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Lewis And Clark 30 A M
1,097 words... notes in depth. Captain Clark walked in front to find the trail, which was near impossible, due to the snow. Captain Clark wrote, I have been wet and as cold in every part as I ever was in my life (De Voto 240). At noon, the party halted on the top of the mountain to warm and dry themselves a little while the horses grazed on some near by grass. All of the men were in fear of freezing. They were able to hike six more miles before setting up camp. Here, they were forced to kill a second colt ...
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Fiona And Tim Began To Run Men
1,405 words... s and conversing with an unseen figure. Tim slowly crept closer and concealed himself himself behind a tree. Out of curiosity, he watched for a moment, trying to figure out what was going on. Fiona pulled a daisy from the ground and, when she did, there was a sudden burst of light coming from a single petal. A miniscule figure emerged, retaining the glow of the light. Fiona laughed and said, Hello, Aquitaine. How are you doing this fine evening? Tim watched the scene in quiet amazement. He w...
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Mountain Lion Red Fern
1,900 words"I was walking along whistling when I heard the dogfight", Billy starts the story. He rescued an redbone hound dog and took it home. This brought memories back to his mind. It all happened This is a story about friendship between two coon hounds and a boy named Billy Colman. Billy is ten years old and lives in the Ozark Mountains. He had long straw-colored hair that was He wore patched and faded coveralls. Billy did not wear shoes during the summer. He was a boy and worked hard to help his mothe...
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World War Ii People Who Lived
688 wordsThe novel, Snow Falling on Cedars, by David Guterson, gives some examples on how past events can effect a community. In 1954 on an island near Seattle, this novel describes the trail of a Japanese American fisherman accused of murdering a white colleague. The only one who can prove that the Japanese man, Kabou Miyanut, is innocent is his wifes childhood love is still in love with her. The novel explores how this conflict interferes This book takes place after World War II in a small town, filled...
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Past The Lake Cotton Clouds Todd
1,300 wordsI looked ahead of myself, letting my feet do the work, for a moment. The trail seemed so distant and lengthy in front of me. The blue sky filled with scattered puffy, white like cotton clouds. The long grasses tickled at my legs, which were covered with nothing more than my shorts. My boyfriend and I were on our annual hike to Clear Lake. An obviously attractive name for a beautiful body of water. Clear Lake was an icy cold from the glacier run off but after a 2 day hike up a mountain ridge it a...
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Year Old Boy Disorder Adhd
1,605 wordsAlthough American culture has changed over the years, parents today still want what is best for their children. Why then, are parents allowing their children to be put on medications that may have an adverse effect on their children? Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) have increasingly been diagnosed among young children today. Parents should become more informed about the over diagnosing, side effects, results of the medication and all other perti...
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African Meeting House Research
651 wordsEstablished December 4, 1806, the African Meeting House, referred to in the larger community as the Black Faneuil Hall, is now the oldest standing African American church in the United States. The Meeting House is located on 8 Smith Court on Beacon Hill and is a site of the walking tour of the Black Heritage Trail, which traces the history of African Americans in Boston. The facade of the African Meeting House is an adaptation of a design for a townhouse published by Boston architect Asher Benja...
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Trail Of Blood Base Of The Cross Grant
1,259 words... here he could snipe at Grant easily. His cleared his mind. This was the hunt. Reaching the ledge he was seeking, Keith lay flat against the ground and waited. Grant was breathing heavily now after so much running at full speed. He stopped to catch his breath and load a clip into his Uzi. His mind was as sharp as it ever was, though. His survival instincts and adrenaline were kicking in. All he could think about was survival against the predator. The predator being Keith Black. Keith had Gran...
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Point Of View Capital Punishment
1,031 wordsWhen the state kills by Austin Sarat Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 (summary and Reaction paper) When the state kills was originally written in 1999. The book was a reaction on the events which were connected with th 4 McVeigh trail. But even now in the 21 st century it remains appropriate. To the reader it is clear that the main idea of the book is to show Sarat's attitude to the death penalty. He offers arguments that merit serious consideration. But before studying main points of the first two chapt...
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Freedom Of Speech Pentagon Papers
1,524 wordsSpeaking Freely Chapter 1 In this chapter Floyd Abrams discusses the Pentagon Papers Case that starts a series of trial narratives. In 1971 Nixon administration tried The York Times Co. (New York Times Co. v. United States case). The New York Times Co. was represented by the legal scholar Alexander Bickel and Floyd Abrams. Floyd Abrams recalls the events of that case when Attorney General John N. Mitchell used Section 793 of the Espionage Act to sue the newspapers for publication of stories rela...
