Travia's AP Blog

Quote 1: "When I was a senior in high school, she didn't ask where I would like to go to college. She didn't take me on a tour. I didn't even know people went on tours until I went to college and others told me they'd gone on them. I was left to figure it out on my own." Question 1: The theme I perceived from this quotation was to appreciate your parents as well as to not take them for granted. Cheryl's mother did not expose her to the college life nor did she push her or motivate her to go. Most parents encourage one to go to college and to explore options. Question 3: This quotation has a conflict between Cheryl and her mother. Cheryl faults her mother for not being an actual parent when it came to being concerned about her future. Quote 2: "I never got to to be in the driver's seat of my own life," she'd wept to me once, in the days after she learned she was going to die. "I always did what someone else wanted me to do. I'

Quote: " I did not so much look like a woman who had spent the past 3 weeks backpacking in the wilderness as I did like a woman who had been the victim of a violent and bizarre crime." Question 1: The theme for this particular quote could be that just by looking at a person one would not know their  story, what she has been through, or where she's been. Question 4: The quotation does provide detail about Cheryl's setting which is the PCT. Cheryl stated that she looks more like a victim who had been in a violent and bizarre crime, which means her setting may have been rough and difficult for her.

   The article "When you throw a party but nobody comes" states how it is not easy to throw a party in the Pacific Crest Trail. The article gives reasoning and solutions for that particular issue in the PCT. The reasons Dana Hendricks give for no one showing up to the parties are due to isolation from big populations, roads, and social scene. As mentioned, the article also lists solutions such as holding more parties, have more outreach (social media), and to send experienced volunteers. Fact: The PCT has more designated wilderness than any other long-distance trail. Question: Why won't they create a ferry or any transit vehicle for people to access the trail as well as attend parties? (Without ruining the PCT) You can find this article at: http://www.pcta.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/WorkPartyChallengeFall2014_final_spreads.pdf?884c9e