I invite you to explore Black Canyon on the western slope of the White Mountains‚ about 20 minutes east of Bishop‚ California. This obscure canyon is a highly colorful‚ deep slash in the earth that keeps its many charms secret to all but a handful of Eastern Sierra visitors. It is an easily accessible location that does not involve a scary‚ butt-clenching drive on the brink of a thousand-foot drop into the abyss. One of the main reasons for its anonymity is the lack of publications detailing the
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Rip Van Winkle Analysis The exposition of Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving ‚ introduces a man named Rip Van Winkle and the area around the Catskill mountains before the the Revolutionary War. The rising action begins when Rip goes to the forest‚ with his dog‚ to get away from his nagging wife. When he returns to the village‚ he hears someone calling his name. Rip sees an odd-looking man and follows him to an amphitheater where there are many more strange men drinking and playing ninepins
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to historical documents‚ it is too strange to be real. Another distinct romantic quality of "Rip Van Winkle is the detailed descriptions of nature in the story such as the Catskill mountains and the Hudson river. "Panting and fatigued‚ he threw himself‚ late in the afternoon‚ on a green knoll‚ covered with mountain herbage‚ that crowned the brow of a precipice. From an opening between the trees he could overlook all the lower country for many a mile of rich woodland. He saw at a distance the lordly
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things‚ shaped the development of the West beyond the Mississippi River and the lives of those who lived and settled there. Some examples of places that were shaped and/or affected by the natural environment are Texas‚ the Great Plains‚ the Rocky Mountains‚ and the California/West Coast area. Texas was one of the first areas past the Mississippi to be settled. Ever since the Republic of Texas accepted annexation in 1845‚ it was a truly "frontier" land in many senses of the word. There was always
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post modernism to recreate‚ appropriate the original painting and manages to make it a mystical experience. Tillers was drawn to Australian-born artist Eugene von Guerard’s image partly because of the art-historical associations of the land and the mountains‚ and partly due to a book he read. Imants Tillers’ title‚ Mount Analogue‚ is taken from the title of a novel by the French author Rene Daumal. This novel follows an expedition in search of a
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The sense of place he describes as “a dismembered branch of the great Appalachian….” This gives a sense of isolation to the place that swells “up to a noble height‚ and lording it over the surrounding country.” The author refers to “these fairy mountains” as a place with “magical hues and shapes.” Because of its isolation‚ the Catskills have little human traffic in them and therefore remain
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* The Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is a region in the Philippines composed of the provinces of Abra‚ Apayao‚ Benguet‚ Ifugao‚ Kalinga and Mountain Province‚ as well as Baguio City‚ the regional center. The Cordillera Administrative Region encompasses most of the areas within the Cordillera Central mountains of Luzon‚ the largest mountain range in the country. It is the country’s only land-locked region. * Cordillera – meaning “Knotted rope.” is a name given by Spanish Conquistador
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Jen’s wedding procession‚ begging her to come away with him. Nearby‚ Shu Lien and Mu Bai convince Lo to wait for Jen at Wudan Mountain‚ where he will be safe from Jen’s family‚ who are furious with him. Jen runs away from her husband on the wedding night before the marriage could be consummated. Jen visits Shu Lien‚ who tells her that Lo is waiting for her at Wudang Mountain. After an angry dispute‚ the two women engage in a duel. Wielding the Green Destiny‚ Jen destroys each weapon that Shu Lien wields
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elimination of the French threat in North America‚ colonists felt that they could move into lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. The Indians living in the area no longer had control of it due to the French loss. This expansionism of many Americans was the opposite of what the British policymakers wanted. The British felt that if the colonists continued to expand past the Appalachian Mountains they were more likely to turn against the British government. After the defeat of the French‚ the colonists no
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Situation Analysis A) Internal environment General characteristics: Mountain Man Lager is a family owned brewing company‚ and is known as West Virginia’s beer. Change of CEO‚ as the founder and president Oscar Prangel retires‚ leaving the company to his son Chris Prangel. Due to changes in beer drinker’s preferences‚ the company is experiencing a decline in sales for the first time in the company’s history. Mountain Man’s 2005 revenues are down by 2% relative to the prior year‚ while
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