The Hills Have Eyes

Joshua Yost Professor McEntee History 121 TCC 17 April 2015 The Battle of Bunker Hill The battle of Bunker Hill was the first major battle of the Americans Revolution. This battle started the war against the thirteen colonies and England. The battle took place on Bunker Hill on the Charlestown Peninsula right outside the Boston and its harbor (Kurtz, “Bunker Hill”). There were a lot of things that lead to this battle and many results of it. Before the battle, Boston was infested with British…

life completely. It happened on an evening in June, just as the sun was setting, outside on top of the hill just right down the road from my house. I was very dare devilish when I was young; I did anything that was impossible and made it possible, but this day killed my every will to want, have, especially to do devilish things again. This day changed me for the better, putting fear into my eyes.…

CRITIQUE ANALYSIS OF “SO WHAT ARE YOU, ANYWAY?” By Lawrence Hill Racism and ethnic discrimination in the North America has been a biggest issue since the colonial times. The segregation continues to take place in many social areas such as housing, education, employment, especially for Afro-American people. 1970’s was the crucial time of the racism, many students killed by the national guards in U.S. during their protests against racial injustice. The violence followed by the Civil Rights…

I look around. The town is quiet, the streets are empty. I look around. Creation is still. The trees do not move, the birds do not sing. A dirty grey rests on the sky above. I stand at the bottom of the battered hill called Golgotha. Distant groans of a man on the hill echo over the heavy silence. He has been deeply disturbing me. The sound he makes is grotesque and unrelenting; the soldiers must be giving Him some extra punishment. He has been making the noise since early morning. I am…

The first thing that catches my eye is the mountains. As I sit on the highest point of the hill I am surrounded by mountains. The walk from my dorm is definitely the worst part and most painful part. Although the walk is a leg killer it is the greatest view I might ever experience. Sitting on the bench I have realized that the hill is more than a hill with a bench. This is an escape, it was a place to go to relax, to clear your head, and to just get away from all the chaos. I am the kind of…

that consumers today own more than they need and it also impacts the environment. Hill demonstrates this by showing statistics of global warming due to consumerism. Hill also claims that most of our stress comes up when we are managing our own personal belongings, whether it be moving to a new house or selling stuff, and that he is personally happier in life owning less items than the average American consumer. Hill claims that “. . . Relationships, experiences and meaningful work are the…

Lauryn Hill is not only a natural born performer but as well as a role model. Throughout her life, starting from a young age she has been influencing the music industry ranging from a multitude of genres. Lauryn Hill was born of May 26, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey to two loving parents, Mal and Valerie Hill. Lauryn was never wealthy but lived comfortably. Hill says “ I was not raised rich, but I never really wanted the things we didn't have. I think my parents instilled in us that we…

inclined hill. At first, I thought about what coach said and wanted to sprint up the hill, but then realized I would be out of…

to Mooney’s Bay. The journey to Mooney’s Bay felt inevitably long as I was anxious throughout the whole trip. We finally arrived at Mooney’s Bay and towed our toboggans up the hill. On my first ride down the hill, I shut my eyes as tightly as possible, I felt wind cutting across my face like a knife as we charged down the hill…

Latitude and Longitude, Whitcomb hill is roughly located at: 43° 51’ N. Lat and 72° 20’ W Long. Regarding the UTM system, Whitcomb hill is in Zone 18, 4859 W, 7130950 N. 2) The US state that this map represents is Vermont. 3) The grid system that is not represented on Map 1 is the US Public Land Survey. It doesn’t appear to be represented because around the edges of the map there are no indicators of what Township or Range it is located in and each square does not have a designated section.…