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Collapse Of The Aral Sea
768 words
The breakup of the Former Soviet Union has forced
those now independent states into a state of
confusion. Republics that were once one nation now
are separate governments. They now must compete
for trade alliances, industrial resources,
financial resources, and most importantly,
agricultural resources. An area of developed
concern is the Aral Sea. The Aral Sea was once the
fourth largest lake in the world, located in
Kazakstan and Uzbekistan, but between 1960 and
1990, the Aral Sea dropped into ...
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Ground Water Acid Rain
1,021 words
Many people assume that water is an unlimited
natural resource. Is this true? Although water
appears abundant, recent circumstances indicate
that it is seriously vulnerable to pollution and
depletion. Throughout this essay we will examine
what ground water is, how it is important in the
water cycle, how its contamination can affect us,
and what we can do to protect our ground water
from contamination. Ground water is the water
found in spaces between soil particles and rocks,
within cracks of th...
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Ancient Egypt Peace Treaty
1,064 words
Ramses II a Egyptian king the third ruler of the
19 th dynasty and the son of Seti I. Ramses was
born some time around 1304 BC and died around 1237
BC. Ramses was one of the greatest rulers of
ancient Egypt if not than the best as Pharaoh
Ramses was the most powerful known to mankind
under him came the high priest and below the high
priests came the prophets. Ramses life remain a
mystery but he always recorded his big
achievements. Ramses II was on the Egyptian throne
for 67 years. Over all thos...
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Board Paddling Forward Lay On My Board Paddling Water
463 words
Surfing the breaking waves on Mayport Beach gives
a feeling I will never forget. I was 12 years old
when my family and I lived on the shore of a small
town known as Mayport. Two consecutive years we
dweller in our cozy little beach house watching
the gleaming ocean through our windows. Everyday I
would take the path over the sandy dunes, dodging
the prickly spurs and the sharp cati, onto the
golden white beach. I walk toward the shoreline
searching the soil for any treasures the sand may
hold fo...
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Thursday Morning Law School Life
790 words
I began hallucinating early Thursday morning. My
team and I were halfway finished with what our
instructors dubbed? The Long Paddle, ? and I could
feel my sanity slowly slipping away. A combination
of severe sleep deprivation and extreme physical
exercise can do that to you. I had not had more
than three hours of sleep since? Hellweek? had
begun on Sunday afternoon. As I looked around me,
I contemplated the extent of my delirium. I was
reasonably certain that the Statue of Liberty does
not belon...
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Twentieth Century James F
1,157 words
... events-century American naval hero, traveled
to Hanover Iron Works in the Pines to test new
cannonballs. While testing, Decatur observed a
bizarre creature flapping its wings across the
range. With precision, he sighted and then fired a
cannonball directly through the Jersey devil. All
present were stunned that the gaping hole did not
appear to affect the devil in the least (web).
While hunting in Bordentown, Joseph Bonaparte,
former King of Spain and brother of Napoleon,
claimed to see the ...
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Ice Age First Time
1,075 words
A research team has discovered evidence that the
Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt, may date from 5000
and 7000 BCE and possibly earlier. In response,
archeologist have thrown mud at geologist,
historians caught in the middle, and the Sphinx,
having revealed one secret, challenges us to
unravel even greater The discovery originated half
a century ago in the work of R. A. Schwaller de
Lubicz, between 1937 and 1952. Schwaller conducted
a survey on the periods and surrounding monuments.
Schwaller observe...
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Stay Out Of The Water Black Flag Beach
880 words
As we walked along the beach, we ran and spoke as
freely as possible. My sister and I ran about
throwing sand at one another's faces and trampled
the remnants of what were once sand castles. Our
fun was unhindered do to the fact that we were
alone, aside from my parents we were the only ones
for about a mile on the beach. This seemed quite
peculiar because it was a perfectly sunny day.
There were no clouds and the sky seemed to be a
creamy blue, the sun seemed to warmly soak into
our skin, and t...
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The Life Of George Bent
1,010 words
The Life of George Bent by George E. Hyde is a
very interesting and informative book. This book
is basically a chronological story of George bents
life as a half white, half Indian and all the
experiences he had. The Bent family plaid a large
role in the development of the west. There are
many historic events, however, what I feel is the
most important of these episodes, to Colorado
history is the Sand Creek Massacre. I personally,
have mixed reviews on the book, its narrative
style, and the eve...
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Cause And Effect Mary Shelley
1,296 words
Frankenstein is considered to be the greatest
Gothic Romantic Novel. It is also generally
thought of as the first science fiction novel.
Mary Shelley wrote this amazing novel when she was
only nineteen years of age, which is quite
talented. She completed the novel in May of 1817
and was published January 1, 1818. Many of her
experiences and lots of power from her imagination
led to such an innovative and disturbing work. She
wrote the novel while being overwhelmed by a
series of calamities in he...
