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Management Of The Public Lands System
1,029 wordsManagement of the BLM's Public Lands System The government has control of over one-third of the nation's land, and 398 million acres of that is controlled by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM 6). This land hold a wide diversity of resources, from timber, and grazing lands found on the surface to a mass of oil, natural gas, and minerals laying below the earth. The history of these lands is hardly a dull story, because it is the story of the taming of the "Wild West." Should the BLM though, still...
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Affordable Housing San Diego
1,899 wordsThe population of California is expected to increase by more than 15 million people by the year 2020. This is not a new startling fact. It has been said many times before, in many different ways. This number is equivalent to the present population of Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado combined. Carol Whiteside focuses on how the population boom will affect California's cities. She also looks at how the cities will prepare for such growth, with local resources that are already s...
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1990 Skateboarding Skateboarding Manufacturers
517 wordsDozens of new manufacturers sprung up and skateboarding entered its third wave of popularity. Numerous vertical champions emerged including Tony Hawk, Christian Host, Lance Mountain and Neil Blender. In the street, Mark Gonzales, Natas Kaupas and Tommy Guerrero took the ollie to new heights. Freestyle skateboarding was also a part of the scene and Rodney Mullen dominated all competition. In the mid to late 1980 's three main manufacturers handled most of the skate market-Powell Peralta, Vision/S...
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Told Me Stories Mix Of Cultures Eyes
1,034 wordsI can remember it like it was just yesterday. It was the mid-eighties and I was just an awe-stricken young eight-year-old as I accompanied my aunt to Shannon Airport. She was the second of my relations that was travelling to spend a summer in Australia and I can still remember the look in her eyes as we saw her off. To me, she exuded an air of nervous anticipation, tinged with the excitement of what was no doubt going to be one of the most memorable summers of her young life. As we entered throu...
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Individual Or Group Environmental Racism
1,531 wordsCommunities are not all created equal. Have you ever heard of or considered the concept of Environmental Racism and what role it plays in the lives of Afro-Americans? I presume your answer is no. Well then, have you ever wondered why so many housing projects, which are majority Black occupied, are located near industrial parks? I presume you havent even noticed. Well, I have. Growing up in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York, I often visited my older cousin who resided in the Red Hook Housing...
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Native American Oklahoma City
918 wordsOklahoma is the 47 th state admitted into the union on November 16, 1907, and also the 1 st most beautiful. Oklahoma has over 500 named streams and rivers that flow across the state and into or from other states. The beauty is most likely what inspired the musical Oklahoma! to be shot entirely in the state itself. Many lodges, resorts and parks have been erected around the lakes and reservoirs. Also, rodeos, horse shows, and other events draw visitors from within the state and from the states ar...
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John F Kennedy Years In Prison
1,087 words... nd. Hoffa had announced that he intended to vacation there with his wife, who was getting better from her recent illness. Well one day Hoffa was returning to his Americana Hotel in Miami Beach where the AFL-CIO Executive Council was meeting. When George Meany heard of Hoffa's presence he said, Whats that gut doing around here? (6) Hoffa told the newsman that he was active in the real estate business in Florida. So Hoffa had to lie sometimes just to take a vacation. That isnt the kind of life...
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Thoughtful Committed Rosa Parks Hero
698 wordsYou always hear about the people who do wrong, hurt others, take advantage, rob and steal. But they are the minority. There are people considered heroes who are everyday real people who step up to the challenge and help others when they " re needed. You also always hear or once heard stories that contain a hero called legends. They are "legendary heroes." These two words are used together in the same subject but have very different meanings. A hero is someone who puts his own personal safety at ...
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Beaches Which Are Great Long Walks Florida
306 wordsThere 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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Visit My Country Armenia Visit My Country Yerevan
706 wordsEverybody loves to go to different places. On weekends people enjoy going out of town. I like to visit my country Armenia. You and your freinds are going to take a trip to Armenia. Armenia is a small European country that was part of the Soviet Union. However, you will have to make some preparations and do some research so as to make the best of use of your time and money. So, my country Armenia has a lot of interesting and attractive places to visit for tourist. Now I want to introduce some of ...
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Blacks And Whites Whites And Blacks
1,005 words"Whites were there because they chose to be; blacks were there because they had no choice. " (p. 158) This quote, from the essay written by Howard N. Rabinowitz, encompasses many, if not all of the ideas that go along with racial segregation. It is a well-known fact that racial segregation did create a separate and subordinate status for blacks, however, seeing as how at the turn of the century the integration of blacks and whites was a seemingly unrealistic idea, segregation could be seen as so...
