prestigious yet humbling honor of being the leader of the free world. With that does not just come great power, but is also accompanied by great responsibility. Our 42nd President, William “Bill” Clinton, represented the American story and proved how anything is possible in the Land of Opportunity. Bill Clinton, like most Americans, was raised in a working class family and had to diligently work and sacrifice to get the White House. He faced many set backs, election losses, impeachment and…
shown up on campaign begging votes for their party or themselves. Here are the two nominees from Democratic Party; Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. There will be comparison and contrast against these two volunteers and reasons that why I personally support Hillary Clinton more than Bernie Sanders. Currently, We have the strongest nominee from the Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton. I think she would deserve to become a 45th president of United Stated of America. However, she has been an…
Veterans Haven North (VHN) is a transitional housing agency that is run by New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs. VHN is located in Glen Gardner a small town in Hunterdon County NJ. VHN is fairly isolated located up a curvy hilly road set back in the woods of Glen Gardner. Glen Gardner is in a suburban area and the houses are fairly close together. The houses are nondescript, the majority appearing to be three or four bedroom homes of small to average size. This is subjective,…
Dictionaries Online (US)"). I will be analyzing the three presidents: Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan, and Bill Clinton, on the basis of how strong or limited they were on their domestic policies. Bill Clinton was chosen for being able to balance the budget and bring the unemployment rate down to its’ lowest. William “Bill” Clinton was born on August 19, 1946, in Hope, Arkansas. He married Hillary Rodham in 1975 and the next year was elected attorney general of Arkansas. In 1978, he became one…
I have done plenty of challenging things in my life, but a few of those things were harder than others. Like a thirty mile hike. Right now you probably think I’m crazy for hiking up mountains for thirty miles! But I will never forget the experience of the beauty of the Sawtooth mountains and spending time with my grandpa. Also, I will never forget the massiveness of the three ridges we had to climb up. That was definitely not my favorite part of the hike. The hike started out at a lake called…
The Grand Canyon Boulders Taller than the Great Tower of Seville by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas and The Most Sublime Spectacle on Earth by John Wesley Powell are two stories with different opinions of The Grand Canyon. The first story shows how The Grand Canyon can be very annoying and not worth of seeing. The second story shows how The Grand Canyon can be very fascinating; therefore the author has trouble explaining his whole trip. Boulders Taller than the Great Tower of Seville by de Cardenas…
he fell, and certainly to high for him to be in the shape his body was when it was found. Although Odell’s sighting may not have been where he originally thought they were; in the article “George Mallory conquered Everest decades before Sir Edmund Hillary” written by Nick Britten published on telegraph.co.uk, Graham Hoyland a man obsessed with Mallory and Irvine since he was 12 and has climbed the mountain multiple times to…
Ski patrols work in some of the most dangerous conditions faced by first responders. Not only do they face precarious snow conditions en route to emergencies; but they also must carry all their equipment on their backs and perform rescues in below freezing temperatures. Some patrollers are also trained to rescue individual’s off chairlifts if necessary. On top of the already difficult job of rescuing injured skiers, patrollers also monitor trail conditions, and provide skiers with opportunities…
The role of commercialism play in the disaster of 1996 In Jon Krakauer’s Into Thin Air, climbers and guides of varying skill levels attempt to summit Everest in the disaster of 1996. The Everest guides fight not only to get to the top, but to get popularity for more customers to climb with them. The only way to get people to pay to get up to the top of the world’s highest mountain was to have a good reputation. Rob Hall the guide for Adventure Consultants, Scott Fisher the leader of Mountain…
Dealing with a traumatic experience can be very difficult for one to overcome. Jon Krakauer, a journalist and avid climber, was contracted to write a story for Odyssey magazine about climbing Mount Everest. While coming down from the mountain, the expedition group experienced many incidents which caused all but 2 of the members to die. Krakauer was uneasy about the expedition to begin with, but coming home as 1 of 2 survivors severely affected his life after the accident. In Jon Krakauer’s Into…