Mountains

Hughes’s piece “The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain” (1926) which rejects artistic, systematic, and societal conventions and promotes the beauty of blackness and the importance of existing as an artist within the scope of being black, was published not only as a response to George Schuyler’s dismissal…

When an individual is put into a situation in life, they may face challenges; not every human being has the brainpower to concur these challenges. Through out the short stories, The Sea Devil and A Mountain Journey, shows how someone in a challenge will respond. When foolish, cocky individuals are faced with a tough situation, they are often faced with many obstacles to overcome. While facing many challenges, ones perspective of life may change, and an individual may be able to concur their…

In 1972 the Uruguayan rugby team was mislead by the pilot and crashed deep inside of the Andes Mountains. While they were up there they faced issues that no man or woman should ever have to deal with. During their escapade on the mountain they had to search their emotional, mental, and physical endurance to try to survive, a task many were unable to accomplish. They used many innovative tactics to survive in the harsh setting in which fate had placed them, such as “We needed blankets, so we…

As many of you may be aware, last weekend there was a huge fire at a local church in Jay Mountain. What you may not be aware of, however, is that this story involved a couple of delinquents who risked their lives to save children in this burning Church. As children were playing in the church it mysteriously caught on fire. Though the authorities do not know exactly what happened that could have started the fire, it is believed that the fire may have been due to a lit cigarette that burned…

James Baldwin is also an inspirational author through writing Go Tell It on the Mountain, describing how anyone can achieve spiritual wholeness, no matter what the situation. In this story, Baldwin writes about John Grimes, a boy who had just turned fourteen years old, whose family is worried about his future. One Saturday night, the family goes to the church to pray, as they do every Saturday night, but there was a different atmosphere than usual, as it seems there is a specific reason they…

attorney, we have several issues to look into for Martin. The first issue is one being the joint tenancy with right of survivorship. Martin believes that he is the sole owner of the mountain property since all his friends that were joint tenants have passed away. The second issue is that of the man, Otis, living on the mountain property, which is a case of adverse possession. The eminent domain issue with the coastal property is another issue we are looking into for Martin. Martin is not…

ideal location for a brick-and-mortar store should be easily accessible for the company’s target market. Once this has been done, there are other factors such as the size of the building, the utilities, as well as employee salary. In the article, Mountain Equipment Co-op initially struggled to find a suitable warehouse storage location for their Calgary store, having to use…

Water shortages and droughts have been huge social, economic, and political issues in Australia. As the world’s driest habitable continent, Australia’s water use and management has and will continue to be among the most contentious issues facing the federal and state governments, as well as the public. Research indicates that Australians are, per capita, the biggest consumers of water in the world. When discussing water usage in Australia, one also has to consider the related issue of water…

Throughout Cold Mountain, we see many changes among the way that the characters present themselves and interact with the world around them. Because we follow them over the course of “present day” time and flashbacks, it makes it easier to see how they have in fact transformed. For the most part, Inman, one of the main characters in the novel, is not only a survivor, but a fighter. Ada, his love interest, can be categorized the same way. With what the core protagonists are forced to endure, they…

In "Go Tell It on the Mountain," the section titled "Elizabeth's Prayer," Elizabeth tells her story of growing up and describes her evolution of her perspective about her identity and the struggles she faced in defining her place in the world around her. Of these identity struggles, the ones that play major roles are her feelings toward her mother, father, and her aunt, and the outcomes that these feelings have on her life, as well as the parallels of these family members Elizabeth sees in her…