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Hocking Hills State Park
469 wordsHocking Hills State Park Hocking Hills State Park is one of the most beautiful national parks in Ohio. It is the place of rugged cliffs, undisturbed forests, and mysterious gorges. It is the synonym to adventure and wildlife. Hocking Hills State Park is the first place on the list to visit (Naturalist Programs & Special Events, 2007). It proposes plenty of activities to promote itself. Park authorities propose a number of naturalist programs and special events. Hocking Hills Tourism Associations...
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National Forest Environmentally Friendly
414 wordsConservation and Preservation Bridger Teton National Forest is rightfully considered by many people as national treasure, which needs to be protected. However, we need to understand the difference between national parks and national forests. The creation of national parks is meant to preserve the unique environmental balance in uninhibited areas that contain rare flora and fauna. This is why; there can be absolutely no mining or logging activity in American national parks. The Bridger Teton Nati...
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37 Years Of Korean Martial Law
1,046 words37 years of Korean martial law The modern South Korea is counted among twelve most developed countries is the world. It is usually referred to as an Asian Tiger because of its economy rapid growth. Yet by the beginning of sixties South Korea used to be poor agrarian country with highly corrupt government, low standards of living and huge unemployment rate. The governments used to be replaced very often, because of political scandals. This, of course, didnt help regaining the economy. People righ...
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Martin Luther King Civil Rights Movement
625 wordsCivil Rights Movement In 1947, Branch Rickey of the New York Dodgers made history by signing Jackie Robinson to the Dodgers, the first African American major league baseball player. Jackie made a huge step for himself but also for all African Americans in the nation. A few years later, in 1954, the Supreme Court settled a case called Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas where they reversed Please vs. Ferguson stating that segregation was constitutional as long as equal facilities were ...
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Martin Luther King Montgomery Bus Boycott
1,977 wordsDuring the first half of the twentieth century segregation was the way of life in the south. It was an excepted, and even though it was morally wrong, it still went on as if there was nothing wrong at all. African-Americans were treated as if they were a somehow sub-human, they were treated because of the color of their skin that somehow, someway they were different. In the south it was almost impossible to find any aspect of life that was not segregated. The schools were segregated and the rest...
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Montgomery Bus Boycott Civil Rights Movement
2,021 wordsCivil rights was and still is an ever changing picture. In the 1950? s, civil rights went from being a generally southern issue, to being a national concern. The issues of the day began to be spilled out over a new medium called television. During the 1950? s, television had become popular and spread throughout the United States. The racial issues of the south were now being seen in living rooms across the nation. The 1950? s laid the groundwork for what would become the massive civil rights mov...
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Italy Travel Guide Youth Hostels In Italy Information
356 wordsThe Internet Tourist Guide Of Italy A city by city guide to Italy. Also has maps and transportation information. TravelEuropes Italy Travel Guide More than 4000 web pages about Italy including art, history, tourism and hotel information. Sorted by city. Excites Guide To Italy What to Do, Where to Eat, Where to Stay, Travel &# 038; Tourism Sites, Weather, City Guides, Rick Steves Reviews Italy Information and personal travel stories from the world famous authors Italy guidebook. Yahoos Guide To I...
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Sierra Nevada Sierra Club
976 wordsJohn Muirexplorer, writer, and conservationist was born on April 21, 1838 in Dunbar, Scotland. Until the age of eleven he attended the local schools of that small coastal town. In 1849, the Muir family emigrated to the United States, settling first at Fountain Lake another moving to Hickory Hill Farm near Portage, Wisconsin. Muir's father was a harsh disciplinarian and worked his family from dawn to dusk. Whenever they were allowed a short period away from the plow and hoe, Muir and his younger ...
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Told Me Stories Straight On Till Morning Irish
2,063 wordsSecond star on the right? I can remember it like it was just yesterday. It was the mid-eighties and I was just an awe-stricken young eight-year-old as I accompanied my aunt to Shannon Airport. She was the second of my relations that was travelling to spend a summer in Australia and I can still remember the look in her eyes as we saw her off. To me, she exuded an air of nervous anticipation, tinged with the excitement of what was no doubt going to be one of the most memorable summers of her young...
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