San Gabriel Valley

The Canal district in Worcester, Massachusetts is most accurately described as emerging. Despite its name, Worcester covered the Blackstone Canal in the late eighteen hundreds according to the Preservation Worcester website (Preservation Worcester). The lacking presence of the physical canal provides a decent metaphor for the status of the neighborhood, an area of the city that is lacking in terms of what it wishes it could be. Lynch argues that legibility of a city is vital to their…

Valley Forge: Would you have quit? Valley forge was a hard time for The soldiers it was cold, They didn't have shoes or clothes they were even running low on supplies. george Washington tried to help as much as possible, but it was hard for him too. the battle of valley forge took place 18 miles northwest of Philadelphia. They made their own little huts to live in but they had a little problem, it is winter and it is extremely cold, so they need heat, they made a fireplace in the huts, but the…

her, "blocked and heavy in her gardening costume," as if she was forced into a confining role that limits her expressiveness. "The high grey-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world. On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made of the great valley a closed pot." Also, the setting of the story suggests that the rural context does not allow exchanges with the outside world, definitely increasing the sense of isolation of the…

Ever since I could remember I visited Yosemite every summer, I love the beautiful scenery, different kinds of wildlife, and the soothing rivers. I go with my grandparents and we take the opportunity to ride bikes, take walks, and go to all of the museums that the park offers you. Its an amazing experience and I love going every summer! The first time I visited Yosemite was when I was eight years old. While driving there I was very excited to see the famous Yosemite National Park. The very…

During Steve Jobs speech to the graduating students at Stanford Jobs uses a lot of examples throughout his lifetime and tries to relate as much as possible to the students through stories about his lifetime and how his companies came about. Jobs uses different forms of Ethos, Pathos, and also Logos in his speech to Stanford. The issue is does Jobs fit the criteria to actually be speaking to graduating students about life challenges and his college experience. Here I’m going to go over the rather…

With flyer postings only being allotted two weeks for posting, the campus police department will have to print every two weeks. With campus police available year-around, printing flyers will have to be done 26 times a year. This can become costly for the department; instead of saving by printing a year’s supply and storing them, and a waiver of some or all posting requirements being provided proving the postings to be a university led initiative supported by the University of Houston-Downtown…

Steve Jobs turned out to be very successful even though he wasn’t a college graduate. Steve Jobs’ Stanford Commencement speech is considered to be very effective and moving, because of his use of his rhetorical devices. Steve Jobs shares three stories of his past to play upon his rhetorical strategies. While speaking to the Stanford graduates who are ready to start a new chapter in their life; Jobs uses love, loss, discovery, death and adversity to persuade them not to give up as they continue…

John Steinbeck's short story "The Chrysanthemums" is about woman named Elisa Allen who feels discouraged with her current life. Her frustrations come from not having any children and from her husband's failure to see her in a romantic, passionate way. The only way she releases the frustration is by tending to her flower garden where she grows stunning chrysanthemums. Steinbeck uses chrysanthemums as symbols of Elisa’s children and her sexuality. The chrysanthemums symbolize Elisa's children. She…

that sets the mood of the story and reflects Elisa. The imagery of the bright direction, what the reality is what is present in the beginning of the novel. As Steinbeck opens up by saying, “The high-grey flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley….” (Steinbeck, 800). This line is a great way to set off the mood and setting of the story from just the…

Songs are one of the most powerful expressions of a writers emotions. The lyrics flow leaves a map of the thoughts the writer is pouring out for all to hear. The song “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane gives a nostalgic feeling of growing up and leaving a carefree life behind. This transition is hard for everyone who come upon it. Keane stresses this with his words, allowing every listener to hear that it is harder than anyone believes to give up the life they once knew. He shows the agony one…