Title: The title The Devil’s Highway is both literal and metaphorical. Because the meaning of the title has both literal and metaphorical connotations, it easily captures the essence of the book. Literally, while these men travelled across the desert in order to reach the Mexican-US border, they traveled through the Devil’s Highway. Metaphorically, the title is a representation of how these men went through Hell on earth to get to where they needed to go. These men experienced dehydration,…
Reinvigorating NASA with more money will inspire kids in classrooms all around the United States. They will look up to the heroes who were able to step foot on a different planet. Equivalently, to students who grew up in the late 60’s and 70’s when the US first landed on the moon. Scott Grillo (2011) comments in a USA Today piece about how fortunate he is being a kid during the time of the Apollo programs. He explains how inspiring it was seeing the frontier of possible be pushed, and how it…
is used to help move water back into our canals from the ones we send through california.”In 1912, the Colorado River Siphon was an engineering breakthrough. It was designed to take water from a canal on the California side of the Colorado to the Arizona side” this is one example of how we used irrigation and how geography got in our way we dug down and under the river to move this water but the landscape is rough and was not easy to dig through. The yuma siphon went down 85 feet across 965…
under the Spanish government, but it became a part of Mexico, when Mexico declared its independence from Spain. Then during the Gadsden purchase, it was sold to the United States but was considered a territory of the Confederate States, then when Arizona became a state it was once again under United States rule (). Tucson is an area that has a deep and rich history. However, Tucson owes this history to its geography. This geography is a part of Tucson’s past, its present, and will lead to its…
ziplining would not be my cup of tea. Well, I thought the same thing. When my mom and I were looking for things to do in Arizona we came across ziplining. I was not too excited about that idea, but my mom was, so, she forced me into in the most loving way. Needless to say I gave in and we were going to make the tour plus hours North from Scottsdale to just South of Sedona to Camp Verde, Arizona. I watched my mom, who just seconds before had been kidding around with the…
county growing rapidly ever since. In 1864, Pima County was created, taking over nearly 9,200 square miles. The San Xavier Reservation, Saguaro National Park, and Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument are also scattered around the county (Pima County Arizona, 2017). The Pima County Cultural Resources and Historic Prevention Division was initiated to help protect and preserve the historical and cultural aspects…
In The Old Man and the Sea, it became clear that the concept of “coming of age” does not really have anything to do with age. For me, coming of age is about you believing that you have reached a certain level of maturity. Everyone’s perception of coming of age is unique to them, so coming of age can be different for different people. Overall, coming of age is about being able to believe that you deserve respect from yourself and others by reaching a certain level of maturity. A person’s ideal…
is one of the most popular of the world 7 natural wonders. It has been recognized as one of these natural wonders because of its enormous size and in addition its beautifully colored landscape. The Grand Canyon is located in the northern part of Arizona in the United States. It is among the biggest canyons and is basically a deep gorge or deep valley between hills or that which usually has a river that flows through it. The river which flows through the grand canyon is the colorado river. The…
Library participates in the Culture Pass Program, which allows students to check out Culture Passes at any of ASU’s four libraries and grants them access to a museum or exhibit in the surrounding area. Through this program, students can explore the Arizona Science Center, Desert Botanical Garden, the Challenger Space Center and many more institutes for free. General…
On the night of March 13, 1997 in Phoenix, Arizona thousands of people reported seeing a large UFO slowly float over their city. Sightings also came in from Mesa, Sky Harbor, Rainbow Valley, and Tucson, Arizona with reports coming in till the next day till 2:00 am. What happened on this night is still debated to this day and is considered the most important UFO sighting in history according alien enthusiasts. Due to the commotion the government immediately denied the UFO sighting saying the…