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    In the film, The Yellow Earth directly addresses a relationship between the nature of the land that underlies the Maoist revolutionary. Peasants in The Yellow Earth struggle hard to survive against the hardships of the land, as they have done throughout their tradition and that tradition is questioned by a soldier that brings them the idea of Communism. Communism was meant to improve the lives of these peasants and create equality for all. In Chinese culture there is the ‘Theory of the Five Elements’

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    Water Pollution

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    odorless. Water covers 71% of the Earth's surface. On Earth, 97% of the planet's crust water is found in seas and oceans and only 3% of this water is freshwater, and 98.8% of that water is in ice. Countries with more water in the world are: • Brazil • Russia • Unites states • Canada • China • Colombia • Peru Water cover 71% of the Earth. Salt water represent 97% of the world water, this water are in oceans, rivers and lakes (Example: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Caspian

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    is indeed happening and its causing extreme damage to the planet. What is majorly causing climate change is the burning of fossil fuels. The gasses released are affecting the atmosphere creating a greenhouse like effect on the earth which makes the temperature of the earth rise. Climate change is extremely affecting Polar Bears and other animals close to extinction that crucially rely on sea ice. Another major climate change affect is Coral Bleaching, which it is caused by the ocean water temperature

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    popular, Aristotelian belief that the earth, due to its heaviness, comprised the center of the known universe, surrounded by the other heavenly bodies, which moved within crystalline spheres. Beyond these the kingdom of God supposedly existed. The Church supported the Aristotelian view because it placed God's supreme creation, humanity, at the heart of His created world. The Aristotelian theory was given further support by Psalm 104: "Thou didst set the earth on its foundation, so that it should never

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    The atmospheric make-up of the four Jovian planets such as Neptune, Jupiter, Uranus, and Saturn differ in that the atmospheres are generally storm filled and colder with the longer distance from the Sun. Where as the Terrestrial planets of Earth, Mars, Venus, & Mercury closeness to the sun allow for a more thin warm, hot to Frozen surface atmospheres. Clouds of the Jovian planets always occur at about the same temperatures. Like the ammonia clouds that are found, both Jupiter and Saturn form at 150

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    The constellation I have chosen is the constellation Hydrus. It was originally established by dutchman Petrus Plancius prior to 1603 and is located in the southern hemisphere. While it is composed of three main stars arranged in a vaguely triangular shape, it contains many over twenty one celestial bodies. Some of the stars are known to have planets in their orbit. I chose it because of its pleasing shape and its association with water snakes, of which I am especially fond. Unlike more commonly

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    Benitoite Research Paper

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    Benitoite is a very unique mineral that has a beautiful appearance. It is classified as metamorphic rock which means it had to go under the metamorphic process to get into the form its in. Since this is rare mineral there are not very many places on earth where Benitoite is found. As of right now, California is the only place where it is found. It is the state gem of California because I believe its rarity is a special symbol to the state. In order to find this gem, a person would have to go to the

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    hiking to the lake when a water moccasin struck at my dad’s leg, but missed and went between his legs. My dad Jonathan had some struggles growing up and in college. For example, he went to Western NC University which is right by a river; he preferred fishing on the river than being in the classroom. My dad’s grades in college were mostly A's and B's. One of the subjects my dad study was geology. Furthermore, one of his favorite jobs was being a landscaper, for he has the privilege of being outdoors

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    Why Is Atlantis Important

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    you call Atlantis was called Aztlan in my native tongue, it was not an island in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, but a vast plain in America that ran along the foot of a range of mountains made of snow and ice, miles of green pastures upon black earth, wonderful forests, thick with trees of every kind, and uncountable herds of beasts and flocks of birds and

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    imagine the idea of Frodo going without him. “Next day Frodo woke early, feeling refreshed and well... Sam walked beside him, saying nothing, but sniffing the air” (223). The quote takes place after already several weeks of journeying throughout middle earth and many life threating

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