’re going to pass physics!” My mom shouted across the dining room table. My junior year of high school was the first time in my life I had the choice of an additional science course. There was some logic behind what my mom said to me at dinner that night. Everyone in my family studied and tended to do better in the arts, science and math weren’t the strong point of my family. However, I wanted to prove them wrong. After my teacher handed back my first test and I saw a huge…

I start my trip from the location of frenzied outfitting activity throughout the 1840s and early 1850s, Independence (Missouri) was the jumping-off point for the Santa Fe and Oregon trails. The town includes several historic buildings, monuments and Independence Spring. As the place of convergence of early routes from the Mississippi Valley, this square was the last significant point of supply until the mid-1840s, when Westport also became an outfitting town. When I visited Independence in 1846,…

attempting to escape the metal death trap that constituted what my father called “a fun, family road trip”. My mother hushed us and reminded us that we weren't actually there yet, as my father still had to register us and we needed to actually find the campsite. My hands retreated away from what may as well have been metal bars, and I slouched in my seat, letting out a long defeated sigh followed by a fit of coughing that ruined my dramatic…

This was a day no one would forget. In the two days before the battle many men from both sides maneuvered into positions around Antietam. Each knew the other was there; skirmishes erupted throughout the day on 15 and 16 September. Long-range artillery tore through the air in hopes of softening the opposing forces. Everyone knew on the evening of 16 September that the next day would be one to remember. On the morning of 17 September there were 30,000 of Lee's Confederate soldiers facing…

Ever since I was young, I loved the adventure of traveling. I couldn’t wait to explore and come across something different. I was drawn to the appeal of a new world – new people, new streets, new food, new culture, new everything. I believe traveling makes me feel more mindful than ever because I experience something out of the ordinary every time, away from my everyday routine and worries like a weekly online assignment. It broadens my perspective and exposes me to different ways of life, some…

Reasons for North’s Victory in the Civil War Economic Capabilities, Lee’s and Grant’s Military Strategies, and the North and South Armies Many studies have been conducted by scholars to determine why the North won the Civil War. Many scholars believe that it has to do with the North’s efficient military strategies; however, there are more factors that contribute to the North’s victory. Hattaway and Jones (2001), scholars from the University of…

The Edge of a Western How does a Western film look when it is written backwards and the themes are put on their head? This is how Jim Jarmusch envisioned his take on the Western when he directed Dead Man. The film is about an ordinary accountant William Blake, played by Johnny Depp, who is traveling to the town of Machine to start a new life. When Blake finds that there is no job for him, a set of unfortunate circumstances forces him into becoming a wanted man. Along with an American Indian…

“What to write, what to write, what to write,” I thought out loud, “Short story ideas are harder than I thought!” We had commenced our short story unit in English. I was striving to come up with some ideas sitting on a stump along the primordial trail. Vines engulfed the forest in a corybantic scheme, encasing it in a velvety film of nature. Scintillating and radiant wildflowers grew along these vines, with butterflies of every discrepancy ravenously fluttering along these flowers. Deers crooned…