The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago‚ Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). They have won four Stanley Cup Championships and fourteen division titles since their founding in 1926. Since 1994‚ the Blackhawks have played their home games at the United Center afterhaving spent 65 years playing at Chicago Stadium.Currently‚ they are the defending Stanley Cup champions‚having
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How Mt. St. Helens eruption affected Washington State’s Economy On Sunday‚ May 18‚ 1980‚ at 8:32am‚ Mt. St. Helen’s erupted. Most people don’t realize how the eruption affected our economy. It affected Washington’s forestry / forest production‚ trade‚ transportation‚ topography‚ fisheries‚ and wildlife. Our Economy lost millions of dollars. Let’s see how it affected our economy. First‚ let’s start with forestry/forest production. This affected companies which had been logging. The companies
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The cheetah is a large feline inhabiting most of Africa and parts of the Middle East. It is the only extant member of the genus Acinonyx. The cheetah can run faster than any other land animal— as fast as in short bursts covering distances up to‚ and has the ability to accelerate from 0 to in three seconds. This cat is also notable for modifications in the species’ paws. It is one of the few felids with semi-retractable claws. Etymology The word "cheetah" is derived from the Sanskrit word ’’
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deals with the adventures of Daniel Boone. Nancy Ellis wrote this book because Daniel Boone was one of the most intriguing people America has ever produced. Throughout this book there are many examples of how unordinary this man is. From killing a cougar when he was a mere child‚ to volunteering for the War of 1812 at an age of 78‚ this man was for from ordinary. Nancy Ellis sees that this man deserves recognition‚ more than of which he already has‚ for he has one of the most interesting life stories
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In our society‚ words and what order those words fall in contribute to their meaning. That’s why it is very important to use words in the correct grammatical order‚ correct context and exact language. The power of words affects our senses‚ thinking‚ feelings creativity and the way we think. It is imperative that we must understand the phrases and meanings of words before they can properly be used. When language is shaped properly‚ it will assimilate into a culture. Since the English language is
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many species as they can due to human activities that have made the endangerment rate increase drastically. Altogether there is 44‚838 species in the wild. Out of that number there are 16‚928 endangered animals like white tigers‚ giant pandas‚ cougars‚ jaguars‚ golden frogs‚ bald eagles‚ African elephants‚ etc. And there is 905 animal species extinct such as passenger pigeons‚ Arizona Jaguars‚ Banks Island wolves‚ Caribbean Monk seals‚ etc. One and one-half acres of rainforest are lost every
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As we move from being a youngster to an adolescent to an adult‚ we have possessions that come and go. Those items that we are able to keep for the entire trip becomes a personal treasure; mementos of our life. After years of aging‚ through these items‚ we are able to piece together our childhood existence. For me‚ one of those items was my "lucky" t-shirt. The back-story to how I received this shirt is rather simple. As I recall‚ or more like from what I can remember‚ it was a frigid mid- January
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Burmese Pythons in Florida There are many different types of snakes in the state of Florida from the average garden snake to the very venomous Eastern Diamondback Rattle but so far the only one that has both citizens and politicians truly worried about are the Burmese Pythons that are located in the Everglades‚ a National Park located in southern Florida. Burmese Pythons have a beautiful patterned skin‚ a rapid growth rate‚ which is known as the largest snake of choice to be owned by human. During
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Kelsey Lowe Conforming to a Demanding Society One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey is considered to be a outburst of social protest against the policies of government‚ and what really makes us humans sane or insane. The “system” known as our government suppresses the individual spirit and mandates that everyone must conform to his or her mold of a model citizen. Those who don’t fit this mold are filtered into the “asylum” and deemed as mentally ill. Kesey demonstrates this concept
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The Amazon Rainforest is located in Brazil. It is famous for it’s Amazon River‚ which is the second largest river in the world behind the Nile River. But the main point about this essay is deforestation. Right at this moment the Amazon Rainforest is losing lots of things like it’s fine trees and the wildlife because group of people are making their living using the resources of the Amazon. I will talk about six groups in the Amazon Rainforest. Their names are Native Amazonians‚ Rubber Tappers‚ Loggers
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