Donner Pass

The Donner Party’s Expedition to California America in 1846 was a land becoming increasingly populated, at a rapid rate. The cities were becoming densely populated, with little job opportunities. With the nation expanding westward, it opened up more space for settlers to inhabit and start a new life. A few of these opportunity seekers, James Reed, and George and Jacob Donner, took advantage of this bright opportunity and decided to make the journey west. James Reed was a wealthy businessman…

The Donner Party a story about eager emigrants traveling to a destination where they can start a new life, but with territory still unexplored they faced tragedy and death. Ethan Rarick the author of Desperate Passage, displayed the factual events from the journey of the Donner party, but also mentions his own scenarios where the Donner Party went wrong. The book captivated the inner circle of the Donner party with their best moments and their worst moments. A destination to California for a…

THE GOONIES An Adventure like no other, a completely unique and a one of a kind movie. The Goonies, directed by Richard Donner, is a family classic, from the great character development, to the great storyline, and to the great cinematic techniques they had especially for a film made in this period. The Goonies has all the elements of an action/ adventure film, they even have some romance in there for the lovers. The Goonies is also a humorous film with a much different adventure story…

the rubber coats off their backs. Living conditions were crowded, and their wool and flannel clothes were useless against leaks and the damp ground. As the days wore on, seasoned wood became so hard to find that the stranded pioneers, known as the Donner Party, were often without fire for days. Huddled under makeshift shelters, the migrants had eaten charred bone and boiled hides until they turned to more desperate measures to survive.…

The Donner-Reed Party is a bunch of brave people ready to begin a dangerous journey to freedom. For many people's' freedom meant many things for some it can mean a new life, others a new place to live, and for other and adventure. The Donner-Reed Party was led by the George and Jacob Donner and James Reeds these men were up for a new life. The Donner and Reed's family came along on this journey with them for support, love, and for an adventure. One day on the journey, one of the guides never…

Firefighters-from career veterans with twenty or more years, to volunteers with only a few months under their belts-go through intense, rigorous, and extremely important training. What could happen if firefighters just did the minimum amount of training required and that was all they trained? THE DENVER DRILL On 28 September 1992, in Denver Colorado, a three-alarm fire broke out. During attempts to locate and rescue survivors, Mark Langvardt, a 16-year veteran firefighter, was separated from…

complicated, but many are simple and would significantly improve level of play. One simple change that would significantly improve quality of play is changing the pass-interference rule. Pass interference is is a foul that occurs when a player interferes with an eligible receiver's ability to make a fair attempt to catch a forward pass. The penalty is overcalled, abused by teams and has negatively influenced the outcomes of many games. This year has been especially bad. Teams have gradually…

My business which would be called the FF Facial Defense. This company would be designing a better SCBA, Self Containing Breathing Apparatus, face mask and would be located in the state of Pennsylvania As a firefighter I have seen turn out gear that was able to withstand up to five hundred degrees for five minutes or 1,200 degrees of heat for 8 minutes. However, I have learn from my fire academy instructor and from pictures that our face mask is not able to withstand 450 degrees of heat, but…

Have you ever wondered how the Italian mafia was able to survive even in the worst of times? Before I say anything else I just want to say that the purpose of this opening was to get you interested. Having said that I actually do not know the answer to that question however I do know about the theme of that question. Being able to push through when the going gets tough. There are 3 songs that I have chosen that convey the same theme. The writers of these songs are Macklemore a white rapper and…

In the book The Guardian Herd: Stormbound the main Starfire, or just Star has to go through some pretty tough times, after all he is the black foal. The black foal, star is a foal that harnesses power from the hundred year star, “ The Hundred Year Star was gone from the sky, but in its place has star himself, the black foal of Anok, the most powerful pegasus alive.”. On your first birthday the hundred year star can give you the power of a healer, which will renight the herds. Or, you get to be…