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    to discuss the oral nature of the legacy of Appalachian music. I would like to complete this project to bring attention to the amazing history of Appalachian music and the distinct ways it lives on. I plan to use research to study the different manners in which Appalachian music has continued to survive throughout the years despite the general modernization of the world. I am the best writer for this project because I have been familiar with Appalachian music for a great deal of my life and have

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    There are many aspects of the Appalachian Trail. The Appalachian trail is 2,200 beautiful miles long. The trail goes through 14 states and 5 national parks. ¨It runs from Georgia to Maine, making it the longest marked trail in the country, and one of the longest in the world.¨ 4,019 people hiked the trail in 2010. Out of all the years that the trail has been here only 12,000 hikers actually made it through the entire trail. The hardest part of the trail is located in Georgia. More than 4,000 volunteers

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    The Differences and Similarities of the Appalachian Mountains The stories in “The Children of the Appalachian Mountains” and “My People” have many similarities and differences. For example, in the book the story seemed much more happier and pleasant were es the video seemed more realistic. The video had gone on and on about how life really was, but in the excerpt wrote only about her college experiences and not the mountains. Yes, both in the text and the interviews they had roofs falling of and

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    appreciable advancement in society. The interactions that occur between people and non-human animals, particularly in the Appalachian region, has led to profound changes both on the local community and the nation. The most significant interaction to take place and has influenced the area drastically is domestication. Four types of domestication at the forefront of Appalachian culture are livestock, blood-sports, pet keeping, and animal’s prevalence in oral folklore. The introduction of domestication

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    behavior outside of other non-human animals. The interactions that occur between people and non-human animals, particularly in the Appalachian region, has led to profound changes both on the local community. The most significant interaction to take place and has influenced the area drastically is domestication. Four types of domestication at the forefront of Appalachian culture are livestock, blood-sports, pet keeping, and animal’s prevalence in oral folklore. The introduction of domestication previous

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    The cost is one part of hiking the Appalachian trail. Every mile of the trail to hike costs you $1.50 per/mile. If you hike the whole trail, every mile put together costs $3000 for the whole trail. But, the cost of the trail does not include the amount of gear you have and carrying with you on the trail. It only cost $1.50 per/person. The amount of stuff you are carrying does nothing to the price that you have to pay per/mile. So if you are planning on hiking the whole Application trail, make sure

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    Introduction Appalachia is a 205,000-square-mile region that follows the spine of the Appalachian Mountains stretching from southern New York to northern Mississippi. It is home to more than 25 million people. Appalachia Mountains are rich in natural resources, containing an abundant number of coal, timber, oil, gas, and water (Daugneaux 1981). These natural resources have historically influenced the economic characteristics of the region. The region's economy has been highly dependent on mining

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    eastern United States towards the Atlantic Ocean is characterized as coastal plains, and it is in this area that most of the population of the United States is located. Just west of the coastal plains is the Appalachian Mountain chain that stretches from Northern Georgia to Maine. The Appalachian Mountains is a mineral rich region that houses one of the biggest

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    Like any community in the World, there are both strengths and barriers in Appalachia in both the region and the people. Appalachia region is defined by the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). The Appalachian region is made up of 12 states on the eastern part of the United States. The 13 states are, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama (Pollard, 2003). One strength of the region is community

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    org/encyclopedia/citizen-science/. Citizen Science is a unique project or academic and research method that helping the public, volunteers, and scientist solve environmental issues. I chose the Nation Geographic Society project. I chose the project of monitoring the Appalachian Mountains. This project wants hikers not only to climb the mountains but monitor the poor quality of air

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