Rosa Parks was a black seamstress in Montgomery‚ Alabama. She was arrested for being courageous in 1955. While fed up with white racism; she did not give up her bus seat to a white man. This preceded to the Montgomery bus boycott against the city’s bus system which Martin Luther King Jr. led. Ida B. Wells was the first African American to file a suit against discrimination after she was denied a seat on a railroad car for being black. She also founded the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement
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from the Philippines. And Hong Kong is famous for its two popular theme parks – the Disneyland and Ocean Park. Many years ago‚ Walt Disney introduced the world to enchanted realms of fantasy and adventure‚ yesterday and tomorrow‚ in a magical place called Disneyland. That spirit of imagination and discovery comes to life in Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland is located on reclaimed land in Penny’s Bay‚ Lantau Island. The park consists of five themed areas: Main Street USA‚ Fantasyland‚ Adventureland
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Have you ever looked at a national park or historical place and desired and wished if you knew more about it? There are many national parks that get to be inspired and visited by people all around the world. The Grand Canyon is one of those national parks. How did this canyon form into a huge national park? Where did it establish and what are the basic facts about it? Did anyone ever live there or visit this amazing national park? How was it formed and where did all that rock come from? Many writers
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town you’ve lived in forever just to see it go to wreck. As you drive past the new amusement park you see screaming kids complaining they’re not tall enough to go on a ride or you might even see piles of old food wrappers laying on the ground. Just as you thought it couldn’t get any worse you’re stuck in traffic from all the tourists. Do you want to move yet? Your answer is most likely yes. Amusement parks are known for thrilling rides and greasy foods. Some people think these attractions are the
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National Park”)‚ Wind Cave National Park protects two worlds- one underground and one aboveground‚ sunlit environment. This park showcases a variety of wildlife and is home to one of the world’s longest and oldest caves. The “mission of Wind Cave National Park is to reserve and protect the natural resources” it encompasses ("A Brief History of Wind Cave National Park"). In 1903‚ then President Theodore Roosevelt declared Wind Cave become the 8th national park in the U.S. The newly established park was
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Banff National Park is Canada’s oldest national park‚ established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. Banff is the third-oldest national park in the world. In 1883‚ three railway workers‚ Thomas McCardell‚ William McCardell and Frank McCabe discovered a number of hot springs (now known as cave and basin) at the base of what is now called Sulphur Mountain. The park started as a 25 square kilometers (10 square mile) reserve around the Sulphur Mountain Hot Springs‚ established by the Dominion of Canada
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Introduction Yosemite National Park is without a doubt‚ one of America’s most beautiful and well-known parks. Due to the diversity of attractions the park offers‚ including high Sierra Peaks‚ the highest highway pass in California called the Tioga Pass‚ the Yosemite Valley‚ the Merced River‚ acres of high altitude backcountry‚ waterfalls‚ and some of the largest living things on earth in the sequoia groves tourists from all over the world visit. The most famous section in the park is Yosemite Valley‚ where
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Zion National Park is located in the North American state of Utah. Zion’s geological location provides a large and level place to grow plants and create habitats for animals‚ a river for water‚ and changing seasons. Zion National Park has a diverse ecosystem that is forever changing and existing. Zion National Park is an oasis with rivers‚ desert‚ canyons‚ and diverse plants and animals (“National Park Service‚” n.d.). According to the National Park Service‚ The Virgin River and its tributaries
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centered on SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment‚ a private company owned by The Blackstone Group‚ LP. It’s flagship park‚ SeaWorld‚ was opened in San Diego‚ California in 1964. The second park‚ SeaWorld Orlando‚ was opened in 1973 after the success that the Walt Disney World Resort had experienced in the Central Florida region. The third and final SeaWorld Park was opened in San Antonio‚ Texas in 1988. All three of these parks still exist today under the umbrella of SeaWorld Parks and Entertainment
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Kevin Shane Cantley Dorothy Dimeling English Composition 101 March 7‚ 2007 Banff National Park‚ the oldest National Park in Canada‚ is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains in the province of Alberta. “There are many resorts and lodges for tourists‚ one being an upscale accommodation designed in the likeness of a Scottish baronial castle.” (Mobile 5) Banff National Park is 6‚641 square kilometers of mountain landscape. “The snow-capped mountains of the Canadian Rockies reflect mirror images
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