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    John Colter is one of the greatest explorers of all time. He traveled with Lewis and Clark, hiked 500 miles across Yellowstone, and got attacked by Indians! Tom Murphy is also a great explorer. Just like Colter, he too traveled across Yellowstone, braved out nights sleeping in Yellowstone with the constant threat of predators, and was prepared for anything. Except there's one small detail that separates these two famous explorers. They lived 200 years apart. Although we have explored and know much more about the world today than we did hundreds of years ago, there are still modern day explorers. I don’t like to think of them explorers, but more or less survivalists. Yet aren't survivalists exploring an area? Wouldn’t that technically make…

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    John Colter an explorer of 1808. Tom Murphy a modern day explorer. Both explorers, but have differences and some similarities. Lets explore the two worlds together. John Colter wasn’t really known for anything, but in some minds he's a legend. On October 15, 1803 he joined the famous adventure of Lewis and Clark in Maysville, Kentucky. In 1806, when the returning from the adventure they were in what is now North Dakota. Colter went different ways with Lewis and Clark, joining up with two…

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    It all started in the 1800's with Tom and John with their journey across Yellowstone, they both went at different times of our history. Between John Colter and Tom Murphy are. They both had to survive. They would need to make a Place to sleep for one to a few nights, they had something to help them get around. For example john most likely had snow shoes and Tom had ski's. I think that Tom had more advantage, John, Tom had a lot more helpful supplies first aid kit, two water bottles, Huge…

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    I am going to be talking about three historical people. The first i will be talking about is John Colter, a member of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Next, i will be talking about Kit Carson, an American frontiersman. Lastly, Jim Bridger, known as a mountain man. These three historical figures are important in U.S. history. I am going to be talking about John Colter. Sometime around 1780, Colters family moved to Kentucky near present-day Maysville. In 1803, Colter enlisted in the Lewis and…

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    Let's start off with John Colter, he went on a winter expedition all alone, but he met some people on the way. John was the first to explore the Yellowstone territory (wasn't Yellowstone yet). He joined the Lewis and Clark expedition, but soon left it and he was alone. However, Tom Murphy went solo all throughout his expedition and he knew just what to bring to survive In the harsh weather. They did have some differences In what they should bring though! Tom had meat, water bottles, emergency…

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    or large. At the Boys and Girls club I was thought varies ways to overcome my anxiety, things like: hosting events (MC) and even talking in front of small audience. As of right now I am very proud to say I no longer have stage fright. I am proud to say that I host (MC) all the events that is going on at the Florence Degeorge Boys and Girl Club. There was a boy name John, who was very timid to the point he was afraid of interacting with the other kids around him. I took the…

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    universal themes worth investigating theatrically. Bibliography Ellis-Fermor, Una, trans. Ibsen: Hedda Gabler and Other Plays Penguin: London, 1983 Fjelde, Rolf, ed. Ibsen: A Collection of Critical Essays Prentice-Hall International Inc: New Jersey Mayerson, Caroline W. “Thematic Symbols in Hedda Gabler” 131-138 Lucas, F.L. The Drama Of Ibsen & Strindberg Cassell: London, 1962 McFarlane, James and Jens Arup trans. Henrik Ibsen: Four Major Plays Oxford University…

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    Of Mice and Men Essay - Fate or Choice? Choice is defined by the ‘Shorter Oxford Dictionary’ as; “The act of choosing; preferential determination between things proposed.” It also states the definition for fate; “The principle, power, or agency by which events are unalterably predetermined from eternity.” Is our life choice, can we determine our fate by choosing our path or is our destiny determined for us? John Steinbeck puts forward this question in his novella Of Mice and…

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    At first, he is bored and dull, no better than one of the "sheep" he makes fun of. Later, as he watches McMahon, the butcher, "Patting his mouth and looking after them, sizing up their joints,”Sammy begins to sympathize with the girls. Then when Lengel scolds the girls and falsely tells them that it's store policy that they have to have their shoulders covered, Sammy realizes, "That's policy for you. Policy is what the kingpins want. What the others want is juvenile…

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    The Beatles mostly sang about peace and love, experimenting with different concepts on the subject and various instruments. George Harrison introduced the sitar in some of their later albums. Originally, they started as a simple pop band and eventually grew and developed into a rock and roll band. Most of their fan base was composed of teenage girls, while the Rolling Stones attracted every one of every age. They would have to think of creative and clever ways to sneak lyrics about sex and drugs…

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