McElroy College Prep English I 1/23/14 Mt. Everest Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain in the world at 29‚029 feet which would be the height of 20 Empire State buildings and 5 ½ miles above sea level. Mt. Everest straddles the border of Nepal and Tibet. Mt. Everest is part of the Himalaya mountains. It is named after Sir George Everest that never even saw the peak. The Tibetans and Sherpas call it “Chomolungma” meaning “Mother Goddess of the Earth”. Mt. Everest is over 60 million years old
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Mt. Arenal Elevation: 1‚670 (5‚479 ft.) Spanish: Volcán Arenal Is an active andesitic stratovolcano In north-western Costa Rica‚ around 90 km northwest of San José‚ in the province of Alajuela‚ canton of San Carlos‚ and district of La Fortuna. The Arenal volcano measures at least 1‚633 meters (5‚358 ft.) It is conically shaped with a crater spanning 140 meters (460 ft.) Geologically‚ Arenal is considered a young volcano and the age is estimated to be less than 7‚500 years. It was formed from
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Prestiage of Everest. By: Alyssa Turner Have you ever thought about climbing Mt. Everest? Well‚ Sir Edman Hillary and Tenzing Norgay were the first people who did. The simarities and differances of "View from the Summit" by Sir Edman Hillary and the "The Dream comes True" by Tenzing Norgay are similiar about the events to the top of Mt. Everest‚ but they’re also different in their backgrounds and emotions. They are similiar because they both made it to the top of Everest at 11:30
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Sydnie Fugate Period 4 Mt. Garibaldi Mount Garibaldi is a potentially active stratovolcano in the Sea to Sky County of British Columbia‚ 50mi north of Vancouver‚ Canada. This volcano is located in the southernmost Coast Mountains. Also one of the most recognized peaks in the South Coast region‚ as well as British Columbia’s best known volcano. It lies within the Garibaldi Ranges of the Pacific Ranges. Mount Garibaldi takes up the southwest corner of Garibaldi Provincial Park overlooking
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A Leader Bold‚ brave‚ strong‚ and proud A leader isn’t afraid to speak out loud. They are honest‚ understanding‚ friendly‚ and kind And make good decisions using their mind. A leader is also relatable and fun And they never stop working until the job is done. A leader promotes good to all And help catch people when they fall. A leader helps guide people when the task is tough They are responsible and won’t give up when times are rough. Positive‚ creative and humble Confident in
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1. WHY DOES PROTAGONIST (Helen of Troy) considered main cause of Trojan War? In Greek legend‚ the Trojan War was fought between the Greeks and the city of Troy. The direct cause of this war was the beauty of Helen of Troy‚ daughter of the Greek god Zeus and Leda‚ the Queen of Sparta. Helen was much coveted by all of the men in Troy‚ so when she chose a husband‚ the King of Sparta made all men swear that they would accept Helen’s choice of a husband and that they would also defend her if anyone
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The abduction of Helen of Troy‚ the wife of Menelaus‚ by the Trojan Prince Paris‚ was the catalyst for the Trojan War. Because of the ambiguity of the occurrence‚ there exist feelings toward Helen that are at odds with one another. There are those who feel as though Helen was unjustly snatched while others believe she willingly followed Paris to Troy. Not only was the kidnapping a reason for fighting‚ it left conflicting roots of admiration and antipathy for Helen as seen in the diction‚ form
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Chynna Deaner Mrs.Whren Honor’s English 11 24 May 2013 Helen Keller Helen became ill at the age of nineteen months old in 1882. Helen sickness left her feeling alone where she began having temper tantrums. Her parents couldn’t communicate with her which made it impossible for them to be able to discipline her. Her parents desperately began looking for help through doctors and specialists. With help from doctors they were referred to Alexander Graham Bell. He later referred them to the director
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helen keller Helen Keller was an American writer and speaker. She was born in Tuscumbia‚ Alabama in 1880. When she was nineteen months old she became sick and lost her eyesight and hearing. The doctor didn’t know what it was‚ so he called it a"congestion of the stomach and brain." Some people say that it was scarlet fever or meningitis. When Helen was seven years old‚ her family decided to find a teacher for her. They wrote to Michael Anagnos‚ who was the director of the Perkins Institute and
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Helen of Troy has always been looked upon as the classic beauty in Greek mythology. She is “the face that launched a thousand ships”( Roman and Greek Mythology A to Z ). Helen is the daughter of Zeus and Leda ‚ Zeus came to Leda and mated with her disguised as a swan and Helen was born from an egg. She was the sister of Castor‚ Polydeuces and Clytemnestra; Wife of Menelaus; lover to Paris and the reason of the Trojan War. It is noted that Helen is the daughter of Tyndareus and Zeus because
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