Descriptive Essay On Arizona

I currently live in Kissimmee, Florida. Kissimmee is a city located in Central Florida’s Osceola County. It is located south of Orlando. The State of Florida is positioned in both the northern and western hemispheres. It is located in the far southeastern region of the United States which is a part of North America. Florida is bordered by the states of Alabama and Georgia, the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida. The physical system of Florida includes the KOE system which is the Kissimmee River, Okeechobee, and Everglades. The Human System of Florida would be the Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant, also known as the Crystal River Nuclear Plant. It’s a closed nuclear power plant located in Crystal River, Florida.

One summer day in Middleville South Dakota, It was nice outside people were playing with their kids and playing in their blow up pools. Some people went camping bringing their barking dogs along. Meanwhile, I had to stay home and work on the ranch with my wife Jenny. It was not always roses and sunshine when I came into the house. Sometimes I would come in and the house would be trashed while my wife would be on the phone with a friend complaining about my tendencies. We are a stubborn couple unlike most; however, we make it work.

The Grand Canyon is one of the greatest natural creations our planet has to offer. Have you ever been mesmerized by the giant cliffs, massive ridges, or the wide array of beautiful colors? If you answered yes, this paper is just for you! After reading this, you will be well educated about the Grand Canyon.

Thomas on the other hand was ok with knowing Victor would not talk to him again after their trip to Phoenix. “I know you ain’t going to treat me any better than you did before. I know your friends would give you too much shit about it.” (Alexie P. 518) He asked of Victor one favor only, he said, “Just one time when I’m telling a story somewhere, why don’t you stop and listen? Just once!” (Alexie P. 519)

Beep! Beep! Beep! I wake up to an alarm screaming in my ear. I smack the alarm to shut the yelling off. It was a January day, in the middle of the cold, brutal winter. I finally got up after sitting in bed for what felt like hours, and looked outside like I do every morning. I noticed that there was no sign of grass to be seen. All that could be seen was white, frozen blanket of thick snow. I started to get ready for the school day and I just prayed that school was going to be canceled. As soon as I was fully ready I stepped outside and my food sunk down a foot and a half below the snow! I could not believe it that school was still open. As soon as I got to my car that was completely covered in snow, my mother comes out and yells that school was closed. I felt a huge wave as release and I ran back inside and went right back to sleep.

The summer of 2016, my family decided to shake up our annual summer vacation by heading out west, and chose to go to Sedona, Arizona. Let me tell you, this place radiates beauty. If you've never heard of Sedona, I’ll give you some background real quick. The city IS a desert city. Everywhere you look there's just dirt or sand on the ground and lots of cacti. But the trait that distinguishes the city IS that it sits within a valley in the red rock. All around you stand mountains made of this fiery earth. During our stay there we hiked along many trails through the red rock to almost every tourist spot, some of which gave you a panoramic view of the mountains. The views appeared surreal and took my breath away. Yes, I could go on and on about the beauty of this city, but that's not quite what this story IS about. On this trip, my family and I got up close and personal with some areas of Sedona that one wouldn't call “tourist hotspots.” The town of Jerome is an old mining town built at the base of a mountain, that now has lots of shops and restaurants, and we decided to make this our next destination. So my dad plugged the town into his iPhone GPS (first mistake) and we headed out to reach our destination. Blue sky and deserted land rolled by as I stared out the window. Time seemed to slowly trail by and we did not see signs of the town anywhere. Then suddenly, the smooth asphalt turned to gravel, and immediately something seemed off. “Are you sure we’re going the right way??”

Sherman J. Alexie, is a short story written in the first person focusing on two Native American Men who grew up together on a Reservation for Native Americans but have been estranged from each other since they were teenagers. Victor who is the narrator of this story is a young man who lost faith in his culture and its traditions, while Thomas our second main character is a deeply rooted traditional storyteller. In the beginning of the story Victor, our Native American narrator learns the death of his father. Jobless and penniless, his only wish is to go to Phoenix, Arizona and bring back his father’s ashes and belongings to the reservation in Spokane. The death of Victor’s father leads him and Thomas to a journey filled with childhood

Arizona’s historical development dates back to thousands of years ago. Arizona holds the second largest amount of indigenous/ Native American population of any other state in the United States. One of the first groups of people to live on Arizona’s land was the Native Americans, or otherwise called the American Indians. These Natives came much before any of the Europeans, or the Spanish settlers came to Arizona. There were three main Native American groups that truly began the exploration of Arizona. These groups include the Anasazi, Hohokam, and Mogollon tribes. Each of their tribes settled in different sections of Arizona ranging from Northeastern to Southeastern parts of the land.

