serene scenes of nature. Picturesque is derived from the Italian pittoresco meaning “from a picture‚” and depicted simple and serene scenes of nature. Volaire made art history when he painted of volcanoes. Paintings of volcanoes convey excitement that you might not find in the picturesque paintings. Volaire’s volcano scenes illustrate people in the act of running from raging volcanoes‚ hills on fire‚ and the sky ablaze with ash and spouts of lava. Comparing picturesque paintings like Looking towards
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American History Essay Compare and Contrast: Mount Vernon and Monticello Mount Vernon and Monticello are different places; however‚ they share similarities and differences in many ways‚ therefore‚ making them two amazing historical homes to learn about in American History. Mount Vernon and Monticello are similar in very few ways; Mount Vernon and Monticello are both homes of U.S presidents that lived in Virginia‚ the two estates were three stories high‚ the properties both included
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there is a difference between taking a risk and being stupid. Climbing Mount Everest without much experience or preparation definitely falls under the category of being stupid. As Larry Kersten‚ CEO of Despair‚ Inc‚ once said‚ “Before you attempt to beat the odds‚ be sure you could survive the odds beating you.” Before summiting such a prodigious mountain‚ one should be sure of the peril they are bringing on themselves. Mount Everest‚ with little oxygen and roaring winds‚ is one of the most dangerous
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and more convenient while using phones. Car mounts and phone holders have been a necessity to keep you from picking your phone every time you would need it. Mounting a smartphone in a car should not be complicated. The Peterson Group‚ a Taiwan-based distributor of mobile phone accessories and laptop peripherals reports the increase of sales in car mounts all over Jakarta‚ Indonesia and Seoul‚ South Korea as more and more people are using smartphone mounts during road trips‚ on motorcycles and off roads
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What Should A Billionaire Give and What Should You? Not everyone can write a big check to their favorite donation foundation‚ but everyone should give something to someone that is worst off than they are themselves. Billionaires like Bill Gates give millions to charity year after year; yet we still see and talk about the same things that are wrong with the world year after year as well. Those millions of dollars are sent to other countries to try to get them on their feet. But‚ millions of people
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Wet Tissue Strength Tested on Various Tissue Brands Abstract: Wet tissue strength was tested on various tissue brands. The wet strength was shown by seeing how many marbles the wet tissue can hold. Students conducted this experiment to determine if higher priced tissues can hold an increased amount of marbles. This experiment was a blind study‚ with the supervisor of this investigation withholding information of which brand is which and their costs. At the end of this experiment‚ it was concluded
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Mount St. Helens Around 8:30AM May 18‚ 1980‚ located in Southern part of Washington Mount St. Helens Erupted. Many were surprised by this eruption. Mount St‚ Helens Erupted and killed over 60 people and about 7‚000 animals. Mount St. Helens is about 40‚000 years old. There was about 250 square miles long of damage of land. It destroyed about 160 miles of highway. The eruption traveled about 300 mph and was hot at an almost 700° F (350° C). If not hundreds of thousands‚ of small animals died from
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Mount Rushmore - America’s Greatest Sculpture The United States of America is the greatest nation in our world today. It is made up of 50 states with each state having its own unique history. South Dakota is well known for tourism mostly due to the beauty of the Black Hills and the Mount Rushmore National Memorial nestled in a granite mountain located by Keystone‚ South Dakota. Mount Rushmore started out as a dream which led to the reality of a monumental sculpture commemorating four outstanding
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Why is mount Everest so Dangerous? Mount everest is considered dangerous because of the many avalanches is has‚ and the way that these avalanches have killed many people trying to climb. “On April 18‚ 2014‚ an avalanche caused the greatest loss of life on Mt. Everest in the history of the fabled peak.”[Source one]. My clam to this event is that everest should be probably closed off to the public until this avalanches are dealt with. One reason is that some people had concerns about Mount
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Case Study of Mount St. Helens Date: 18th May‚ 1980 Time: 8:30-8:33 8: 30—ash and steam erupted. 8:32—earthquake of magnitude 5.1 on the Richter scale caused the bulge on the north side of the mountain to move forwards and downwards‚ releasing material that formed a landslide of rock‚ glacier‚ ice‚ and soil that moved downhill to fill Spirit Lake. However‚ the water only reinforced it‚ and it moved rapidly down the northern fork of the Toutle Valley. The mudflow reached
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