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Black Bear Management Plan
326 words
Introduction: The animal we are researching is the
Black Bear. Our goal is to make a management plan.
This plan will help the Black Bear thrive, and
keep them from human contact. The Black bear is
important economically because of their furs.
Biologically they are part of the ecosystem and
keep things balanced. Literature Review Of Species
Life History: The Black Bear can live about 25
years. They are omnivorous. Most of their diet is
soft and hard mast, insects, animal matter, and
plants. Their...
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Oregon Trail Gold Rush
1,781 words
California has always been associated with cutting
edge development and ideas. For over a century and
a half it has been the leader of what the rest of
the country follows. No single event has been as
groundbreaking (literally and metaphorically) as
the Gold Rush of 1849. This historic event
single-handedly connected the East to the West in
what proved to be the perfect model of expansion.
It was what brought hundreds of thousands of
Americans and immigrants alike to the fast-paced,
ever-changin...
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Gulf Of Mexico Tropical Storms
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... 30 %. A dependent of HRD scientists and
technicians remained stationed at NHC to compile
catalogs of output from a new storm surge model,
the Sea, Lake Overland Surges from Hurricanes
(SLOSH). These catalogs mapped possible hurricane
flooding and required that each basin be
meticulously, numerically rendered. These catalogs
were then given to emergency personnel in the
target cities to aid in evacuation planning.
Computer modeling during the early 1980 's
involved work on a 12 level nested g...
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Native American Speak Spanish
867 words
The Inca were originally a small warlike tribe
inhabiting the south highland region of the
Cordillera Central in Peru. In about 1100 AD they
began to move into the valley of Cuzco, where, for
roughly the next 300 years, they raided and
imposed tribute on neighboring civilizations.
Until the middle of the 15 th century, the Inca
undertook no major imperialistic expansion, their
farthest advance prior to this time was southward
about 32 km (about 20 mi. ) from Cuzco in the
reign of the sixth ruler...
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Ned Kelly Irish Settlers Told
1,009 words
... gotiated with the Aboriginal elders for the
purchase of 500, 000 acres at the head of Port
Phillip Bay. I can only imagine the incredulous
look on my face as he informed me of the price
that was paid for the land - 40 blankets, 30 axes,
100 knives, 50 scissors, 30 mirrors, 200
handkerchiefs, 100 pounds of flour, and six
shirts. All that for a city! He told me of how the
city was given it's present name, in honour of the
then British Prime Minister, Lord Melbourne, after
being dubbed Bearbras...
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Celebrated The 700 Th Anniversary 700 Th Anniversary Korcula
845 words
The city of Korcula, in the opinion of its many
distinguished visitors throughout its rich
history, is one of the most attractive and best
preserved towns from the Middle Ages in the
Mediterranean area. The island of the same name is
one in the long string of 'pearls' forming great
archipelago that runs along the eastern coast of
the Adriatic Sea; rightfully the pride of the
Republic of Croatia. Why the modern tourist at the
end of the twentieth century (though not
acquainted with the details wi...
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Matthew Arnold Dover Beach
867 words
Before we can discuss Matthew Arnold's "Dover
Beach, " a brief biography of the poet will help
us understand the poem and the mood he is in while
writing it. The reader should know that Matthew
Arnold married Fanny Lucy Wightman at Dover,
despite her father's disapproval. Wightman's
father was vocal in his objections to the
marriage, insisting in 1850 that the two should
end their romance and cancel their wedding plans
(Furr). Thus, Arnold penned "Dover Beach" in 1851,
drawing from his own exper...
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Costa Rica Roman Catholicism
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Costa Rica, a country of Central America, covers
an area of 19, 730 square miles. The capital is
San Jos. Extending from northwest to southeast,
Costa Rica is bounded on the north by Nicaragua,
along its 185 -mile northeastern coastline by the
Caribbean Sea, on the southeast by Panama, and
along its 630 -mile southwestern coastline by the
Pacific Ocean. Costa Rica has a narrow Pacific
coastal region that rises abruptly into central
highlands. The highlands, forming the rugged
backbone of the cou...
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Story Of My Dreams Needed A Ride Time
996 words
A Story of My Dreams Since the dawn of time, all
humankind has experienced dreams. Dreams are the
one thing that we have in common with everyone.
What do dreams really mean? Are they mirrors of
our days, tunnels into pauses of the unconscious,
or no more than the chance results of biological
changes in the brain? No one knows the complete
answer yet, but dream researchers are learning
more and more about the reasons why we tell
ourselves stories as we sleep, and how these tales
reflect and relat...
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Rebellions Of African Slaves
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Rebellions of African Slaves Through the 17 th, 18
th and 19 th centuries, there were hundreds of
slave rebellions. However, violent rebellions
rarely achieved their goals. Black freedom
fighters most frequently used terror to fight for
their ideas and that might be one of the reasons
why slavery was abolished in the 18 th century. As
history shows, violence is never as effective as
intellectual ways of fighting for a certain idea.
