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    conflicts, and providing technical assistance. As well as maintaining and distributing data on all water resources including ground water levels, stream flow, and precipitation; registering larger water withdrawal facilities; implementing the Great Lakes Compact;

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    Crow Lake By Mary Lawson

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    Aly Fahmy ELA A30 Ms. Stoner June 5, 2015 Crow Lake Essay Introduction The Canadian novel ‘Crow Lake’ by Mary Lawson, published in 2002, was awarded in Canada as First Novel Award in the same year it was published and won the McKitterick Prize in 2003. The author Mary Lawson was born and brought up in a small farming community in southern Ontario. After graduating from McGill University, she moved to England in 1968. She still lives there with her husband and sons, though she returns to Canada every

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    the community maintains large herds of cattle, goat and sheep, usually herded by men, while women mainly practice traditional crafts such as beadwork around the temporary home location. Also, the community is unique in that it has Lake Turkana, an alkaline freshwater lake, as a resource, which is a source of fish for the community. The region is home to the Turkana Basin archeological site, where early humanoid fossil remains have been discovered. Tourism is among the growing economic activities in

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    Topic Underlying Causes of Inter-Ethnic Conflict in Samburu County, Kenya Background Inter-ethnic conflict is one of the major problems facing most Kenya community and mostly the nomadic communities. Inter-ethnic conflicts involving pastoralists have become widespread and increasingly severe in the northern region of Kenya. Conflict has often resulted in severe disruption of social and economic development. It has also constrained efforts to reduce or end poverty and sustain basic human rights.

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    Wonderful open lands and home of the free, The United States has plenty of gorgeous plant and animal biome among a vast number of miles. Many people in society today see loads of animals and plants on a daily basis. Yet, how many of these plants and animals do people actually believe belong in these biomes they are harvesting on. There plenty of food chains that rely on a set food system in order to survive, but what if they add in a species that doesn't belong there? Many species in the U.S are

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    of fish is most commonly found in Lake Victoria or they can sometimes be found in the Nile river in Egypt ( Lipton, 2003) (Schofield, 2012). The Nile Perch is a large fish it’s about 6 feet long and weighs 300 pounds ( The editors of Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008). This fish is also known by several different names one including the Victorian Perch due to its location in Lake Victoria. “In the 1950s the Nile Perch was introduced into Lake Victoria to boost the fishing community

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    Benedict Arnold Motivation

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    Benedict Arnold, “the most recognized name in American History 101” (Kullman, 2015), has become tantamount with the word traitor. Nowadays, Benedict Arnold has become infamous for his treacherous plot of giving West Point to the Redcoats, but I like to believe that most people overlook his paramount embroilment in the early stages of the Revolutionary War and the reasons that he decided to betray the United States. Arnold’s decision wasn’t one dimensional. In other words, many factors were prevalent

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    how high we were. Going up to the top, I felt the atmosphere change and suddenly the air was really moist, and I was almost immediately covered in sweat. We were at the top of the rainforest, overlooking all the brightly colored trees, Lake Arenal (the biggest lake in Costa Rica) at the bottom, and the clear bright blue sky. As we walked out the door to get off the gondola, you could instantly hear the frightened screams of the people who just got launched down the zip line. Even though my mom

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    Climate Essay

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    6 Climate The shrubby cinquefoil coastal meadow mash has a climate that is easily affected by the Georgian Bay (Lake Huron). The great size of Georgian Bay and Lake Huron can result in a creation of their own weather system, which is a link between the amount of precipitation that the Silver Creek Wetland Complex receives, especially as it is located right on the water line. This lake-effect is a result of a cold air system moving across a broad range of warmer water, and because of the size, the

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    Ishita Aggarwal END 2D8 Oct. 16th, 2017 Word Count: 1062 Hidden by Fear or Insecurity? Male Dominance over Female characters in John Harwood's novel, The Asylum Today's society perceives women to be stronger and dominant individuals in comparison to men, although, in reality, there are numerous circumstances in which men exhibit more power and control over the important decisions in women’s lives. In his novel, The Asylum, John Harwood portrays the ways in which men exert power

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