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Terry Tempest Williams’ Refuge Adaptation is the source and story of a species’ survival. Human beings’ journey across and habitation of the earth’s surfaces demanded resilience to change. As a result each race is a product of the land in which they inhabited. We have grown with the land. Our physical traits tie us to a particular region, a particular place, but what of our emotions? Are they another link to our homelands or do they orphan us, forcing us to seek refuge? Terry Tempest Williams’

A trip to visit Monument Valley took me through the mystifying canyons and desert flats of Utah consecrated by the indigenous Navajo people for their natural beauty. I did not realize that my journey on a winding road through the sovereign Navajo Nation would have such a profound effect on me when I first arrived at Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park. Amidst the towering auburn stones and fine sands, the Valley began to perform a ballad of whispering winds and endless sky. This performance detailed

• Located at the intersection of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah lies the Four Corners. Their borders form a 90-degree angle. This vernacular region contains deep influences from the culture surrounding it. Their boundaries are not physical, but more so imaginary lines that are perpendicularly intersected. The region resides on the northwestern edge of the Navajo Nation Reservation. “The Navajo Nations operates the site, which is about as large as West Virginal,” and has strong influences

Solitaire, Abbey readily argues for the beauty of the desert and for its complexity, yet simple life. Abbey clearly states that his purpose for writing this book is not for the mere purpose of making a guide book to the beautiful Arches National Park in Utah, but rather a eulogy to the dying wilderness of the desert, due to the spread of the commercialism. Similar to Henry David Thoreau, a renowned environmental essayist in the 1840s, Abbey believes in removing oneself from the life the metropolis lifestyle

“The Biased American Dream” The American Dream is a commonly known theme among the general population today. It states that with the right amount of work any US citizen can obtain success in their lives. This idea was popularized around 1930 with James Truslow Adam’s book “The Epic of America” bringing about the idea that there is opportunity for everyone in America if they can work hard enough.3 This idea of the American dream however began much earlier than the 20th century. Rather it began in

“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) was formally organized in a small log cabin in upstate New York in 1830. It took 117 years — until 1947 — for the Church to grow from the initial six members to one million” (Mormon Newsroom). Many people associate polygamy with Mormonism, however polygamy has been banned in The LDS Church since 1890. Mormons believe they have a Christian faith, but many Protestant Christians do not accept Mormons as genuine Christians because of the differences

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Chaelee Dalton Burnett Honors World Religions November 7 2014 The Evolving Relationship Between the U.S. Government and the Mormon Church In 1844, Joseph Smith, ecclesiastical leader of the Latter-day Saints and presidential candidate, was murdered by an angry mob. This mob was fostered by the release of a newspaper questioning Smith’s practices (including polygamy), qualifications, and intentions for his potential presidency. More than 150 years later, Mitt Romney, a member of the LDS Church, launched

Life in the 1850's In 1850, Scandinavian gold miners in California formed the first ski clubs in the United States. On June 2nd, a series of fires destroyed several million dollars worth of property in San Francisco. In 1851, Cornelius Vanderbilt established a steam ship route from New York to California. In 1852, Congress established the Oregon territory. A year later, a San Francisco club introduced the Irish sport of hurling into the United States. That same year

President Trump has decided to reduce two national monuments, the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah, “in the largest reduction of public lands in U.S. history” (Washington Post). He plans to reduce Bears Ears by 1.1 million acres and Grand Staircase-Escalante by 800,000 acres in order to make land for potential energy extraction or outdoor excursions. Bears Ears contains thousands of intact archaeological, cultural and ritual sites. The monument is said to be managed by just the Forest