In the short story “This Is What It Means To Say Phoenix, Arizona,” the author, Sherman Alexie, uses evidence throughout the text to support the theme that the power of relationships, even those that are seen as insignificant, can help guide individuals through tough times in life, and put one’s past in perspective. When Victor, the protagonist, discovers that his estranged father has suffered a heart attack and has died, he deeply wants to travel to Phoenix, Arizona, where his father passed away, to gather his father’s belongings. However, he does not have enough money to travel to Arizona, so he turns to his once-friend Thomas Builds-the-Fire. Thomas has been looking out for Victor since the two boys were very young. For example, during the story, Victor thinks back to a time when he and

Sherman Alexie’s short story” This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” describes the journey of Victor to retrieve his father’s ashes in Arizona. Accompanying Victor on his heart filled journey, will be Thomas Builds-the-Fire. Thomas only agrees to help Victor because of a promise he made to Victor’s father at the age of thirteen. Despite the rocky relationship they’ve had in the past, the short story provides cultural context of how Native Americans can be greatly affected by poverty. Alexie’s story supports how the setting influences Victor and Thomas on their journey. Furthermore, Victor and Thomas’s actions were influenced by growing up in a Native American culture, and traveling in a different

The hot, arid air burned into my soul as millions of needles pricked my delicate skin. Beads of sweat coursed down my face as I turned towards the window facing the barren desert surrounding me. My family and I were on an ever sought vacation to the Grand Canyon, yet we had to drive from New York to Arizona and I radiated impatience throughout the journey. Walls of heat shrouded me as I gasped for air, yet my efforts were fruitless, swallowing nothing but fire. As my lungs collapsed, I looked out the window and into the heart of the looming sun, taunting me from afar. Suddenly, my eyes gave out and sweat and tears engulfed them till they took their true form. A forest blanketed with soft and gleaming snow, blemished by the phrase: “Only 10 more minutes.” However, I was awakened from my revery by a vehement cry as I gazed into the eyes of tattered vultures, of every discrepancy, with an unforgettably shrill voice. “Who dares enter our land!” they screeched dissonantly. Trembling, my eyes flashed over the sun and I was standing in a perpetual desert, with vulture's eyes glued to me. I froze with fear, though the sun baked my skin.

In life, everyone experiences a time of hardship, and for the most part, those affected find methods of overcoming the adversity. The idea of getting through hardship is best reflected in; Sherman J. Alexie’s story “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona” (274). In the story, victor whose father had recently died from a heart attack has to travel to phoenix Arizona to reclaim his father’s ashes and his truck. Victor is joined by his former childhood friend “Thomas Builds-the-fire”, who finances the trip to phoenix since Victor did not have the means. They drove back truck from phoenix to the reservation. Throughout the trip, Thomas is always telling stories mostly

Originating from dates all the way back to 500A.D. these people ran the land and cultivated

We were in the middle of the desert, basically having no sense of direction whatsoever. Riding down the coastline of a twenty-mile island off the coast of Venezuela. Not knowing where to go was an issue but my brother, Ben, and I were on the ATV zooming through the desert seeing various attractions throughout the trip. Watching animals run everywhere, experiencing the views of little beaches with huge waves it was like a dream come true.

This was my second day in California. On the 24th of December, we all agreed on going to California for winter break. So, on the 25th of December in the afternoon after we opened our presents, we all started packing everything only for three days. It was about 9:00pm when we went to sleep because we all wanted my dad to rest so he could drive the whole way. At 7:00 am on December 26th we all started to put things in the car, all our luggage and backpacks, we also decided to bring our dog and some food for later if we were hungry. We headed off at 8:30 so we could get to California earlier. Right when we were on the road my brother and sister fell back asleep because they were so excited they couldn’t sleep last night so they passed out in the car. So, we started to head to Utah and we were really nervouse the whole way. We didn’t stop at all because we really wanted to leave Colorado as soon as possible. After a long drive that seemed like we were driving for ages we saw a sign and it said, “leaving colorful Colorado.” My parents were really excited and they asked me if I was excited said yes with an excited tone and a big smile. We kept on going still very excited that we have just left Colorado and headed into Utah. When we drove deeper into Utah, everything looked way different then Colorado. There were no buildings and no people walking, running, or cycling. The rocks and sand were kind of orange but the mountains were really orange and red colored. After we had gotten