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Beaches Which Are Great Long Walks Florida
306 words
There are many different places to go and to see
in this great country. Are you looking for fun in
the sun? Then Florida is your vacation paradise.
The whole family will enjoy a trip to Florida
because of many different attractions, water
activities and sports. If your family is looking
for a variety of theme parks to enjoy than Orlando
is the place. You could go to Disney world and
enjoy four different parks in one. For the Speed
freaks there is Islands of Adventure which is just
filled with ro...
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Air Force Base Miles Per Hour
1,520 words
There has always been a big controversy over
weather there really are extra-terrestrials, and
flying saucers. UFO is another way to sum up both
of these. Remember that UFO means unidentified
flying object. It does not stand for alien. There
has also been a lot of speculation about there
really being aliens and the government keeping the
citizens in the dark for various reasons. Howard
Blum had an interesting way of looking at the
situation. He said, Theyre covering up not what
they know, but wha...
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Man On My Left Hair And Wore Water
902 words
Driving across the bridge over Lake Ray Hubbard
one sunny Saturday afternoon, I was overcome with
the gentle breeze blowing through my open window
and decided to stop for a little while. I pulled
off the highway and parked the car. Upon exiting
the car, I walked to the edge of the water and sat
down. As I sat on the warm sand, I began to pick
up handfuls of the sand and let it slowly filter
through my open fingers. I also became aware of
the activities going on around me. A man to my
left was ba...
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Choose One One Side
576 words
Choose your pond liner size. Once you have your
preferred liner size, you want to find the perfect
spot to place it. (Make sure it is not near any
trees because leaves will fall in to the pond and
the roots of the trees will tare the liner. ) Now
measure out the size that you want your pond to be
(note-the size of the pond will be determined by
the size of your liner). You also have to choose
your shape you want your pond to be. To keep the
size and shape right, use wooden stakes and string
to o...
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Poetic Devices Descriptive Language
591 words
At Cooloola is a lyrical poem written by a well
recognized Australian poet, Judith Wright. This
poem creatively describes a beautiful scene of
nature. The poet uses highly descriptive language
and a diverse range of poetic devices to engage
the reader into imagining a picture of how
peaceful and serene this exquisite the scenery is
down by Lake Cooloola. Underlying the subject
matter is the implied theme that the lake is under
threat from conquering people who will not protect
its white shores o...
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Seaweed Cliff Left Past The Seaweed Cliff Left Ribbon
1,536 words
... o shore or teach me to swim. Your choice. Ah
would like sum dissert after all dat humongous
dinner Ah ate jus now! Can yah find me sum clam?
Ill help you swim but no town! Not with this fat
stomach of a whale! Ribbon sighed in relief. The
shark would have eaten her if she wouldnt have
been purple or without a knot in her middle. Which
reminded her... Yo, Whack! Can you also help me
out of this knot Im in? I know that you have
probably never gotten tied into a knot, but I can
tell you that it...
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Peace And Harmony Dalai Lama
871 words
Tibet, the roof of the world, is the highest and
the most isolated country on earth. Located
between China and Nepal, imagine a place tucked
safely away from the world, hidden by walls of
snow capped mountains, rich with strange beauty
and innocence. Tibetans are very confined people,
their clothes are plain and simple like ropes but
are actually silky and thick, unlike Chinese gowns
which are flamboyant. They may have old fetchers
but that is because the cold makes them look dry
and old, but th...
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Miss Emily Grierson Miss Emily House
1,819 words
A Rose for Emily This is a story that clearly
shows how time ticks away and how some people are
willing tome on with the changing of times and
some people resist. The small town of Jefferson
was full of an up and coming generation that
wanted change but was still influenced by the old
traditions and by the few old timers that just
couldnt let it go. As the Civil War came to an end
the New South began its birth and the Old South
began its death. The story actually begins at the
end with the funer...
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3 7 M 12 Ft 7 M 12 Ft Long Boa
296 words
Boa is the common name for about 6 genera and 50
species of SNAKES that constitute the family
Bondage. Closely related to PYTHONS, the family
includes the largest of all snakes, the
water-dwelling ANACONDA of South America. Among
other boas are the smaller sand boas, Eye, and the
wood snakes, Tropidolphus and related genera. The
typical boa genera are ground or tree dwellers of
tropical American are the woodsnakesand the island
of Madagascar, whereas the sand boas are
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2500 B C Great Sphinx Egypt
889 words
The Great Sphinx of Giza is a monument recognized
all over the world. It is a symbol that
represented the essence of Egypt for thousands of
years. It is the biggest sphinx statue ever found.
There are more than one sphinx, for example there
is the Sphinx of Greece and The Sphinx of Martian
(all that is, is the shape of the sphinx s head on
the planet Mars. ) But the Great Sphinx in Giza,
Egypt is the most famous of all. The Sphinx has
the body of a lion and the head of a pharaoh. The
lion was a ...
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