The story I chose to write about for this essay is "Many Rivers to Cross" by June Jordan. This story seemed like it was once a book, but they shortened it down. There was a lot of information in just five or six pages, so it was sort of tough to keep up with. Just like most of the pieces of literature in this book it was sad. This one seemed to me to be even extra sad in a sense. The title of the story I think is a great title that describes the story very well. The daughter in the story does have many rivers to cross. She isn't only the mother of an eighteen year old, but her mom died and her dad I think it a lunatic. She has many things to put up with in the story.
"Many Rivers to Cross" is about a daughter that is struggling to financially support her son and herself. She goes to visit her mom and dad one day at their house he found out something tragic had happened. Her father was a mess and told her that he thinks her mom is dead. She had a normal reaction to what most people would say to someone. "What do you mean you think she's dead"? He said he didn't know and was a coward, and made his own daughter see if his wife was dead or not. The wife ended up being dead, which was caused by suicide, I think. The father was then being a jerk, and started talking about money. He said the money is mine and not yours until I die, to his own daughter. His daughter never even said anything about wanting the money in the first place.
The part of the story that really confused me was how the father was acting when he found out his wife was dead. He didn't want to see if his own wife was dead or not, so he made is daughter look which I thought was pretty ignorant. Why would you want to hurt your daughter and make her look at her dead mother, rather then doing it yourself? I know that if I was married, and I thought my wife was dead I would definitely want to know for sure, and I wouldn't be a coward about it like he was.
"Many Rivers to Cross" The story I chose to write about for this essay is "Many Rivers to Cross" by June Jordan. ... The daughter in the story does have many rivers to cross. ... She has many things to put up with in the story. "Many Rivers to Cross" is about a daughter that is struggling to financially support her son and herself. ...
As the Colorado crosses into Arizona it enters the magnificent Grand Canyon, a Gorge carved out over the millenia by the Colorado itself. ... Many smaller rivers in the area and even further north dry up altogether before reaching the sea. ... Also, many diversion channels are left unlined and uncovered. ... This salinity makes the water useless for many purposes including irrigation, drinking and even supporting life. ... These are toxic to many forms of life and add to the danger. ...
The Man from Snow River (Arena Spectacular) What are the very "Australian" characteristics in this performance? The Man from Snowy River portrays many "Australian" characteristics. ... Many of the main characters wore these, as well as flannelette shirts and jeans. ... The lights were in the shape of stars, which was a symbol for the Southern Cross. ... There were many Australian characteristics portrayed by "The Man from Snowy River". ...
In ancient times, most civilizations tended to naturally form near river valleys. ... Many geographic features of the Indus River Valley such as the Hindu Kush and Himalaya Mountains, the Indus River, and the seasonal monsoons contributed to the development of the civilization. ... Due to the Indus ability to develop and adapt to its geography, many characteristics of the civilization made it unique to others, such as its city structure and architecture, strong central government, and artesian items. ... Over flooding could be extremely disastrous, leading to the deaths of many Chinese people....
The scarcity of water for human and ecosystem uses leads to intense political pressures especially that there are 261 watersheds and countless aquifers that cross the political boundaries of two or more countries (Wolf A. 2001) and that the control of water resources is considered vital to the survival of a state (Daclon Corrado M. 2007). One of those many international watersheds where the challenges are particular is the Jordan River that starts in the Mount Hermon in Lebanon and flows into the Dead Sea. ... International rivers conflicts triggered many peacemakers to come up with solutions...
It crosses through the Chinis providence of Yunnan, borders Birmania, It divides Thailand and Laos, cuts through Cambodia, passes through South Vietnam, and finally ends in the China Ocean. ... Today like many rivers in the world, the Mekong is in danger. ... Like in many other places in the world the constructions of dams in the Mekong has caused deforastation, it has destroyed the wild life and has caused the displacement of thousands of poor people who live along the river. ... For some years now, many Asian countries have looked at the Mekong River as an opportunity to generate electricity...
It crosses through the Chinis providence of Yunnan, borders Birmania, It divides Thailand and Laos, cuts through Cambodia, passes through South Vietnam, and finally ends in the China Ocean. ... Today like many rivers in the world, the Mekong is in danger. ... Like in many other places in the world the constructions of dams in the Mekong has caused deforastation, it has destroyed the wild life and has caused the displacement of thousands of poor people who live along the river. ... For some years now, many Asian countries have looked at the Mekong River as an opportunity to generate electricity...
Who would have thought one tiny gesture so many years ago would lead me to where I am today? ... That was the night I received a cross. ... I remember going on picnic's to the river in the little green Audi we had, it was so funny, and if you put a green M&M on it you could not tell where it was because the color matched so perfectly. ... So many things changed over the years. ... My cross has become a part of me. ...
I already knew that not many people would put up a fight. ... Now the path to the Danube River was clear for us. ... Well, once again I use my smarts to cross the river, and have all my troops convert their tents, which were made of animal hides, into floatation devices by stuffing them with hay. ... Darius left many of his treasures behind for me though. ... I followed him calling him many names that I will not menti...
