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Unyielding World Man molds the land in which he lives, that of clay, stone, dirt, and sand, with an iron fist and yet, nothing ever falls so perfectly into place. The land is unyielding and man’s ingenuity only reaches a certain extent and hardly ever has a one hundred percent guarantee. The battle rages, for that is what it is, a continuous battle between human beings and there environment. The battle for survival in hostile environments is never cheap or simple instead both economic and social issues become hefty byproducts in our attempts to control nature as in John Mcphee’s “Los Angeles Against the Mountains”. The beauty and splendor of having a home far from the large cities of Southern California while still having an ariel panoramic view of them is enticing. Many people have moved to the great mountains of Southern California to get away from it all and live in simple and solitary exquisiteness but within this serene environment lays a powder keg that in downpour can go off. The deceptive tranquility of the San Gabriel Mountains is the backdrop of many debris flows that cause countless destruction numerous deaths. The loss of property and the fact that the American people have the burden of paying for