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“23 million pounds of chemicals were dumped into the Ohio river by industries and businesses in 2013”, reported by Jennifer Schack (WLWT News 5 TODAY Weekend Meteorologist). The Ohio River is the main source of water to millions; it borders six states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia. Since it borders so many states, if a section of the river gets contaminated, the bordering states face the possibility of a water advisory. This was true when my hometown of…

Robert Redford’s 1992 film adaptation of Norman Maclean’s real life story, A River Runs Through It, tells the tale of the two sons of a Missouri Presbyterian minister. The film is a coming-of-age story that follows the narrator, Norman, and his rebellious younger brother, Paul, as they grow into men. As the film progresses it highlights the differences between the boys despite their shared upbringing. The first major difference the movie highlighted was in the professions/ chosen…

start off, one of Argentina’s unique feature/place to visit is Iguazu Falls which is located on the Iguazu River, on the border of Brazil and Argentina. In the area of the falls includes walkways to take strolls near it and boat rides to get as close as possible to the falls. This main waterfall was mentioned as one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature in the year 2011. The falls split the river into the upper and lower Iguazu. Iguazu falls is 1.7 miles long with a range from 197 to 269 feet high.…

Research Question: How does the author of ‘’The Man in The High Castle’’ by Philip K. Dick explore the theme of racial prejudice and how people of different races perceive each other? Introduction: Literature is one way to emphasize or show some facts about the past and future. In ‘’the Man in the High Castle’’, Author, Philip K. Dick, examined a glimpse of a possible future in a very detailed way. The author was able to illustrate…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published on December 10th, 1884. Witten by Mark Twain as a novel and known by others an American classic This book has dealt with a lot of backlash.In this essay I will address how two people could view this book differently all bacuse of the N-Word. Here is a little backstory of the book In this book, we have the main characters, Huckleberry Finn, Jim and Tom Sawyer. Tom is Huck’s best friend and fellow peer. Jim is Miss Watson’s slave. Huck’s…

The Catalan independence movement is a political movement that emerged from Catalan nationalism that is mainly dedicated to the support of the independence of Catalonia from Spain and France. This feeling is brought by the dictatorial times of Franco who attempted to suppress the Catalan identity. To give a more geographical sense of Catalonia, it is a roughly triangular region in Spain's far northeast corner, which is separated by the Pyrenean mountains from southern France to which they share…

life in its purest form. In Twain’s novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain challenges the idea of racism and family dynamics in the 1800s through the adventures and life of a young boy and a runaway slave. As this pair travels down the Mississippi they face many trials and tribulations that test their strength and relationship. In order to develop this story and challenge these ideas Twain uses many different linguistic devices in order to make connections. The most vital of these…

Don't you think that the date of the Louisiana Purchase should be a holiday? The U.S. had nearly doubled because of the territory bought by the government. Imagine all of those people living in Central and Western America. Those people should be thankful for the Louisiana Purchase. Thomas Jefferson was the president at the time who had bought the "New Land". People from the Thirteen colonies immigrated to the new territory and lead them to an adventurous journey moving to the west. In 1803, the…

Gold Star Park is located in Wetumpka, Alabama on the banks of the Coosa River. It is underneath the city's historical “Bibb’s Grave Bridge” in between City Hall and the Wetumpka Public Library. Gold Star Park used to house an outdoor church. Gold Star Park is surrounded by history, such as the city’s first jail and the antique movie theater. Furthermore, Gold Star holds outdoor activities, a playground, and festivals that make the community thrive. To begin, Gold Star Park is home to two…

Rex and Rosemary Walls show a permissive form of parenting to their four children, Jeanette, Lori, Brian, and Maureen Walls. They are very lenient in curfew and behavior, they allow the children to virtually fend for themselves and they rarely, if ever, punish their kids for misconduct. The Walls parents placed a few rules, one being that the children could go anywhere they wanted, but they must return home when the street lights come on. The children could leave if they chose during the night…