Half Dome

Murders and Massacres Paradoxically, Capone obtained the role of a peacemaker, convincing the other gangsters to lessen their violence. For two months, the violence and shooting concluded. Unfortunately, Chicago was ran by gangsters and Capone appeared beyond the reach of the law. Shortly, problems stirred between rival gangs which escalated into street violence and frequent hijackings of Capone’s whiskey transports. The biggest problem Capone faced was Frank Yale. What once was a strong…

Humanist writers  Baldassare Castiglione is the 1st humanist writer 1528—Wrote “The Courtier”= Renaissance man 101  1500s-1600s: The treatise influences social life in Europe  Pico Della Mirandola (1463-1494) wrote “Dignity of Man” in 1486 Humans are half-holy beings that are able to do the impossible because we are like God  Dante Alighieri wrote, “Divine Comedy” in 1321. The “Divine Comedy” is an allegorical trilogy about a trip through hell, purgatory, and paradise. Political…

Yosemite National Park was first protected in 1864 and has since been a fascinating landscape that can be observed by people from all over (NPS). The formation of Yosemite Valley has been a natural phenomena for millions of years, formed by some of Earth’s most compelling geological sources. Yosemite has many beautiful granite formations and glacier-carved landscapes that attract everyone from artists to geologists (Huber, 1987). Yosemite Valley was formed by a series of different forces…

Frost bitten toes, fingers, and faces wear icicles lay from strong winds forcing their eyes to tear. seal and dog in my opinion wouldn’t really satisfy my taste buds but you would be getting quite a bit of protein,mm mm protein, but i'm pretty sure they would have enjoyed that meal considering what they had. 127 hours in a place where nobody can hear you, all alone in the dark and in the day. Both very life threatening survival stories and luckily survived them, the times when you feel alone, or…

The Karankawa were speculated to be descendants of the “Carib” indians who according to Wikipedia, arrived by sea from the Caribbean basin in the seventeenth century. They were observed to be taller than any of the other indians in the region, and resembled the Caribs. The Karankawa Indians lived in the Coastal Plains region, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Their territory extended from the west end of present day Galveston down to Corpus Christi. We know that there were several tribes or…

Ten days has passed by since then and Ash-well, he was gradually making progress, learning through his mistakes and mixing in some of the lessons he had learned through meditation into his daily routine. Patience was the key to his improvement because his aura couldn’t properly flow through his body under a lot of stress, he finally realizes that. Rather than forcing his aura, he approached the matter with a cool head, reducing the stress and taking deep breaths whenever he felt frustrated.…

The Roman Empire, during its peak, made revolutionary contributions to social, political and cultural customs of the world. Romans were known for their adaptation of other cultures, especially Greek culture, and enhancing them to create a modern society. These enhancements are present in architectural advancements of the Romans, specifically their recreation of Greek baths. Roman baths, and their changes over time, reflect the revolutionary methods of Roman construction, societal structure and…

of broken glass to sweep away” (lines 10-12) compares the layer of ice around the tree to a crystal shell that break when the tree bend. Not only does the line enhance the image with descriptive language, the sight makes the speaker think “the inner dome of heaven had fallen” (line 13) and begins to direct the reader into an imaginative world. The shattering of the crystal barrier that once separated the earth and sky, what bounded the mind to reality away from imagination, now gone. The…

Which I got fries and a half pound burger with swiss cheese, avocado, lettuce, and pickles. Then for dessert I got a brownie cookie with icecream on it. Of course when we got out we had to go to the park gift shop so I ended up getting my family a t-shirt and my girlfriend one…

She said it was like scaling Half Dome, completing the Mojave Death Race, and winning a pot at the World Series of Poker—all at the same time.” (Tom McFerson, veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com) The requirements to open a veterinarian clinic include a veterinarian license evaluated by the…