The Crest

by Cheryl Strayed, she recounts her 1,100 mile hike along the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). After losing her mother to lung cancer, her marriage ending in divorce because of her infidelity, her family struggling to stay connected, and her drug use, Strayed turned to the PCT in hopes of finding herself and becoming the woman her mother always hoped she would be. While visiting Minneapolis, she picks up the book, The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume 1: California. At first, she picks up the book and puts…

The Spartans of the Peloponnese are well renowned for their courageous and war like attributes of their men with society. The Spartans thrived on the well balanced economic, social and political structure of their nation, which provided them with a civilization of physically strong individuals, who were both soldiers and citizens, that were constantly prepared for the prospect of war . Sparta now had a state of eunomia as a result of Lycurgus, the Great Rhetra, whom established this ancient…

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.--As the second week of Fall Camp is underway, Dana Holgorsen met with members of the media on Tuesday afternoon and discussed the West Virginia University football teams progression. Another player out for the season is freshman cornerback Jake Long, who is going to be sidelined after shoulder surgery. “Maybe could have practiced him but we’re talking about redshirt,” Holgorsen said. “Let’s just go ahead and do it so we have you ready for next year. He’ll be ready for spring.…

One of the most promising forms of obtaining renewable energy is through harnessing the natural energy that is contained by waves emanating to shore from large bodies of water, such as seas or ocean coasts. There are several reasons why this energy is so promising, mainly because it is overwhelmingly abundant throughout our oceans, and because high tides, low tides, and weather patterns that would create large movements of water through natural cycles and storm surges are very predictable in…

Whereas men lose their self control when attempting to gain more power, Macbeth portrays the most extreme scenario of this by going on a killing spree which leads to his eventually death. At first, after hearing the news from the witches about the possibility of being king in the future it was not enough for Macbeth he needed the power instantly. In fact Macbeth immediately kills Duncan to start his violent path to power and then reports to his wife “I have done the deed.”(2.2 19) So Macbeth…

“Life goes on… whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown. Or stay behind, locked in the past thinking of what you could’ve been.”-Unknown. I find my past to be full of struggle, being bullied, stabbed with pencils that left scars. Finding out six years ago, I was going to die. Then dealing with depression, anorexia, bulimia and cutting. However, this year, I have grow. I developed seizures as a side effect to what had happened, yet knowing I have a chance in life. I want to…

McLellan v Queensland Rail [2001] QCA 487 In McLellan v Queensland Rail, The Supreme Court of Queensland [MCMURDO P, MCPHERSON JA AND CULLINANE J] considered whether Queensland Rail was negligent for failing in their duty of care, to prevent the appellants, 12 year old John McClellan and 14 year old Matthew Brayton, riding trail bikes into a fire. The court considered the scope of duty of care to the children and whether this extended to erecting barriers in attempt to prevent them from access…

foraging in the canopy for fruit. Generally shy, it tends to avoid contact with humans, and to see one in the wild is a true treat. Like many birds, the Andean cock-of-the-rock exhibits major sexual dimorphism, with the males possessing a prominent crest on their heads that threaten to engulf their faces. This permanent fashionable “hat” is all the rage with the much-drabber females and is used in mating displays, in which the males gather at dawn and compete to impress potential mates. In…

Canadian Coat of Arms Canada’s coat of arms is an important design that contains highly important symbols, but some of these need to be refreshed. In the initial design, the crest was represented by a lion, but we replaced this symbol with a totem. The totem represents the First Nations people, as the have a strong connection to Canada’s history. However we still decided to keep the crown to represent Canada as a constitutional monarchy that is run by a sovereign. On the right of the totem pole…

to succeed through life. One last reason that it means is don’t let people drag you down because they don’t like or do what you like or do. No one should judge you and you shouldn’t let them or let that phase you. A second thing that represents my crest is three traits. My three traits are Believing, Strong, and Brave. These character traits each…