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Lewis And Clark 30 A M
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... 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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German Irish African And Native Are All American
1,286 words
Paula Christine Poling Poling 1 Myths, Memories
and Realities of the War Between the States Dr.
Mary Ellen Rowe and Dr. Larry Open German, Irish,
African and Native are all American For
minorities, as for other Americans, the Civil War
was an opportunity to prove their valor and
loyalty. Among the first mustered into the Union
army were a De Kalb regiment of German American
Clerks, the Garibaldi Guards made up of Italian
Americans, a Polish Legion, and hundreds of Irish
American youths from Bost...
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Philosophy Of Life Modern Society
1,147 words
New ways of seeing can disclose new things. Do new
things make up for new ways of seeing? (p. 17)
William Least Heat Moons excursion reflects his
appreciation for tradition and the purity of the
past. His odyssey reflects his Indian heritage and
the corrupting influence of modern technology.
Heat Moon takes a circular journey around the
country. By traveling this circular path and
subconsciously following his Indian heritage
routes, William Least Heat Moon symbolically
returns to his childhood, ...
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Atop Pea Ridge Side Of Big Mountain Van
548 words
At dawn on March 7, the head of the Confederate
column had reached Telegraph Road, but the tail
was still back at Little Sugar Creek. Van Dorn now
made another snap decision: to save time, Price's
division would proceed south on Telegraph Road on
the east side of a rocky hill called Big Mountain;
McCulloch's division would move south on Ford Road
on the west side of Big Mountain. The two halves
of the Army of the West would reunite around noon
at Elkhorn Tavern atop the broad plateau of Pea
Ridg...
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Forest Management National Forest
574 words
The 11, 000 acres now known as the Tuskegee
National Forest was originally a vast cotton
field, home to sharecroppers. These sharecroppers
planted cotton each year until the soil was no
longer fit for yielding crops. This incidence
caused the sharecroppers to relocate to Shorter,
Alabama. This also allowed those same 11, 000
acres to be established as the Tuskegee National
Forest. Much of the forest is a lone leaf pine
ecosystem that contains plants such as blue stem
grass, blueberries, yucca, a...
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The Life Of George Bent
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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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Chipotle Grilled Mahi Mahi Mandarin Chipotle Grilled Mahi Mahi 61608
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61608; Baked New Zealand green lip mussels
prepared two ways, lemon-basil & spicy pomo doro.
$ 7. 61608; Smoked salmon timbale filled with
caviar come france; served with crossing $ 9.
61608; Rock shrimp ravioli tossed in a chive
before blanc with bay scallops, spinach, lemon &
cilantro $ 9. 61608; Gorgonzola tortellini and
prosciutto with artichoke hearts, mushrooms &
tomato-thyme demi $ 8. 61608; Spicy pecan
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Prophet Joseph Smith Members Of The Church
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Close to the heart of every member of the Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the memory
of the "Mormon Trail. " The name Mormon is given
as a nickname for members of this Church. We like
to call ourselves Latter-day Saints though, so
that is the term I will use. The Latter-day Saints
believe in the Book of Mormon which was translated
from golden plates given to Joseph Smith by an
angel. It was published on March 26, 1830. It is
"the most correct of any book on the earth, " a
record o...
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Washington D C Nineteenth Century
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Lacrosse was one of many varieties of indigenous
stick ball games being played by American Indians
at the time of European contact. Almost
exclusively a male team sport, it is distinguished
from the others, such as field hockey or shinny,
by the use of a netted racquet with which to pick
the ball off the ground, throw, catch and convey
it into or past a goal to score a point. The
cardinal rule in all varieties of lacrosse was
that the ball, with few exceptions, must not be
touched with the hands...
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African Americans Worn Path
659 words
The journey that takes place in Eudora Weltys, A
Worn Path truly is a special symbol. The journey
is a symbol of the hard fought freedom African
Americans have won. Old Phoenix, the main
character, symbolizes the Africans that had been
looked down upon, that fought for their rights.
Old Phoenix's grandson symbolizes the future. The
medicine, Old Phoenix journeys out to get for her
grandson symbolizes the faith of the African
Americans who had fought racism. The faith is the
key to her grandsons ...
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Indian Territory N N
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... Whites claim the Indians were not making
economic use of their lands in Kansas 1854 Tribes
started giving up their land to move on to other
land in Indian Territory By 1870 most of the
tribes had been removed to Indian Territory
(Oklahoma) complete removal was accomplished by
1881 Indian Wars In Kansas With the settlers and
railroads moving west they created problems for
the Indians Whites were crossing Indian lands,
hunting and taking from Indian resources 1864 --
Colonel John M. Chivington...
