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    Anthropogenic Pollution

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    Prior to 1950, many beach resorts drew in vacationers by advertising high levels of ozone in the area. It was commonly believed that ozone (O3), a dense, pungent form of gaseous oxygen, could improve health (White, 1957). These times of ignorance are thankfully over. Now that science and technology have advanced, dangerous misconceptions such as this have been debunked. The health and environmental risks of pollution practices have gained attention and an effort is being made to improve the…

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    Do you know who really discovered North and South America also known as “Americas”? Several thousands of years before Christopher Columbus’ ships landed in the Bahamas, a different group of people discovered America. The nomadic ancestors of modern Native Americans who hiked over a “land bridge” from Asia to what is now Alaska more than 12,000 years ago. In fact, by the time European adventurers arrived in the 15th century A.D., scholars estimate that more than 50 million people were already…

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    The conflict that Christopher (Chris) McCandless, the main character struggled with several conflicts both internally and externally. His internal conflict was what stood out to me the most in which, Chris attempts to prove his manhood and that he can live off the land. In addition, there is a conflict between himself and nature in which, McCandless goes into the wilderness with little knowledge of what’s around and with a scarce amount of resources. Chris also faces a man versus society…

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    Chris McCandless aka "Alexander Supertramp" has lived more in his twenty four years of life than most people dare to dream of in their lifetime. Alex heard the call of a wild as a young boy while on his camping trips with his dad, he had the knowledge of an old monk, and he was passionate about what he believed in. At the start of the Book a man driving through Alaska picked up Alex and was driving him to his final destination the Alaska Bush, his dream was to go into the wild. The question…

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    Describe Arizona Essay

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    Arizona has a few different topographical areas that cover the state. It has the desert area, which surrounds cities such as Douglas, Sierra Vista, Tucson, Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tempe, and Glendale. The state also includes more of a piedmont or forest area in cities such as Flagstaff, Show Low, and Pinetop. Arizona has many mountains, including the Huachuca, Dragoon, Patagonia, Chiricahua, and the Rincons. The particular desert that much of Arizona is located in is the Sonoran…

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    An example of his passion of the wild was when after he graduated from high school he went to take a trip to the Pacific Coast and ending up in the Mojave Desert where he nearly almost died from dehydration and even made him lose thirty pounds. When he got back home to Annandale, his sister, Carine, said, “ He was so thin, He looked like those paintings of Jesus on the Cross” (Page 118). Even after this…

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    But it got really bad and I saw her getting into fights over drug deals. She even almost killed my little sister and I when she was on drugs chasing her boyfriend at high speeds in the desert and crashed head on into her boyfriend’s car. The pain I felt from the impact and the long walk from the Mojave desert was unforgettably scary. I’m lucky to be alive same with my sister. Months later, the police took me and my siblings out of class and asked us questions about my mom. They said they had a…

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    changes in the frequency and strength of hurricanes, human health being affected by warmer temperatures, and sea water becoming more acidic. So how does this affect Las Vegas and Clark County? First, Clark County is located in the Mojave Desert, and has a subtropical desert climate. Second, Lake Mead is located in Clark County and is a major source of water supply not only for Nevada, but also for Southern California and Arizona. Third, because of the changing global climate, Lake Mead is…

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    It’s a regular belief that teenagers are prone to taking dangerous risks. Yet these senseless risks teens are taking may be due to the way teenagers brains are wired. These dangerous choices are the results from the brain attempting to learn and become more flexible. According to the Time Magazine article “Why the Teen Brain is Drawn to Risk” teens take dangerous risks when the dangers involved are unknown to them. However, as a human with a teenage brain, I disagree. Teenagers are aware of the…

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    Essay 1 Rough draft To begin I was offered to go on a roadtrip with my friend Luke and his dad Tim, also he invited our friend kenny. When he invited me I got really excited because I’ve always imagined how exciting it would be to go to Yosemite. Plus we would get to go backpacking. Now I’ve never really gone camping like in a tent or anything like that, but I figured it would be a lot of fun. Just Getting the opportunity to go out and experience the world away from my home and have a lot of fun…

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