The bold and stirring short story, "Snow", was written with deceptive intensity and a sincere tenacity that grabs you immediately. It tells the story of ten year old Yolanda, a little immigrant New York girl, new to the city and to America in general. Author Julia Alvarez, captures with ...

Snow Falling On Cedars is the story of a Japanese American man who has been charged with the murder of a local fisherman. The novel describes the trial of Kabuo Miyamoto of Amity Harbor, San Piedro Island, north of Washington State, in 1954. Kabuo is being charged with the murder of local fisherm...

Snow Falling on Cedars, David Guterson's mystery-suspense novel, provides an immaculate interpretation of a small American coastal island's trial to conquer and expel the ongoing dogmatic narrow-mindedness synonymous with its inhabitants. A novel of love and destruction, Snow Falling on...

Almost every immigration group to the United States has at some time experienced discrimination on a large scale. Asian immigration has been the subject of discrimination within American society, most notably the Chinese and the Japanese diasporas. For a long time, both of these groups have been the...

Have you ever stopped and wondered how different the United States really is? When I was growing up, it never really crossed my mind until a few days after my Sixteenth birthday. It was then that I discovered I was moving fifteen hundred miles from South Florida to a small town called Port Jerv...

The Battle of the Bulge, also known as Battle of the Ardennes, began on December 16, 1944 at about 5:30 in the morning. This was supposed to be Hitler's last attempt on trying to defeat the Allied forces. He thought that the bond between the British, the US, and Russia was weak, so he didn&...

In 1990 war broke out in Sudan. Thousands of boys as young as three and as old as fifteen ran away in search of a safer environment. They went to their neighboring country of Ethiopia, where they were safe for three years. The boys once again had to take flight. In 1993, the king of Ethiopia was bei...

A desert is basically a wilderness or a wasteland. There is little moisture and poor soil such as sand gravel or rock. There are few plants to offer shade. Deserts can be described as harsh places. Many are burning hot by day and cold by night. Some deserts are cold in which snow sprinkles. Ever...

The racism, unprovoked hate, and misguided patriotism aimed at Kabuo Miyamoto is remnants from the veteran's of WWII who cannot let the war go because of the deep emotional ties to the memories. Since there have been people who are different, there has existed an intolerance and sometimes a ba...

Love Medicine Since the beginning of colonization of America, there has been the problem of dealing with the indigenous people of the land. After the first attempts in eradicating the population, the American government changed its policy to integration. It is this integration into white societ...

America and Canada To an outsider America and Canada can almost appear to be one country. The residents of these two nations know that this is not true. Canada and the United States are close to each other geographically and have a number of similarities, but the differences that exist between the...

Journal Entry: July 20-27, 1806 We are camped on unique claylike soil that glows white and blue. The texture of the clay indicates that the buffalo had trampled here recently, and the ridges and bumps make it difficult for the horses to navigate without stumbling. We decided to take this...

MY FIRST TRIP TO NEW YORK I often heard of the Big Apple, the "capital of the United States" well so I thought at one time. I have never been there and was very excited about the whole idea of going. What was I going to see? Will all the myths I heard about New York be true? I was about...

Native Americans and the White man Is it really possible for people that believe in different things to be exact opposites? Many different people have many unlike characteristics about themselves but still live in the same way as we all do. The differences between the whites and the Native Americ...

Racism The issue of racism has always been one surrounding much controversy. It is the type that hushes a crowd and touches the heart. The novel, Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson, exemplifies the dark shadow that racism casts on society. Through Kabuo's loss of land, the internment...

Finding a Place to Belong A family of four comes from the city to see the beach for the first time. Knowing other families have been to the same place, all that has been described seems surreal to the beginner travelers. The family of four has discussed many times where they should call their f...

David Guterson used many things he experienced in his life in his books and showed his beleifs in his books. An example of the is Snow Falling on Cedars. Drawing on his personal experience in the Pacific Northwest and eight years of careful research, Guterson vividly portrays the culture of San ...

Causing $1-2 billion in damages and more than 25 deaths per year, landslides are a major geologic hazard, caused by earthquakes and floods. Although, landslides are generally not as exciting or costly as earthquakes, major floods, tropical storms, and other natural disasters, they occur in more ...

WHO AM I.......... My name is Heath Wesley H______ and I was born on the bright sunny day of March 2nd, 1987, while my mom was not bright and sunny at the time of my birth. My whole family was there at the hospital to wait the arrival of the new baby boy, especially my aunt Mary P_____ who was very...

When someone usually thinks of Hawaii they probably think about palm trees, beautiful beaches, and waterfalls. But they don't see the other side of Hawaii that they can only see if they live there. When someone thinks of Missouri they probably think of country people with cowboy hats, cows, pigs, an...

Being a Hunting Guide What would your dream job be? This is a common question asked of people their whole life. I have been asked this since childhood. Like most southern boys growing up in a rural community, I spent most of my time outdoor...

Jesica Peratt 10 – 7 -99 Do Green Martians Really Exist? Do you ever wonder if there is life on other planets? I'm referring to little green bodies walking around with six eyes, two heads, and drool escalating from their mouths. As a child I use to lye in bed and imagine things like ...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's work has been largely consumed by an impression of American life that is beset by dreary commitment and family disgrace. Quite often, the author has subjected his characters to experiences driven by old ghosts and static, unfaltering lives. Such is the case for Hepzibah...

Idealisms to Blame To compare the ecosystems of New England before and after the colonists arrived is to compare two different and ecologically distant places. In the early 1600's New England was a seemingly untouched plethora of animals and plant life. The only inhabitants within this la...

America: The Land of Social Opportunity The popular phrase, "America is the land of opportunity," most definitely insinuates many possibilities which can range from any aspect of modern popular culture. In two articles, "Among Black Voters, a Fervor to Make Their Ballots Coun...