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    circumstances surrounding the 1982 rise in the Great Salt Lake as well as her mother’s death from cancer. Throughout the book Williams gets so caught up in preventing her mother’s death that she risks missing the sunset of her mother’s life. However the Sevier-Fremont’s adaptability to changes in nature inspires Terry Tempest Williams to re-evaluate her response to changes in her life. The story of the Sevier-Fremont people’s evolution and existence in the Great Basin parallels Williams’ life in Utah

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    Annotated Bibliography Works Cited Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel., and Susan Allen. Myers. The Utah Journey. Gibbs Smith, 2009. This book is basically a timeline of Utah’s History. It has all of the important information and some extra too. The parts that I used were about the Mountain men of Utah and about the Native Americans. I love how it is super detailed, and it’s organized and everything is easy to find. “Mormons.” Countries and Their Cultures, www.everyculture.com/multi/Le-Pa/Mormons.html. This

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    My Perfect Day

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    would do in my perfect day wouldn’t be the same if I didn’t have family with me. As the day goes on, it becomes obvious that this is a very unrealistic day, cost and time wise. The places I would visit, the old friends I get to see again, and even the great food I would get to eat, make my perfect day truly special. My perfect day would consist of time with old friends and family, but would also include activities I would probably never get the chance to do in my normal life. The morning would get off

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    Creepy, crawly creatures may invade a home or office at any time. When they decide to take up residence in a space typically occupied by humans, a service specializing in pest control in Salt Lake City is needed. Although these critters may seem harmless, they can actually damage the home or office or cause health issues for the inhabitants. With the help of our top-notch technology and our first rate pest control products, we'll resolve this problem for you in the shortest time possible. Don't live

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    Gary Ridgway Background

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    Background History Gary Leon Ridgway was born on February 18, 1949 in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was raised in the McMicken Heights in SeaTac, Washington by both of his parents. Growing up Ridgway saw a lot of violence and arguments between his parents. Growing up, his mother noticed that he was constantly wetting the bed. After cleaning him up, she would embarrass him in front of family members. As a young boy, he sort of developed a sexual attraction towards his mom because she would always wear

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    The Donner Party Essay

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    The Donner Party The Donner Party was a catastrophic event that happened in the late 1840's. It was a famous misfortune that had occurred in the spring of 1846. As a matter of fact, it was led by two wealthy brothers, Jacob and George Donner. As well as, nearly 90 emigrants left Springfield, Illinois and headed west. They attempted to take a shorter route to California, but were unsuccessful and as a result, they got trapped by heavy snowfall in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

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    Pioneers that travelled across the Great Plains would often run into trouble and suffer terrible deaths. The Donner Party was one of those parties; however, the story connected to the name is much more infamous than others. It is a story of suffering, betrayal, survival, and acts of necessity. Perhaps the most interesting fact about these acts is that they were performed by everyday farmers, traders, and businessmen. The reasons for these acts were, more than likely, out of the will to survive, but

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    Rhiannon Case

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    Rhiannon May jumps from her seat as the voice on the other line gives her the most preeminent news of her entire career. Arnold Kennedy, owner of Apple, had just called explaining that he was ambitious for her crew to design the interior of his new Apple headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. As the clock ticks she takes a breath at an effort to contain her excitement. Later that evening they decided to meet up in his office in Atlanta, where it’s her job to take notes on his expectations and requirements

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    Park City Mental Health

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    Summit County, Utah and is also, is considered to a part of the Wasatch Mountains, with an elevation of 7000 feet above sea level. Park City, UT is located around 30 miles southeast of downtown, Salt Lake City, UT and sits on the edge of Interstate 80 making it a short 30 minute drive from the Salk Lake City International airport. Park City, UT was established in the early 1870’s and a mining town, and in 2002 has hosted the Winter Olympics, and today has been made popular by host the largest United

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    James Bently a murderer and an honest and very serious, straight-faced person. James Bently was an honest person and was the one who was known for the murder James Scobie. It made him have a bad reputation but it also made him an honest person because he admitted he was the one who did it. James Bently was born in 1818 (there is not an exact date), He was born in surrey, England. On the 10th of March 1853, James Bently married Catherine Sherwin and 1853 they had their first child named Francis all

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