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    Daniel Howitt was an outsider, Harold Bell Wright visited the Ozarks as a stranger and experienced the

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    on August 10, 1821 from Missouri Territory). It’s located in the Ozark Mountains 43 miles south of Springfield, near the Arkansas state line as well as on Lake Taneycomo, near the Bull Shoals lake, Table Rock Dam, and Table Rock Lake and State Park. A city of less than 7,000 permanent residents, Branson attracts up to 7 million tourists with vacationers swelling it’s population of 65,000 during peak season The region where the Ozark Mountains are located is more dramatic than the rest of the central-Mississippi

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    Ozark Culture

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    The Ozark culture shown in the book is a very low class, poor group of people that use meth as a reliable way of getting money. After some research, I learned that is not a true definition of how the people of Ozark lived. They are a very religious area that has kept its cultural identity mostly intact despite the fact that most everyone now has cable TV, and phones. Poverty is defined by the amount of money or expensive things people have, but in the Ozarks, even though they may not have many thing

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    got his hounds. Another example explained in the novel was when Billy got his hounds and he trained the and taught them all of the tricks he knew. After hard training his hounds (Old Dan and Little Ann) became the finest hounds in the Ozark mountain ranges. They went hunting every night and skinned many coons. One more example is when Little Ann got trapped in the icy river and Billy and Old Dan worked to get Little Ann out but all of that work was worth the life of Little

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    College of the Ozarks is a Christian college located in Point Lookout, Missouri that was established in 1906. This college has a highly selective rate of admittance for students who apply due to high demand for its unique approach to college tuition. Absolutely no formal tuition is required of its full time students. Instead, the college has its students work on-campus for fifteen hours every week during the school year and two 40-hour weeks each year during school breaks. CO also accepts donations

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    Long Lasting Tradition We walk in and the atmosphere fills me with joy; I hear children yelling on roller coasters, the amazing aroma of greasy, fried pork rinds, seeing smiles everywhere, it just sets the mood of having a great day. My family and I are at the famous theme park, Silver Dollar City. We have had a lasting tradition of visiting, every Christmas holiday and enjoying the sights and sounds of this amazing place. Our first stop is the store, Christmas Hollow, where Christmas is everywhere

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    The novel “Sheppard of the Hills” by Harold Bell Wright is a beautiful story about life in the Ozark Mountains. The story opens with an old man, who was later called Dad Howitt, entering the Ozarks from the city and stumbles across the Matthews family. The Matthews family grew fond of the new traveler quickly. Dad Howitt became a Sheppard for the Matthews and roamed the hills. When Within the first week of the Old traveler coming to the mountains. Mrs. Matthews discussed her family history talking

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    in the Ozarks. Bring your tent, some supplies, and the whole family for a back-to-nature getaway. Places to Camp in the Ozarks: Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Kaiser, Missouri. This place is packed with fun for the outdoor adventurer. Activities include spectacular cave tours (special fee) for all ages, trail rides (special fee), swimming, 12 hiking trails, fishing, and boating. Reserve one of their 230 campsites, ranging from primitive sites to those with electricity. Lake of the Ozarks State

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    campus. As mentioned previously, SGA works closely with two different publics. The first and primary publics are the officers and senators of the association, whereas the second publics consist of the rest of the student body at the University of the Ozarks. The characteristic which differentiate the first from the second public is that senators and officers work as the intermediary between the student body and the Board of Trustee and President. Nonetheless, both persona profiles describe students that

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    Camelot Hills Neighborhood is a suburb community of Clarksville, Tennessee and has managed to hold on to its country roots of a small town, while adding offering the latest of modern conveniences to its real estate properties. Camelot Hills is located north from the center of Clarksville with a thriving business environment and just 50 miles from Nashville. Neighborhood Real Estate Market The real estate in Camelot Hills Neighborhood are single family styled homes with single and multi-level designs

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