Darryl Smith Prof. Malachuk English 532 21 Oct. 2011 Thoreau's Ideologies of the Natural and Albert Bierstadt's The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak, 1863 Albert Bierstadt (American, 1830–1902) Native Americans in their natural surroundings are introduced in Albert Bierstadt's portrayal of The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak. This portrait shows a direct relationship with Henry David Thoreau's sense of an intellectual and spiritual enrichment of nature, which is also demonstrated by the Native American customs. Bierstadt's painting catches the essence of Thoreau's life works. I will identify two ways Bierstadt and Thoreau are similar in their representations of Indians: one, in the Indians themselves, two in the relation of Indians to water. Thoreau's imagination, or enlightenment from the Indian, is in these two ways visualized in Bierstadt's The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in an informational text. Infer figurative, connotative, and technical meanings of words and phrases as they are used in an informational text. Describe how an author of an informational text uses a key term and refines the meaning over the course of the text. Analyze the ways in which the traditions, themes, and issues of historical eras influenced writers. Analyze point of view and voice.
Firstly, the background knowledge of country music will be provided. Secondly, I will focus on the American rustic culture which is contained in country music. Thirdly, I will clarify how country music reflects people’s attitude toward family and marriage. Fourthly, country music is also influenced by urbanization. In the end, I will conclude what has been discussed before.
I think that to him there are just no other options and he does not want readers to begin to consider not intervening in the lives of wild animals in order to conserve them. Other than this, he does an excellent job of defining his position and then conservationists' ideas of integrity, stability and beauty. He moves on to claim that "human beings are the single largest contributor to this global degradation (of natural systems and biological diversity)." In the third paragraph, it addresses the faulty ideas of words such as "pristine," "undisturbed," and even "wilderness." These words refer to an unattainable ideal in our modern world.
Cemeteries and Gravestones Greg Schmitt Art History In the young republic of the United States, the "rural" cemetery movement was inspired by romantic perceptions of nature, art, national identity, and the melancholy theme of death ("National register publications," 2010). Cemeteries became a huge part of our culture with expressing people religious point of view. The expression came out through gravestone carvings. The mortuary art of colonial Anglo-America is unique in providing us with a tightly controlled body of material culture, and to relate this change to changes in the society that produced it (Deetz, 2010). Cemeteries contained family history, sculptures, artistic composition and its craftsmanship, and attitudes towards death.
Label Transitions, Internal Summaries, and Internal Previews One way to make sure you have strong transitions, internal summaries, and internal previews is to include them in the preparation outline. Usually they are not incorporated into the system of symbolization and indentation, but are labeled separately and inserted in the outline where they will appear in the speech. Attach a bibliography You should include with the outline a bibliography that shows all the books, magazines, newspapers, and internet sources you consulted, as well as any interviews or field research you conducted. The two major bibliographic formats are those developed by the Modern Language Association (MLA) and the American Psychological Association (APA). Both are widely used by communication scholars; you should
From the chapter titles, can you guess what the book will be about? In your group, discuss the possible content of the book, and agree the most likely theory before presenting your ideas to the rest of the class. b) Do you think the words used in each title create a specific atmosphere for the content of the book? c) Find the semantic field which the chapter titles fall into. d) What expectations does this raise?
“The Trouble with Wilderness” Has the value of wilderness been overexposed to the point of exaggeration and fabrication? Under constant appraisal, the wilderness is said to be a pristine place that has been left untouched by the human disease. Cronon’s work, The Trouble with Wilderness; or Getting Back to the Wrong Nature has a different definition in mind that suggests that wilderness is not exactly what it seems, but more so a creation that can be used as a place to go to ‘get away from it all’. Wilderness cannot be destroyed by the very thing from which it was created from, therefore humans have only added on to it rather than destroyed it. Ultimately, the sources behind the transformation of the wilderness lie behind the sublime and the frontier.
“Tent therapy” became popular amongst asylums. In 1961, Kurt Hahn established Outward Bound, which served participants through “active learning expeditions that inspire character development, self-discovery, and service” (Klinger 5). Outward Bound served as a model for many other wilderness therapy programs, and is still running today. Wilderness therapy includes therapeutic assessment, intervention
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