S: Subject: The author‚ Bill Bryson decides he is going to hike the Appalachian Trail (AT)‚ (which is approximately 2‚150 miles) after moving to New Hampshire and stumbling upon a sign celebrating the Appalachian Trail. “The AT is along the eastern seaboard; from Georgia to Maine it wanders across fourteen states.” Pg.3 O: Occasion: This novel is a memory‚ description‚ and summary all in one‚ which incorporates the Rhetoric device of description and narration. The larger‚ broader occasion‚ is that
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where do they come from? Are they good pets? What are guinea pigs anyway? Often‚ people have the false assumption that guinea pigs are just large hamsters‚ but they are actually very different. Guinea pigs originally come from the grasslands‚ mountains‚ and forests in South America. In the wild‚ guinea pigs live in herds of about one male and nine or ten females. Female pups may stay in the herd their entire life‚ but male pups are chased off by the adult male as soon as they are weaned. First
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The White Mountain region‚ and The Eastern New England upland. In Maine‚ there are lots of tall mountains for such a small state. Its highest Mountain is Mt. Katahdin‚ with an elevation of 5‚268ft (1‚606m). It is one of the highest mountains in the United States of America! People usually attempt to climb or hike on Mt. Katahdin. Mt. Katahdin is at the end of the Appalachian Trail‚ which begins in Georgia. It was named Katahdin by the Penobscot Indians which means “The Greatest Mountain”. Mt. Katahdin
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A Walk in the Woods essayIn the novel A Walk in the Woods‚ the author Bill Bryson entertains the reader with a humorous‚ yet authentically personal account of his expedition along the Appalachian Trail. He carries you along through the beautiful sceneries‚ endless discomforts‚ overwhelming joys‚ and infinite frustrations with an honest commentary‚ complete only with his colorful splash of impeccable irony. The book‚ as well as chronicling his individual journey‚ also educates the reader on various
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I conquered Mount Le Conte at the age of nine‚ the 3rd highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains. It intersects with North America’s longest hiking trail - The Appalachian Trail - with over 2‚200 miles of mountains‚ rivers‚ and pure wilderness. Ever since learning about the Appalachian Trail‚ I have wanted to hike it. So that’s what I did. While my ultimate goal is to thru-hike the entire trial‚ I decided to start with hiking the Georgia section. It took planning and preparation to find the right
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Appalachian Musicians And Singers and The Songs They Write Growing up in Appalachia and around its music has made a great impact on my life. I can remember‚ as if it were yesterday sitting on grandpa’s front porch with my family singing along with Hillbilly songs on the radio. Along with entertaining the music eased the tensions of living a meager existence in Appalachia. By relating with these song writers and the stories in there songs we somehow find our life less tedious and more bearable
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The Appalachian Trail and a category four hurricane are two things that do not mix well together. This is the last thing any hiker would want to be caught up in. Thirty miles from civilization‚ there’s nothing but wet ground and an angry sky. Trees snapping‚ lightning cracking‚ and thunder roaring. A situation where bears cower away and hikers should do likewise. The smell of pine sap floods the woods. Trees compete with the winds as almost a test of strength. Yet literally falling short every second
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Dr. Paul Farmer was instrumental in changing world views on how we treat the indigent. He understood that you couldn’t just treat the disease and the person got better. He learned that first you had to understand that the beliefs of the people you treat had a great influence on how they followed the advice of the doctor. Second if the person could not even afford to eat all the medicine in the world wouldn’t help if the patient was starving. Perhaps his greatest accomplishments were to serve on a
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Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder is a biography of Doctor Paul Farmer. Kidder follows Farmer around the globe in his quest to cure the world of infectious diseases. Kidder represents Farmer’s life in such an essence-capturing way that allows the reader to fully understand Farmer and his desire to help those in need. Kidder’s work also inspires the reader to ask questions about one’s own life and experiences in “doing the right thing.” Kidder observes a truly world-changing man and utilizes
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Hiking the Appalachian Trail “In the end‚ you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” said Jack Kerouac‚ author of On the Road. Many people live the way he describes‚ just doing everyday activities all their life. I want to do something memorable. Because of this‚ one of my dreams is doing a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. A thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail entails trekking the entire route without stopping. Running slightly
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