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Ansel Adams Early Morning Merced River
1,140 wordsAnsel Adams, b. 1902, was important to photography through history and through his works helped contribute to the respect photography is now given as a fine art. He first discovered photography when he received a Kodak # 1 Box Brownie in 1916 from his father as a birthday present. At the time he aspired to be a concert pianist as he was an amazing musician, however, when aged 14 on a family vacation to Yosemite National Park, he discovered the Sierra Nevada mountains and returned there at least ...
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Mc Murphy Lone Ranger
1,454 words2613547 October 17, 2005 Thesis Paper Mc Murphys Downfall This novel is narrated by Chief Broom, the son of an Indian chief, who pretends to be a deaf mute as a protection against a society which denies his dignity as a human being. Many of his comments on conditions in the hospital ward and in society, while are not literally true, are accurate metaphors for the social regimentation against which the novel protests. The action of the novel begins with the arrival of Randle Patrick Mc Murphy, a ...
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National Park Practice Shows
2,627 wordsGeography Issue Paper (1) Yosemite National park is rightfully considered as the essential part of what is now being commonly referred to as spirit of Americana. It is not that it simply provides tourists with a glimpse of untouched nature. Its snowy mountain peaks and spectacular waterfalls symbolize freedom and power. A great many of American famous writers, such as Mark Twain, used to come to Yosemite Park in search of artistic inspiration. It is not by pure accident that Yosemite Park was gi...
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Sierra Nevada Sierra Club
976 wordsJohn Muirexplorer, writer, and conservationist was born on April 21, 1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. Until the age of eleven he attended the local schools of that small coastal town. In 1849, the Muir family emigrated to the United States, settling first at Fountain Lake another moving to Hickory Hill Farm near Portage, Wisconsin. Muir's father was a harsh disciplinarian and worked his family from dawn to dusk. Whenever they were allowed a short period away from the plow and hoe, Muir and his younger ...
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John Muir National Park
349 wordsBiography John Muir John Muir Biography Report by Ginger Wadsworth The story takes place at Yosemite National Park from 1838 - 1914. John Muir was a botanist, geologist, and writer. He had overcome earthquakes, glaciers, and he climbs mountains. John Muir had impressed by overcoming all the dangers like animals. He was an expert on wilderness. He knows survival skills to stay alive. He studies nature and he writes about nature. He made a national park system as well as the Sierra Club. He knew t...
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John Muir Johns Mother
1,580 wordsJohn Muir: His Achievements/Journeys John Muir worked at a factory in Canada. He invented time and money saving machines for the factories. But one day an accident changed his whole outlook on life. As he was tightening a machine belt with a file, the file flew out and pierced his right eye. His left eye grew dim to the reaction. Johns friends and neighbors tried to help him and brought doctors. Some friends read to him. Children brought him flowers and listened to his stories. He finally began ...
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John Muir Forest Lands
1,557 wordsJohn Muir's Trail in History John Muir was a man of great importance in the history of the United States and in the preservation of its beauty. His tireless efforts to protect natural wonders such as Yosemite Valley demonstrated his undying love for the outdoors. Muir took a stand against the destructive side of civilization in a dauntless battle to save Americas forest lands. The trail of preservation that Muir left behind has given countless numbers of people the opportunity to experience natu...
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U Ma Cha Yosemite Valley Lived
554 wordsHistory Final Miwok's set many standards for themselves and the tribe. They were usually very hard workers, working harsh numbers of hours a day to keep the tribe alive. There were hunters, fishers, and many other jobs for people. A non-nomadic people, the Miwok's settled in the Yosemite Valley. My report is on the Miwoks Social Life. Games, customs, jobs, and many other things about the Miwoks Indians will all be covered in this. The way they lived, what they ate, and what they farmed. They all...
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Wildlife Habitat National Forest
3,391 wordsIts a promising tool, this idea of prescribed burning to devel forests and help restore ecosystem health. But its risky business, too, and smoke clouds public acceptance. I THOUGHT FIRE SEASON HAD ENDED. BUT THE SCENT OF PINE SMOKE IN MY NOSTRILS LATE LAST OCTOBER TOLD ME SOMETHING DIFFERENT. Deep in Oregon's ponderosa paradise on Wine National Forest, my wife Maurine and I had just finished flagging a new interpretive trail as Forest volunteers. As we drove a remote road just east of Crater Lak...
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18 Th Century Body Politic
1,586 wordsReview: Landscape, Nature, And The Body Politic, Review: Landscape, Nature, And The Body Politic, The Politics Of Nature, Romanticism And The Materiality Of Nature And In Natures Name book reviews We revere it, we destroy it, we deconstruct it PD Smith gets to grips with the natural world in books from Kenneth Olwig, Nicholas Roe, Onno Oerlemans and Barbara T Gates Best wear a good thick skirt Landscape, Nature, and the Body Politic: From Britains Renaissance to Americas New World Kenneth Olwig ...
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