Valley Forge: Quit or Stay When a person is in a stressful situation on instinct they have two options‚ fight or flight. In war the same is true. War is not always bayonets and bullets‚ it’s the decisions you make during times of hardship. A soldier has to make the decision whether to keep fighting for what they believe in no matter what the stakes or to flee. In December of 1777‚ George Washington and his troops arrived at Valley Forge. Since the summer of 1775‚ all has gone well for the Continental
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Ganges river Valleys ideal locations for early settlement? The Indus and Ganges river valleys are ideal locations for early settlements. Some of the reasons are good water supply‚ good farmland‚ and rivers for trade. And those are just some of the reasons people choose to live there. Why were the Indus and Ganges river valleys ideal locations for early settlement? They were ideal because they were ideal because they were by rivers so you would always have drinking water. The valleys also had
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Indus: The Unvoiced Civilization The Indus Valley Civilization was an intriguing and sophisticated ancient culture‚ with many highly advanced inventions in civil engineering. The urban planning in cities like Dholavira was quite superb and had to be because it held up to 20‚000 people. The people kept this urban district up with large limestone pillars that increased the aesthetic and functional integrity of their buildings. Dholavira had an intelligent water system with water flowing both above
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Anthropomorphism in Japanese Visual Culture What is Anthropomorphism? The process of giving animals or inanimate objects human characteristics to make humans feel empathy is called ‘Anthropomorphism’ The term anthropomorphism was first used by the Greek philosopher Xenophanes. The word is derived from the Greek word Anthrōpomorphos. ‘Anthrōpos’ meaning‚ “man” or "human"‚ and ‘Morphē’‚ "shape" or "form". He used it when he criticized the Greek conception of gods and deities with human appearances
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alley Forge War is hard‚ but not a hardship worth quitting for. In December 1777-1778‚ General George Washington made his winter camp at Valley Forge‚ Pennsylvania. The British army under General Howe was only a few miles away in Philadelphia. Washington now has a problem because many of his men have signed up to fight for only nine months. Their terms are now coming to an end. After thinking long and hard I am deciding to reenlist for three main causes‚ lack of soliders due to illness‚ loyalty
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Hudson River and PCB Pollution The Hudson River and PCB Pollution The Hudson River is a body of water that stretches for 315 miles from the Adirondack Mountains to the Battery in Manhattan‚ reaching its deepest point of 216 feet in the Highlands near Constitution Island and West Point and reaches its widest point of 3 miles across at Havestraw. This river is one of the most beautiful and scenic of the Tri-State area. Unfortunately‚ it happens to be New York ’s most polluted river. The river has
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The Nile River is made up of two tributaries. The two tributaries are the White Nile‚ and the Blue Nile. These two rivers connect together in the Sudan and then continue on their long and large journey. Although these are its two main sources‚ many other smaller rivers flow into it as well. The Nile River is known as the longest river in the world. The river is about 4‚132 miles long and 1‚107‚000 square-miles deep. The Nile is located in Northern Africa and runs through Egypt‚ Ethiopia
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The River Nile The Nile is famous as the longest river in the world. The river got its name from the Greek word Neilos‚ which means valley. The two rivers that combine to make the Nile are the Euphrates and Tigris. The Nile floods the lands in Egypt‚ leaving behind black sediment. That’s why the ancient Egyptians named the river Aar‚ meaning black. The Nile River is actually 6695 kilometers (4184 miles) long. With such a long length‚ the Nile River is speculated to be the longest river in the
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The Colorado River Threats to river and delta: Water flow is decreasing. This water serves 30 million people in seven U.S. states and Mexico‚ with 70 percent of its water siphoned off to irrigate 3.5 million acres of cropland. Possible actions between the United States and Mexico could significantly reduce the flow of water into the delta‚ increase its salinity‚ and alter the natural vegetation. Drought has lowered water levels in upstream reservoirs‚ eliminating the occasional floods the delta
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plasticity of mind‚ made life vibrant; whereas‚ the Indus life looks more like stylized puppet show. The plasticity of the Aryan mind was shown in the language as well as the way in which they adapted agricultural and settled life. The seals of the Indus Valley show that the pictographs remained statis‚ whereas‚ the Aryan language in the Rig Veda at places rises to musical levels. The success with which the Aryan writings were composed reveals the ability of the Aryan mind to grasp the mulitiple dimensions
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