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    Nordstrom’s Background Nordstrom was founded in 1901 as only a shoe retail store in Seattle. Today, Nordstrom is the leading fashion specialty retail market. They are located in 30 states across the nation with most of them positioned on the east and west coast of the United States. Nordstrom also has expanded into other channels of retail. Their variety of retail stores include 116 brick-and-mortar stores, an on-line store, and 105 off-price “Nordstrom Rack” stores. They also own multiple…

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    Erosion is when soil is broken down by natural forces over time and erosion usually happens in three actions - soil detachment, movement and disposition. Water erosion effects the Big Bonanza Coast the most. When it rains or water hits the beach or dunes, the drops break down the soil. The bigger the storm, the larger the erosion potential. The loss of sand on the beach occurs too quickly and on a much larger scale than sand replenishment. Long-shore drift moves the sand from one part of the…

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    water fun, Carolina Beach State Park offers 761 acres of white sand beaches, dunes, and nature trails to explore. The vegetation in this area helps shield campers from the breezy ocean air. One of the only state parks where you can enjoy camping, walking the 6 mile trail alongside indigenous Venus fly traps and easily access your boat at the fully-equipped marina with gas station and two ramps. The miles and miles of sand dunes invite you to take in the natural beauty of Carolina Beach and…

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    Machu Picchu

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    10 Things to Do and See in Peru If you have not visited Peru, you should make you next destination. Peru is a country in South America where the world famous ancient city, Machu Picchu is found. It’s also home to the Amazon rain forest and sacred Valley all of which makes Peru one of the most popular tourist destination in world. It comes as no surprise that tourism in this country is one of the largest industries and the most rapidly growing. The main focus is areas such as; ecotourism,…

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    green Sahara is believed to have only have lasted for 5,000 years. Another thing that Paul’s team found was the reason that the bones lasted on the dunes from the winds and sand for thousands of years. They believe that under the dunes that held the bones in the cemetery was rock sediments that were caused by water. The rock sediments provided the sand dunes a good foundation and that is why the sand moves did not move over a long period of time. The scientists believe that when the Green Sahara…

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    In a post apocalyptic world where modern medicine and technology is barely used, and most of the population has died because of a plague spread by rats. People must thrive and live on the land, and people must work together in harmony to survive. On the island Hatteras, which is connected to the island Roanoke by a bridge lives a tribe of 14 people. Everyone on the island has special gifts, and because of these gifts they’re known as elemetals. Elementals are people who were born with the…

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    I woke up frightened for my life that I missed my flight already, I immediately got up ran, grabbed my bag, threw clothes on, and went downstairs to see nobody. I remember thinking that they left without me just like the movie Home Alone. I went back upstairs checked my phone and it read 3:30am, my alarm was set for 4:15am. I laid back down in my bed and tried to go to sleep but I couldn’t. I stayed up until my alarm went off 45 minutes later. I couldn’t wait for my first trip outside of the…

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    Dbq Essay On Desert Life

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    dry and steppe means a huge of land. Another example that the desert is very dry is that, “ The Sahara is seen as a wilderness of sand dunes.” (Document 1) I know it sounds like the Sahara is full of sand but it has other formations as well, “Yet it is a region with great massifs, extraordinary rock formations, lofty volcanic peaks, gravelly plains, shifty dunes and subterranean water. All of these examples prove that a desert has sand (obviously) and other formations that you wouldn't…

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    the small holes in the roof of her low shelter. Stepping out with her still-bloody robes, Rey shielded her eyes from the blinding sun. Looking over the edge of the high dune that her camp is situated on, she remarks, “No clouds in sight, it’s gonna get hot today!” With her goggles toning down the bright sun, Rey hobbles down the dune and heads west towards Traders Den. Following the indent from an ancient crash, the scavenger tries her best to keep out of the sun. Coming upon a commonly used…

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    Eric Whitacre is a world renown composer and conductor with numerous composition awards such as being the youngest person to be awarded the Raymond C. Brock commission. In many ways he is a new age classic, already composing many works held in high esteem academically and professionally. The piece Sleep by Eric Whitacre is no exception, it is a melting pot of musical textures and word painting, put together by a choir of two thousand members. As it 's name implies it is about sleep and this…

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