Santa Rita Mountains

Brooks Hatlen is portrayed as an old man who is one of the prisoners from Shawshank prison although his crime was not revealed throughout the story the audience is able to identify that he has spent most of his life in prison. This is interpreted through the language used and the actions showed through each character. Brooks was the librarian of Shawshank prison and has been working for over 40 years. He is introduced to the movie when Andy Dufresne is new to prison and is currently having…

Phineas Taylor Barnum, or better known as "P. T." Barnum, described as a “jack of all trades” is an understatement. As a self-made businessman (or scammer), showman (or humbug), newspaper editor (or libeler), he lived a life of exhausted passion and success. He tells his own story in his autobiography, The Life of P.T. Barnum of living in 19th century America. P.T. Barnum’s optimistic and exuberant charisma certainly helped him make a profit, yet that alone did not gain him the title of a…

What is Ideal? Imagine the ideal American childhood. Now, consider my story. My childhood home, settled at the foot of the Blue Ridge Mountains, was equipped with a basketball hoop in the backyard and a minivan in the driveway. I grew up in a two-parent middle-class home with evenings spent at the dinner table waiting for Jeopardy to start; then, I would read my older brother’s comics or The Magic Tree House series until I couldn’t hold my eyes open. I was a tomboy for lack of a better word; a…

I live in a bowl full of peas, literally I am surround full of hills that metaphorically always reminded me of a bowl. The San Fernando Valley was always filled with peas which were people that generally are the same but not as exact; a big chucky of the population were all Hispanic but not all were the same. In a bowl of peas you would receive whether the good nice evergreen round pea or get the one everyone always threw out just because it look a little rotten or just a strange dark, brownish…

asylum in America. Hosseini graduated from Independent High School in San Jose, California. He attended Santa Clara University and got his bachelor’s degree in medicine, after that he attended University of California, Santa Barbara to complete his medical education. In 2003 Hosseini released his first novel, The Kite Runner. In 2007, A Thousand Splendid Suns was released and in 2013 And the Mountains Echoed was published. A Thousand Splendid Suns takes…

This incident happened in the City of Auburn, County of King, Washington. On 4-6-2016 at about 1955 hrs I was dispatched to 12704 SE 295th ST for the report of a stolen vehicle. Dispatched advised the reporting party, Ikhra Mohamed, was 911 to report that her vehicle was stolen and she believed that her brother, Diriye Mohamed, was the likely suspect. I knew all involved parties as I was recently at the address for a dispute and sighting of a juvenile runaway. During that incident, Ikhra…

In the opening paragraphs of the Los Angeles Notebook Joan Didion characterizes the Santa Ana winds using various stylistic elements. Her essay characterizes the Santa Ana winds as Controversial, Theoretic, and Catalytic. The stylistic elements Didion uses to convey these views are Diction, Logos, and Metaphors. Joan Didion exemplifies diction conveying the controversial characterization early on in the first paragraph of the essay with the following quote. “We know it because we feel it. The…

In Los Angeles, people are always up and about. There is a constant need for luxury transportation as people go out to parties, special events, or corporate affairs. Whatever the reason, transportation is a must through the busy, popular location. Our services are versatile, as we adhere to the need of a wide fan base. Customers enjoy our services because we listen to what their specific needs are and we cattier to them. We also provide reasonable prices and excellent customer support. Take a…

The New Zealand Army!? What the heck is that? That was my initial thought when I was told that I would be deploying to Afghanistan to manage a property book of equipment that was being utilized by the New Zealand Army. Let me take you back on the events that transpired that led me to this deployment. 25 July 2011, I signed into Ft Riley, Kansas. HHC Company, Combat Aviation Brigade, First Infantry Division. I was in the S2 shop as the Terrain NCOIC. I was enjoying my time there in my position…

Introduction. Forests are changing dramatically in the face of climate change and human activities. Since the 1800s, fire exclusion, animal grazing, timber harvest, and climate cycles have contributed to these changes (Graham and Jain 2005). In 2016, we are seeing unprecedented tree mortality—more than 62 million have died this year alone (USDA 2016). California experienced a fourth consecutive year of below-average precipitation in 2015 with mean monthly temperatures reaching record or near…