Santa Rita Mountains

that under their Christmas tree sits a collection of presents with matching paper. Santa has come. The parents joyfully observe as their children happily tear open their gifts from Santa, reflecting on how they had placed them in just the right spots under the tree the previous night. Unaware of this fact, the kids chatter about how amazing it is that Santa always knows what they want. The children believe in Santa; likewise, they believe their parents when they say that the presents are from a…

Really a Santa Claus? Is there really a Santa? The age old debate between parents and kids. Santa Claus is a massive staple in today’s modern holiday experience and has been talked about for over hundreds of years. In almost every Christmas movie, parent’s endeavor to convince their children there isn’t a Santa Claus. A classic example was in the movie The Polar Express. The main character traveled to the North Pole and got a bell from Santa’s sleigh. Foolishly his parents don’t believe in…

In late medieval England, on Saint Nicholas' Day areas held Yuletide "kid religious administrator" festivities. As a major aspect of this festival, adolescents played out the elements of ministers and b Saint Nicholas, additionally called Nikolaos of Myra or Nicholas of Bari, was Bishop of Myra, in Asia Minor, and is a noteworthy Christian holy person. In light of the numerous marvels ascribed to his mediation, he is otherwise called Nikolaos the Wonderworker . Holy person Nicholas is the…

Being a homosexual in the 21st century can be an emotional experience due to the lies that are said about them. By using satire, LZ Granderson in the TED Talk, “The Myth of the Gay Agenda,” presents humor, personal journey, and emotional connections, which creates a convincing argument towards the audience about love and respect. First of all, Granderson is a humorous person throughout his speech. LZ Granderson uses verbal irony to be humorous and stir up the audience in a positive and funny way…

A few months ago, my cousin Mark invited me to help on his farm. I accepted his invitation, knowing he would pay me handsomely. However, when I set foot on the farm, one thought came to mind: what a dump! Mark 's farm was so pitiful one could mistake it for a junkyard. One thing that stuck out to me was his cattle. The poor creatures did not have anything to eat. All of Mark 's grass was dead, and I could count every cow 's ribs from a football field away. As I roamed around Mark 's farm, it…

Nest” both poets Ron Rash and Robert Morgan describe to readers what it was like to be raised in the southern Appalachian Mountains as a child throughout seasons of life. Both poets Rash and Morgan were natives to the land of southwest North Carolina and created poems that would allow readers to interpret what life was like for these two growing up in the Appalachian Mountains. The authors write in narratives that are delightful to the senses and use imagery to assist readers in the…

up against your jacket. But there’s no need to strap in or grab your poles. Instead, you grab the handle bars and push off, cruising on the three “skis” of Snogo, a new downhill snow bike due to hit the market in early 2016. “I wouldn’t be on the mountain if it wasn’t for ski bikes,” says Obed Marrder,…

The main focus of all my research on Washington Irving, a Yankee living in New York, was to learn how the first American author pictured the world. Irving is widely considered the first American author not because he was the first author in North America, but because he is the first person in America to write stories “by heart”. What I mean by writing with heart was that Irving wrote with a passion, as he considered his work written for the reason of what he loved the most, humor. Irving wrote…

The heart of a story lies in the moral. Once a story has been read, the reader must understand the moral, in order to appreciate the story. Sometimes a story 's moral can be explained with a cliché. Washington Irving 's Rip Van Winkle, can be captured by the cliché, you reap what you sow. Rip 's life was not fruitful, as many years were wasted, causing him to not reap any rewards. The Birthmark, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, follows a man plagued by the obsession to remove his wife 's birthmark, in…

the Appalachian Mountains. Isolated from the outside world for centuries, the Appalachian people spoke a distinct dialect that became known as AE. Unique features characterize the speech in Appalachia; the use of these features is fading as the area becomes less isolated. Migration and advances in technology have played a key role in shifting the dialect toward Standard English. The Appalachian English dialect, which has several unique features, developed in the Appalachian Mountain area due…