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suggests that the rhetorical turn is being displaced by the pictorial turn. Beyond the obvious, the answers are multiple and layered. I want to suggest some answers by looking at some old pictures: Carleton Watkins' landscape photographs of Yosemite and William Henry Jackson's landscape photographs and Thomas Moran's water colors and paintings of Yellowstone. At a basic level, if rhetoric is, at the very least, about persuasion in conventional politics, images merit a look and have

SIN NOMBRE VIRUS RISK ASSESMENT IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK Hantaviruses are a genus of virus that are single-stranded, negative-sensed RNA viruses with a tripartite genome, represented by 45 different species across a worldwide distribution (Dearing and Dizney, 2010). They are pathogens primarily hosted by small mammals, in the family Muridae, with rats and mice making up the majority of these hosts. Hantaviruses first came to be known when two major disease events occurring in the twentieth century

This is a large concern for Yosemite National Park. Scientists have noticed in Yosemite National Park that the population of trees with large diameters has decreased in the past century. The winters have been producing less snow fall which melts and gives the trees water. Large diameter trees are more fire resistant compared to the small diameter trees. Trees with larger diameters

Ansel Adams was born in 1902 in San Francisco, California. He is considered the most important landscape photographer of the twentieth century. His artwork has increased in popularity ever since his death. Adams devoted his work to the country’s untouched fragments of wilderness, such as national parks and other protected areas in the American west. Adams was also very involved in the conservation movement. In 1906, an aftershock from one of the largest earthquakes to ever hit San Francisco Ansel

Previously, the geology of Death Valley National Park and Yosemite National Park in the Basin and Range Province and Sierra Nevada Range respectfully were discussed. West of Death Valley, is the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in the Sierra Nevada Range in California. The Sequoia National Park is also 629 square miles and includes 403,482 acres while Kings Canyon is 722 square miles with 461,901 acres(739). Interestingly enough, in Spanish Sierra Nevada means “snow-covered mountain” although

The Impact of Ansel Adams The evolution of photography, from the very beginning to the modern technology we have today, is largely due to a few select specialists that took the matter into their own hands. Many discoveries were made about photography during the late 1800’s and into the 1900’s, but none greater than the discoveries of Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams made a huge impact on photography because of his technological advances, environmental work, and how he won the hearts of many with his

true in photography that conveys everything from human rights violations to family history to nature. One photographer that took this journey with his art was Ansel Adams. At a very young age he felt a spiritual connection and inspiration with Yosemite and the Sierra Nevada country. He honed his talent and technique as a photographer to capture that power and inspiration so that it radiated from his final prints. As people observed his prints, they were moved and in turn provided power to protect

with the public. Sketches and paintings were used in advertisements, and stories and observations would be printed in national magazines and newspapers. Today we can credit the railroad industry with the creation of many National Parks, including Yosemite, Yellowstone, The Grand Canyon and Glacier

Best Studio in Yosemite Valley. After her father’s death the studio became known as Ansel Adams Gallery. He took black and white photographs of the American West landscapes. He loved Yosemite National Park, which was a subject or several of his more well know pieces of work. His first photos were published in 1921. This was Adams big break with publication of his portfolio entitled Parmelian Prints of the High Sierras. Other pieces of his work include Oak Tree snowstorm Yosemite, Redwoods Founders

attracted tourists to Yosemite. John Muir also wrote a series of conservation articles for Atlantic Monthly, an important publication that had many influential readers. The American Forest, Forest Reservations and National Parks and the pieces that followed played a large role in building public support for saving America’s forests. The Mountains of California (First Book) – was very popular and influenced many Americans to support the conservation movement. (Published fall 1894). The things John