In Across a Hundred Mountains Adelina started her journey to the other side. She had gone to the train station where she sold quesadillas with Dona Martina. When she sat down she noticed that in front of her there was a man and a young girl talking about leaving to the other side. The girl asked her dad what did they need to do in order to get there, thats when Juana heard that you needed to catch a train to Tijuana then find a good coyote to take you to the other side. Juana saved up from what Dona Martina payed her. After Juana's mom was up in jail for killing Don Ellias, Juana decided to take her trip to the United States to go find her dad. Juana went to the train station and bought her ticket to Cuernavaca…
The book starts when Krakauer reaches the summit of Everest. Krakauer is at the top of the world, but very exhausted from the journey. He noticed the typical clouds that were there but once he got to the top he noticed it was a storm. He didn't fear much of the storm, but that his oxygen was depleting. So he raced down as fast as he could down the dangerous Hillary step. As he reaches the bottom, he notices the storm became worst.…
Mindful of his previous climbing experiences, Krakauer informs the reader on how motivation helped get him to where he currently stands as a climber; "In those years I lived to climb, existing on five or six thousand dollars a year, working as a…
In the book, ‘Out of Sight’ by Erik Loomis, Mr. Loomis talks about environmental movements and labor movements in a working environment and the unfairness that was present before such movements were introduced. In the introduction of ‘Out of Sight’, the author, Erik Loomis talks about how the Triangle Shirtwaist Company burned down in New York City on March 25, 1911. At this time there were 10 floors in the building with telephones on each floor except for the ninth. Now this certain company, Blanck and Harris, instead of making clothes, took outlines from other, more popular companies and created clothes that followed that outline.…
Standing at an unfathomable height of 29,029 ft, Mount Everest is the world’s highest Himalayan peak. Adventure junkies and passionate climbers can only dream of such a colossal trek, but when presented with an almost unresistable opportunity, Jon Krakauer couldn't refuse the offer. In his New York Times bestselling novel Into Thin Air, Krakauer shares his personal recount of the incidents that occurred during his journey to the summit of Everest in 1996. Consequent to the publication of both Krakauer’s novel and his article in Outside magazine, multitudes of public opinion, criticism, viewpoints, and questions have been raised. One question that has yet to be put to rest, probably due to the sensitivity and controversy surrounding the topic,…
Through his experience during the Everest expedition, Jon Krakauer learns to be aware of nature and its potential. For instance, Krakauer always wanted to climb Mt. Everest because he loved mountain climbing and also because he viewed Mount Everest as nature at its greatest. In addition, Krakauer knew to double check everything because the gales and storms can effect equipment. So, he checked and re-checked his equipment, incluging his oxygen tank and ropes. In the end, Krakauer’s efforts paid off and showed. As an illustration, Andy Harris, one of Rob Hall’s guides didn’t re-check his oxygen tanks enough, depriving himself of oxygen, which lead to his death. Therefore, readers are shown that the ability of nature is something to be respected and should be taken very seriously.…
Without some the reversals in his own life, he would have been unable to become the man he was. That is why I would like to institute a community service project titled “A Series of Fortunate Reversals” (ASFR), to help combat education inequality in low-income areas. To be a part of ASFR, parents must demonstrate a willingness to work, to better their own lives with support of the AU community, ASFR is not a free handout. Preferably, ASFR will work with mothers during the developmental years, from pregnancy to the age of six. Families will receive support from departments in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Kogod School of Business. Students and faculty from the elementary and secondary education, health promotion, psychology and finance majors will support ASFR families. This way parents can gain financial and mental health counseling and learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle for themselves and children. They will also receive academic support for themselves so they will be able to support their children through their own academic journeys. Children will also receive academic support and counseling if needed. By providing these support systems, the goal is to showcase the value of education and to encourage a life-long love of learning. Families can participate in many of the free events held throughout the city of Washington DC as extra enrichment. Education is often the key to…
