Wye River Conference Essay Examples

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An Analysis and a Synopsis of Stones from the River (3040 words, 5 pages)

1. Synopsis of Stones from the RiverTrudi Montag was growing up during the World Wars in Burgdorf, Germany. She lived with her father, Leo, and helped him run their pay library. When she was young her mother, Gertrude, went insane, and died at the asylum. Trudi could remember how her ... Read More

An Analysis of the Shawnee Indians in Follow the River by James Alexander (1051 words, 2 pages)

Follow The River by James Alexander Thom is about Mary Ingles gruesome but yet courageous tale of her remarkable 1,000 mile journey home after she had escaped form the captivity of the Shawnee Indians. Through Mary Ingles hard work and determination she proved that all obstacles big and small can ... Read More

A Survey of a Camping Trip at the Rosebud River (1326 words, 2 pages)

Five springs ago I, with many Sioux Indians, took down and packed up our tipis and moved from Cheyenne river to the Rosebud river, where we camped a few days then took down and packed up our lodges and moved to the Little Bighorn river and pitched our lodges with ... Read More

A Description of Geographers on Rivers and Their Adjacent Flood Plains in the World (4744 words, 3 pages)

Geographers can tell you that the one thing that most rivers and their adjacent flood plains in the world have in common is that they have rich histories associated with human settlement and development. This especially true in arid regions which are very dependent upon water. Two excellent examples are ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of the Kingdom of God and the United States Catholic Conference (3016 words, 4 pages)

"Let the children come to Me do not prevent them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these." In 1976, the United States Catholic Conference (USCC) issued a document entitled "A Vision of Youth Ministry." It was a guiding and illuminating response to the challenges of the effective ... Read More

The Symbolism of River in Siddartha by Herman Hesse (217 words, 1 pages)

SIDDARTHA THE RIVER AS A SYMBOLThe river is a common symbol that corresponds to he creative power of nature and of time. On one hand it can signify fertility and on the other it signifies the irreversible passage of time and a sense of loss and oblivion. It also phases ... Read More

The Effects of River Damming (1235 words, 4 pages)

The Effects of River Damming Water, the life blood of the planet earth. With out water, the earths high variety of life could have never been created. Ever since history has been recorded, man has constructed society around water as a resource. As technology and science increased civilizations created new ... Read More

Albuquerque Boast of the Newly Constructed Red River Hotel and Conference Center (330 words, 1 pages)

THE RED RIVER HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER The new Red River Hotel and Conference Center in Albuquerque has just been completed. It's the perfect place to stay for seeing all the local sights or as a stopover to other New Mexico destinations. The hotel has extended very attractive discounts to ... Read More

An Analysis of a Journey on a River in the Movie Black Robe (231 words, 1 pages)

A journey on a river often has symbolic meaning, and in the movie Black Robe, this classic scene of a river journey is no different. A river journey can represent a change in ones life, maybe not only a physical change, but also a mental and spiritual change. Traveling from ... Read More

The Consumnes River Habitat Restoration Project (610 words, 3 pages)

The Consumnes River Habitat Restoration Project appealed to me for several reasons. Iwanted to work on a project. I wanted to work outdoors if possible. My time frame iscomplicated, so the date of the Restoration Project was very appealing. But mostly,because I like to learn by example. I knew I ... Read More

A Discussion of the Life of a River (1332 words, 2 pages)

The Life Of A River Most rivers are first started when rainfall collects on the ground. If the collected water is on any kind of a slope then the water will travel down the slope and form into individual channels. As well as rainfall these channels can be fed by ... Read More

The Impact of the Partitioning of Vietnam at the Geneva Conference in 1954 (2563 words, 4 pages)

In the wake of the temporary partitioning of Vietnam at the Geneva Conference of 1954, the Dwight D. Eisenhower administration was determined to do what it could to ensure that South Vietnam remained out of the hands of Communists. Eisenhower suggested in a 1954 speech that if the Communists were ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel A River Runs Through by Norman Mclean (1435 words, 2 pages)

Norman Mcleans A River Runs Through It explores many feelings and experiences of one turn of the century family in Missoula, Montana. In both the movie, directed by Robert Redford, and the original work of fiction we follow the Mcleans through their joys and sorrows. However, the names of the ... Read More

A Discussion of the Dolphins in the Amazon River (950 words, 3 pages)

The Amazon River and its lush, beautiful forest are surely among the most amazing ecosystems in the world. The ever-present, primordial cacophony that echoed in my ears as I stood breathlessly watching saddle-backed tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis) leap from tree to tree is what I will forever crave to hear again. ... Read More

My Experience at the Paris Peace Conference (2767 words, 5 pages)

The United States at the Paris Peace ConferenceThe First World War had lasting effects on almost every aspect of our society. Empires and monarchies collapsed, democracy began to rise, capitalism was affected, and inflation resulted from the cost of war. It became apparent that an agreement must be reached which ... Read More

History of Settlement and Development Along the Colorado River (4747 words, 5 pages)

