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    There was public backlash as some boycotted riding bus lines to show their support. Even though the incident with Rosa Parks took place way before The Freedom Riders were established she is thought by many to be the person that inspired The Freedom Riders. What or who exactly where The Freedom Riders? Raymond Arsenault in his book “Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice” sums them up perfectly in one paragraph. “They were black and white‚ young and old‚ men and women. In the spring

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    audience will know that the Dead Sea is devoid of all plant and aquatic life‚ why the sea is so salty and the health benefits. Thesis or central idea: The Dead Sea has a unique environment Main Points: a. The Dead Sea is one of the saltiest bodies of water anywhere b. The Dead Sea is devoid of all plant and aquatic life c. The Dead Sea area has become a major center for health research and treatment Introduction: You know why they call it the dead sea? Because absolutely nothing live

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    A Whale of a Ride! Film Analysis Paper   The film “Whale Rider” took me on a whale of an emotional ride. Though there is a recurrent and overarching feeling of “great-whale-in-the-sea” calm‚ strength and beauty‚ there is a strong undercurrent of emotional turmoil‚ with which each of the main characters struggle. Each experiences an Eriksonian/Psychosocial crisis:          At 12 years old‚ the main character‚ Paikea “Pai‚” has successfully navigated through Erikson’s first four stages

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    American Experience Freedom Rider “Hallelujah I’m a traveling” This line out of a song sang by travelers indicates how much joy traveling is‚ how much joy a ride through the country side‚ from one place to another‚ can be it gives the people freedom‚ to go places‚ to experience new things and not be bound to just one place anymore. It should have been an equally enjoyable experience to everybody‚ but when traveling with public transportation first became popular‚ it did not live up to those

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    Aral Sea

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    Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction - 1 - 2. History - 1 - 3. Effects of the Dying Sea - 3 - 4. Remediation - 5 - 5. Conclusion - 6 - References - 7 - List of Figures Figure 1. Location of Aral Sea. (Google Maps‚ 2013) - 1 - Figure 2. Comparison of the Aral Sea Before 1960 and present day. - 4 - Figure 3. Old Fishing Vessels (Francios‚ 2010) - 4 - 1.0 Introduction The Aral Sea is located in central Asia and is situated between the south of Kazakhstan‚ more specifically Aktobe

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    Then‚ when we found what seemed like a good spot for fishing‚ dad stopped the engine and lowered the anchor. The sky was crystal clear and the sea was as calm as a sheet of glass. We spent a good couple of hours basking in the sun‚ fishing rods in hand‚ without a care in the world. It was fantastic just being there‚ staring out at the beautiful blue sea. After we had caught a good number of fish‚ it was time to eat. Mum had prepared some delicious sandwiches and‚ famished as we were‚ we didn’t need

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    The Bering Sea shelf break is the dominant driver of primary productivity in the Bering Sea.[5] This zone‚ where the shallower continental shelf drops off into the North Aleutians Basin is also known as the “Greenbelt”. Nutrient upwelling from the cold waters of the Aleutian basin flowing up the slope and mixing with shallower waters of the shelf provide for constant production of phytoplankton. The second driver of productivity in the Bering Sea is seasonal sea ice that‚ in part‚ triggers the spring

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    Law of the Sea In this paper I am going to give an overview over the Law of the Sea with an emphasis on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in connection with the examples of innocent passage and Exclusive Economic Zones. As well I am going to give a glimpse into the topics of the International Seabed Authority‚ and the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea. The law of the sea is a part of international law that deals with breaches of the public law on the sea. A big part

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    The Dead Sea Scrolls In 1947 in a cave near the Dead sea in the Jordan Desert‚ a fifteen year old boy chased after one of his goats that wandered off. This boy’s name was Muhammad adh-Dhib. While going after his goat‚ the boy stumbled upon perhaps the greatest religious discovery of the modern era. Inside the cave‚ he found broken jars that contained scrolls written in a strange language‚ wrapped in linen cloth and leather. These scrolls would later become known as the Dead Sea Scrolls. This first

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    Comparison of Budrus and Freedom Riders Both “Budrus” and “Freedom Riders” are documentaries that showed use of nonviolence actions. The term “freedom riders” referred to a group of civil rights activists‚ consisting of both blacks and whites‚ who tried to put an end to segregation by taking a bus down to the Southern states. The Freedom Riders planned to visit the following states: Virginia‚ North and South Carolina‚ Georgia‚ Alabama‚ Mississippi‚ and Louisiana. They hoped to change people’s views

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