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    CBA Body Paragraphs Prompt: Compare and contrast how the Coastal Makah and Plateau Nez Perce relied on their environment to provide food, shelter and clothing. Introduction The two tribes of the northwest are different in some ways. The two tribes were the Makahs from the coastal part and the Nez Perce from the Plateau part. The types of things they do can be either different or the same. In general, there are both similarities and differences between the two.

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    went to the plateau near the Columbia Basin. Between the Coastal and Plateau Native Americans in Washington, the Coastal Native Americans had the greater advantage meeting their food, clothing, and shelter needs. Although the Plateau Native Americans met their food, clothing, and shelter needs, the Coastal Native Americans had an easier time meeting these needs. This was due to the milder

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    four subareas based on the topography of each area, Edwards plateau, Trans-Pecos, Hill Country and Balcones fault zone (Barker and Ardis 1996, 5). Edwards plateau has two types of terrain, the interior of the plateau is fairly flat with a gradual slope, and the outer portions are more rugged with canyons

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    northern region, the subarctic region, coastal region, the plateau region, the plains region, and the northeast region. The subarctic region basically represents the largest area in the country since it incorporates various territories including the Northwest Territories. In contrast, the Plateau region is located in the interior of British Columbia and expands toward Alberta. Given the differences between the subarctic and the Plateau regions, the ethnographic cultures located in these regions

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    HOW TO OVERCOME A PLATEAU AFTER WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY 6 tips to help you break through your weight loss plateau after bariatric surgery. Plateauing out or hitting a plateau, is common for those trying to lose weight, even after weight loss surgery. In the beginning, patients will experience rapid weight loss immediately following their bariatric procedure but then weight loss slows down gradually until it ultimately stabilizes. During this period of time it is likely that you may experience a standstill

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    easier now? The Native Americans strive each day to collect materials from around them to make it all work. The Chinook tribe of the coast and the Nez Perce tribe of the plateau tribe interact with their environment differently and similarly to provide food, shelter, and clothing for their people. The coastal and plateau people both have differences and similarities of the way they get and use their food. For example, in the Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes in the Chinook section, it

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    pretty and are perfect places for hiking, camping, and sightseeing. Counting mountain ranges as one region, four main regions cover Washington. They are the Rocky, Olympic, and Cascade mountains, Puget Sound Lowlands, Coastal Range, and the Columbia Plateau. Each one of these regions has unique features and is important to the state in its own special way. Three mountain ranges make up the first region: Rocky, Olympic, and Cascade mountains. The Rocky Mountains are known as the Columbia mountains and

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    hard with the things around them to survive for shelter , clothing , and food. The coastal tribe and the plateau tribe both have things to do around their environment which causes good deeds for each other. The two tribes had differences and similarities between the different types of things they did around their environment.The Makah tribe of the coast and the Nez perce tribe of the plateau interacted with their environment differently and similarly to provide food , shelter and clothing for their

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    Sexual Response Cycles

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    Men and women all go through sexual response cycles. The response cycle occurs in both sexes in four phases. They are excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. The first phase, excitement can come from different things such as kissing, sexual thoughts, erotic videos or pictures, all of which can lead to arousal. During this phase, the body is preparing for intercourse. For both men and women, excitement causes similar changes to their bodies such as nipples and earlobes swelling. Muscle tension

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    some people look upon with quite a bit of disfavor. Among these “disfavored reactions” is something known as a “weight loss plateau.” Essentially, the “plateau” is a term used to describe a situation where the body has become incapable of losing any further weight, usually due to developing a tolerance for the weight loss pills and methods being used. Essentially, the plateau is hit when the body develops a tolerance for the regimen's limitations and practices, thus allowing the metabolic rate of

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