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    various but often will not be sold in most parts in the US and the education is not the same. The small country’s physical processes are also very different. Physical processes Honduras is subtropical in low lands such as, parts of the agricultural areas below sea level, in the mountains it is temperate. The terrain in Honduras is very basic. The interior is mostly mountains. The exterior consists off narrow coastal plains. The natural resources consist of timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc,

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    Place is important in relation to personal and community identity because where we live, in a way defines us. If we live in the country, we can identify with tropes of bush living or a rural lifestyle. If we are in the city, that place and cityscape can determine our way of life and sense of belonging to that place. Wooramaroo is the story told from the viewpoint of female protagonist Cara McGeever’s ten-year-old son, Scott, and their change of place as immigrants from inner city working class Liverpool

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    The city of Seminole will take over the two private roads adjacent to the property, 80th Avenue and Liberty Lane will now be owned by the city. The City will repave the roads and landscape the area (Ely, 2015). The first phase of the reconstruction of the Seminole Mall will begin with the demolition of the movie theater. In preparation of this demolition and in the interest of public safety, a portion of 80th Avenue North and Liberty Lane will be closed to pedestrian and vehicle traffic (City of

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    that a rural individual will act one certain way and an urban individual will act another, there are some actions and reactions that can be assumed. By looking at urban and rural life during the 1900s, one can distinguish the tendencies of people who resided in the city as opposed to people who settled in the country. First of all, in the early 1900s urban and rural life were both challenging but in different ways. According to the writers of the Dictionary of American History, “Life for rural women

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    Due to the globalizations of the market and ever extending businesses, Americans businesses as well as other business has been expanding into other countries as a way to produce and delivering the fastest. Many Fortune 500 companies has change the ways others view the market, exporting the productions into countries that costs less to produce then America, but along with that many growing pain was produced. And changes were made to accommodate and posited towards the future, for the workers to welcomed

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    Dakota vs Rhode Island How much of a difference is there in the daily life of a midwesterner compared to an east coast resident? How does one’s life differ in the same country, but across a distance of over 1,551 miles? These factors are what makes one area or another a highly sought after place to live. Comparing my time living in North Kingston, Rhode Island to my time living in Garretson, South Dakota will show that both are great places, but the atmosphere and daily life of Rhode Island really set

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    60 Years Ago Three county post offices will be discontinued on April 30 [1958], Cork, Wisdom, and Cofer. Mrs. Elma Holland has been postmaster at Cork for 10 years and 4 months. The Wisdom postmaster since 1936 has been Mrs. Effie young who was the assistant from 1921-36. Stanford England is postmaster at Cofer. This will leave only 11 post offices after April 30th. They are: Edmonton, Summer Shade, Beaumont, Randolph, Knob Lick, Sulphur Well, Center, East Fork, Subtle, and Beechville. 50 Years

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    Nomadic and settled communities showed how people can live in the same time period and still live very different lifestyles, one being more traditional and the other being more modern. While nomadic and settled peoples did live very different lifestyles, the two types of communities shared a big similarity. Differences between the two communities include population size and ways of doing jobs and a similarity is the presence of social hierarchies. A difference between nomadic and settled peoples

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    Elderly Suicides and Depression in Rural Areas Introduction Suicide has been a growing issue over the years, gaining more attention over time. As of 2014, it was reported that 42,773 Americans had taken their own lives, making suicide the 10th leading cause of death (CDC, 2014). Attention has always been held heavily on young adults, although statistics show that the populations with the highest rate of suicide of Americans are ages 85 and older [19.3%] and 45-64 years of age [19.2%] (AFSP, 2014)

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    Introduction Rural communities are very prevalent among the United States. The rural populations have higher rates of poorer health compared to urban populations. According to the National Rural Health Association, rural areas have fewer physicians and specialists available to care for them. Rural adults also face barriers due to distance and lack of transportation (Bennett, Lopes, Spencer, & Hecke, 2013). Disparities between rural and urban areas show that rural residents have lower health status

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