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Collapse Of The Aral Sea
768 wordsThe 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 wordsMany 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 wordsRamses 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 wordsSurfing 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 wordsI 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 wordsA 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 wordsAs 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 wordsThe 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 wordsFrankenstein 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 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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Air Force Base Miles Per Hour
1,520 wordsThere 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 wordsDriving 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 wordsChoose 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 wordsAt 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 wordsTibet, 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 wordsA 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 wordsBoa 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 semidesert burrowing snakes...
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2500 B C Great Sphinx Egypt
889 wordsThe 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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