Mountains Beyond Mountains

Introduction: Did you know that the appalachians stretch thousands of miles long? King George III never knew that when he gave Native Americans the western side of the Appalachians. This happened after the Proclamation of 1763 when King George III gave the western side of the Appalachians to the Native Americans. Never did he know that this would spark enragement throughout the British colonies. Why the event was important? The Event was important because King George III stated that the…

natural world, or the deep interconnectedness of all things. Fan Kuan’s ink on silk painting, “Travelers Among Mountains and Streams,” made in 1000 C.E., and Jacob Van Ruisdael’s oil on canvas painting, “Edge of a Forest with a Grainfield,” made in 1656, exemplify these concepts beautifully. In Fan Kuan’s Travelers Among Mountains and Streams, his…

Father Returns from the Mountain by Luis Alberto Urrea the most poetic of the stories. It had many poetic elements in it, including a great deal of imagery. The detail used in describing everything from the car after the accident to his father's body laid bare on a table at the clinic was astounding. Urrea used metaphors like, “The truth is a diamond, or at least a broken mirror,” dreams are also “diamonds” and “broken mirrors,” “His mouth is a traitor,” as well as his description of his…

backyard, will soon disappear. This past summer I went on a trip to Alaska with my family, and this magical state has a special place in my heart that nothing else can even compare to. We rode in a helicopter up the ice-capped, rugged mountains soaring above and beyond the thin blanket of clouds. The thumping of the main rotor on top of the helicopter permeated the inside…

is beyond breathtaking and captures so much detail of this gorgeous planet called earth. I hope all that stand in awe of this piece reflect on the impact both positive and negative humans can have on the earth. Misrach’s image…

With the lingering despair the Civil War had placed upon the nation, Charles Frazier’s "Cold Mountain" singles out a parallel journey mirrored between Inman and Ada while they evolve through perilous times while learning to survive on an uncertain journey that will promise nothing to either. Inman and Ada, navigate what is seemingly similar paths searching for life emotionally and physically, in hopes to return to each other. Inman’s journey will force him to be recognized as a deserter from the…

Italy Italy, also known as The Heart of the Mediterranean, is located in the center of the Mediterranean. Home of many illustrious tourist attractions such as The Colosseum , The Venice Canals, or Lake Como. Italy has it all with beautiful cities and so much things to do. One day you can go from eating pizza in Naples then the other you could be climbing Florence’s Duomo. Italy is an amazing country with alluring scenery and a rich history to go along with it. Physical Geography Like I stated…

gratefully accepted the offer and together we carried the vegetables to the storage room. In the shed, the women enquired about my visit to the village. I explained to her that I used to live in a very small village on Phoenix Mountain, people that came to these mountains were usually forced to attend to re-education camp. When she asked what re-education camp was like I told her that I didn’t know the correct answer to it, because there are lots of different opinions about the camps. People…

“bright images”, “ravaged plain”, or “shot boy”, “white sheet”, “own blood” “saw blood” and “brave still, trying” “stop himself” “white girl waiting” and in the third stanza still more in lines 2,6, 7,8,10, 11 which make for an emphasis and pulsation beyond that of ordinary speech. Word or phrase repetition together with sound repetition also heightens the rhythmic quality, while the run of stressed syllables in “All day/ I have thought” gives weight, the heavy pace of her sensing of violence…

very interesting on the pictures that were chosen and the reasoning why. All of my roommates chose the calmest pictures. They state, “I have no reason to be sad, frustrated, or anything else like that. So, I’m choosing the waterfall, rainforest, mountains.” This made a question, do they really have nothing going on? Or are they lying to me? But, when I asked one of my other roommates, she chose two pictures. I had to let her know it could only be one. She then stated, “Well, I want to pick the…