{"id":1655,"date":"2015-09-01T16:40:08","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T22:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=1655"},"modified":"2017-11-01T10:31:28","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T16:31:28","slug":"denali-the-high-one-used-to-be-mckinley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/denali-the-high-one-used-to-be-mckinley\/","title":{"rendered":"denali: the new name that’s really an old name"},"content":{"rendered":"

on sunday, president obama<\/strong> approved the name change of the highest peak in the united states.<\/p>\n

\"denali<\/a>
denali: athabascan for “the high one” \u00a0(nps\u00a0photo\/jacob w. frank)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

, the mountain previously known as\u00a0mount mckinley<\/strong><\/p>\n

will now be known as denali, or “the high one” in the language of alaska’s indigenous athabascan people<\/h4>\n

it has been a crazy couple of weeks for obscure<\/strong><\/em> (not easily recognized) u.s. presidents. \u00a0franklin pierce<\/a><\/strong> had his name in the headlines last month, and now the 25th president of the united states, william mckinley<\/strong>, has made it into the news for having his name removed from a mountain.<\/p>\n

\"mckinley<\/a><\/h6>\n
william mckinley: known to presidential historians as “the high one”<\/em><\/h6>\n

nbc news interviewed kimberly kenney<\/strong> of the william mckinley presidential library. kenney<\/p>\n

pointed out<\/a> mckinley’s most lasting contribution to american history: a victory in the spanish-american war, which established the united states as a world power and set the tone<\/em> for<\/em> future military campaigns in foreign countries.<\/h4>\n

set the tone<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0means establish a style<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"gore<\/a><\/h6>\n
gore vidal’s book empire<\/strong> discusses the role william mckinley played in building the american empire.<\/em><\/h6>\n

gore vidal<\/strong><\/a>‘s novel empire<\/strong><\/em> focuses on the years at the beginning of the 20th century when the u.s. was setting this tone<\/em> globally. president mckinley is an important character in the book.<\/p>\n

<\/h4>\n

the headline of schuppe’s article reads<\/p>\n

Mt. McKinley to Denali: How A Mountain’s Renaming Got Tied Up<\/em> in Politics<\/em><\/h1>\n

tied up<\/em><\/strong> means slowed down, held up, restrained<\/em>. \u00a0politics<\/a><\/strong><\/em> is an\u00a0activity, NOT a person. politician<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is a person who has a career in politics<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"athabascan <\/a><\/h6>\n
athabascan kids preparing for a community dance (adam dubrowa\/fema)<\/em><\/h6>\n

the politics in this situation have president obama\u00a0between the state of alaska<\/strong>, where the peak has always been known as denali; and ohio<\/strong>, mckinley’s home state.\u00a0schuppe writes<\/p>\n

alaskan tribes<\/em> have been advocating<\/em> for a return to denali for decades. but ohioans pushed back<\/em>, saying it would be an insult to mckinley’s political<\/em> legacy.<\/h4>\n

tribe<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>refers to indigenous people.\u00a0advocate<\/strong><\/em> means promote<\/em>. \u00a0push back<\/strong><\/em> indicates a strong response<\/em>. political<\/strong><\/em><\/a> describes something related to politics or politicians<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"2012<\/a><\/h6>\n
o<\/em>hio governor john kasich used the renaming of mount mckinley as an opportunity to criticize president obama.\u00a0(mark wilson\/getty images)<\/em><\/h6>\n

one of the ohio politicians<\/em> who has pushed back<\/em> is current governor and republican candidate for president john kasich<\/strong>. yesterday governor kasich tweeted that president obama<\/p>\n

\u00a0overstepped his bounds<\/em><\/h4>\n

bounds<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0short for boundaries, like in the phrase out of bounds<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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As POTUS once again oversteps his bounds, Ohio knows every carnation is a monument to our own William McKinley. -John pic.twitter.com\/GvQfqnIKOh<\/a><\/p>\n

— John Kasich (@JohnKasich) August 31, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n