The Crest

The concept of strangers coming and causing a stir within an established group is a familiar story within history. One of these stories is the Europeans come to colonize Africa. The novel, Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe shows this story by focusing on one person who is experiencing the transformation first hand. There are many characters and episodes that will show bigger themes within the story. Some examples of the characters and episodes to show the themes are the characters of Unoka and…

My ideal philosophy for education My philosophy regarding Education is that it creates possibilities, opportunities and freedom. In my view, education is the epitome of life. At its heart, getting educated means getting to be empowered to embrace future exercises in life: meeting new people, making connections, taking joy in specific sorts of experience, planning activities and having the capacity to finish them effectively. The ancient refinement between 'opportunity from' and 'opportunity to'…

traveled to the old Croatan capital, they found some interesting pieces of evidence that could play an important part in finding the truth on the disappearance of the Roanoke colonists. One of the things they found was a 10-carat ring with a lion crest on it,…

other side of the river, I let myself think; And inside of me released.” (Strayed pg. 306) On the other hand Chris had a fatal ending to his Alaskan odyssey. If he would have studied the area more or had a guide book like Cheryl had her, The Pacific Crest Trail, Volume I, which included CA, and Oregon, Chris would have known there were cottages nearby that he could have gotten to and could have survived. Chris was chasing something different than Cheryl he needed to break from riches, the…

People underestimate the awesomeness of the octopus. Octopuses are magnificent sea creatures living all around the world. Containing over 300 species! The word Octopus is from the Greek language meaning eight-legged. They are boneless creatures, also known as invertebrates. Octopuses are interesting in several ways. For example, the way they lose their shape out of the water. In the water, they are able to disappear, flee, prey on other creatures, and glide across the water! The amount of…

As we jump “Into the Wild” story of Chris McCandless’s journey throughout the Alaskan wilderness, Jon Krakaur, the author uses rhetorical devices to further delve into the novel and the underlying points of McCandless’s adventure. In the novel, “Into the Wild”, Jon Krakaur uses pathos, imagery, and arrangement to solve the overarching questions related to motive, the effects of setting, and the mental state of Chris McCandless. These uses of rhetorical devices also help readers formulate…

The closest thing I’ve seen is my mom’s dad having a flag of the Phelps family crest of Germany, along with my dad’s dad having a Moran’s Family Pub T-Shirt at a restaurant he ate at and that’s all I really come to know up until 8th grade before culture fair. So when it came time to ask my parents questions about what we are it became…

In loving memory of Luther Vandross is a story about a man who blazed our hearts with love songs. Who could get enough of hearing Luther woo during the '80s and '90s or even today? He was made for this! There was just something about Luther Vandross music that illuminated love and tenderness that we'd all fall under his spell. A Superstar in the Making The superstar was born Luther Ronzoni Vandross in 1951 on this date, April 20th. Luther Vandross birthplace is in New York. Luther was the…

Alexander achieved more noteworthy deeds than, not just of the rulers who had lived before him additionally of the individuals who were to come later down to our time .Alexander the Great was conceived at Pella Macedonia in 356 B.C.E. He spent his adolescence years watching his dad changing Macedonia into an extraordinary military force. His Father was King Phillip and his mom was Olympias. His mom was the rulers of neighboring Epirus. She was a profoundly otherworldly who taught her child about…

The Battle of Antietam took place on September 17, 1862, near Antietam creek in Sharpsburg, Maryland. This battle brought about America’s bloodiest day, the product of Confederate bravery and Union command failure. Shortly after routing the Union Army of Virginia under Major General John Pope, General Lee led his own Army of Northern Virginia across the Potomac into Maryland. Reasons for this assault included taking strain off the Shenandoah Valley which was referred to as” The Breadbasket of…