In my section for GEOG 280 we discussed how structural violence is when a person or a group gets punished whether it be through direct or indirect access to resources. Structural violence can take various forms, such as people can be subject to exploitation, marginalization, helplessness and cultural imperialism, which denies citizens assistance. In “Mountains Beyond Mountains,” by Tracy Kidder, structural violence was evident in Haiti where only the elite had enough money to obtain healthcare. The rest of the population had to suffer because the government was not doing anything to aid them. The citizens of Haiti were neglected, the roads were in terrible condition, the medicines were too expensive and family death was an everyday occurrence.…
Throughout the past few years I have taken part in many projects and activities to foster education and global engagement. The most recent is my upcoming outreach trip to the Agnes Zabali Boys and Girls Club. This trip was planned by myself, 3 other education students and our faculty supervisor. The purpose of this trip is to provide support for the Agnes Zabali Boys and Girls Club (AZBGC). As Education students, we are taking this opportunity to provide daily lessons for the children who visit the Boys and Girls Club. We started the planning in September and we have put in over 120 hours since then in order to make this trip as beneficial for the children at the AZBGC. Apart of this planning, we have raised funds to help support the children's’ education costs. While planning for this outreach trip, I decided to partner with a local grade seven class to teach them about social justice. Their classroom teacher told me that with the recent media attention in the USA she is having difficulty teaching her students about justice and discrimination. We decided to partner together to teach both the Ugandan Children as well as the Canadian grade seven class about what it is like to live in a different part of the world. This partnership will entail writing letters to each other as well as creating a video about life in each of their respective locations.…
My project revolves around “Fairness and Development” because my project deals with helping out a transitional shelter for the…
Appalachian Service Project is about helping people and building relationships. The people who are served in Appalachia live in homes and circumstances that are difficult for me to understand. The feelings of accomplishment and fulfillment I felt when I saw the looks in the eyes of the homeowners when our work was finished was indescribable. They had so little, yet were so happy. But each year is…
With its highest point at 29,028 feet in the troposphere, A.K.A. the tallest mountain in the world, Everest was also known for its quite lofty death rate. Especially in the summer of 1996 when three mountain climbing teams had decided to try to achieve the feat of reaching its summit. Jon Kraheur was one of the few survivors that year but to this day still holds the memories of the events that had taken place. Rob Hall, Doug Hansen, Scott Fischer, and many others had fallen victim to the mountain. What had ensued on the mountain were examples of both, good and bad, human nature which were shown through weaknesses and strengths.…
For my senior project I chose photography. I chose this topic because a photo can capture any memory, history or emotion and never change, even when history, memories and emotions are. My hours will be spent learning new vocabulary and learning how to capture a photo of anything from a calm nature scene to a fast-paced hockey game. The product of my project will be printed photos that I have taken over the course of my project. I will demonstrate my knowledge to the judges through a slide show of my slowly improved photos. I have asked and chosen Matt Moehr as my mentor; he is qualified to be my mentor because he is the professional photographer for the Star News. I will spend my hours photographing hockey games, high school sports and taking senior photos for my fellow peers and other students from McCall-Donnelly high school. I will spend approximately 200 dollars on this project. I will pay for this project through my job at DeLish Catering.…
Message of the Mountain is a Christian fiction written by Matilda Nordtvedt. The book has 135 pages with 30 chapters. The story takes place in Bellingham, Washington in the early 1900s.…
Perhaps there is one thing everyone needs to feel accomplished whether that is earning a Master’s Degree or maybe even climbing a mountain. John Krakauer’s and Erik Weihenmeyer’s memoirs of their mountain climbing experiences presented in “The Devils Thumb” and “Everest” show different perspectives and different reasons on why they set out to climb these towering mountains. Both hikers followed their dream while not caring about the countenance of others. The assiduous men set out to climb two different mountains and they both had earned a different outcome out of their accomplishment through the use of tone, perspective, and word choice. Climbing these mountains, one hiker was expecting the accomplishment to change his life while the other hiker was doing it to inspire others.…