Rincon Mountains

What I love most about Iron Mountain is you’re never too far away from the wilderness. I routinely have deer, rabbits, and other woodland critters in my yard, and it’s not uncommon to come across bears, coyotes, or even moose on the way to exams. Outside of work, there is no shortage of camping, boating, fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, hunting, and hiking opportunities. The Fumee Lake Natural Area, just outside of Iron Mountain, has miles of trails to enjoy scenic views, wild life and…

their consequences. One of the myth characteristics that the story of “Rip Van Winkle” includes is a past setting. This story is set in the years before and after the American Revolutionary War. Rip lived in a remote village in New York’s Catskill Mountains. This is a strange period because before he took a nap he was living in a small village and when he awoke, it was a busy city. Rip realized that the country he lived in two years ago was no longer ruled by Great Britain, but a free country…

I really enjoyed the interview of Adaline Bloom. Her father came to the United States in order to escape the Russian army draft. Adaline talks about the effects of the Great Depression and World War II on her family. For example, she speaks about gas rationing for her family’s car. In an attempt to save gas for the United States military, limited supplies of gas were sold to the public. Therefore, Adaline’s family did not use the car for almost two years. It was difficult to find steady work…

Bowden, Mary Weatherspoon. Washington Irving. Boston: Twayne, 1981. Bowden underlines the integrity of The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent., in which “Rip Van Winkle” first performed, and proposes that Irving’s most highest literary accomplishment was his style. Though the book was not known, it include two of the most famous American short stories, one being “Rip Van Winkle” Mary Bowden received her Ph.D. in English Literature from the University of Texas in Austin, Texas. She taught in…

People think having Donald Trump as president is tragic but have they ever thought about all the tragic things that happened in the past. Slavery. Word War I. World War II. People tortured. Many killed. Guns fired. Families separated. Genocide. The Sudanese civil wars were both a bad tragic time for Sudan, however, these events differ in how they started, one was because of the government and the southern rebels and the other was because of the underlying cause of conflict in the autonomy.…

foot of New York's Catskill Mountains. He has Dutch Ancestry and is a story teller for the children. He is lazy though and his farm is falling apart. To get away from his wife he goes and finds a Dutchman drinking something and he drinks and falls asleep. He wakes up after twenty years and only his daughter recognizes him. The first mythical characteristic is on page sixty two of Journeys in Literature American Traditions where the mountains are called fairy mountains and there is a…

The Magnificent 60 Mountain Peaks Shenandoah National Park, in Virginia, protects over 19,000 acres of land, with more than 500 miles of trail, which include the 101 miles long Appalachian Trail. Admission is required at this national park however it is definitely worth it according to happy visitors. National Park, Shenandoah itself has about 60 wooded mountain peaks. Nearly the entire park is 2,000 feet above sea level. Along with hiking, people like to camp at Shenandoah, which requires a…

Sturnus Vulgaris (Common Starling) or (European Starling) The European Starling was introduced to North America in the 19th century. They were imported at great expense from Europe by Eugene Schieffelin around the 1890s to U.S and labeled as an invasive species. But unlike many other invasive birds, it was not protected under U.S law. Meaning no harm, Schieffelin goal was to just introduce all the birds mentioned by William Shakespeare in North America. Schieffelin released about 100 European…

The mountain community is very traditional when it comes to elders in the community. This is seen through Mrs. Taylor, Lace’s parents, Uncleome though. He also has a connection growing up in the mountains but feels work would come easier somewhere else. He likely resents the land for allowing itself to fall and become destructed because it is forcing him to have to leave. The younger boys seem to like the land. Tommy and Corey like being able to play and run around in the creek, Corey sees the…

Washington Irving’s story “Rip Van Winkle” uses common literary characteristics to bring to life a new version of a mythology for America. Some of the characteristics he uses are a time setting of the past; a positive message about the people it is written for and about; and magical, mysterious, and incredible events. All of these characteristics help convey a mood and theme that allows the reader to envision how the US changed dramatically over a short period of time. At the very beginning of…