Santa Rita Mountains

Everytime someone mentions mountains, I cannot help but to think about the trek up my first mountain. The first mountain I climbed, was Mount Fuji in Japan. Also known as Fujisan, this mountain stands at just over twelve-thousand feet. As the morning of the climb approached, my family and I got up early to go to the bus station. The bus ride was an hour long, past lush green farms,terraced rice paddies, down back country roads, before we arrived at the SUicide Forest. The Suicide Forest is…

involved in the profession and Sport he loved.” this shows how he loved his job and he knew the risks of it. Another evidence is, “ but you know, it is hard not to believe that notion isn't in the back of somebody's mind when they're up in these mountains.” This is relating to why they sign up for the job because they know the risks of being up…

Presto grabs the rope with his other hand and he goes up. “Let me down!” shouted Presto. Alec bites the rope and Presto came down. Continuing to chase Alec. Alec tries to break Presto’s arm, but Presto bites him. Alec screamed,”Owww!” Presto goes get another carrot and started to tease Alec with it. Alec sat on the chair and Presto went to grab in the hat but, Alec had other plans. Alec planned to make Presto feel his own pain. Alec started to do bad things to him. Alec shocked him again…

ascent the first week of July, and two weeks after we sold most of what we had, and put in boxes all the gear we already had. Summiting Everest depends on a number of factors, and any experienced climber knows this. Because Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, it is also regarded as a powerful one, and we all come to it both scared and excited. It is all part of doing one of the most difficult and dangerous things, in the name of the pursuit of happiness. With at least 12 successful…

The grass glistened like crystals from the summer morning dew. The sun was rising over the mountains in an elegant fashion, providing light for the world to see. There was a faint hint of a breeze. The trees laid upon the mountain restless. The mountains had jagged edges rocketing to the moon. The view was insurmountable, as the lake below glared with great brilliance showing undiscovered life and happiness. The land remained untouched, with a triumphant glare. This is where I wanted to begin my…

After we came back from winter break, everyone had forgotten what had happened except Priscilla, Munk, Martin, and the cobras. If you don't know what happened let me tell you. Munks Motegbd were in charge at this school. One day, Priscilla came and her only friend was getting bullied by munks cobras. Priscilla went over to stop him and up came munk. He was a whole lot shorter than Priscilla, and also more confident. As soon as he started helping the other one of his cobras, she walked up to him…

Rita Dove, An African American Poet Rita Dove is a poet who is currently 64 years old. She grew up as an outstanding student, to later become even more successful, winning several awards to her name. She was, and still is, a very passionate poet who has said inspiring things to her audiences such as, “Poetry is language at its most distilled and most powerful”. Dove still continues to inspire and encourage those who read her poetry to this day. Starting at the beginning, Rita Dove was born on…

have studied the play ‘Educating Rita’ by Willy Russell and the feature article ‘The REAL Sarah Harris’ to provide us with examples of individuals that experience transitions that provide them with growth and change. These transitions allow the individuals to move to a better chapter in life giving them an improved attitude towards the world and themselves. In Willy Russell’s play ‘Educating Rita’, we as an audience follow the journey that the main female character, Rita, makes to transform…

Sylvia Plath’s “Morning Song” explores a mother’s complex emotions towards her newborn child after giving birth for the first time. Although motherhood is often regarded as a joyous event that gives a woman’s life purpose and meaning, “Morning Song” instead depicts motherhood as a complicated event fraught with uncertainty and fear, but also with love and affection. Rather than expressing overwhelming love and happiness, the mother in the poem feels distant from her child and gradually learns to…

challenges to face and difficulties to overcome, which is evident in Willey Russell’s drama play ‘Educating Rita’ and Slam Poetry of The Streets: ‘CAPITAL LETTERS’ by Omar Musa at TEDxSydney ‘Educating Rita’ consists of two characters: Frank and Rita. Frank is from the mid-upper class, the individuals who have tertiary education and are sophisticated, in which Rita aspires to be like. Rita is a woman who has the motivation and desire to pursue an education and leave the social working class…