Desert

Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT), my family would ultimately trade highly urbanized southern California for the vast and barren desert of Parker, Arizona. It was only a few hours away, yet worlds apart. To give you an idea of the landscape, Major General George Patton trained his troops in the vicinity for warfare during World War II. The most extremes of the desert could be found in this region and it would become my new normal. The caveat? The Colorado River. Life on “the river” was…

and they all have certain characteristics that many would find pleasing or fascinating. Overall, I believe the Phoenix Art Museum would be the best choice to visit. The museum is designed beautifully and out of these three locations, it represents desert architecture in a more aesthetically pleasing manner. The museum was designed in parts and even then the different sections combine in a gracious manner. The entrance canopy is inviting towards the building and is an interesting architectural…

It describes the desert as a fragile environment because even the slightest change to it could cause dramatic consequences on the vegetation and animal life there. Tire tracks, stage coach tracks, even tracks from indigenous people from 500 years ago are visible and remain so for hundreds of years. The amount of disturbance to the desert landscape between the Mexico and United States border is increasing due to the nearly 12…

Thousands of miles traveled in the desert following nothing but omens. Despite bloodshed throughout the desert, Santiago is on his mission to find his treasure. Throughout the novel “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, Santiago is helped by different people to achieve his Personal Legend. Santiago is given a personal legend to find a treasure. While trying to achieve his personal legend he needs help. The king reminds him to not stop searching for his treasure. He teaches him to pursue and not give…

and the ITCZ are humid low pressure areas where moist air is rising upwards from the equator, creating large amounts of precipitation, this is explained by Arbogast (2014). Like deserts, tropical rainforests can often be caused by a rain shadow, however rainforest are found on the opposite side of a mountain range to a desert. Research done by Edward K. Vizy and Kerry H. Cook (2006) explains an example of this in the Amazon Basin in South America. Moist prevailing easterly trade winds from the…

the wrong place at the wrong time. Upon being unjustly sentenced, he decides to spend 18 months at “Camp Green Lake” instead of prison. Unfortunately, all does not go to plan for Stanley as it turns out he must dig a hole a day for 18 months in the desert. One question lingers in Stanley’s head. What are they looking for? In the search for a hundred year old treasure, the main character Stanley will make friendships, fulfill an age old prophecy, and see where fate will take him next. The…

with a herd of sheep. He stops to spend a night in an abandoned church in the desert, with a sycamore tree growing inside. Santiago is later woken up by a repeated dream that involves a child taking him to the Pyramids of Egypt, stating that treasure is hidden there. The following…

“Jackals... Fucking assholes.” Usually, he has no problems with the jackals; they are the messengers of the desert, traveling territory-to-territory in turn for the carcasses scattered throughout. Food is scarce in the Western Desert, and they have made pacts with the Spectres in order to survive. Everyday jackals (those who have not been claimed as minions, who are mortal and wild), they mostly traverse the long distances the Harvesters loathe to cross, delivering messages and surveying the…

'In the book, A Long Walk To Water, a sudanese boy named Salva had to overcome hundreds of deadly challenges, survive a war, walk for over one thousand miles in harsh terrain with unknown dangers, lead thousands of boys to safety, and even live in an entirely new country but no matter how hard the challenge was Salva always came through. In this essay I will talk about how Salva overcame all his challenges with his persistence, help from his his uncle, and memories of his family. Salva’s Uncle…

A young boy riding a camel with the caravan, hoping to across the Sahara Desert in search of his Personal Legends. This image gives a concise and precise description of the theme in the book "Alchemist". The Alchemist is a book Written by Paulo Coelho that elaborates the journey of a young shepherd named Santiago, who decides to give up all his possessions and travel to the Pyramids in Egypt in search of treasure after his magical dream. Through his adventure, he was able to experience about…