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Chat Rooms E Mails
382 wordsChat Rooms and Forums At the fast growing rate of computers and technology, communication had to be improved. As a result, e-mails and chat rooms were formed. The first allows one to send a message to anyone who has Internet and an e-mail address anywhere around the world at no cost (excluding the monthly fee for Internet access). The second enables Internet users to meet people from all over the world. However, the discoveries dont stop there. The newest Internet connections on the market are d...
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Love Girl Control
563 wordsCreative Writing: This Girl The girl slowly created across the floor. She had a look on her face of love. She began to tempt me. I could not allow her to take control over me. I could not resist. I had to let the love warm my body. I have let her take over once again. I have lost to her kiss. The kiss that has sweetened my blood. I absorbed her body. I walked down the trail on a journey to find my house. I took this route every day. I know that it will lead me back to the place that I love so mu...
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16 Th Century 15 Th Century
1,153 wordsWrought-iron breechloaders Gun military technology Wrought-iron breechloader's Partly because of the difficulties of making a long, continuous barrel, and partly because of the relative ease of loading a powder charge into a short breechblock, gunsmiths soon learned to make cannon in which the barrel and powder chamber were separate. Since the charge and projectile were loaded into the rear of the barrel, these were called breechloader's. The breechblock was mated to the barrel by means of a rec...
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Made Of Heavy Heavy Nylon Dogs
893 wordsThe Iditarod Picture this: You are going to travel over one thousand miles across Alaska car? by train? by plane? NO! ! You are travelling by dogsled your only companions on this journey will be eleven to fourteen of the most honest, loyal and strong dogs that you can find. For over six grueling months, you and your carefully selected dogs have been training, and now it is up to you and your canine companions. For sledders (or mushers) this is a dream come true because they are about to start th...
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Trail Of Tears Indian Territory
999 wordsThe Trail of Tears, was it unjust and inhumane? What happened to the Cherokee during that long and treacherous journey? They were brave and listened to the government, but they recieved unproductive land and lost their tribal land. The white settlers were already emigrating to the Union, or America. The East coast was burdened with new settlers and becoming vastly populated. President Andrew Jackson and the government had to find a way to move people to the West to make room. President Andrew Ja...
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16 Th Century 15 Th Century
1,155 wordsWrought-iron Military Technology military technology Wrought-iron breechloader's Partly because of the difficulties of making a long, continuous barrel, and partly because of the relative ease of loading a powder charge into a short breechblock, gunsmiths soon learned to make cannon in which the barrel and powder chamber were separate. Since the charge and projectile were loaded into the rear of the barrel, these were called breechloader's. The breechblock was mated to the barrel by means of a r...
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Disturbances From The Hurricane Upturned Trees One
367 wordsDuring lab our class took a trip to the nature trail. As soon as we stepped on to the trail we saw disturbance from the hurricane that came through about three years. Throughout our trip we saw the disturbances from the hurricane, such as upturned trees. In the holes of the upturned trees was still water. We were told that in the place of the overturned trees new trees would grow, which is secondary succession. The limbs and trees were left on the floor of the forest to decompose. While on the w...
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Dad Job
711 wordsIt was a cold crisp fall afternoon, it was also late bow hunting season and I was up at our hunting shack with my father and two of his closest friends. We had just made the final preparations to hike to are respective stands, after wishing each other good luck we were off. Little did I realize that this day would prove to bring me closer to death than any other day of my life. Being that my stand is the closest to camp it was only a short walk for me, while the other hunters would travel severa...
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U S Government Trail Of Tears
408 wordsThe Trail of Tears A Crime Against Humanity The trail of tears was a U. S. Government-Planned death march imposed on 5 civilized Indian tribes: the Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, Cherokees, and Seminoles. There were about 16, 000 Cherokee before their eviction. They put up the biggest fight; enough make them the last tribe to be forced from their homes. They were a stationary tribe, and not nomads like many others. They had their own system of writing based on Greek, Hebrew, and English. They als...
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Didn T Night
1,389 wordsWiping the sweat from my brow I called a halt to the crew. Phil and I dumped our packs and found a comfy boulder to rest on. I looked back to where the last guys were coming from back down the trail. They had stopped talking a while back and marched slowly along the dirt trail. Phil produced an energy-bar he? d saved from breakfast and began to munch on it as I drained another water bottle. After the refreshing drink I laid back against the rock and stared up at the pine trees. But a moment late...
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