The Joshua Tree

Adversity, unfavorable fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune, calamity, or distress. Adversity is something everyone encounters at some juncture in their life. Many people concede in the face of adversity, while many people persevere through the struggles they face daily. Jennette Walls wrote The Glass Castle, a memoir that unmasked the dark mysteries of The Walls Family’s onerous life. She continuously proves that no one’s background they can make it through the adversity in their lives

The Joshua Tree Epiphany relates to the design principle because you must be able to learn it in order to identify it. In other words, after learning about CRAP (Contrast, Repetition, Alignment, and Proximity) you will be able to successfully build a good design. For example, the explanation explains he noticed the Joshua Trees were everywhere after learning that they were and with design, it’s the same thing after learning the design principles you will be able to layout a nice design. Physical

begin, through the description and symbolization of the Joshua tree, Walls depicts her message. Walls’ description of the tree was that it was, “scraggly and freakish, permanently stuck in its twisted, tortured position” (35). Through this quote the reader has an understanding of how because of the natural elements, such as wind and rain, the tree becomes a deformed more flawed version of itself. Her mother, however, believes that, “It’s the Joshua tree’s struggle that gives it its beauty” (38). This

2. The theme of The Joshua Tree is based on the spiritual uncertainty of Bono’s experiences in life. In the song “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For”, Bono is in a moment of spiritual doubt. He writes “You broke the bonds and you loosed the chains, carried the cross… I still haven’t found what I’m looking for (U2 25-27;31).” Which means he believes but not enough to have faith. Furthermore, in the next song, “Where The Streets Have No Name” is built on what Bono thinks is Heaven.

that allude to her personal life. One example of an event that connects to Jeannette’s life is that of the Joshua tree, said in the beginning of chapter nine during part two . The Joshua tree that the Walls encountered was ugly and “looked scraggly and freakish” (21), which mirrors the negative toils and struggles that occur behind the scenes of the Walls family. However, the Joshua tree still grew through

A problem with Joshua Tree right now is pollution, by the park being only a little more than a hundred miles from Los Angles, Joshua Tree is able to get a lot of air pollution by the wind pushing it to the park. With this air pollution visitor cannot see the views and has caused Joshua Tree to be ranked to have the highest level of ozone pollution of any of the U.S. National Parks. The air pollution cause nitrogen to build up in Joshua Tree which cause very fertile soil which allows non-native plants

enjoy nature, and because of this, people have found their way to Joshua Tree National Park. One of twenty-eight national parks in California, Joshua Tree is the closest and easiest park to get to for most Southern Californians - from the Los Angeles area it is an easy two-hour drive east to reach the park. Because of the park’s growing popularity, the visitation rates in the park have risen significantly and the city of Joshua Tree surrounding the park has seen a boom in its local economy. However

In the passage Jeannette is talking about a Joshua tree. Her opinion is that the tree is very ugly and unpleasant to look at. Her mother thinks otherwise. She thinks that the tree is very beautiful and she wants to capture its beauty in her painting. Jeannette goes on to talk about her father finding a place for them to stay at. He finds one and it is a beat up looking house that any other person would pass and not think twice about it. The Dad thinks otherwise. He believes it is “as good as any

creosotes, the mojave desert however is also known for their Joshua trees. They passed by a Joshua tree that was titled from the wind. Rose Walls, the mother of the household, finds the beauty in the Joshua tree and tells them that its struggle is what makes it beautiful. While they were about to go to sleep Jeanette

those good vibrations. They are too busy multi-tasking to take out time for peace, love, and happiness. However, the Joshua Tree Music Festival did its best to bring back those good old days that were reminiscent of peace, love, and the Haight-Asbury days. Counter-Culture Movement Returns Perhaps, the young people today were not aware of the hippie movement. Those at the Joshua Tree Music Festival were filled with thousands of people that