Brittany Wester SOC 228 TR 3-4:50 River Conscious Living: The Willamette Oregon ’s Willamette River is the 13th largest river in the United States‚ not only does it span more than 11‚000 square miles in total area but over 70% of all Oregonians live in the Willamette Basin. This river is as much a part of Oregon ’s culture as Crater Lake or Mt. Hood‚ it is even a declared American Heritage river‚ yet we have become so disconnected from it that most people don ’t even look down as they cross
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Disobedience and rebellion are thought to be atrocious acts against humanity. If rebellion is considered a negative motive‚ what is it considered when it is used for the greater good? Disobedience and rebellion promote social progress through difficult situations and when imperative cases need to be fought for. In a hypothetical situation of rebellion‚ a girl named Veronica walks to her cousin Stacey’s house to pay her a visit. Veronica goes into her room to find Stacey doing drugs. Veronica chooses
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Rivers: A Reflection of History Deep Rivers can be seen as an allegory for historical conflicts in South America. The novel can be seen as a symbolic narrative of not only the problems that Indians faced in Peruvian society‚ but also Jose Argueda’s childhood and his struggle to find his identity. Deep Rivers is beneficial to the reader because it is a first hand account of the problems that Indians faced in Peru‚ thus allowing the reader to make a deeper connection to the novel and understand
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It was a grim and chilly Friday evening. The sky was darker than usual. Clouds were clustering above my head and it looked as if it was going to rain. Wind howled monstrously as the trees which had been stripped bent their legs‚ overwhelmed by the strong wind. It was six o’clock in the evening‚ just the beginning of rush hour. A glass door of an office building burst open as a crowd of square-eyed office workers strode out. Within minutes‚ the street was packed with people rushing back home
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The Ganga‚ especially‚ is the river of India‚ beloved of her people‚ round which are intertwined her memories‚ her hopes and fears‚ her songs of triumph‚ her victories and her defeats. She has been a symbol of India’s age-long culture and civilization‚ ever changing‚ ever flowing‚ and yet ever the same Ganga." - Jawaharlal Nehru‚ First Prime Minister of India‚ born in Allahabad on the Ganges Ganges (Hindi Ganga)‚ major river of the Indian subcontinent‚ formed in the southern ranges of the Himalaya
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"Disobedience‚ in the eyes of anyone who has read history‚ is a man’s original virtue" Oscar Wilde. While this statement may seem harsh and contrary to human ethics‚ many people may come to agree this is true. I‚ along with those who agree‚ have no doubt that disobedience opens doors to opportunities‚ progress‚ and change. As you may recall from former times‚ African-Americans were discriminated and treated poorly. Now‚ we live in a world where everyone is treated fairly. How did we manage to get
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This statement by Momaday is very thematic for the book‚ The Way to Rainy Mountain. “A time that is gone forever‚ a landscape that is incomparable‚ and a human spirit which endures.” When this statement is broken apart‚ it precisely relates to the three focal points of the overall theme of the book. “A time that is gone forever‚” describes the Kiowa culture dying out. Second‚ “a landscape that is incomparable” is the Rainy Mountain‚ which is of great spiritual importance to the Kiowa and the author
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The texts‚ “Undaunted Courage” and “The Way To Rainy Mountain” depict the land as a spiritual entity that’s worth being worshipped and respected as shown by man’s praise of it. The way man‚ rather than exploit it for profit‚ respects the land through animism shows their gratitude for it. From the detailed descriptions that give the reader an illustration of what man has seen‚ it is clear to say that man had this religious relationship again‚ but was also in tune with the lay of the land. In “Undaunted
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The Yellow River‚ also known as Huang He‚ is located in Northern Central China. It is the second longest river in China. It carries yellow sandy silt‚ called loess‚ which gives the river its name (Dramer‚ 2001‚ p.7). It carries its rich yellow silt from Mongolia to the Pacific Ocean (Spielvogel‚ 2005‚ p.85). The Huang He is sometimes called “The Great Sorrow” because of suffering brought by its floods (Ellis‚ Esler‚ 2001‚ p. 111). Millions of people have drowned‚ towns have been destroyed‚ and crops
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ancient civilizations had a tendency of starting along rivers such as the Nile‚ Indus‚ Huang He‚ and the Tigris and Euphrates. I can see the importance of the rivers and why this has been a common factor through history having land bordering rivers. Different outcomes occur along the river such as poverty or riches. There are also a large amount of advantages and disadvantages of living next to a river. An advantage of living by a river would be having an accessible supply of fish near your
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