The Climb

The piece it brought him was something he loved so every day he climbed up the mountain. Today was no exception as he planned to climb the mountain every day for the rest of his life... As he walked past streams and over rocks, a smile lit up on Jessie’s face. He was going to make his parents happy one more time. He was going to get revenge. As he continued up the climb he saw a small bird, it was very colorful. It seemed to like his presence and flew around him. Jessie quickly became annoyed and

There was an immense hype about a novel, I was curious what the novel was about. I kept the book a mystery before reading it to remain excited about the book. The novel was The Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald, it is considered a great American novel, he addresses topics such as wealth, status, and the American dream. After reading it, it became apparent of the view that had the American dream. Through his novel he was able to express his opinion on two different types of women through Daisy and Myrtle

hopeless. As Dante works to demonstrate a didactic tone in Canto XXIV, he uses the symbol of climbing up from the steep pit to teach his audience that a journey of faith is difficult and can be exhausting. As Dante and Virgil climb up from the pit, Dante says it “was no climb for a lead-hung hypocrite” (line 31). Dante describes the journey as one that he had to make “handhold by handhold” (line 33). His lassitude felt unbearable as he trudged along, and he “thought he could not go on” (line 44)

his actions. Gilbert finally returns during Arnie’s 18th birthday celebration in hopes to apologize to his family for leaving and his behavior towards Arnie. After Arnie’s birthday, the mother decides to climb the stairs to her bedroom which she has not done since her husband died. Arnie climbs the stairs seeing his mother lying in bed. As he attempts to wake her up he soon realizes she has died. To prevent anyone knowing of their mother’s death the family decides to instead set the house on fire

for the CN Tower Charity Climb at my high school in an effort to bring awareness to global and municipal issues. Promoting literacy would be one way to accomplish this, and an initiative that I would be very passionate about. Ultimately, I would love to be a part of Beyond the Books, because I am passionate about reading, engaging with the community and discovering ways to be more inclusive.

The 1996 Everest Disaster, best known as Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer. The basis for “Into Thin Air”, are not without controversy. Krakauer also wrote of inexperienced clients, competition among commercial guide outfits and communication failures. Everest has gone from being the ultimate challenge for the most-skilled mountaineers to a bucket list item for adventure seekers. Commercial guiding expeditions have led to many deaths and pollution of the Mountain. Mount Everest, part of the Himalayan

“Holy smokes, that was great! You have the airplane,” I bellowed. “I have the airplane,” he agreed, and I sat and breathed for a minute. I figured it was time to head back to the airport. “Hold on,” he said, and we started to climb. This was no ordinary climb. This climb was pressing me into my seat with such force that I could hardly breathe. More, more, more, and I began a long, drawn out “Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh”………….I hope I didn’t have the push-to-talk switch depressed because I’m sure

Black Mangabey is identified by their black hair and the “long grayish brown whiskers that almost cover their ears and a high crest on their head”(San Diego Zoo Website 2015). The enclosure contained a lot of trees and rope for the Black Mangabeys to climb and swing around in. There were no leaves on the trees,

He thought that the climb would fix all the wrong in his life and that the climb would impact the rest of his entire life. However, his adolescent self could not be more wrong; “It is easy, when you are young to believe that what you desire is no less than what you deserve, it is your God-given right

Jackson tried hard to keep his head in the game as he watched for any small chink in security. As his concentration waned, he knew he was sinking farther into his nightmares due to the depression and terrified one day he would climb into the dark hole and not have the strength to climb out. But the thing that scared him the most was if he disappeared into that hole he’d become very dangerous to everyone around him, including his friends because not only would he be suicidal, but homicidal as well. When