Fellow traveler

attention to Thailand’s protection and control in order to preserve the environment of natural beauty, also impose rules and regulations for the tourism industries and travel agents. The horrid behavior of a group of Chinese tourists resulted in their fellow nationals being banned from Wat Rong Khun, or the white temple, in Chiang Rai, Thailand. While the ban was lifted later on, the incident has resulted in renewed calls from within China for tourists who travel overseas to behave appropriately…

Since the beginning of time, humans have been mesmerized by discovery. The inclination to explore is in every person, whether they realize it or not. Though no one has unearthed all the secrets of Earth, countless scientists, astronauts, and engineers yearn for the opportunity to watch an American citizen take their first steps on Mars. "NASA aims to extend human presence deeper into the solar system and to the surface of Mars," states a well-educated member of the National Aeronautics and Space…

various newspapers in New York, Virginia, and Philadelphia from the time he was 12, till he was 22. However, he didn’t start publishing short stories until he was 30. He married at age 34 to Olivia Langdon, who became his partner, editor, and fellow traveler for the next 34 years until he died on April 221, 1910. All around the world newspapers declared, “The whole world is mourning.” Mark Twain and his writings were missed among many.…

way of spreading the Buddha’s teachings. The goal of skillful means is to help lead others into enlightenment. However, some examples of skillful means may seem unintuitive or contradictory. For instance, Vimalakirti’s lecturing seems to shame his fellow disciples rather than help them achieve enlightenment. On the other hand, the Lotus Sutra presents opposing ideas about skillful means such as the existence of lesser teachings despite having only one true Dharma. To better comprehend these…

In the short story “The Devil and Tom Walker”, published in 1824 by Washington Irving, a conversion from an illustrative, descriptive tone to a revealing tone is a technique the author uses to give the reader an insight into the selfishness and greed of the character Tom Walker and his wife. Many literary elements are used in writings from this period in time and even writings from the present in order to convey a lesson, or moral, for the person reading to take away from the piece of literature…

themselves. Exactly 420 years later in 1957 another transcending event for society occurred. The Soviet Union launched a small sphere of aluminum-magnesium-titanium alloy into space. The Soviets called it Sputnik, which is a Russian word for “Fellow Traveler” (Regan, 2002). This would go down as what we now consider the birth of satellite technology. It was an important time in human history looking back. Sputnik sparked the space race into full swing. The main two countries that participated in…

During the Cold War the United States and the Soviet Union had many technological advancements. The most notable of all was the creation of the first Earth satellite. The satellite named Sputnik I was launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957 and orbited the Earth for three months. At this moment the Soviet Union had officially started the Space Race and was currently in the lead. During this time the US citizens reacted differently. “From the 1950's, the United States and the Soviet Union…

that “It warn’t no use to tell Jim...,” (Twain 95) about his discovery. Huck concludes that if Jim does not have the intelligence to figure it out himself, then he has no reason to make him worry about it and upset the fragile peace that the four travelers have created. On the contrary of that belief, Jim has a quick and resourceful mind and represents a bright man. When Tom and Huck first meet up on Jackson island, they find a floating house. In this house Jim finds a dead man. He told Huck not…

With the billions of people out there in the world living today, it causes a lot of cultures to arise. On the other hand, all these different cultures ancient or modern, are not a negative thing, in fact, it is not only positive, but also significant, with the diverse world we live in today. With that being said, the Meras were a small, yet significant ancient civilization with a rich and long culture, known to few till this day. They were a highly advanced, ancient society living near what…

The Middle Ages: a time of political disorder, unhinged economies, and important social changes. It was times such as this unsettled period that the illustrious Geoffrey Chaucer appeared, among many creative and literary figures of this time period. Belief played a hefty role throughout the Middle Ages. Many community and altruistic events were held at the church and Pilgrimages were likewise popular as they were ways to express deep devotion to God. The most important social part Religion…