Journey to the West

[...] The merger apparently occurred where the river today, coming from the north, bends to the west, in the area known as the Kaibab Arch."[1] During prehistory, the area was inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy…

along the East Coast and continuing until it got to the Pacific. Before the Americans won the battle against the Britain, some settlers were already moving west into what today is called Tennessee and Kentucky. And some parts of the Deep South and Ohio Valley. In 1803 the Westward Expansion was aided by the Louisiana Purchase. During the journey westward, many settlers had to face many challenges. For one the troubling weather and then their oxen dying of dehydration and starvation, they also…

Dennis Hopper’s Easy Rider (1969) established the cornerstone of a new perspective of the West in the countercultural context. As John Ford used the literature for some of his productions, the counterculture gets some influences from the beat generation with authors and works such as Jack Kerouac's On the Road (1957). The counterculture’s cultural products share the same fascination for the movement and express a general dissatisfaction towards the traditional community values. This new…

The goal is not only to talk about her travels, but to find a way to discuss the passion that she has for history. Right in the first section West combines her childhood with the fall of monarchs, “my life had been punctured by the slaughter of royalties.” Immediately there is this sense of closeness to history that West offers; you trust her, and forgive her, for anything that may not be completely accurate because she seems to demonstrate this incredibly intimate knowledge. In…

The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West, traditionally refers to the region comprising of the westernmost states of the United States. European settlement in the United States expanded westward after its founding, meaning that the meanings of the West has evolved over time. The history of the American West in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries has acquired a cultural mythos in the literature of the United States, The image of the cowboy, the homesteader and…

leave Amritsar and go to West Pakistan, but I knew that I could not stay after being segregated for so long. Much tension was in the air when us muslims and hindus were even sharing the same air. As soon as I learned of this new muslim state I knew that any chance I had of escaping the violence and tension would be there. She would be there. I am in a place called the “Great Indian Desert” and I’m determined to cross it. Millions of people have died trying to get to West Pakistan from India and…

Haiti, led by François Dominique Toussaint, or L’Ouverture. Napoleon then had to sell the territory in order to keep things under control. He ended up selling the territory to the United States in 1803 for $15,000,000 dollars, which included the land west of the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains. This newly acquired land stretched from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian Border, and more than doubled the size of colonial America. This purchase turned the nation’s eyes westward and in…

her dog Toto attempt to go back home, they encounter some fascinating acquaintances. She comes across the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz. This bizarre group confronts challenges throughout their journey. Dorothy's adventure follows a hero's journey with departure, ignition, and return. In a farm, somewhere in Kansas lives a young girl named Dorothy. She constantly feels underestimated by the adults in her family, therefore seeking escape. Toto, her faithful…

literatures portray and emphasize the characteristics of virtues in a slightly different way. When mentioning the traditional virtue in Eastern literature, I would make reference to one of the most famous Chinese classical television shows, called Journey to the…

The Lewis and Clark expedition delivered many conflicts among the spectacular journey. Their expedition was exceedingly important, yet unpleasantly dangerous. Lewis and Clark and his crew traveled from the middle east to the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, overcoming resilient winters, coarse terrain, and combative Indian tribes. Each day brought new important information, but also unwelcoming hardships. Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana territory in 1803 by France, planning to enlarge…