Geography Colorado River Geographers can tell you that the one thing that most rivers and their adjacent flood plains in the world have in common is that they have rich histories associated with human settlement and development. This especially true in arid regions which are very dependent upon water. Two ... Read More

A History of Yalta Conference and its Impact Post Cold War (1447 words, 3 pages)

The Yalta ConferenceThe Yalta Conference was one of the most important events in history, let alone, this century. It took place from February 4 to February 11, 1945, at Yalta, Crimea, a portresort. The three main individuals at this meeting were Churchill of Great Britain, Roosevelt of the United States ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Medicine River by Thomas King (782 words, 1 pages)

MEDICINE RIVER In the novel, Medicine River, Thomas King creates a story of a little community to reflect the whole native nation. A simply return of Will's makes the little town seem to be more colourful. "Medicine River makes non-native readers think a little longer and harder about the lives ... Read More

The Issue of PCB Pollution in the Hudson River (1459 words, 3 pages)

The Hudson River and PCB PollutionThe Hudson River is a body of water that stretches for 315 miles from the Adirondack Mountains to the Battery in Manhattan, reaching its deepest point of 216 feet in the Highlands near Constitution Island and West Point and reaches its widest point of 3 ... Read More

An Introduction to the Delaware River in the United States (797 words, 2 pages)

The River Has No ConscienceIt was early on a Sunday morning. My Mother was in the kitchen cooking breakfast for my sister and me. We were getting ready for our day on the Delaware River. My Mom and Sister were going skidder tubing with some of their friends. I was ... Read More

Comparing the Movie and Book Version of a River Runs Through It (1435 words, 2 pages)

Norman Mcleans A River Runs Through It explores many feelings and experiences of one turn of the century family in Missoula, Montana. In both the movie, directed by Robert Redford, and the original work of fiction we follow the Mcleans through their joys and sorrows. However, the names of the ... Read More

An Introduction to the Myth of Paul at Jerusalem Conference (975 words, 5 pages)

When Paul attended the Jerusalem Conference in 48 or 49, a decisionwas made that gentiles would be allowed to become Christians withoutbecoming Jews first (ie. have a circumcision, and follow the JewishLaws). Paul, being the one that defended the gentile's right to beChristians, became the apostle to the gentiles. Why ... Read More

An Introduction to the History of the American Professional Football Conference (982 words, 2 pages)

The year was 1920 and pro-football was in a state of confusion. The three main problems that led to all the confusion were, salaries rising, players jumping from team to team and the use of players still enrolled in college. So, on August 20, 1920, a group of men representing ... Read More

History of the Red River Settlement (717 words, 3 pages)

The Red River Settlement was founded by the Fifth Earl of Selkirk, Thomas Douglas, Inthe year 1812. He called his settlement Aissinidoia. Aissinidoia was a close knit communitywhose economy was built around the Hudson Bay Company. The settlement was split into twomajor groupings The French speaking and predominate Roman Catholic ... Read More

A Geographical Analysis of the Colorado River (4857 words, 6 pages)

Geography Colorado River Geographers can tell you that the one thing that most rivers and their adjacent flood plains in the world have in common is that they have rich histories associated with human settlement and development. This especially true in arid regions which are very dependent upon water. Two ... Read More

A Description of the Second Largest River in the World – The Amazon River (1655 words, 3 pages)

The Amazon River is the second longest river in world. The headwaters begin high in the soaring Andes Mountains and stretches 6,400 km across the South American continent to the Atlantic Ocean. It discharges between 34 to 121 million liters of water per second, and depositing an average of 3 ... Read More

An Analysis of the Public Conference in England and Wales (2277 words, 10 pages)

Publicconfidence in the law and the judiciary has been seriously affected in the lastfew years with a number of disasters where the law of manslaughter, as itcurrently stands in England and Wales has failed to lead to any prosecutions.There has been the growing perception that the law dealing with corporatemanslaughter ... Read More

An Introduction to Chingford on the Western Bank of the River Lea (557 words, 3 pages)

Chingfordis on the western bank of the River Lea, on the valley slope which quicklyrises by 250 feet here. The high ground gives panoramic views across two largereservoirs to North London and an obelisk was built on Pole Hill in 1824 as amarker for the former Greenwich Observatory.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Therewere early ... Read More

A Comparison of the Book and Movie Adaptation of A River Runs Through It (1435 words, 2 pages)

Norman Mcleans A River Runs Through It explores many feelings and experiences of one turn of the century family in Missoula, Montana. In both the movie, directed by Robert Redford, and the original work of fiction we follow the Mcleans through their joys and sorrows. However, the names of the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Poem Gathered by the River by Denise Levertov (1422 words, 5 pages)

The double shame in man's war against man is the residual effect on nature an innocent, helpless bystander. The sense of potential devastation is the prevailing tone throughout the poem, "Gathered by the River," by Denise Levertov. The spoliation caused by nuclear war is not limited to the loss of ... Read More