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    United Arab Emirates

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    the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula and it extends along the part of the Gulf of Oman and the southern coast of the Persian Gulf. Country is not very big; it is only the size of the Maine. The neighboring countries are Saudi Arabia to the west and south, Qatar to the north, and Oman to the east. : The UAE is primarily flat or rolling desert. Its coast, which stretches along the southern shore of the Persian Gulf, consists mainly of salt pans that extend far inland. The largest natural harbor

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    of New Hampshire where my family would spend weekends hiking through the The Great Gulf. My earliest memories are of being held snug within a backpack carrier exploring the trails. Trying to see as much around me as I could past my mothers head. That sense of exploration and adventure only grew larger within me as I became older. Weekends would continue to be spent up in the mountains or out by the coast of Maine. Along the way I found a deep appreciation for the National Forests around me. I would

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    forms a triangle in southern Louisiana, with its base the Gulf Coast from the mouth of the Mississippi almost to Texas, its two sides converging up here near the lock. The Mississippi River, with its sand and silt. It could not have done so by remaining in one channel. (The control of Nature: Atchafalaya, 2013) If it had, southern Louisiana would be a long narrow peninsula reaching into the Gulf of Mexico. The river’s purpose to get to the Gulf by the shortest and steepest gradient.

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    Erin Smith Mrs. Hemmings American Literature January 11, 2011 Hawthorne’s Background Thrust into His Work With most writers, readers can identify what topics they tend to write about, how long their pieces often are, and what personal style these authors develop. While this is true of author Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are different elements that influence his writings. His life included many times of trials, many joys, and many ancestors that caused some turmoil within his mind. Two

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    The belief of the Manifest Destiny, that caused the westward expansion and led to many wars between all different types of people and the different countries that used the land. The expansion allowed for the lifespan to increase, the economy blossomed, and the main goal was accomplished which was getting occupation of America from ocean coast to ocean coast. In the early 1800s the United States started their goal of the westward expansion. The idea of Manifest Destiny helped Americans to advance

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    A Small, Quaint Beach

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    French explorer, claimed the land for King Louis, naming it St. Louis in the late 1600s. Later, in 1786, Galveston was named for Bernardo de Galvez; he was a Spanish general and governor of colonies, and he sent explorers to chart the land (from the Gulf of Mexico of the Texan coast to New Orleans but Galvez died before he ever set foot on his island. However, the first settler was European, a pirate known by the name “Jean Lafitte,” who created the

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    Canadian-United States Foreign Policy, Consistent and Thriving I hypothesize that the current US policy with Canada makes sense and is beneficial to both countries. Our current foreign policies with Canada include, working “in partnerships within, at, and away from our borders to achieve enhanced security and accelerate the legitimate flow of people, goods, and services between our two countries.” Our relationship with Canada, I would consider to be strong. The fact that we have a very large

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    Pipeline Case

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    Energy East is a proposed 4,600-kilometre pipeline by the Calgary-based energy corporation TransCanada. It would stretch from Alberta to New Brunswick, an export terminal. The pipeline, if built could carry up to 1.1 Million barrels of crude oil per day. The pipeline would be built by transforming an existing pipeline and adding more to the pipeline. Travelling through these pipelines would be a cocktail of toxic chemicals including Benzene a known poisonous chemical, refined into oil. This is very

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    William froze. He stared at the ground blankly as the darkest of all thoughts crossed his mind. “What wrong, Dad?” “All right, now you two need to listen to me carefully and do exactly what I say. Starting right now, you need to begin prepping the bunker as quickly and quietly as possible. Stow as many provisions as you can fit in there. Think in terms of what we will need to survive for years, not weeks. That bunker needs to be fully prepped and ready for residents immediately.” “Why? What’s happening

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    During the late 1600s and the to the mid-1700s, countries fought for land and power in order to have global domination. While several countries fought for the same cause, resolving their diffrerences was nearly impossible, and this often led to more wars and conflicts. One of the many conflicts concerned the domination of North America. While many European powers competed for control of North America, Britain gained the most territory through the four French and Indian wars, King William's War,

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