The Crest

become inaccessible, which create barriers within neighborhoods, decrease social interactions, and limits availability to jobs, food, and medical and social service agencies. The flood level in Bartlesville is 13 feet, and in1986, there was a historic crest of 27 feet that resulted in a devastating flood that affected the community in various ways. According to Kennedy, “Bartlesville was cut in two by the swollen river. On one side lay downtown. On the other were suburbs and U.S. 75, the main…

Public Services In Ancient Rome there was a lot of positives and negatives. One of Rome's elements was their Public Services. I would give Rome's Public Services a B-; I would give it a B- because they had a great idea for finding water and getting it to Rome but water that got to Rome wasn’t healthy. On the other hand their roads were great! The Romans had citizens that went and looked for water, they would find springs, ponds, lakes, and other bodies of water. They looked at the inhabitants…

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens is a historical fiction novel that has received a number of critiques that associate Dickens’s tone to criticize the societies of France and England during the Victorian era. Tone allows a writer to influence a reader's perspective on a particular circumstance by using specific words in their writing to portray a specific opinion. Charles Dickens, a social commentator, utilizes this method to show his readers social disparity throughout his novels.…

Molly Howard 12/3/15 American Lit. H Period H Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton Study Guide Questions Beginning of Chapter 2: 1. The narrator learns from the other characters that Ethan Frome is about 52 years old, he is stuck in Starkfield, Massachusetts to take care of his sick wife Zeena, and he has been in an accident about 24 years ago and has a scar on the right side of his face. Knowing this information makes the narrator want to know more about Ethan. 2. Ethan’s house is…

possible to survive without anyone else. Everyone is always being told how to think or act. It is important to reflect without having any influences from the world in order to not lose oneself. In Wild, by Cheryl Strayed, as she walks on The Pacific Crest Trail she begins to reflect on the reasons that she decided to hike the trail in the first place and to find answers to the questions that is being blocked by society. while she is thinking about this she says, “Since I’d begun hiking, the…

In the novel, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, Okonkwo is the victim of gender roles, and these expectations ruled his life, making into the Okonkwo he is throughout chapter 1-12. Akueke’s life is also r affected by the gender expectations throughout chapters 1-12. Gender roles in Things Fall Apart, affected the development of the protagonist, Okonkwo, by making his masculinity become noticed to those around him, along with Akueke through beauty standards. Okonkwo obeys the expectations…

the Sadhu is about Bowen McCoy, his friend Stephen, and other fellow backpackers from New Zealand, Switzerland, and Japan being presented with an ethical dilemma whilst on their sabbatical program. All of them had to cross an 18,000 foot pass over a crest to be able to reach Muklinath. All of them needed to climb over a steep part of their climb, and they departed at 3:30 am before the sun rose and melted the steps cut in the ice. At 15,500 feet into the climb, McCoy and Stephen rested to…

Andrew Barton (Banjo) Paterson was born in 1864 and was most famously known for writing the poem ‘Waltzing Matilda’ which he wrote in late 1895. Aside from being a poet, Banjo was known for being a public solicitor, journalist, war correspondent and a soldier fighting primarily in World War I. Banjo had a life full of achievements and experienced great success with his poems but he has taken a lot of criticism throughout his life about his depiction of rural Australia. So was Andrew Barton…

give one of their most basic aspects of life that they are able to control up to the government to control. Another one of the larger symbolic parts of the handmaids tale is the secret police force known as the eyes. The secret police force has a crest “with a winged eye” that symbolizes the eternal watchfulness of God. However, the eye also is used to look and spy which is what this police force manage to do and take away almost all privacy in Gilead. Although this is rather obvious, the use of…

300 is an American made movie of the twenty first century. This historical film was released on march ninth of 2007th and has made furor among many. The director, Zack Snyder among with stars such as Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, and many more, had made a tremendous piece of work delivering the viewers a full acting, modern way historical film. The movie 300 reflects the historical event of the Persian War in the Ancient Greece. Even though the fighting style as well as…