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    Upon the discovery of new lands by the explorer Christopher Columbus nations raced in order to claim lands for their countries . Settlements began to pop up all over the newly discovered land, now known as the United States of America,with settlements belonging to France, Spain, and England. While Spain and France had settlements they were outside of what is now America. England on the other hand started the thirteen colonies that were the beginning of the United States of America. The thirteen colonies

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    we decided to go white water rafting. There was eight of us that went, Gene, Lori, Andrew, Mitchell, Shane, Jenna, Trenna, and I. It was an early morning, we had to get up at 6:00 am to drive to Royal Gorge Rafting. We packed into the minivan we rented and started the long drive. We got to Royal Gorge Rafting and I was beyond excited. We got all of our gear on, helmet, lifejacket, and water shoes, and were ready to go. You had to take a yellow school bus, which smelled like old leather, to get to

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    aim to analyse, through comparison, the varying behavioural adaptations of early Homonins, taking into account the factors of diet, ranging patterns, and the development of social behaviour. Oldowan technology was first discovered at the Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania, site in the 1930s by Lewis and Mary Leakey. It has been dated to approximately 2.5 to 1.5 million years ago during the late Pliocene and early Pleistocene (Potts 1981:153), predating any other form of currently known lithic industries. Acheulean

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    An Island Reflection

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    As I recollect it, We were adventuring out past the East shoreline of Puerto Rico, We were on a little sail watercraft searching for a lost island, An Island where no one has come back from the myths guarantee. However there we were on our little pontoon going to have the experience of an existence time. "Ring, ring, ring" The alert continued for a few minutes I had gotten up to turn it off indifferently in light of the fact that my Consideration was centered around something different, The TV. The

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    Hannya is a jealous, obsessive, impulsive, and manipulative liar. She knows how to trick people into playing along with her cruel acts, allowing her to get whatever she wants whenever she wants, even if she doesn't deserve it. She obsesses over her looks and she expects others to do the same towards her; Hannya gets easily angered when someone admires anything else but her when she is around, causing her to lash out both physically and emotionally at almost anything and everything. She craves attention

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    3 Gorges Dam Essay

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    It was proposed by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, pioneer of the Chinese democratic revolution, to harness the energy of the Yangtze River. 2 . Historical Implications: Why have archaeologists and historians criticized the building of the Three Gorges Dam? Answer: the Three Gorges Dam because it flooded and destroyed a large number of important cultural and archaeological sites. The dam has caused a lot of ecological changes and approximately 1.3 million people had to move because of the creation of this dam

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    become turbulent. Sheer cliffs and steep mountains rise on either side, creating one of nature's most fantastic sights. The Three Gorges---Qutang, Wuxia and Xiling----start just after Fengjie and end near Yichang, stretch about 200 kilometers. The Gorges vary from 300metres at their widest to less than 100 meters at their narrowest. Qutang Gorge is the smallest and shortest Gorge, but grandest of the three. The Yangtze River, mighty and rapid here is suddenly contained like "a thousand seas poured into

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    The purpose of this letter is to inform this company about the negative impacts The Three Gorges Dam has on China. The Three Gorges Dam does not appear to outweigh the costs because of the amount of people having to be relocated,lower water levels, and the loss of many ancient artifacts. Some people might argue that the Three Gorges Dam is good because it improves navigation, advances electricity, and controls floods but the negative impacts are more harmful to China’s future. Along with the hardships

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    Three Gorges Dam Essay

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    Three Gorges Dam The Three Gorges are known to be a famous tourist attraction for its beautiful scenery, located in northeastern China along the Yangzi River. The Yangzi River runs 3700 miles long, being the third longest river in the world after the Nile and Amazon Rivers. The Qutang Gorge, the Wuxia Gorge, and the Xiling Gorge are the three Yangzi River gorges that make up the Three Gorges. The Three Gorges are not only famous for its scenery, but also its disastrous

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    Essay: There has been a huge controversy over the 3 Gorges Dam in China. The Government said they are build the dam to stop flooding, but, did they think about all the things that will happen when the dam is built. They will ruin cities and ancient villages along the Yangtze River, let’s not forget about the dangerous jobs they are providing, and all the ancient temples and artifacts that will be lost to the rising water. First off, The water levels of the dam will cause people

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