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    Washington, about 280 miles east of Seattle, 20 miles west of Idaho and 110 miles south of the Canadian border. Sitting on the banks of the Spokane River and encompassing around 60 square miles, the city is surrounded by a vibrant landscape of the Rocky Mountain foothills, plains, prairies, lakes and forests. With a population of 208,916 and a wider metropolitan area of 535,724 residents, Spokane is the second largest city in Washington and the 102nd largest city in the United States. After…

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    Fremont. Sounds familiar right? John Charles Fremont was an outrageous mountain man. He built traps, he caught his food, killed his food, and got skins from the animals that he killed. He was amazing! John C. Fremont, to me, was a very amazing mountain man and I think he was a very brave person. One thing that is cool about him is that he helped produce the scientific map of the American West. He was also a Republican Candidate for the president of the United States. When he was a Republican…

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    Shifting its weight from side to side, the sugar-covered Northern gannet holds its short wings aloft, preparing to jump from a rugged boulder. After a careful scope of the diamond-crusted sea below, the white adventurer tenses before leaping from the mossy cliff. Briefly the gannet plunges--flapping its wings determinately until the stiff breeze lifts its stout form above the salty ocean spray. Swiftly rising through the clear air, the Northern gannet angles its broad, unmoving wings like a…

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    Why Do Earthquakes Occur?

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    Earth’s outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the rocky inner layer of Earth called the mantle. The theory began in the 1950s, as it became the modernized version of continental drift, which had been put forth by Alfred Wegener. The entire earth rests on these plates, as shown by the picture to the left, and the constant friction between is the primary cause of earthquakes, volcanoes, oceanic trenches, mountain range formation, and many other geologic phenomenons. How these…

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    France has offered to sell Louisiana, all of the land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains for $15 million dollars, which happens to be the greatest real estate offer in history. I have desired to have a demanding budget, and think that buying this land will go against what I am wanting for America. This dilemma is a big decision that is put in my hands, and I want it to be the best for Americas’ future. Purchasing this land I feel like will negatively affect the Louisiana…

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    In the Sundanese Latuka tribe in Africa, when a man wants to marry a woman of his choice, he will kidnap her. The elders of that tribe ask the girl’s father for her hand in marriage. If the parent’s of the spouse say no, the man can forcefully marry the woman anyway if he chooses. In America, a man will propose to his woman of choice. Before the proposal, the couple will usually spend a lot of time together and get to know each other. If she says yes to the proposal, they will get married…

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    On my first visitation, I went to the Appalachian Dharma & Meditation Center. The Dharma is located in Johnson City, at 108 W. 10th Avenue, Johnson City, Tennessee. The Dharma is in a dentist office, with the meditation center downstairs. The meditation center was beautifully decorated. There was a room out to the side of the meditation, where we have a break and hot tea. The break room was full of different Buddhist books. On the way to Johnson City, my mother and I were both experiencing…

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    Digging, digging, and digging until a shiny yellow substance comes out of the ground which everybody will fight for.It is 1848 a man by the name of sutter finds a flake of gold by his farm in california and that sparks a revolution of people from all over the world trying to get to California.During the Califorina gold rush 49ers stayed on rotting terrible ships for long periods of time, had harsh rides across country, and lost all of their fortunes. “a sea journey could be shortened by…

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    Climate of Brazoria County There are three major geographical components that effect the weather throughout the states of Texas; The Gulf of Mexico, the Mexican High Plains, and the Rocky Mountains. All three play a major role in the weather and climate throughout the state in different ways. All of these influences effect the warm, wet climate of the coastal region as well as the dry, dusty areas in the west. Weather and climate observations over the last 30 years have shown a general warming…

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    source of evil, even though his intentions are good. Charles and Adam have many situations that mirror the idea of good versus evil. Their relationship as well as the mystery of their father lingers in their minds. Charles and Adam have always had a rocky relationship. When they were little, Charles attempted to kill Adam because of jealousy. This can relate to the story of Cain and Abel in the Bible. Cain gets banished to east of Eden and Charles’ situation is similar. He will not leave the…

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