The first slave rebellion of significance occurred
in South Caro...
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Ivan Iv Strong Ivan The Iv Russia
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The Terrible Greatness Of Ivan the IV The era of
Ivan the IV is one that triggers some of the most
horrific nightmares to surface. It was a reign
that spread a blanket of terror throughout Russia
as Ivan the IV took his role as the first tsar to
be bloody and tyrannical. Claims of pathological
elements in his character cannot be denied as many
lives were doomed to the fate of unnecessary death
and suffering. Nevertheless, Ivan the IV
established a solid foundation that would shape
Russia s futur...
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Jack London Physical Ability
1,171 words
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather
that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze
than it should be stifled by dry rot. I would
rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in
magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent
planet. The proper function of man is to live, not
to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to
prolong them. I shall use my time Jack London Jack
London fought his way up from a life of hard,
factory labor in Oakland, California, to become
the highest pai...
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Life Expectancy 000 People
412 words
Earthquakes are frequent in Japan. A survey showed
that seismic disturbances, mostly of minor nature,
occurred more than three times a day. Geological
research has shown that, possibly under the
continuous impact of these disturbances, the
western coast of the Japanese islands is settling,
while the Pacific coast is rising. The most
disastrous earthquake in Japanese history occurred
in 1923. It was centered in Safari Bay and damaged
Tokyo and Yokohama; about 150, 000 people were
killed by the ea...
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Roman Catholic Church Spanish Fleet
662 words
On May 30, 1588, they left the Port of Lisbon
confident and assured of victory. If they would
succeed in victory and conquer the enemy, then
they would be the sole world power. If they win
they will be victors of the biggest battle the
world has ever seen. The Spanish Armada, the
biggest invading fleet Spain had ever launched,
left Lisbon toward England and headed for the
unknown. During the 16 th century Spain and
England were colonizing the world and gaining
power. In the 1560 s England was je...
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World War Ii Patton Papers Combat
518 words
The Patton Papers are invaluable for two reasons.
They tell the story of one of our countrys most
effective warriors. The Patton Papers stand along
with Douglas Southall Freeman or Lee and Chandler
on Napoleon as a thorough treatment of a soldiers
life and thought processes, written by an
accomplished combat historian. In addition, The
Patton Papers exceed either Freemans or Chandlers
work in terms of being a complete, assembled,
documented compilation of primary source material
that can be read...
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Asia Minor City States
619 words
Persian Wars In 519 BC Darius I ascended the
throne of the expanding empire of Persia. A group
of people called the Ionians, lived along the
coast of Asia Minor. They were under Persian rule,
having been conquered by Emperor Cyrus (ruled 550
- 530 BC), and at this time were unhappy about
their conditions. In 499 BC Aristagoras, the
leader Miletus, one of the city-states, organized
a revolt of all the rest of the city-states along
the coast. Dariusmanaged however, to subdue things
in a five-year ...
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Lies My Teacher Told Adam And Eve
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? The mythic origin of? the country we now know as
the United States? is at Plymouth Rock, and the
year is 1620. ? James W. Loewen stresses this
origin as mythic due to the fact that for
thousands of years humans had inhabited the land
now known as America. Loewen goes on to describe
the horrors the native peoples of America went
through due to the diseases and other such
terrible things the white? settlers? brought to
the? New World. ? However, it is barely mentioned
in Loewen? s book, The Lies...
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Adelaide Casely Hayford Gladys Quot By Adelaide Casely Africa
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Gladys" By Adelaide Casely-Hayford PROFILE OF
GLADYS By Adelaide Casely-Hayford We had quite a
lot in common, my darling one till pickin and I.
We were both premature, utterly negligible, puny
little infants causing our parents a lot of
anxiety and trouble. We were both Wednesdays
children -full of woe. At an early age we both
learned to suffer, but we possessed such iron
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Puerto Rico Puerto Ricans
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Puerto Rico is an island. It? s rectangular in
shape. It? s coasts measure approximately 580
kilometers. It is the smallest and most eastern
island of the Greater Antilles. Puerto Rico has
many Mountains; they cover 60 % of the island. The
territory also consists of a large amount of rain
forests, deserts, beaches, caves, oceans and
rivers. A few of the largest mountains in Puerto
Rico are, the Cerro La Punta (4, 389) Rosas (4,
156), and Guilarte (3, 952). Many of the
rainforest that covered the...
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House Of Commons Prime Minister
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Canada is a country full of excitement and
interesting information. There is a population of
over 20, 004, 000 in Canada. Seventy out of every
hundred canadians live in cities or other
communities of more than 1, 000 people. About 45 %
of the canadian people live in metropolitan areas.
Canadas family life is very similar to that of
American life. The typical family consists of 3 or
4 members. Canadians earn a little less money than
do Americans, but they have about the same
standard of living. T...
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