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    Nat, Matthew and Arnold were standing at the bottom of Mount Rushmore. The three tilted their heads, almost to the point where their necks were about to snap, and gazed at the four faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. The teens had a plan. Matthew was carrying two buckets of red paint, Arnold had one bucket of blue paint and Nat carried paint brushes, ropes and rock climbing gear. The three of them were struggling with their plan. “Wow, we…

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    honor for the memorialized are linked. The size of a monument showcases its importance because more resource have to be used when creating it. A prime example of this is Mount Rushmore. Lawrence Downes expresses, “It's easy to feel affection for Mount Rushmore's strange grandeur” Source C (Downes) Downes understands that Mount Rushmore is an effective memorial because,as a result of its size, it stands out and is therefore memorable. The size of that memorial directly impacted its effectiveness…

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    dark and the full moon was shining right through the clouds like the ones in the movie. One human and one dog wanted to do the unaccomplished and climb mount rushmore. There names were Mike and Ike. They were best friends since Mike got out of college back in 2013. But what they did not know is that someone else was going to be at mount rushmore at such a late time. Mike packed all their gear and put it all in the car ready to go. It was in only a 45 minute drive from where he lived. They had to…

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    one thousand six hundred eighty-three feet above sea level stands Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain is, simply, an enormous rock that is made of granite. The mountain can be seen from Kennesaw Mountain (West), Amicalola Falls State Park (North), and Mount Yonah (Northeast). On the northwest side of the mountain, there are currently faces of three men carved into the granite: Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. “Stone Mountain Memorial, memorial to the Confederacy, consisting of…

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    The Rocky Mountain Landers Peak piece was an original piece created by Albert Bierstadt. The mountain displayed within the piece of art itself was named Lander’s Peak, after a US Army General named Frederick West Lander. Albert Bierstadt spent most of his artistic skills creating landscapes. He eventually became part of the Hudson River School of Painters. This painting displayed a beautiful form of light, in which it completely enlightened the emphasis and focal point of the image. The…

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    Built as the building for the College of Mine- a college which taught some relatively unique majors, the Hearst Memorial Mining Building was designed to have a different character compare to other colleges. With this in mind, it can be observed that some interesting expressions were specifically and intentionally crafted under the drawing pens of John Galen Howard and the outcome is worthy to be discussed and investigated. At the very first, the idea of emphasising the speciality of mining…

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    Have you ever viewed four states from one single tower? Well, if you haven’t, then you should visit the John Hancock Center, in Chicago, Illinois!!!!!!! If you go there, you would be able to see Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin. The architects were Fazlur Rahman Khan and Bruce Graham. The John Hancock Center was made in recognition of John Hancock. Hancock served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.…

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    In 2004 through 2014, about 4,053 sherpas have died. This number would decrease if the government would ban expeditions, if people are not experienced. Throughout the years Everest has been a challenge that most climbers want to attempt. However, most people have different reasons on why they want to climb the mountain. One of those reasons that today stands out the most is that they want to feel more better than anyone else. With that big ego that they have, they ignore the fact that they are…

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    She walked quietly into the bedroom I had been staying in ever since Benjamin passed away. My daughter, Amelia, allowed me to live with her because she knew my husband’s death would have been difficult to deal with on my own. She had just returned from collecting a few photo albums from my house in Manhattan. “Good morning,” Amelia said cheerily carrying three enormous photo albums, “I can’t believe you have so many pictures of you and Dad. There must be so many memories you two shared.” “Oh…

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    Introduction Postulated to be the result of either a long-runout landslide, or a structural pop-up, the Poverty Hills present a unique problem in the geologic community. Located on the western-most edge of the Basin and Range Province in eastern California (Fig.1), and within the Owens Valley basin, flanked by the Sierra Nevada and Inyo/White mountain ranges to the west and east, respectively. The hills are of particular interest as they represent an unusual combination of lithologies,…

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