Recapitulation Lecture #3 – Canals‚ Raftsmen‚ and Snakeheads 1. Was moving goods over a macadam road cheaper than on water? It was cheaper and faster to move goods over water due to roads that were uneven in quality. 2. Can a river or lake be part of a canal? Absolutely. Rivers could be improved with weirs‚ flash locks‚ and levees. Canals may include cuttings as well as improved stretches of river. 3. In what U.S. state do we find the first macadam road? Maryland‚ in 1823 on the
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were given a lawsuit by the Standing Rock & Spirit Tribes. They feel as the mascot and nickname the Fight Sioux is racists and stereotypical to their people. However the school fells as if having the name of the Fighting Sioux should be seen as a great honor‚ especially because of all the recognition‚ and the recognition is always positive‚ the only negative is those of critics but still the lawsuit stands. The university feels as if the lawsuit is lost on their side it will devastate the school
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of North America‚ north of Mexico. Temporal coverage extends from the earliest known evidence for human settlement in North America up to the period of European contact. Geographical regions covered include the Arctic‚ Subarctic‚ Plains‚ Plateau‚ Great Basin‚ West Coast‚ Northwest Coast‚ Eastern Woodlands‚ and Atlantic Canada. Past cultures discussed include Paleo-Indian‚ Norton‚ Dorset‚ Thule‚ Inuit‚ Pueblo‚ Adena‚ Hopewellian‚
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rid of them. Invasive species in the great lakes consist of Asian carp‚ Zebra mussels‚ and‚ lamprey. Asian carp are native to eastern Africa they also can grow up to 5 feet long and weigh up to 100 pounds! Zebra mussels are native to Ponto Caspian Sea and are only finger nail sized! The lamprey is native to the North Atlantic Ocean and can grow up to 2 feet long! Invasive species can end up somewhere on their own or be put there by someone. The great lakes are filled with all three of these invasive
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Part A - Research the Salt Lake City Olympics scandal and address specific issues that link to Bigtown’s situation. Upon reading the article‚ "The Big Business of the Olympics and Bribery‚ I can identify several items that are similar to the proposed arrangement for Bigtown’s mayor. First‚ it is unfair to offer contracts for city work to companies who can bring convention business. Not all companies may be able to bring convention business to the town at this time. Unfortunately‚ this would leave
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Should we protect the Great Lakes? Why? Why not? If so‚ How? Why is it important that we protect the watershed surrounding the Great Lakes? The Great Lakes hold 90% of North America’s fresh surface water but this water supply is not infinite. As of now‚ both Canada and many states from the US are piped with potable water from the Great Lakes. This leads me to believe that we must protect the Great Lakes. If the Great Lakes are used erroneously‚ both in mishandling of the water and contamination
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Informative Speech: Laser Tattoo Removal Audience Assessment: Specific Goal: My audience will understand the history of tattoo removal as well as how modern day laser tattoo removal works and the best candidate for laser tattoo removal. Topic: Strategy: Explanation. Narrowed: (1) History of tattoo removal; (2) How laser tattoo removal works; (3) Laser tattoo removal results Ethos: Primary: I am an Aesthetician and work for Dr. Mark Taylor. Tattoo removal is one of the most
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Zebra Mussels in the Hudson River There is a large population of zebra mussels in the Hudson River. The zebra mussel migrated from Europe on the bottom of boats. This organism’s population has greatly increased in the last few years and is causing many problems for the environment. The zebra mussel has a very negative effect on the environment surrounding the Hudson River because they are depleting the food supply of the fish‚ causing changes in the water‚ and taking up a lot of room. The Zebra
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Great Lakes: Great Decision Case Study MEMO Date: 7/21/2010 To: Great Lakes Board of Directors From: Subject: Great Lakes: Great Decisions Since the mid-1990’s there is growing worldwide pressure‚ especially from environmentalists‚ for us to stop making the lead additive via our subsidiary‚ Octel Associates‚ because a scientific study in the 1960’s found that lead caused brain damage in children‚ respiratory problems
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Great Bear Lake is the second volume in the original Seekers series of six books. The story starts where Lusa meets Toklo‚ explaining how she had come from the Bear Bowl‚ and tells him that she has a message for him from his mother. Hearing the name of his mother‚ Toklo gets mad and he dosen’t want to hear what Lusa has to say. Toklo is hostile to Lusa‚ and didn’t want to hear what the message was. Ujurak comes and explains to Lusa that he and Toklo are on a journey‚ following the stars. Ujurak
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