Red River

The author, Gary Paulsen, uses at least 3 literary techniques in his novel Hatchet: repetition, imagery, and personification. Gary Paulsen uses repetition to express Brian’s thoughts. In the beginning of Hatchet, he repeats the word alone to show Brain alone in the woods after the plane crash having no one or nothing except for the hatchet. Through the middle and ending of Hatchet, Gary Paulsen keeps repeating the word tomorrow. In the middle of the novel, he uses the word tomorrow to show how

In the Washington DC area, it is not at all uncommon to see flash flood warnings scroll across the television screen, but nothing comes of it other than some rain. This past weekend, however, during Memorial Day weekend, Ellicott City, Maryland, which sits just outside of the beltway, experienced a horrible flash flood. The death toll still has yet to be announced, as cleanup and the search for survivors has just begun. Two waves of intense flooding hit the town unexpectedly, and with little warning

“Stay quiet”, are the words that came from the coyote, an individual which smuggles people across borders, as they placed me a five year old onto an inflatable pool donut. The donut was floating on the rapid waters of the Rio Grande which my mom, sister, and I were getting ready to cross not knowing what awaited us on the other side. While they place me on the donut both my mom and sister followed directly behind it making sure I was safe. As they swam across being guided by the coyote I was pulled

“Adults are locked into car payments and divorces and work. They haven’t got time to think fresh.” Gary Paulsen Brian Robeson is the main character in Hatchet; he undergoes a hard transition when his mother files for a divorce. He starts out as a city boy from New York and turns into a man of the wild. His love for nature grows strong as he was in the forest longer. At the beginning of the novel he was very impatient, but as he matures he learned how to be more patient. Brian's mother wants to

Having a water pipe burst can be so annoying. At first, you might not even recognize you have a leak until dampness manifest on the surface of a wall or if it’s a underground leak moistness coming up from the floor. Left unchecked, this can lead to further expensive damages including mildew, mold as well as prominent structural repairs. Here are some reasons a pipe could burst - * Extreme Temperatures: Most people think of cold weather when it comes to pipes bursting; however, intense summer

In the book Hatchet there is a young boy named Brian Robeson. This story is written by Gary Paulsen. He gets a hatchet on his way to the airport. His parents split up and now Brian has to visit his father in Canada. While on a bush plane the pilot suffers a heart attack and dies on the plane. Brian is now alone on the plane, but eventually it crashes. Brian is now stuck in the Canadian woods with no food, no shelter, and no one to call for help. There is also a secret circling in his mind. He will

There are obviously going to be multiple impacts on the environment because of the dam’s construction. However, what most people don’t know is what they actually are. Many fish cannot pass through the dam. This impacts their breeding and migration. While many will argue that some fish can make it through, there are still dangers for the fish on the other side. After water enters the dam, oxygen is sucked out of it. This little bit of oxygen is essential for fish to survive in the water, and without

Reading week #7: Down go the dams The article “Down go the dams” by Jane C.Marks aim to provide an informative view on the current pending issue on Dams. The article starts out my mentioning the important nature of dams in our society. For example, Jane C.Marks states that today about 800,000 dams operate worldwide as well as the fact that most were built in the past century, primarily after World War II. Furthermore, the author lays down informative facts about dams such as the fact that dams control

summer. The Wild River is the only tributary to have its highest discharge for the period of record to take place in the 2010 water year; the remaining tributaries had their highest discharge for the period of record take place in other water years: 2004 water year for the Nezinscot River and 2011 water year for the Little Androscoggin River and Ellis River. All four tributaries had their lowest discharge for the period of record to take place in the 2002 water year. The Wild River had an average

and thrown away yearly! They also can damage an area of land where the land can divide accessibility for water flowing into bigger bodies of water, otherwise known as watersheds. The watershed that flows through Greeley, CO is the Cache la Poudre River Watershed (CPRW). Watersheds provide us drinking water, water for agriculture, such as farming, and they even help with outdoor activities like canoeing and fishing. Watersheds are even a habitat for most animals and help our plants. Watersheds get