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    This journey will be teach you about the earth a regional landforms and animals. Then we will go see landforms in north america. We will be starting in North America! They have the 7 Great Lakes. They also have the beautiful Smoky mountains. Smoky mountains are located in North Carolina, in Gatlinburg. They are a wonderful sight to see. It has a lot of different animals like raccoons, bears, and fox. There are more animals and sights like Yellowstone park.. H The next place we are going is to

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    Williamson County Essay In central Texas, north of Travis City, lies Williamson county. It is being established in Texas since March 13th, 1848. In March 13th, 1848 it was named after a leader and a veteran of the Battle of San Jacinto his name is Robert McAlphin Williamson. Williamson County it’s not a very hot place the highest average is 94 Fahrenheit and the lowest average is 37 Fahrenheit it has an average of 34 inches of rain per year. Williamson county has a population of 508,514. Our

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    During the early civilizations The Nile River Valley and the Indus River Valley Civilization were the two that stuck out the most to me. Both of these civilizations where built near a river or on a river where the water could be used as power. They both have a lot of differences and things in common. In the beginning I’m going to explain some important facts about the Indus River Valley Civilization. In 2500 B.C. the Indus River Valley Civilization was formed. The Indus civilization was around for

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    Tibetan Buddhist from the north, later they become great friends. Kim said to the lama “I know the people of this city-all who are charitable” (22). Kim often capitalized on the fact that he started as an orphan. He made people guilty so that they would offer him money or food. Kim’s drunken father said, “‘there will come for you [referring to Kim] a great Red Bull on a green field…” (5), with a Colonel riding it, that Kim will find. Kim figured out one word to describe the Red Bull, evil. As a result

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    given an opportunity to do some research on this bird, I jumped at the opportunity. The bald eagle has been on this continent for thousands of years, long before Columbus made the claim that he discovered North America (History.com.). In old photographs and history books focused on the natives of North America, we find that the eagle was a spiritual symbol (Horse, 1.). In 1782 congress adapted the bald eagle as the nation’s bird and national symbol. The bird was chosen for it’s majestic beauty, great

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    Introduction Retold by Solomon Northup (and edited by David Wilson), Twelve Years A Slave is a memoir and slave narrative that captured the author 's incredible story- he was a free black man from New York who was kidnapped and sold to the Southern of the United States as a subject to slavery from 1841 to 1853 before being rescued by the efforts of his family and friends. Using detailed imagery to recounted Northup 's arduous experience as a slave, the book eloquently exposed important controversies

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    long cold winters and a warmer region to the south. The central part of portugal varies from high and desolate mountain plateaus to low coastal areas.  The capital of Portugal is Lisbon, located on a number of hills on the northern shore of the Tagus River estuary.  Portugal until about the 1960’s was mainly rural. In 1930, 80 percent of the population lived in rural villages, and thirty years later, 77 percent of the population was still rural. Since 1960, urbanization has been fueled by extensive internal

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    To solve the shrinking population and already small population issue the Northwest Territories has decided to look for recruits. The government has come up with a plan to “attract 2,000 more residents over the next five years, to help grow the territory's economy.” (“N.W.T. Aims to Attract 2,000 to Territory1”) This plan seems to have very good promise since there is a lot to be attracted to in the Northwest Territories. Aside form the cold temperatures there is a surplus of job opening and offering

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    Bordeaux Wine Region

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    BORDEAUX 89% of wine produced in Bordeaux is red (called "claret" in Britain), with sweet white wines (most notably Sauternes), dry whites, rosé and sparkling wines (Crémant de Bordeaux) collectively making up the remainder. Terminologies • Claret - is a name primarily used in British English for red Bordeaux wine. Claret derives from the French clairet, a now uncommon dark rosé, which was the most common wine exported from Bordeaux until the 18th • Sauternes - is a French sweet wine from

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    Tom’s Cabin, in a newspaper as a 40 part installments during 1851-1852. Stowe’s installments were introduced a popular abolitionist newspaper titled, “National Era”. Stowe’s writing was written next to political stories as well as debates between the north and south to decide upon slavery. When Stowe wrote the articles slavery was not yet abolished therefor the articles went against the “norm” of society, creating a forum depicted as a counter public. Stowe’s ability to capture the essence of slavery

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