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Winter Oak Yuri Nagibin
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False Face Hudson River
1,261 words... The woman also made clay pots for cooking and storage, clay pots had round bodies and raised, square collars or rims. After the arrival of the white men, the women bartered for the sturdy brass kettles to replace the clay pots. Wampum-Beads That Talked. When the word wampum is mentioned, people often think of money, its true wampum was used like money to barter for goods, which happened in the 1600 s after the Dutch set up trading post along the Hudson River. The Indians of the Atlantic coas...
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Fur Trade Great Lakes
489 wordsThe Algonquin was a northern tribe that settled in Canada some time around the 1400 s, and now have settled in Quebec and nearby Ontario. The Algonquians history was not exactly a pleasant one they suffered many hardships and obstacles to over come. Samuel de Champlain established the first permanent French settlement on the St. Lawrence at Tadoussac in 1603. Champlain was so impressed with the Algonquin's furs that he explored the St. Lawrence as far west as the Lachine Rapids. Champlain left f...
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Women And Children Governor Winthrop
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Natural Enemies South America
708 wordsCapybara The capybara is the largest rodent in the world. The capybara's name comes from the native people of South America. It means 'master of the grass. ' The scientific name of the capybara is hydrochoerus hydrochaeris, which means 'water pig' in Greek. Capybaras have been in existence since the Pleistocene epoch. Their ancient ancestors were rodents that lived about sixty million years ago. The average size of a capybara is four feet in length and two feet in height. This is about the size ...
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65 Million Years South America
1,685 wordsMegatherium Geology is the study of Earth. It examines Earths substances, forms, processes and history. Geology also gives start to all other sciences making them work. The farther we take a geological question, the more other sciences come into action. If one brings up the question of geology, the first thought appears is rocks. But rocks are found to be not just stones. These rocks are stories. To figure out the Earth, rocks are where to start. If one takes a closer look at them, she or he may...
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Santa Claus Stone Table
1,262 wordsThe Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Chapter Summary Chapter 1: Lucy Looks into a Wardrobe Four siblings, Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent from their home in London to live in a mansion with an old Professor to avoid war. The children discover a room with a wardrobe Lucy stays in the room. Lucy goes inside. She finds a row of fur coats. She feels the fur. The soft fur becomes hard like a tree. Lucy notices a light. She moves towards the light and finds herself in a snowy wood. Lucy fright...
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Zora Neale Fifteen Years
1,012 words" Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston is filled with symbolism ranging from images that are easily captured to things that require a little bit more insight. Religion has apparently played a major role in Hurston's life, readily seen in " Sweat" with the references to a snake and Gethsemane. Symbolism plays a big part of this story and after analyzing these, they give the story a deeper meaning and can enlighten the reader as to the full meaning of " Sweat" . The most appa...
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Fast Food Restaurants Plants And Animals
573 wordsENDANGERED SPECIES I feel that the Endangered Species act is very fair to humans. If we could live a long time ago when you had walk to get to someones house and when they had no TVs and computers, then we dont need all the things that we have now in our time. Even though we have more people we can still live without all the malls and all the fast food restaurants that we have now. Just think that if we took even ass little amount as 10 % of the malls and 10 % of the fast food restaurants away f...
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611 wordsExtra Credit Paper 3 / 5 / 99 Grizzly Bears The grizzly bear or great bear is the largest predator in the contiguous 48 states. When you enter the bears territory, you are in his home and he is king. This is their domain. The North American grizzly bear is a large, powerful brown bear characterized by gray-streaked, or grizzled, fur. Grizzlies range from 6 to 8 feet long, stand approximately 3 1 / 2 to 4 feet at the humped shoulder, and weigh up to 800 pounds. The grizzly bear is characterized a...
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869 wordsTheater 310 November 22, 1998 HARVEY The objectives of costume design were sufficiently met to meet the needs of the play. All the characters represented people in their natural positions in life with a little more accentuation that is often necessary in theater productions. The costumes aided in elaborating on each characters station in life and time period in which the play took place, which are a few objectives of costume designing. Most often one can distinguish a person s station in life fr...
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Universe Is Like A Magic Type Of People Trick
777 wordsThe universe is like a magic trick because of the questions and beliefs that arise when something is shown to people that doesnt coincide with their beliefs about reality and what can and cant possibly happen. It causes many different reactions. The universe, its vastness, how it was created, and why we are a part of it amazes and astounds many people who are constantly searching for answers. Others believe they have the answers and try to persuade people to understand their view. Others dont ev...
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731 wordsOne morning I awoke to find that I had been changed into a large dog. I didnt want to scream and wake the whole house so I just sat in my bed and just thought to myself, how could this have happened? I ran my fingers across what used to be my face and felt nothing but fur. I didnt know what to do so I just laid in bed and thought to myself that it was all a dream. I closed my eyes and opened them a few seconds later and I was still a dog. I rolled onto my back and looked at my belly and it was c...
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Ethical Treatment Of Animals People For The Ethical Treatment
639 wordsPeople Peta The Social Movement: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Social movements as defined by James M. Henslin, are large numbers of people who organize to promote or resist social change (398). Keeping this definition in mind one group is immediately thought of, (PETA) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. PETA is an international non-profit organization based in Norfolk, VA that is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. If it were not for socia...
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1,024 wordsPolar Bears can be found in all of the northern regions of the world. This includes Russia, Norway, Greenland, the United States and Canada. They inhabit Arctic Sea ice, water, islands, and continental coastlines. Polar bears prefer sea ice habitat with leads, next to continental coastlines or islands. Air temperatures in the Arctic average - 34 C in winter and 0 C in summer. The coldest area in winter is northeastern Siberia, where the temperature has been recorded as low as - 69 C. The ocean t...
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Gnawed His Clothes Fragrance Of Adjacent Woods Island
3,308 wordsSelkirk's Island by Diana SouhamiMonsters of the Deep ALL COURAGE left him when the ship was gone. The sea stretched out. The line of its horizon was, he knew, only the limit of his sight. The sea that had beckoned freedom and fortune now locked him in. Thomas Jones, James Ryder, William Series, John Cobham He thought they would come back for him. He stayed by the shore, scanning the ocean. Whatever their fate he now wanted to be with them. If their ship sank he would choose to go down with it. ...
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Zora Neale Hurston Treatment Of Women
567 wordsWomen Overcoming Domestic Violence Zora Neale Hurston? s? Sweat? is a short story about the struggles and hardships in the life of an African American woman living in the south. The short story talked about the treatment of women in these times. Many women of present times can identify with the hardships that Delia encountered in her marriage. The story also deals with adultery in relationships and the dishonesty and heartache it brings to a relationship. The story gives many women of domestic v...
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