Go Going Gone : The City Of Elko, Nevada

In the essay, “A Literature of Place”, Barry Lopez expresses the importance of nature as it applies to human life. Through this he states that humans’ imagination are inspired by the scenery around them. Lopez revolves around a central perspective; Ancient american literature has always been rooted in nature. By acknowledging that modern human identity has been interpreted by nature, Lopez describes how the landscape of an area can shape the structure of the communities and how it can help with spiritual collapse. Nature writing has often been summarised by being one of the oldest threads in american literature. With our nation's aging one needs to reflect on their literary past; therefore, Lopez insists that we find our path to nature that

Rebecca Solnit’s Walking and the Suburbanized Psyche stresses her concerns about the suburban wave that has plagued the world in recent times. According to her, the mind, the body, and the world have a special bond that is being vanquished by the lack of recreational walking. In the eighteenth century, there was a “golden era” for walking because recent accommodations made it possible for the general public to enjoy the untamed nature all around them. This era was short-lived, as suburbs rose to popularity so did their unorthodox labyrinths which made walking simple distances nearly impossible to the public. The reason why walking in nature is important, Solnit shares, is because it allows the mind to flow freely without the corruption of everyday obstacles that the suburbs brought. She explains that in order for the mind to avoid being molded into a sterile dull thing, it must imagine in nature. If we do not continue to walk, the history we have with walking will diminish as will the special bond our ancestors cherished so dearly. Without it, Solnit fears that we will no longer be able to produce such things, however, in recent times walking is not a luxury many can do. I disagree because society has changed to the point where walking is not only a rarity but also a threat to many.

I grew up in Keizer, Oregon and was involuntarily forced to move to Nevada County when I was around nine years old, all because my older sister had to go and get pregnant. Plus my mom wanted to be “closer to the family.” I had to drop everything I knew since kindergarten to move to some town in the middle of nowhere with no friends, all because my sister was having a baby? At the time it felt unjustified, but what say does a nine-year-old have when it comes to major events anyway? None. I'm so glad that snotty nosed nine-year-old didn't have a single say because I would not be who I am today or where I am at this point in my life if it wasn’t for Nevada County. Living here was truly a fate bound journey that has given me the opportunity to

Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States is a book by Kenneth T. Jackson on the migration of many, primarily white, Americans to the suburbs during the mid-twentieth century and how many blacks were robbed of the opportunity to move elsewhere as well. From the chapter we read, we learn about the ways blacks were suppressed to worse parts of cities and how corporations and our government kept blacks from moving into different or better neighborhoods. The author argues that the lasting effects of the government have put a seal of approval on the racial discrimination in the housing market and these actions were picked up by private interests to deny mortgages to people, as they would say, based on geographical location of the property. Over the course of the book, Jackson gives evidence to how federal housing policies affected where Americans lived and how our government used it 's power to socially control racial minorities.

ugly place. For as much beauty there is, there’s just as much brutality and violence and

In one's life, for many, the place means everything. In the novel Blank by Trina St Jean, a young teen looses her memory after an upsetting accident and spends the novel trying to figure out what happened. Jessica's life is set in her family farm and surrounding forest. Setting is crucial to her story because of her love for nature, her accident, and her runaway plan. To begin, Jessica’s family farm is the perfect place for a nature lover like Jessica, it could be that living on the farm made her develop her love, or that is grew over time. Nonetheless, the farm is a crucial setting to the story: “After taking the first photo it starts to come back to me. Not a memory, but a feeling. Like I’ve done this before” (St. Jean 189). Here it is seen

P leasantville is a small town that exists within a virtual reality, where nothing goes wrong this means everything is good and everything stays the same. Literally nothing exists outside of it, so it has no outside influences. The sun is always shining, the teenagers go to school to learn and no one knows about sex. It’s a docile world where the women are housewives and the husbands are the providers for the family. There are no emergencies, well, only if a cat is stuck in a tree.

First, I want you to imagine any country, go ahead and choose one out of the 195 countries. Now, choose a city, I promise you that there’s plenty. Lastly, choose a neighborhood, whether it be a good one or a bad one. Now that you have a setting, begin to imagine that you’re time traveling thousands and thousands of years into the future. Allow yourself to forget

The two cities selected for this report are to include the city of Arvada and the City of Compton. Both coming from a long distance, the reports and statistical number between the two are jaw dropping. The major broad topics that will be focused on will include but not limited to population, education, and wealth statistics such as poverty level and income level.

First, I want you to envision a country, go ahead and choose one out of the 195 countries. Now, choose a city, I can guarantee you that there’s plenty. Lastly, choose a neighborhood, whether it be a good one or a bad one. Now that you have a setting,begin to imagine

shirt or Urban outfitters. At this time was when low self-esteem kicked in. I would be shameful of what I wore to school and started to ask for nicer clothes knowing we couldn’t afford it. The belittling that went on for a couple of years provoked me the pressure of needing to have what others had. These types of situations happen more often than anyone imagines not just in middle school at any age where one person wants to be better than the rest.

The space that became a place to me is Kent Washington, I lived I another country prior to living in the U.S. I didn't know much about Kent, Washington beforehand, but I did know that its rainy, cold, and that there are lots of trees. I acquired the little knowledge I had of Kent, because my dad, and my relatives who visited or lived in Kent described Kent's landscape to me.For example my Dad told me that Kent had a very small population when he moved in Kent 15 years ago, and that many of the woods in Kent have developed in to business, and recreational areas. When I did eventually come to Kent in May 2012, I thought it was indeed very cold at least for a girl like me who came from a tropical country. I also thought that there are many cars

In the Road, we see that the environment is completely destroyed. Everything is bleak and depressed just like the survivors. The people do not have

Originality is not something I have ever struggled with; growing up without religion in a predominantly LDS area has made for a unique life, because my grandparents are Lutheran on one side of the family and Catholic on the other I haven't ever belonged to a specific religious community: Despite these circumstances, I have learned respect for a plethora of religions and cultures. The surrounding area in Pocatello is alive with Native American lands and my father's partner is one of the main advocates for the multi-cultural program at Utah State University. Unique experiences such as these, have allowed the personal discovery of a multitude of different religions and cultures and inspire one side of my original and unique thinking. In addition

With Boise Idaho being one of the top 20 fastest growing cities in the US the water needs are going to be increasing over the next 20 + plus. Since 2012 the growth rate has been around a growth rate of 1.8. Boise has a pretty good location, It has the Boise river running through the middle of downtown boise. There are three dams that are located on the river just out side of town. Approximately 95% of Idahoans rely on ground water for drinking water. Surface water, such as streams, rivers, reservoirs, and springs, supplies the remaining 5%(DEQ). The first one is called Lucky Peak dam and the second one is called Arrow Rock dam and the third one is called Anderson Ranch dam. The Lucky Peak dam creates the Luck Peak lake. It has a capacity of 307,000 acre foot. Then the Arrow Rock dam created Arrow Rock reservoir and that has a holding capacity of 300,850 acre foot. Then Anderson Ranch dam has a carrying capacity of around 500,000 acre foot. So the three combine around to 1 million acre foot of water storage. Boise annually receives around 12 inches of rain per year. It gets around 8 or 9 inches of snow fall that turns into snow pack for this year. The snow pack just like the rain fall all just depends on the year. So we don 't get to much from rainfall and snowpack.