River

Narrative Style and Audience Implications John Graves’ 1957 novel Goodbye to a River is a story that describes the author’s three-week canoeing journey of a section of the Brazos River in Texas. It has been described as one of the most significant works for environmental narratives and remains a classic for the study of ecology, land, and human relations. The dialogic content of the book is explored and analyzed by three authors in their respective works including Terrell Dixon, James Langston,…

Hermann Hesse, the river serves as a guide that assists Siddhartha on his path to enlightenment. Throughout the book, the river represents something in the outside world that makes Siddhartha grow, but also separate him. By separating Siddhartha’s life into the new Siddhartha and the old, the river shows the growth and change that Siddhartha experiences throughout his entire journey from the teachings of the river. In the first chapter, Siddhartha spends a lot of time at the river. He learns…

informed on the speakers knowledge of rivers. Being that much time has past throughout the timeline explained in the poem, the reader can conclude that the speaker is ancient. He is a very wise man who has a lot of stories to tell. Each river listed in this poem has its own function and meaning. Understanding these will enable the reader to grasp the meaning of the poem itself. The Euphrates River symbolizes the beginning or dawn of time. Just as this river is the dawn of time, African…

European coloniser’s stories alone. Excluding the Aboriginal voice and views of the colonisation of their land. Recent texts such as The Secret River, have been produced to disrupt this traditional ideology and contributed to the undermining of these traditional ideas of colonialism. These texts can be interpreted and read in a number of different ways. The Secret River, a postcolonial novel, by Kate Grenville, has a range of possible readings. One of the reading of Grenville’s novel is that it…

One novel that has impacted my life greatly would have to be Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. This story is about a young miner who was in an airplane crash. The airplane landed in a lake in the forest. The boy had to learn how to survive on his own with nothing, but his hatchet. That special hatchet was a gift from his mother, which she gave him before his airplane departed. Throughout the summer, he learns how to survive in the part of the wilderness he had never seen before. Particularly, this book…

Running through the core of Golden, Colorado, Clear Creek plays an important role in the ecosystem of the Rocky Mountains. With this, Clear Creek acts as the habitat for many different species. In particular, trout may live in Clear Creek, and, as an indicator species, is essential in determining the health of the stream. However, there are many different aspects to analyze when evaluating if Clear Creek is a suitable environment for trout to live in, such as physical, chemical, and biological…

On February 26, 1972, towns in Logan County, West Virginia were devastated and destroyed by a massive flood caused by a local dam that had burst. The Pittston Coal Company had three different dams that played different roles in day-to-day operations, but one day, dam number three was no more. In the 1960s and very early 1970s, the Pittston Coal Company was the number one independent coal producing companies in the country. They were also fourth in concerns when it came to coal mines in the…

It's ok to say that being in the woods by yourself is no ones place to be. In the book hatchet by Gary Paulsen Brain was on a plane and the pilot had a heart attack. So Brain tried to fly the plane but he failed. He crashed into the water and does not know where he is. Like Brain he survived by his self. I don't think i could survive that long, but i think i could survive for a few weeks. The first reason why i could only survive for a few weeks is because of the water. Like the book said “…

Onondaga Lake Cleanup As a child, I grew up in a small neighborhood surrounded by a large forest that backed up to a section of the Erie Canal. The area was any child’s dream playground with plenty of places to hide, and explore. It is because of this that I spent most of my childhood outdoors playing with friends. In fact, it was not a rare occasion that our parents would have to drag us in for dinner, and again when it was time for bed. Many of my fondest memories up to this point…

¨They would come, they would look for him. The searchers would get government planes and cover both sides of the flight plan filed by the pilot and search until they found him.¨ ( Chapter 5 pg 47 )The book The Hatchet written by Gary Paulsen is about a teenage boy named Brian that survives in a plane crash but doesn't land in the luckiest spot. He lands in the water that's surrounded by a forest. Brian has to survive the wilderness but luckily he has his hatchet with him and he is very positive…