Horseshoe

massive debris avalanche triggered by an earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale caused the eruption. The avalanche reduced the elevation of the mountain's summit from 9,677 ft (2,950 m) to 8,363 ft (2,549 m), leaving a 1 mile (1.6 km) wide horseshoe-shaped crater. The debris avalanche was up to 0.7 cubic miles (2.9 km3) in volume. An ash cloud of 80,000ft high rose into the sky. It got so dark street lights had to be turned on. The whole ash cloud went across the US in 3 days. As with…

Twenty Dollar Bill Old Hickory. The Hero of the Battle of New Orleans. The Indian Hater. All these phrases are nicknames of the seventh president of the United States. Whether this controversial president should be loved or hated is open to interpretation. His character was highly contradictive and his life was quite the emotional rollercoaster. Like every other ordinary person, he had his loyal supporters and his brutal enemies. To many historians, he would be considered the country’s greatest…

With steady improvements and with more of the tourist looking for a backwoods area with excellent fishing and hunting the Summer Resort started to flourish. On of the earliest guests of John 's Summer Resort was two families of Bampfield 's, James and his brother along with their wives on an 1895 fishing excursion. The Bampfields were one of the wealthiest families in Niagara Falls Ontario whose success emanated form various commercial development such as the Great Western Restaurant and a…

A reasonably sized kitchen can easily opt for U-shaped or horseshoe shaped layout. Another option is going for a G-shaped kitchen. Do not feel confused with the use of these alphabets. It simply means that you are opting for a connected kitchen island or converting one arm of the U-shaped layout into a peninsula…

Our day started every day around 4:00 – 5:00am with take down and folding the tent to carry in our backpack, filling 4-5 liters of water to prepare for the long hike during the day, putting all personal belongings in the backpack, cleaning the fire pit and the campsite using leave no trace techniques. We then hiked 4-12 miles every day depending on the itinerary. When we arrived at the campsite at the end of the day, we participated in the activities we had signed up for. We would then set up…

Historical introduction The Palace, known as Alhambra, is located on al-Sabika, next to the river Darro and in front of Albaicin and of the Alcazaba in Granada, Spain. The Palace was called Alhambra due to its rose-colored walls. The Alhambra has a view over the city and the meadow (la Vega). Considering this element we can tell that other buildings were already present before the arrival of Muslims. The compound is bordered by ramparts and with an irregular shape. The Alhambra is limited due…

The necessity to prevent hostilities between the white settlers and the Indian tribes inspired Major General Andrew Jackson’s conduct during the Creek War of 1813 to1814. Although it was often contentious and violent, the war was successful because of Jackson’s steadfast leadership and grit. As a General Major in the military, it was Jackson’s responsibility to protect the white settlers and enable westward expansion. The leadership that Jackson demonstrated during the Creek War not only…

Intentions vs Actions in Romanticism Literature If a man, mustering the all his hatred, attacks and kills another man, who is revealed to be a murderer, is the action wrong? Many people would say yes, but a similarly large number would say no. Comparing the intention of an action to the action itself is often a grey ground, with the action usually being the deciding factor. However, in the past, this seemed to be in reverse. The Scarlet Letter, Young Goodman Brown, and The Devil and Tom Walker…

StoneHenge- History Mystery Task Key questions Description Location - Where is the site? The StoneHenge is located in Amesbury, Salisbury in the UK. Time period - When was it built? The construction was believed to have started in 3100 BC. Purpose - Do historians know exactly what the site was used for? If yes, how do they know? If not, why don’t they know? The historians don’t know what the site was used for and how it was built. Some theories about that giants made the Stonehenge…

Nam June Paik, who is known as “the father of video art” was a Korean-born American artist who contributed extensively towards contemporary art by introducing TV tube as a medium for making art (Phillips, 1). Nam Jun Paik once said that ‘technology would enable people to communicate immediately’ (Lee and Rennert, 1). He had a great insight of technology that it would be an important communication tool even before internet and mobile communications took place. (Lee and Rennert, 1). The artist’s…