Valley of Mexico

I would not stay in valley forge. Valley forge was probably one of the hardest parts of the revolutionary war. I don’t think I would be able to survive the revolutionary war. There was just too many different things that could kill you all happening at the same place. Here are a few reasons why I wouldn’t stay for valley forge. The first reason is the lack of supplies. The people at valley forge were running out of supplies. Firstly they were running out of food. They stayed there for the whole…

Tell me your name and where you are from? I’m Shiya Gupta .I’m from New Delhi India. I’m a current junior at Penn, studying psychology. What are you studying? I’m studying psychology and consumer behavior. You are a junior or a senior? I’m a senior Tell me how did you end up coming to Penn? It’s an interesting story actually, my cousins came to Penn, before I was-like when I was 10, or something, and they will keep coming back over summer always telling stories about how it was out here,…

ARCHITECTURAL STYLES OF HOMES IN THE HUDSON VALLEY There are five different styles of homes situated in the Hudson Valley currently available. Each provides a variety of benefits for the potential homebuyer. The Split Level home - Most of these were constructed in the 1950’s, and are distinguished by their resourceful use of space. The homeowner enters from the front door directly into the main living space – a living room, dining room, and kitchen. One staircase leads to the upstairs…

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania was George Washington’s winter camp for the Continental Army, in Dec. of 1777 to June 1778. Valley Forge was a difficult place to live in, little food, low supplies, tattered clothes, and no shoes. If you had been in Washington’s army would you have quit? No I wouldn’t have quit because, there was a lot of sick people but not many were dying, Washington was getting help, I don’t want to be a “Summer Soldier. I would not have quit Washington’s army. Even though there…

In the spring of 2005, over twenty three thousand souls gather in Menlo Park to witness the newest graduates of Stanford University walk across the stage in their caps and gowns to receive their college diplomas. Prior to the commencement, one of the most triumphant and revered entrepreneurs in the world gave a indelible speech that will forever be remembered. Steve Jobs, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., stood in blue jeans and tennis shoes and astonished his audience with his remarkable…

Steve Jobs is one of the most successful people in America and is not a college graduate. When the topic of technology comes to mind, his name is automatically assumed. He was the founder and once the CEO of Apple, a company known for their innovation and propriety software. He uses his unstable and untraditional beginning of his life as a rhetorical advantage to grab the audience’s attention. His goal in his Stanford speech is to convince the audience that the stereotypical “money equals…

of isolation that the main character, Elisa Allen, struggles with while describing the setting. This is shown when the narrator stated, “The high grey-flannel fog of winter closed off the Salinas Valley from the sky and from all the rest of the world” (Steinbeck 846) and continued by stating the, “valley (was) a closed pot” (Steinbeck 846). Just as Elisa is depicted as living in an isolated area she also feels a separation from others. This was supported in the text when she was, “working in her…

steered him towards Dartmouth College in New Hampshire where he began his research. In 1977, the Coordinating Council of Literary Magazines allowed him to launch the, “Revista Rio Bravo.” He found the financial means and time in 1989 to explore in Mexico, writing anecdotes on his expedition. Presenting his short story,…

The Mayan civilization is among one of the oldest civilizations in the world. The Mayans have covered a large area of eastern Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Much of what we currently know about the Pre-Historic Maya has come from excavation in these countries and of the few books that survived, the Spanish conquistadors. These Books are The Madrid, Dresden, Paris and Grolier codices are named after the city which they currently resided in. Then there is the Chiliam Balam…

Alaska Narrative Life in Alaska is drastically different than my life growing up. Although I have lived in Missouri my whole life, I have always been aware of cultural differences with those who live elsewhere. My family tree stretches from Mexico to Alaska. Several years ago, my family made a trip up to Alaska for my Uncle’s wedding. During the trip, my family and I explored the life of an Alaskan. I had been to Alaska previously to visit my uncle, both of which those times he had…