In the story Long Way Down, Mikey Holloman has the biggest impact on Will. Mikey Holloman is Shawn and Will's dad. Will approaches his dad when the elevator stops at the 4th floor. This may be the most impactful character, because Will did not know his dad well, but Will’s brother, Shawn did. Shawn and Will were very close, so Will might trust his brother through his dad.
Missoula Discussion One Missoula by Jon Krakauer is a compelling yet unnerving story of Allison Huguet, and the sexual assault epidemic at The University of Montana. Allison is a student, at Eastern Oregon University, who is assaulted while visiting her hometown of Missoula Montana. I like how this book not only tells Allison’s story, but told the story of many other girls in the same town. After introducing Allison the book later tells the stories of Kelsey Belnap, and Kerry Barrett. They were both raped in Missoula and both of their cases were brushed aside by the police department.
Samuel Western “Pushed off the Mountain Sold Down the River” I felt the principle purpose of this book was Samuel Western showing how immature and under-populated the state of Wyoming is. Western also wrote about how difficult it can be to make a living or raise and provide for a family with as few resources we have in Wyoming compared to other states. The author gave a few examples of why he believes Wyoming has not developed more since the Homestead Act. Some of which I could see his perspective and consent to a point. Other times, as I read through the story, I felt offended like the author was attacking Wyoming for being different than most states.
Chapter 4, “ Toward ‘The Stony Mountains’”, focused on Andrew Jackson’s unreasoned hatred and removal of Native American. Many times during the chapter, Takaki shows Jackson’s numerous times in removal of the Indigenous. He came to a conclusion of moving the Natives towards the West. He promised the Native American tribes the district of Mississippi, but a lot of tribes were against this treaty. Prior to Jackson’s presidency, Jefferson sent a letter to Jackson to advise the Native Americans to “sell their ‘useless’ forests”.
In Tim O’Brien’s short story, “On the Rainy River” he struggles with his response to a draft notice. The story describes the events that take place in the summer of 1968 after graduation, starting with a notice he receives, requesting him to take part in the war. He goes on to express his attitude towards the conflict that has led to the war; his stance is that of general opposition, the resistance originates from what he refers to as “no unity of purpose”. The narrator goes on to describe his summer job of de-clotting pigs at a slaughter house, then his decision to flee the country for Canada; on his way to Canada Tim-while looking for a place to rest- encounters an old fishing resort called the Tip Top Lodge. Here he meets the person who
The book The Dew Breaker written by Danticat (2004), is a collection of interrelated stories taking place during and after Duvalier’s dictatorship from 1957 to 1986. Many of the characters presented in the book, just like the author herself, are victims that lived through the darkest period in Haitian history. According to the article “Terror, Repression and Diaspora: The Baby Doc Legacy in Haiti” by Baptiste & Foreign Policy In Focus (2014), since gaining independence in 1804, Haiti went through numerous power struggles and a fair share of dictators; however, none instigated as much fear as under the Duvalier’s regime. For nearly thirty years Haiti was ruled by a system of terror, repression, and persecution under both Francois “Papa Doc” Duvalier and later his son, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc.” During Papa Doc’s regime (1957- 1971), the Tontons Macoutes were created, a paramilitary force who used violence to maintain authority and dispose of anyone that showed opposition to the administration (Introduction section, para. 1).
The first two chapters, “A Darkling Plain” and “Prelude to Dust” explain human dislocation that developed from this drought. The next two parts, lets readers view the harsh conditions. Survivors of this crisis give the reader their perspective of the storm and how it tore down their community. The story then goes on to describe how humans misuse of these plains resulted in the “black blizzards,” that destroyed farms, homes, and top soil.
Analysis of Contemporary Poetry The poem Hard Rain, by Tony Hoagland was published in 2010. This is an example of contemporary poetry, meaning it was written within our lifetime. With this in mind, the whole poem centralizes on the concern of American contemporary culture. The author employs a declarative diction to assert his feelings toward American politics.
When Ky is in the farmers’ township deep in the Carving, he notices a familiarity that his father had told him before since he had been there. “My father told me about the floods. Sometimes, the farmers saw the river rising and knew it would happen. Other times, during the flash floods, they had no warning at all. They had to build and farm on the Canyon floor where there was space, but when the water rose, they took to the higher caves” (Condie 128).
The quote "Little as he knew though, he wanted Ralph and Berry to think he knew a lot. "-Page 512, from the story The Mountain Legend by Jordan Wheeler. I think it would be a call to attention because it's foreshadowing that Jason will climb the intimidating mountain. After all, he wants to impress Ralph and Barry. Another call to attention is that it is suspense because it makes the reader want to read more and think about whether will Jason climb the mountain, whether he'll survive, whether he'll listen to Ralph and Barry, and whether he'll be influenced.
Jaydon Nguyen Ms. Sinders English I PreAP 17 February 2017 Independent Reading Project: Cold Mountain Novel By: Charles Frazier Date Published: 1997 Genre: Historical Fiction Genre Description: A historical fiction novel must require the plot to take place during a previous time period and is using a character that is not actually real. “Cold Mountain” by Charles Frazier, fit perfectly into the genre of historical fiction, where the time period is in the 1800’s and the characters are not real people.
The Article "The Mountain Man and American Anguish." Journal of Popular Film & Television (Winter 1997), Is an in-depth psychoanalysis of the portrayal of American Mountain Men in cultural media. The author Mr. Patrick McCarthy primary argument/thesis is that the depiction of the quintessential mountain man has been subconsciously distorted by cultural media. The western landscape was inverted and turned into the "extreme West," and the "mountain man" was used as a scapegoat of the American psyche in relation to current events. The author Mr. Patrick McCarthy’s refers to over 30 examples of the "mountain man," in films and television programs or “telewesters”, as he calls them.
“The Way to Rainy Mountain” is organized very well, it includes three narrative voices. Throughout this novel the first narrative voice is about the Kiowa legends. Then Momaday has a paragraph of contexts that relates to the legend. The author gives the reader a bit of his life by relating a family experience he had. Because some of the Kiowa legends and history go with Momadays own family history, then this three voice narration allows the author to have great detail about the Kiowa’s way of life in every way.
The book “The Weather Makers: The History and Future Impact of Climate Change” written by Tim Flanner pertains to predicting the global warming consequence on earth and species. In chapter 9, the unraveling world, the author talks about global warming and how it can have a long-lasting and far-reaching impact on our lives. He points out the substantial and rapid change of the climate and its connection with the effects of El Nino and La Nina are also uncovered. Climate change can be a major contributor as to where species live and how they interact. The changes can also be observed by the changing migration patterns of these species.
As kids we are faced with challenges and obstacles, but we end up overcoming and growing from these obstacles in the end. In the movie, The Legend of the Mountain Man, the kids in the movie are faced with many obstacles that they have to overcome and deal with. One of them being their Dad having cancer and him having to leave them at their grandparents house while he gets treatment for his illness. At their grandparents house, the kids learn that their family has many secrets, and they are determined to figure out exactly what those secrets are. While on the quest to uncover their hidden family secrets, they learn about the legend of the mountain man.
