extremely small by our standards. London had only 10‚000-100‚000 residents during the medieval period. Cities were geographically small with the average about 1 square mile with 300‚000 inhabitants. The streets were exceedingly narrow and unpaved; mud was common. Sometimes the main street and market square were cobble stoned. Cities and larger towns were usually surrounded by a wall‚ which enhanced the separation between urban and rural‚ but the fields frequently came up to the wall. City dwellers
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However‚ the portage soon went downhill‚ literally and figuratively. Our pace was significantly reduced as we went from walking trails to wading through “loon excrement.” This thick mud‚ which is never truly called excrement‚ tends to accumulate on portage trails and is affectionately named after its goopy consistency and lovely smell. Trudging onward‚ I attempted to maneuver around my sloppy and wet surroundings. My shoulders felt
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soldiers who sacrificed themselves should be honored no matter what‚ and should be acknowledged. In Mary Borden’s The Song of The Mud‚ the tone is sarcastic and ironic but still gruesome about war and going into the wars‚ the title of this poem is a great example of how ironic Mary is about war; in this title the reader would infer “song” is joyful and positive but then “mud” is negative and unpleasant. She believes that wars strip soldiers of their value and that no human being should experience the
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hit the town of Armero killed three quarters of the 28‚700 inhabitants. They lasted approximately two hours‚ burying 85% of the town in mud. • Another lahar killed 1800 people and destroyed 400 homes in the town of Chinchina. • Hundreds of people died from infections after the disaster‚ and many survivors faced concerns of disease such as yellow fever caused by mud getting into wounds. • The loss of life was exacerbated by the unpreparedness of local people – although warnings were put in place‚
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Geology Final Chapter 18 Mass Wasting (movement) Mass Wasting – process in which gravity pulls soil‚ debris‚ sediment‚ and broken rock (collectively known as regolith) down a hillside or cliff Avoidance – approach for avoiding a geologic hazard such as mass wasting by learning to recognize the characteristics of an unstable slope and by not building or engaging in other activities there * with growing population‚ people are now building communities with neighborhoods in places like stream
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could not go any further because water was set in their path. Finally they were able to get through‚ by having a man drink it all up. Another example of the theme is when the hole was covered up with mud‚ so to access the hole‚ the townspeople had to get a man to dig out all the mud. In this example‚ the mud symbolizes the adversity. The fourth example is when the townspeople could not reach the bottom of the hole due to how deep the hole was which symbolizes the adversity. They are able to overcome this
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The camera pans from the mayor to the people and we see them literally standing in the dirt and mud‚ surrounded by abandoned‚ crumbling buildings. As the speech progresses‚ the citizens once again grow disgruntled and boo. The camera captures this juxtaposition between what the disillusioned mayor is saying‚ versus the reality of the situation. The
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Effects of offshore drilling Offshore drilling also known as Seaward boring is a topic that has brought controversy for a few decades‚ the drilling in United States coast has been detrimental in helping the economy and political stand in the country; however this process is extremely dangerous to the environment‚ individuals and animals‚ Case in point‚ the oil slick in the Gulf a couple of years prior significantly harmed nature and marine life Boring ashore is an immense extend in itself in addition
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A grouping of 110 to 112 million-year-old dinosaur footprints pressed into mud from the Cretaceous Period have now been safely moved from their original setting on the grounds of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt‚ Md. Until further scientific study is possible‚ the footprints‚ now wrapped in protective material‚ will be stored on the Goddard campus. The discovery of dinosaur footprints came to light in August 2012 when well-known Maryland-based dinosaur hunter Ray Stanford brought
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chose a vengeful path in order to get back at those that they envied or felt wronged by. As punishment “the sinners of wrath will constantly try to rip each other’s throats out as they fight in the mud” (shmoop.com). As for the sullen sinners they “are forced to recite hymns while submerged in this mud [Marsh of Styx] so that their words come out only as gurgles” (shmoop.com). These punishments are ironically fitting in relevance to the sins which these inhabitants have committed. The idea of contrapasso
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