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Earthquake Studies For Southern California
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Earthquake Studies For Southern California
Earthquake Country. info claims that earthquakes
are as Southern Californian as waves at the beach
and traffic on the freeways. Lets dwell on
earthquakes in Southern California as well as the
faults associated with our area. The San Andreas
fault is one of the most significant faults
affecting our area. We know that the San Andreas
fault produces large earthquakes and that many
other faults are also hazardous (Earthquake
Country. info n. p. ). So, lets ...
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Jump Off Creek Lost Babies Gloss
641 words
The Jump-Off Creek introduces the reader to the
unforgiving Blue Mountains and the harsh pioneer
lifestyle with the tale of Lydia Sanderson, a
widow who moves west from Pennsylvania to take up
residence in a rundown homestead. She and other
characters battle nature, finances, and even each
other on occasion in a fight for survival in the
harsh Oregon wilderness. Although the story is
vividly expressed through the use of precise
detail and 1800 s slang, it failed to give me a
reason to care becau...
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Vernon Who Is Stephens Sewer Grate Told
1,184 words
The Man That Can Never Be Replaced One cold
December morning with ice on the grass and
everybody's Breaths lingering in the air. It was
just another regular December day in Tymber Creek,
which is where I grew up my whole life. There is a
group of about 13 - 15 kids that have all grown up
together. Some were a couple years older, but that
didnt make much difference except for their size.
About five of my closest friends and I decide to
get a football game together. We decided to play
the older ki...
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Interesting To Note Cause And Effect
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Sharon Olds? poem? Late Poem to My Father? exposes
the profound effect that childhood trauma can have
on someone, even in adulthood. The speaker of the
poem invokes sadness and pity in the reader by
reflecting on the traumatic childhood of her
father, and establishes a cause and effect
relationship between the abuse he endured as a
child and the dependence he develops on alcohol as
an adult. The idea of emotional retardation caused
by childhood experiences is not uncommon,
especially in our mode...
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Nineteenth Century Gold Rush
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The Gold Rush One moment the California creek beds
glimmered with gold; the next, the same creeks ran
red with the blood of men and women defending
their claims or ceding their bags of gold dust to
bandits. The West was a ruthless territory during
the nineteenth century. With more than enough gold
dust to go around early in the Gold Rush, crime
was rare, but as the stakes rose and the easily
panned gold dwindled, robbery and murder became a
part of life on the frontier. The West consisted
of out...
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Timer At Sulfur Creek Timer At Sulfur Man
422 words
Jack London uses the devices of plot, setting, and
characterization in this short story To Build A
Fire to convey his message that humans need to be
social. London sets an average, middle-aged logger
in a deserted Yukon trail during a wintry season.
The temperature is seventy-five degrees below zero
and the logger and his husky are traveling towards
Henderson Creek, about ten miles away, where the
loggers companions are located. London places the
man in this Yukon environment to symbolize that
i...
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Gold Rush 6 M
805 words
Mining Techniques The way to discover large
amounts of gold, was to have the perfect mining
technique. One of the earliest techniques was
panning and cradling. This method consisted of a
pick, a shovel and a washing dish and people
either worked by themselves, or in a small group.
First of all, panning was a simple method but
required a lot of skill. It worked by loading
sediment onto the washing device which had a sieve
(strain), and moving the pan to and fro until the
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Solid Waste Didn T
830 words
The purpose of this assignment is to state how
Jackson Paper and their affiliates are. Jackson
paper is a by-product of the Armour Tannery in
Sylva, North Carolina founded by C. J. Harris in
1901. Armour was located in the flats along Scotts
Creek in East Sylva. Armour boiled chestnut wood
chips to produce tannin extract. They used the
tannin extract to tan packer hides. The hides were
used to make industrial machine belts and shoe
sole leather. In the early 1900 s the Armour
leather company exp...
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Eudora Welty Welty
673 words
The journey that takes place in Eudora Welty? s, ?
A Worn Path? truly is a special symbol. The
journey is a symbol of the hard fought freedom
African Americans have won. Old Phoenix, the main
character, symbolizes the Africans that had been
looked down upon, that fought for their rights.
Old Phoenix? s grandson symbolizes the future. The
medicine, Old Phoenix? journeys? out to get for
her grandson symbolizes the faith of the African
Americans who had fought racism. The faith is the
key to her gr...
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