“Emigrants Crossing the Plains” is a 60" x 96" oil painting that was created in 1867 by Albert Bierstadt. During Bierstadt’s first trip on the Oregon trail in 1859 he was inspired to capture the landscape and of the things he saw. From this inspiration he would go on to create many paintings of the West. The painting has been at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City since 1972. The painting shows a caravan that is on the way to Oregon. The caravan is surrounded by bountiful
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Essay on the short story ” Crossing” The short story ”Crossing” from 2009 written by Mark Slouka canters around a ritual trip where a father‚ suffering a life crisis‚ wants to show his son how to beat the difficult opponent that Nature is and there by strengthen the relationship between them and once again find meaning with his own life. We see a father trough a third limited narrator who is on a difficult path to see things right in his now current life‚ after a divorce from his wife. This
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Mr.dude Mr. man Per.4 1/29/11 Word count:298 “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” annotation “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” originally titled “Sun Down Poem” appeared first in Whitman’s work of Leaves of Grass in his second revised edition. By his last revision in 1881 the free verse poem was one of a kind during its era and gave rise to many criticisms due to its informal style. The poem on a literal level discusses the sights and sounds seen on an average venture with the “scallop edged waves in the twilight”
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“Crossing the Line Ceremony” In the Navy there is a time honor tradition‚ a tradition observed and recognized by naval services worldwide. The ceremony is called “Crossing the Line Ceremony” where sailors shed their pollywog slime for crusty shellbacks as they cross the equator on board a naval warship. The ceremony is designed to ensure that each “wog” has seen his true status in the eyes of the Ruler of the Seas King Neptune. On the morning of June 26th 1994 my father‚ Paul Fuquay Jr. participated
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Another step heroes must take according to Campbell is “Crossing the First Threshold” and within leave their homes or familiar environment. They must leave their known universe and must travel beyond it. This is the point of no return‚ the point when the adventure for the heroes really start as it symbolizes the hero’s journey into the unknown which is full of dangers. “The adventure is always and everywhere a passage beyond the veil of the known into the unknown; the powers that watch at the boundary
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Traveling into the Indian Territory‚ we were being angrily chased down by three Indians furiously shouting at us. Dashing through the thick forest‚ the savage Indians were throwing spears and shooting arrows that narrowly missed us. Although neither Gideon nor I was mortally injured‚ I did suffer from a nick from an arrow piercing near my ear. Thankfully‚ a group of burly fur traders approached from the side‚ which frightened the Indians to run away. Acknowledging that Gideon and I were inexperienced
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In March of 2007‚ I entered the United States illegally. Prior to this‚ I had been deported twice. Crossing the border was very dangerous‚ but I had to do it because in Mexico we are very poor. My father passed away 21 years ago‚ and my mom was left a widow with 11 children. My oldest brother moved out of the house‚ so I had to step up and help my mom raise my siblings. Where I’m from‚ there aren’t many jobs available‚ only on the fields and the pay wasn’t enough to support us. I didn’t want to cross
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The word "vote" leads to many numerous reactions from people. Some become argumentative and begin to reveal their opinions on different political conflicts while others attempt to avoid the topic at all times. Many Americans do not follow politics closely and vote for parties that are aligned with the social groups to which they belong. People also vote based off their perceived judgments made about the incumbent parties’ previous actions or the situations that occurred during their period in office
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How does Steinbeck portray the relationship between George and Lennie? Of Mice and Men was first published in 1937‚ during the economic depression America was facing. George and Lennie are two migrant workers who have left their previous jobs in haste following accusations of attempted rape by Lennie‚ the larger of the two characters. Steinbeck raises the question to the reader why these two men travelling together‚ (which was very rare for the migrant worker) were involved in an unlikely
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Crossing the Border‚ Reaching the Light An illegal immigrant is defined as anyone who migrates to a country for permanent residence without any form of identification. The number of illegal immigrants in the United States was estimated at 11.5 million in 2011‚ according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Of these 11.5 million immigrants‚ 58 percent came from Mexico‚ 23 percent from other Latin America countries‚ 11 percent from Asia‚ and 8 percent from Africa‚ Europe‚ Canada and elsewhere. How do they
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