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    Sadia khan Per 4 3/12/12 Volcano internet assignment 1. Three types of volcanoes are the shield volcano‚ Strato Volcano’s and cinder cones .The Shield volcanos are usually built entirely from lava flow they are name for their large size and low profile. The Starto’s volcano’s have steep sides with cones that stick out like huge bumps. They are built up when eruptions of viscous lava‚ tephra‚ and pyroclastic flows happen. The Cinder cones is a steep conical hill of tephra that accumulate

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    The legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the most powerful and enduring in the western world. King Arthur‚ Guinevere‚ and Sir Lancelot did not really exist‚ both their names conjure up a romantic image of gallant knights in shining armor‚ elegant ladies in medieval castles‚ heroic quests of the Holy Grail in a world of honor and romance‚ and the court of Camelot at the center of a royal and mystical Britain. The Arthurian legend has existed for over a thousand years and is

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    To My Dear and Loving Husband Anne Bradstreet Anne Bradstreet was the first poet and the first female writer in the British North American colonies to be published. Her first volume of poetry was The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America‚ published in 1650. She was born March 20‚ 1612 in Northampton‚ Massachusetts and died September 16‚ 1672 in Andover. She was married to Simon Bradstreet. When they married‚ she was 16 and he was 25. Mrs. Bradstreet’s works are also considered to represent the

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    Spiny Dogfish (Squalus acanthias) are found in the western North Atlantic from Greenland to Argentina. However the most common Spiny Dogfish we can find from Nova Scotia to Cape Hatteras. We can also find them in the eastern Atlantic from Iceland and the northern Russian coast to South Africa. It also includes the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Many scientists say that Spiny Dogfishes are coming from Sharks. They are the shark relatives. In summer‚ dogfish migrate northward to the Gulf of Maine Georges

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    Although he made tremendous voyages to Iceland and America‚ no one seemed to believe Cabot’s claims because he was poor and not English. However‚ he made maps and globes to prove his voyages were true and said that he found lots of fish‚ silk‚ and wood throughout his trips. In addition‚ Cabot’s companions stated that they will import a lot of fish from America that they would no longer need fish exports from Iceland. Moreover‚ Cabot said that he wanted to play a bigger role

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    World War II was a global war that took place from 1939 to 1945. There were two main factions: the Allies‚ led by Britain‚ France‚ and later by America‚ and the Axis‚ consisted of German‚ Japan and Italy. It was considered the deadliest war in history‚ involving more than 100 million people from over 30 countries‚ and reached‚ according to Axelrod and Alan (2011)‚ an estimated of 50 million to 85 million deaths. American was the last country to join the conflict and gained most profit from it. At

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    Hrafnkel’s Saga centers on the clashes between chieftains and farmers in Eastern Iceland. At a young age‚ Hrafnkel asks that his father divide the property in order to establish himself in “an uninhabited valley” (36). Once he settles in Adabol‚ he constructs a large temple used to pay tribute to the gods. Frey‚ his favorite God‚ is given the best treasures and ceremonial sacrifices; He names his best stallion Freyfaxi in honor of his admiration for Frey‚ god associated with prosperity. In a short

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    The word Viking‚ really means "Pirate" in Norse‚ is used as a term‚ for the people who lived in Denmark‚ Norway and Sweden during the early Middle Ages. They are most famous for the Viking raids of the Middle Ages and people often think of them as savage and bloodthirsty. Though many did have a life devoted to raiding and warfare‚ the vast majority of the Vikings lived from farming‚ fishing‚ and etc. Law The Vikings had a complex legal system. The word "law" is actually a Viking word. When

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    Inc.‚ 2013 Retrieved from http://www.schooltube.com/video/53bad6719111adc1f08f/Family%20Dynamics White‚ M. A.‚ Elder‚ J. H.‚ Paavilainen‚ E.‚ Joronen‚ K.‚ Helgadóttir‚ H. L.‚ & Seidl‚ A. (2010). Family dynamics in the United States‚ Finland and Iceland. Scandinavian Journal Of Caring Sciences‚ 24(1)‚ 84-93. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00689.x

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    Many historians have tried to solve the mystery of the Greenlandic Norse society and its disappearance. Archaeological and literary evidence has been found that shows that the Greenlandic Norse society started to collapse because of many different factors‚ including changes in climate and economy. The collapse of society in Greenland caused the Norse to disappear from Greenland around the 15th century‚ and sail to Newfoundland and Labrador because they thought life would be better there. Eirik the

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