In the summer of 1803‚ a twenty-eight year old Virginian was preparing to lead a field expedition into some of the most rugged wilderness on the North American Continent. It would be a perilous undertaking. The platoon traveled by boat‚ horse and foot for approximately 8‚000 miles- venturing beyond maps‚ traveling into the headwaters of the great Missouri river‚ across the fearsome Rocky Mountains‚ and through the unforgiving western plains. The crew explored an undiscovered route to the pacific
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RISK MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION 1. Risk is all around us‚ over the last few years we have become more sensituationive and perhaps a little more accustomed to the types of risk we face. For example the recent economic recession highlighted the risk of interdependence of economies of the world; the 26/11 terrorist attacks in Mumbai reinforced the risk associated with the open waterways into the financial capital of our country. 2. There is a growing recognition that the risk is more complex and
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Hunting and fishing have been a part of the past and present of America and all around the world for as far back as the world dates. As far back as we can date‚ people have always hunted and fished. Back then they needed to because people need food to survive. Now hunting and fishing are starting to become sports. You may think that hunting and fishing can harm the environment‚ but there are many positive things about them. Hunting and fishing can have some positive effects and negative effects
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help. She wants the game to be awarded Top 10 Kudos like Super Mario‚ Rock Band‚ and SimCity. Read all the directions first and follow them carefully to get this new expedition rolling. (12 points) Score 1. Evaluate each of the following websites and choose the three that provide the best explanation and description of the expedition. Explain each of your choices. • Lewis and Clark http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/ • Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation http://www.lewisandclark.org • The
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the order Odonata‚ with large multifaceted eyes‚ two pairs of long transparent wings‚ and a long body. Dragonflies have very good eye sight due to their unique eye structure. Dragonflies typically eat mosquitoes‚ midges and other small insects like flies‚ bees‚ and butterflies. They are usually found around ponds‚ small streams‚ and swamps. Another name for them is mosquito hawks. Dragonflies do not bite or sting humans.[1] The life cycle of the dragonfly‚ from egg to death of adult‚ is from
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RISK COMMUNICATION PLAN RIVM 2012/6/5 ICM 2 Yunting Huang 10028501 Qian Ma 09094377 Qian Cai 10005056 Table of content Background information 2 Situation analysis 4 Stakeholder analysis 6 Communication Strategies 8 Conclusion 12 References 13 Background information The risk communication team is consisting of three members working for RIVM in this case. We are Yunting Huang‚ Qian Ma and Qian Cai. First of all‚ RIVM‚ the organization which we work for is National
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Lord of the flies Chapter 7 Page 119-120 Even though Ralph is the chief‚ he’s happy to follow Jack -shows Ralph has a sense of moral awareness ’If you could shut your ears to the slow suck down of the sea and boil of the return‚ if you could forget how dun and unvisited were the ferny converts on either side‚ then there was a chance that you might put the best out of mind and dream for a while’ -Force of nature reflects emotion Ralph starts to think about hygiene and cleanliness -Looks
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In 1803‚ US President Thomas Jefferson founded the Discovery Corps and commissioned Meriwether Lewis and William Clarke to lead the expedition to the northwestern United States. Since 1804‚ Lewis and Clark have led an arduous exploration from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean and set foot on a 3‚700-mile journey on a manned boat. They encountered many obstacles throughout the journey‚ including extreme weather‚ animal threats‚ and poor nutrition. In one of Meriwether Lewis’s journal dairies
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Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Hour: _________ Lord of the Flies By William Golding Critical Thinking/Interpretive Study Guide [pic] Chapter 1: The Sound of the Shell 1. How do the boys end up on the island? They are in some kind of plane crash‚ though the details are not all clear. 2. Who is “the voice” referred to on page 7? What does the voice represent? Piggy is “the voice” and represents the
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The Sicilian Expedition (415- 413 BC): An Overview 1. Background Athens sought a reason to invade Sicily for its abundance of grain and other resources‚ but in initial Sicilian wars they were not presented with an opportunity. When the polis of Segesta went to war with the other Sicilian polis of Selinus‚ Athens was afforded an opportunity to attack not only Selinus‚ but also to invade and conquer Syracuse and the rest of Sicily. To encourage the Athenians to enter the war on their side‚ which
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